A gaming keyboard can make all the difference in your gaming experience. It can also be the difference between winning and losing a game or improving your production in your work. If you are looking for a gaming keyboard, there are various corsair gaming keyboards that can be a better match. This blog post will discuss the various wired and RGB corsair gaming keyboards available in the market.
1.K55 RGB Pro Gaming Keyboard
Loaded with six onboard lighting effects, K55 RGB is the ultimate gaming keyboard for lighting up your battle station setup. It offers a light customizable feature, which enables you to set a color to every lighting area or create your resonant lighting effects across 5 RGB lighting zones with the help of Corsair iCUE software.
The lighting effect provides four different profiles: pulse, color shift, color wave, and rainbow wave. When it comes to being light, K55 is the best pick as it weighs only 0.8kg.
Moreover, the keyboard comes equipped with IP42 protection, which protects against dust accumulation and spill accidents to ensure that your battle station or gameplay is never disrupted.
Some of the K55 RGB Gaming Keyboard specs include:
Wired connectivity - USB 2.0 Type-A
Palm rest - soft touch and detachable
On-board memory - yes
Media control - dedicated hotkeys
Keyboard CUE software - supported in iCUE
USB Polling Rate - 1,000Hz
Keyswitches- Rubber Dome
Adjustable Height - Yes
Pros
Highly comfortable allowing fast typing
As quiet as a mechanical keyboard gets
Bright backlight
Customizable lighting
Pocket friendly
Cushioned wrist rest
2.K55 RGB PRO XT Gaming Keyboard
K55 RGB PRO XT is a predecessor of the K55 RGB Gaming Keyboard, but instead of offering four lighting profiles, it has a different lighting profile - a visor. Similar to the K55 RGB, it has six onboard lighting effects and allows you to customize vibrant RGB lighting patterns for every key using the iCUE software. It will allow a smooth game integration, thus providing you with experience at a remarkable immersion level. However, you have to play iCUE-integrated games, which enables the RGB lighting to respond dynamically to the in-game occurrences and actions in real-time.
When using K55 RGB PRO XT, you will not worry about your game or battle station stopping due to spills as the keyboard has onboard IP42 protection.
K55 RGB PRO XT offers USB 3.0 or 3.1 better than its previous keyboard product family for connectivity.
Some of the K55 RGB PRO XTGaming Keyboard specs include:
Wired connectivity - USB 2.0 Type-A
Palm rest - soft touch and detachable
On-board memory - yes
Media control - dedicated hotkeys
Keyboard CUE software - supported in iCUE
USB Polling Rate - 1,000Hz
Keyswitches- Rubber Dome
Adjustable Height - Yes
WIN Lock Dedicated Hotkey
Pros
Highly comfortable allowing fast typing
Quiet and responsive keys
Bright backlight
Customizable lighting
Affordable
Detachable palm rest
Dedicated hotkeys for media control
3.K60 RGB PRO Mechanical Gaming Keyboard — 100% CHERRY MV Mechanical Keyswitches
K60 RGB PRO Mechanical gaming keyboard will allow you to become a better and more critical player in your gameplay. It lights your battle station in your way - illuminates the setup with vivid RGB backlighting. The keyboard comes equipped with various features.
Firstly, the keyboard is programmable using Corsair iCUE software. It has sophisticated macro programming and dynamic RGB lighting control to allow complete system lighting synchronization; also compatible with other corsair peripherals, including fans and coolers.
Like most corsair keyboards, this keyboard gives you a remarkable immersion level that dynamically reacts to in-game events and actions in real-time. You can switch through various lighting profiles - watercolor, rain, visor, color pulse, and rainbow.
Secondly, K60 RGB PRO has MV Cherry, which stands against other keyboards as the brightest. The MV Cherry gives the keyboard a transparent design that offers a more lavish distribution of light, thus showing the complete radiance of RGB lighting. Moreover, the MV Cherry key switches have eight guide rails to give stable keypresses while you type or play your favorite game. Also, the guide rails offer a fast reset to deliver accuracy, smooth cross-linear activation, comfort, and performance while using your battle station or gaming.
Lastly, K60 RGB PRO offers a combination of brawn and beauty through its grazed aluminum frame with a stylish look, black anodization, and higher durability.
