Corsair K95 RGB Platinum Mechanical Keyboard Review – Release Day!

Release day is upon us! Corsair’s much-anticipated K95 Platinum is finally available today. Last time we looked at a Corsair board was the K65 Rapid Fire back in May of last year. The K95 Platinum is jam-packed with features inside and out to take you to the next level of keyboard performance.

PACKAGING, CONTENTS & PRICING

Just as the K65 The K95 comes in a glossy black box with a full front view of the keyboards itself. Right away you can see there are many upgrades from the previously mentioned K65. First thing that catches the eye is the vertically mounted G-Keys.  Textured and angled these additional macro keys will keep your most used key combos a stretch of your pinky away.Around to the backside you’ll get a more in-depth look at the features and design that make up this exceptional board. 8Mb of hardware storage allows you to take three pre programmed profiles on the go with your board. A USB pass-through slot will allow you quick set up as well as the ability to manage your gaming space a little easier.The K95 Platinum houses Cherry Mx Speed Switches and utilizes Corsair’s CUE software. Which allows you to not only control but link all of your Corsair gaming peripherals for the best of visual experiences.

Included with the K95 is a double-sided wrist-rest which easily flips depending on the feeling you prefer. The removable pad makes for easy cleaning of the wrist rest as well.

Replaceable WASD and QWERDF keys that are angled and textured to allow extra precision to your game play and a few manuals to add some literature to the K95.

The K95 at first glance has us excited to plug it in and kick off the remainder of this review. Corsairs packaging mixed with the excellence of their product line makes the K95 your easy first pickup off the  shelf for a closer more in-depth look.dd

MSRP for the K95 Platinum is set for  $199USD.