Corsair K70

$109.99/$169.99(Amazon.com)
£120/£155(Amazon.co.uk)

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Generations?
So, I guess the first thing to note about the K70, is that there are 3 generations of the keyboard. These are all the exact same keyboards, the only difference between them is the logo used. The first generation "Vengeance K70" has the old Corsair sails logo. The second generation "K70" has that ugly tramp stamp "gamiong" logo that lasted about 5 minutes(GG Corsair), and the third generation "K70" has the new Corsair sails logo that replaced that god awful tramps stamp.

Gen 1 logo(old sails)


Gen 2 logo("gaming" tramp stamp)


Gen 3 logo(new sails)

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Features and information
The Corsair K70 has multiple options of Cherry MX mechanical switches to choose from. You can get Cherry MX Reds, MX Brows, or MX Blues. Keep in mind that if you spring for the RGB option, however, you're choices are MX Browns or MX reds, since MX Blue RGB variants are very rare. The keyboard itself is made of aircraft grade aluminium, and it definitely shows, you could do some real damage with one of these keyboards, so any keyboard throwing rage is a no no, unless you want to break your house. There are no tenkeyless K70's, so if you're looking for a tenkeyless, you're going to have to look at something else. The K70 comes with a detachable wrist rest, textured and contoured WASD and 1-6 number keys if you want to use those instead, as well as a textured space bar. The K70 has deidcated multimedia controls, so you can play, pause, skip and rewind songs, as well as adjust volum with the volume wheel directly from the keyboard. The K70 also has a USB pass through on the back, which can be really handy for charging your phone, and what not, or connecting another peripheral, like your mouse or headset. The keyboard has a Windows key lock button, and a button for adjusting the brightness of the LED backlighting. The non RGB variant of the K70 comes with red LED backlighting. I have seen some blue backlit K70s with silver or black bodies, but they're not that common as far as I am aware.

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Specifications
438mm(L) x 163mm(W) x 24mm(H)
1200g

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Pro's
Aluminium build
Cherry MX switches
Easy to use dedicated multimedia controls
Adjustable backlighting brightness
Soft touch detachable wrist rest
Swappable contoured/textured key caps(WASD, and 1-6)

Con's
No macro keys

That's honestly it, I genuinely can't come up with any more con's for this keyboard, other than it's high price but that's up to the buyer, and I'd even argue that having no macro keys isn't exactly a con, unless you specifically need them.

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Conclusion
In my personal opinion, the K70 is a beautiful, well made keyboard that's easy to use, and customise. The only real issue I can find with it, is the fact that it has no macro keys, but that's debatable, as I said. The K70 isn't a cheap keyboard by any means, but it's battleship-esque build quality is fantastic, and it's well worth the price if you can afford it. I'd have no trouble recommending this keyboard to any one, unless the K70 just doesn't fit in to their budget.

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Pictures