Corsair Vengeance K70 CH-9000067-NA Black Wired Mechanical Keyboard with Cherry MX Brown Switch

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I wanted to give a mechanical keyboard a try and decided to give the K70 a whirl.I love the basic design... just a hefty piece of sheet aluminum stamped into shape and then punched for the key switches. This makes cleaning it a breeze. Just tip it to the side and let all of the dust and loose stuff that falls in between the keys slide off the edge of the keyboard. Heck, it even makes cleaning up after a tragic beer spill much easier (yes, I've had first hand experience).As I stated in the cons, the keys are a bit loud when they bottom out. They lack the cushioning of any sort of rubber O-rings so key presses are very much more audible than on other keyboards I've used.The tactile replacement keys that it comes with are great for gamers who use the WASD and number keys. I know I found that a useful feature more than once while in the middle of a heated PvP match.Love the added USB pass-through port!All in all, it's a great keyboard with a great set of features. Just enough keys, just enough added features, no flashy stuff.

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So far, the best mechanical keyboard I have ever encountered. wow! plain amazing. keep it up corsair! and I would love to recommend this product to my friends for sure. Thanks!!

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Overall excellent keyboard with the the only infractions being the poorly lasting Blue LED's and the price. Other than that this keyboard is the best keyboard I have ever owned!

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The backlit LEDs were really cool, and it was a huge disappointment when they started to go dim. After about 2 months a couple were out, and now after 10 months nearly a third have gone dim. Fortunately, the actual functional aspects of the keyboard are so good that I have just turned the rest of the LEDs off and pretend that that is the way its supposed to be.So don't buy it if your priority is backlighting... you will be disappointed. Otherwise, very good.

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Cross-posting from Corsair K70 Silver Brown MX which I bought (identical except for the tray colour), no longer available. I have had this keyboard for over 3 months now.This is my first mechanical keyboard, and like many people who get one, I can't get enough typing on it, it sounds and feels so great. One of the surprises was that the key travel distance and force required is a bit more than I was expecting, but so far it is not getting in the way of anything. I find the brown switches quite nice, they are clicky and tactile, but not terribly loud.The keyboard does not have a traditional "tray" per se, rather there is a flat solid surface that runs all the way under the keys and is not surrounded by raised trimming, making it very easy to keep clean of breadcrumbs and the like. For more intensive maintenance, it comes with a keycap remover tool, and the tray is screwed to the body; I assume it can be removed as well.It also has a steel plate running all the way through, and has a very satisfying amount of weight and heft to it. Everything feels very solid. The cable has the standard Corsair armor around it, looks very professional and durable. I say "standard", because I also have Corsair headphones, which have the same.The keycap underlighting is blue (on silver version, red lighting on the black version), and has 3 levels of illumination, or you can turn it off. There is also a handy button to disable the Windows keys without digging through dialog boxes or settings.One layout difference that takes some getting used to is the top row of keys (F-keys) is very close to the rest of the keys, compared to most keyboards. You may find yourself hitting F11-12 by accident when reaching for the backspace. The size and positioning of my hands also causes me to hit my thumbs on the spacebar right on the inside edge, I just flipped it around for comfort.I did have one issue with the keyboard, and that is with the passthrough USB port. I plugged my scanner to the passthrough port, and suddenly my mouse started lagging and jumping around like my computer was under extremely heavy load. Reboots did nothing. Editing images in Photoshop was basically impossible. I moved the scanner to its own USB port on the computer, and everything went back to normal. I don't know if it was some interaction between the keyboard and scanner, or if my computer freaked out (running Windows 7), I thought a pass-through port would be, you know, pass-through and transparent, like a USB extension cable. The solution to this problem is to delete  some registry values (Google "guide to deleting upperfilters and lowerfilters").Other than that minor problem, this was a great pick up for me, and I will probably be sticking with mechanical keyboards from now on, now that they are quite popular and the selection is so extensive.

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Having owned several mechanical keyboards of various switches, I can safely say the Corsair k70 browns is an excellent choice for typists and gamers alike.I won't be reviewing the switches, as they are entirely preferential - I will say, however, that their continued use of the German made Cherry switches over the chinese clones is very commendable.***Size/feel:The Corsair K70 (brown) is a very small keyboard in overall dimensions. The layout itself is full sized and full keyed, but has the same footprint as an 10-keyless due to a very minimalistic housing that ends on either side of the board at the keys. IE: the frame itself is JUST wide enough for the keys to rest on and no overhang.This free's up some previous desk space, especially for us apartment dwellers, while still having nice even spaces between keys. The included wrist guard can be attached or left off - but this is one of the few keyboards where the wrist guard actually helps rather than gets in the way (you know exactly what I'm talking about). This is a huge plus. It is also made of rubber.----Materials:The frame, as I have mentioned earlier, is made of brushed aluminum and is either painted or anodized black. It has a nice texture to it and is especially noticed on the "volume nob" as it is also textured aluminum. My overall impressions is "this keyboard is worth my money" when you consider the premium materials used. The black keys aren't black at all, they are cheap white plastic painted black. This may not be a problem at first - but I suspect they will fade in time as I've seen with cheaper keyboards. Solid black plastic would have been nice; especially for the price.The included red keycaps are textured and contoured. Red keys 1-6 are perfect. They have an excellent feel and premium look, with keys 1 and 6 leaning left and right respectively so your finger(s) do not slip reaching them. The red "WASD" keys are completely unwieldly for hands larger than a childs or very small person such as an Asian. This is due to the keys having and extreme contour on the outer edge.This leaves, quite literally, Only half the normal real estate for your fingers as the curve is too intense and you often hit a "corner". As mentioned above, 1-6 red keys are fine as the curve is directed for better finger contact, but the red "WASD" keys are curved so you don't LOSE finger contact.I completely see the reason for doing this, but I strongly feel the textured grip might have been enough by itself. If you have small-medium small hands then you will probably enjoy these keys.Either way, these are *extra* keys, so you still have the standard black keys to use which feel great.For the cable, it is braided, which is to be expected. What is a surprise and is very welcomed is that the cable is nearly twice as thick as a standard cable and a bit firm. If you have cats this may very well be it's end boss. From what I can see, this cable is hard to tangle. Very, very welcomed.---Features:It's a basic keyboard, but some of these "basic" features are lacking on similar, or even more expensive keyboards.The dedicated media keys are clean, and tucked just above the numpad. Above that in the top-right corner is the aluminum volume nob.There is also a dedicated USB pass-through, which is great for a mic or other table top USB accessory.In addition there is a polling switch, with select ions of 1,4,8 MS respectively. It is 100% completely useless however, as there is no reason to ever use less then 1ms. What isn't (completely) useless, is the 4th switch: BIOS. This sets the keyboard to a basic legacy keyboard so your bios can detect it - however since this is a driverless keyboard you may be unlikely to need this, but still a nice thought.The keys light up red, with either all-on or just WASD + 1-6. You can also select  the brightness level. Each key has it's own LED under it, so the keys are lit evenly. No complaints here.---Conclusion/final thoughts:The Corsair k70 brown switch may not be a new board, aside from the black coat of paint on it, but it is a welcome addition that is both functional and pleasing to look at.Some material choices are great, some, such as the painted caps, are questionable. All-in-all though, the positives outweigh the negatives.This keyboard has had a lot of thought put into it and it shows.I recommend this keyboard to anyone looking for typing heaven - Or just as an eye-catcher on your desk.5/5