Corsair K65 Plus Wireless 75% Keyboard Review
thesixthaxis.comI’ve always been impressed by how much cleaner and stylish 75% keyboards look. Sure, full-sized boards have more functionality packed into them with a full numpad, but their designs usually end up on the bulkier side as a result. Add gamer-chic RGB into the mix, and things can get quite noisy as well. The Corsair K65 Plus is a swing in a different direction for the brand, and after spending plenty of time with this keyboard, I’d say it’s pretty close to a home run.
Most Corsair keyboard have followed a near identical design-scheme and colour aesthetic, but the Corsair K65 Plus is a breath of fresh air from that. While it’s still a darkly coloured keyboard, gone is the all-black board and keys – instead, this keyboard is housed in a black shell but rocking lighter, two-toned key caps. It’s a mix of light-gray, almost silver caps and slightly darker gray caps. Under certain lightning, there’s a faint hint of de-saturated blue to them that looks really elegant and refreshing. After so many years of all-black keyboards, the change of pace here is really nice. Additionally, despite the keycaps not being see-through, the board underneath them does an amazing job of reflecting RGB outward and against the edges of the keys.
There’s a solid construction that justifies a lot of the $160 / £150 price point with a metal top plate, and then two layers of sound dampening to help keep the click and clack of a mechanical keyboard in check. The feel and sound of this keyboard is amazing because of this.
The lubed linear Corsair MLX Red switches have a soft thunk to them that gives crystal-clear feedback on every keystroke, but doesn’t sound too loud or tinny. The space bar, especially, has incredible sound to it – it has a way deeper, softer sort of thump to it that blends in nicely during rapid typing sessions. If you’re not a fan of the sound or feel on these keys, one of the most exciting parts of the Corsair K65 Plus is that the keys are fully hot-swappable. I comes with a key &
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