Corsair K95 RGB Platinum Mechanical Gaming Keyboard – Cherry MX Speed

8 reviews for Corsair K95 RGB Platinum Mechanical Gaming Keyboard – Cherry MX Speed

1. 

   Greg K

   Reviewer

   March 19, 2024

   5.0 out of 5 stars

   Very nice lines and it works

   I’m an iMac user who loves Apple products. I am running a late 2017 iMac. Great computer that still does what I need. I run the iMac on Windows10 most of the time. I use MAC OS when I want to do serious work and Windows 10 to play games. I had been using a USB headset to game and listen to music. It did not have noise cancelling and for other reasons this became important to me. I bought a Bluetooth headset produced by Monster. Love the feel and the quality and no cord however I was getting audio breakup. After a lot of digging, I found out my beloved iMac Bluetooth wasn’t up to running a headset, mouse, and keyboard without issue. For years I have heard from others (family) the advantages of the Corsair keyboards. So I gave it a shot. Love the keyboard. I haven’t figured out just how I want to use the LED features. I have been working computers since the 70s. This by far is the best keyboard I have worked with.
2. 

   Justin L

   Reviewer

   February 7, 2024

   5.0 out of 5 stars

   Wow!

   Ok backstory. I had a G.Skill ripjaws KM### some such I don’t remember the model exactly with MX reds but sufficed to say it was an LED keyboard with a dedicated LED volume level indicator and every single feature that’s on this keyboard too. And that was several years when it came out. For it’s time it was amazing.There had been few updates for the software and firmware and the latest one was very long ago. It was very buggy. The profiles would get deleted from the board if the computer crashed. It is still a nice keyboard but it was just very annoying to use. So I hesitantly decided to upgrade.Boy oh boy was I glad I did. This thing is amazing. When I was researching it even I watched videos of the keyboard I wasn’t too sure about the brightness of the LED lighting on this but let me assure you there is nothing to worry about. Also on this board I got the MX speed. Yes they are very similar to the MX reds. But after using reds for a very long time the first thing I picked up on was a slight bit more smoothness to the key presses and as long as you don’t bottom out they sound just slightly quieter. Not much. But enough for me to notice. I also saw a lot of people complain about the wrist rest on this. My previous board came with a hard plastic one so this is light years better than.At any rate those were 3 of my biggest concerns with getting this. I’m sure there’s lots of fact sheets and reviewers who have delved into all of the technical specs. But I can tell you if you have a budget for this board and you are considering it I would say go for it. It’s hard not to fall in love with it us icue does have its faults but it’s a lot better than most others apps.Just FYI….I also upgraded my trusty corsair M65 Pro mouse for the Corsair Dark Core Pro…stunning combo with this board and the lighting syncs perfectly between the 2. 
3. 

   WeirdHarold

   Reviewer

   February 1, 2024

   5.0 out of 5 stars

   Best Keyboard I’ve ever owned!

   I finally decided it was time to replace a very old Logitech keyboard that had seen better days and I had only 2 criteria for the new one; 1- it had to have a volume roller like the old keyboard as I use that all the time and it’s what I’m used to, 2- I wanted a full sized keyboard with mechanical switches this time because I have large hands and when I type it really helps to have the larger layout and the mechanical switches are supposed to be so much better and more precise. Well, this review is the first document that I’m typing on this keyboard and I’m very happy with the purchase. The Icue software is amazing and I’ve only scratched the surface of everything is can do and I can’t wait do discover what it is truly capable of.Like any new item like this there has to be at least one thing that will take some getting used to and small changes in my habits, the mechanical switches are VERY sensitive! So when typing I can’t put any pressure on other keys when I move to hit a key or I’ll type lots of unintended letters, but that’s a simple thing to get used to. As far as gaming goes; I’m not the hugest gamer so I can’t say much, but the sensitive keys will likely be great at improving response time in games compared to a membrane type keyboard where it doesn’t register the key press till it bottoms out. So all in all, the review title says it all and if your looking for an awesome keyboard, I don’t think you can go wrong with this one!
4. 

