Switches make a mechanical keyboard. Your chosen plank can have all the extra features and RGB in the world, 15 USB ports at the back and an FM radio built in, but if pushing those keys down feels like stroking the back of a porcupine, it’s not going to become a favoured gaming companion.
Lucky, then, that Corsair has been thinking a lot about keyboard switches recently. Exhibit A in this investigation are the Hall effect magnetic switches in the K70 Max, which went down quite well in the PC Gamer review.
In the K70 Core you’ll find something slightly different, pre-lubed Corsair MLX Red linear mechanical switches, which are making their debut here, but still with a whole lot of sound-damping foam, just like the K70 Max.
Core keyboards are a step down from the top-of-the-line Pro boards in Corsair’s range. This doesn’t exactly make them budget models, as the price is still higher than that of truly cheap examples, but like a politician desperate for re-election they focus on the core values that make a keyboard great.
These are: having keys? Check. Flippy feet at the back? Rubber pads at the front? Check and check. USB connection? Check (though a wireless version is also available for the profane and corrupt).