Corsair K100 RGB Review - 4000Hz + Optical Switches! - TechteamGB

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Corsair’s new K100 is jam packed full of new features, and for £230 it damn well better be! This is a flagship keyboard, at a flashship price, so lets see what it has to offer and decide if it’s worth your money or not.

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Corsair K100 RGB Review - 4000Hz + Optical Switches! - TechteamGB

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[Astrote]

I have questions. I have Corsair k65 but I don't have Corsair cable she not up 4000 hz which cable I can buy for up hz? Can u help me?

[helljester]

Thanks for just mentioning how this compares to cherry mix brown, they’re currently my favorites so this keyboard is coming off my wishlist without regret!

[PSNGormond]

I'm quite happy with my K68 which has Cherry MX Reds and cost £53 from Amazon a year ago, it even has an IP32 rating. The idea that this is worth 5 times the price is just crazy.

[trickehk]

Steve brought me here! Looking forward to delve into your content

[lorinenecro]

you can still put stickers on the keycaps even if they are not blank keycaps xp

[Spnc]

Do the switches make a spring like sound ? Because the k95 wasn't the greatest in this regard

[Christopher_S]

First you sell me that Razer mouse, now you sell me this keyboard. This is becoming a very expensive channel to watch haha! Great video, another informative one, thank you :)

Edit: To people saying that it's a gimmick etc. I have an original K95 RGB. This is almost 8 years old, and yes it's still working as good now as it was when first new, but optical keys would be something I'd like to have, not to mention I would like a faster key over the Cherry Red that I have today. So this is actually a keyboard I could and would use, it suits my needs greatly.

[Overonator]

This keyboard is a joke of marketing nonsense that is definition of diminishing returns.

[qvs]

should i swap my G915 tkl for this keyboard?? i love how logitech has their lighiting profiles sharable in the community but i feel that the corsair software can be a bit of a pain to download a decent lighting profile... for those who have corsair keyboards let me know how easy it is to download custom lighting profiles.

[Mike]

Smooth review, thank you! I'll probably avoid this one, the price tag is a bit too high and the features aren't really all that different compared to the K95, looks neat tho!

[Trooper_Ish]

Are the switches like the Red or Browns?

[dave-ish]

How much!? That's some hard kern, I'll stick with my K70 until the wheels fall off!

[justmejustme]

I'll stick with my K70 lux with Cherry Red mx switches. Best keyboard I've ever used.

[everyonelikespotatoes]

The wheel is stupid its just a rotary encoder thats made to big and bulky and gives them and excuse fir this horrible pricetag along with the switches, which appear to be gat opticals but corsair branded

[rudramanda]

Axon?! It's part of a nerve cell?!

[NorthernLaw_]

They need to remove the stupid Corsair logo from the wrist rest, they need to get rid of the iCUE logo from the button and make the button more stable like it belongs, make the button like a streamdeck LCD screen, very small and you can put whatever you want on it, make the dial have tactile feedback, change the glossy look on the top to be a bit smaller and make the caps lock and num lock and etc a little more visible, and finally include the blue streamdeck switches again. Lastly put high actuation switches on it like mx browns or reds, or make an opto mechanical switch with a high actuation point then I would buy this keyboard for $230, it's overpriced though

[ZeroBNG]

I don't really get the point of the wheel thingy in the corner... it looks tacky and functionality seems like a gimmick.
4000Hz polling rate? ...ok, i guess their mice will soon follow up then. I wonder how much Hz they can squeeze out of wireless mice, hmm.

[shezzor]

No keyboard is worth £230. Anyone who falls for this marketing nonsense is simply throwing their money away.

[sandokanmc]

I'm buying this for 120 bucks. Lol

[Kvantum]

Let me know when they make a clicky version. No, I mean seriously, let me know. I'd buy a clicky version, but linears with only 1 mm of travel? Pass.