   Chuck

   Reviewer

   October 7, 2023

   5.0 out of 5 stars

   Fantastic keyboard

   This keyboard IMO is the best of the best. Yea, it is a bit more expensive than other out there, but you are getting more. You get an option of many different Cherry MX keys(I went with Blue), a USB pass through, GREAT RGB lighting, added macro keys and a VERY comfortable wrist rest.I have tried the Razer Blackwidow V3 and the Elite. Both are good keyboards, but the Elite, while it had a nice wrist rest(magnetic) had black key bases so it’s RGB lighting is dim and the V3, which does have good RGB lighting, didn’t have the USB pass through and came with a hard plastic wrist rest that doesn’t attach , in any way, to the keyboard(no magnets or anything, it just sits there). The green Razer keey were pretty good but no match for the feel and sound of true Cherry MX Blue keys.Another thing I love about the K95 is the ability to load lighting profiles directly to the keyboard so you do NOT need to be running iCue to get the lighting effects you want. This is a nice thing to have when you want to run a minimized set up for gaming or move the keyboard to another computer. Razer has none of this.On top of this, the light really blows Razer out of the water. With the exception of the Blackwidow V3, all Razer RGB keyboards seem dim and under lit compared to Corsair. The translucent key bases make all the difference. Plus this has an added RGB light bar at the top of the keyboard for an extra add effect, which looks awesome. And the Corsair log is at the top of the keyboard, so it does NOT get hidden by the write rest, unlike Razer’s keyboards, which have the log at the bottom.The one (big) minus I will give Corsair is iCue. It is a big step behind Razer in programmability. It seems to take a lot more steps to accomplish what is easily done in Razer’s Synapse. Plus, if you have multiple Razer devices, it allows you to group the devices so when you set a lighting profile, it applies to ALL devices. In iCue, you have to set the lighting profile for EACH device independently, which is a complete waste of time. To add to this, while Corsair has profiles that you can load to the keyboard directly, you have to program them in it’s own HARDWARE tab and you CANNOT copy regular lighting profiles to the Hardware tab. So you basically have to program the light profile TWICE. Another waste of time.ProsSolid constructionchoice of different Cherry MX keysUSB pass throughGREAT and BRIGHT RGB lighting, with added light bar and logo at top, which won’t get blocked by wrist restMacro keysNicely padded wrist restConsiCue – Corsair really needs to step it up and look at how Razer does Synapse as there are many head scratching things in iCue.All in all this is a great keyboard. If you are after great RBG lighting and added macro keys, get this. Just be prepared for some extra effort needed for iCue. 
5. 

   Ross Glenn

   Reviewer

   September 5, 2023

   5.0 out of 5 stars

   Corsair mechanical keyboards are the only kind I use any more

   I am a simple man. I get a Corsair mechanical keyboard, I rate it five stars. I have three of these now, and they all either now provide or have provided excellent service. This one is replacing a previous generation K95 that I’ve been using daily, for many hours per day, for at least five or six years but was starting to look a little ugly and was losing keycaps at an increasing rate. I’d heard the newer model was more reliable in this regard and indeed they feel much more dependable and solid. I also like the newer finish of the new model K95 better so overall, I’m very happy!The one downside of this keyboard are the placement of the programmable keys on the left side, replacing the traditional top-left position of the Escape key and traditional bottom-left location of Ctrl. This has taken a couple of weeks of getting used to. In particular, when gaming, I’m forever hitting the G1 key instead of the Escape key to the point where I just programmed G1 to be Escape. Not, I think, what I was intended to do there but nothing in life is perfect…It continues to interface perfectly with all of my other Corsair hardware and the “key feel” is slightly improved over the previous model K95 — my typing speed has increased slightly. All in all, a great purchase and I look forward to typing away on Corsairs for many years to come!

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