Some of the K60 RGB PRO Gaming Keyboard specs include:
Keyboard Warranty - 2 Year
Weight - 0.88 kg
Lighting - RGB
Keyboard Layout NA
USB Polling Rate 1,000Hz
Keyswitches - CHERRY® VIOLA
Matrix - 104 Keys
Connectivity - Wired
Adjustable Height - Yes
Media Controls YN - Yes
Keyboard Type Size K60
Keyboard Product Family K60
Keyboard Rollover - Full Key (NKRO) with 100% Anti-Ghosting
WIN Lock - FN Shortcut
Media Control - FN Shortcuts
Benefits
Programmable with Corsair iCUE software
RGB lighting control
Have different lighting profiles
Transparent design for greater light diffusion using MV Cherry
High durability
Modern look and elegant style due to brushed aluminum frame.
4.K60 RGB PRO SE Mechanical Gaming Keyboard — 100% CHERRY MV Mechanical Key Switches — Black
K60 RGB PRO SE keyboard comes with a detachable palm rest to help support your wrists and keep them in a more natural position to avoid fatigue, wrist strains, and other issues. The palm rest will make maintaining the proper posture effortless and more comfortable while playing your favorite game or using your battle station. The K60 RGB PRO SE palm rest is made using memory foam cushioning, which gives it a soft-textured surface for ultimate comfort when gaming for hours.
Also, the palm rest can easily be slid into the perfect place, thus making it easier for you to handle.
USING THE PBT DOUBLE-SHOT KEYCAPS, the K60 RGB PRO SE mechanical gaming keyboard will enhance your gaming experience. The keycaps are molded professionally to give the ultimate precision and have a standard bottom row layout to resist fading and wear. Also, they are shiny with a thickness of 1.55mm for fixed stability to ensure that you play your game without focusing much on the keyboard but rather on the gameplay.
The keyboard also has an aluminum frame that improves its aesthetic appearance and durability. The MV Cherry makes the keyboard brighter due to its transparent design, allowing excellent light diffusion and RGB lighting.
K60 RGB PRO SE Specs
Keyswitches - CHERRY VIOLA
Palm Rest - Magnetic detachable, cushioned with leatherette cover
Matrix 104 Keys
On-Board Memory Yes
WIN Lock FN Shortcut
Media Control FN Shortcuts
Benefits
Detachable palm rest
High precision
RGB lighting
Five lighting profiles
Transparent design for greater light diffusion
Modern look and increased durability
Double shot keycaps
5.K60 RGB PRO Low Profile Mechanical Gaming Keyboard — CHERRY MX Low Profile Speed
K60 RGB PRO Low Profile is one of the keyboards that will enable you to radiate your battle station setup with dazzling RGB lighting. It has five lighting profiles - rain, visor, watercolor, rainbow, and color pulse, which are programmable using the corsair iCUE software, thus allowing complete synchronization with other compatible peripherals, fans, and coolers.
In addition, When you play iCUE-integrated games, your RGB lighting automatically responds to in-game events and actions in real-time, giving you an unequaled immersive experience.
Another unique feature of the K60 RGB PRO Low Profile is its speed and slimness. Its key switches are manufactured to withstand long gaming periods with assured consistency and reliability. Moreover, the key buttons allow shorter actuation distance and force for fast-paced gameplay. The keyboard will help you keep a low profile with its 45 grams actuation force, 50m guaranteed keystrokes, and 1 mm actuation force.
The frame is brushed metal with a black coating for a trendy, modern design and years of battle-tested toughness.
K60 RGB PRO Low Profile Specs
Keyboard Warranty 2 Year
Weight 0.82 kg
Lighting RGB
Keyboard Layout NA
USB Polling Rate 1,000Hz
Keyswitches CHERRY MX Low Profile SPEED
Matrix 104 Keys
Connectivity Wired
Palm Rest Not supported
Keyboard CUE Software Supported in iCUE
Cable Type Fixed
Pros
Slim and fast
RGB lighting
Keyboard CUE software support
Cons
No support for palm rest
Jargon Breakers
Corsair iCUE software - is a software developed by Corsair that enables one to adjust RGB lighting for gaming devices and other peripherals such as keyboards, mice, fans, coolers, and RAM, among others.
IP42 protection - implies that the device is protected from small wires and tools greater than one millimeter. Also, it is protected from water sprays.
Actuation distance - this is the distance each keyboard key has to travel before making electrical contact.
Actuation force is the amount of pressure required to depress a keyboard’s key and register a keypress.
iCUE-integrated games - these are games that support integration with corsair ICUE software which allows developers to bring games to life - it introduces real-time visualization of in-game events and actions.