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CORSAIR STRAFE RGB MK.2
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Another issues, another CORSAIR
keyboard, only this time it’s two
keyboards, namely the K70 RGB
MK.2 and the Strafe RGB MK.2. By
the naming convention it should
be clear that these are the second
iterations of each respective
keyboard. Given that the original
models were great, the question is
how much of a difference is there
between these updated models over
the initial outings.
The simple answer to that is that
there isn’t much of a difference, but
the MK.2 models are most certainly
better.
The first part has everything to
do with the fact that a keyboard can
only have so much built around it,
as its chief utility places limits on
how creative any one or group of
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designers and engineers can be
when dealing with such a peripheral.
It’s a rectangle with keys on it at its
core and this leaves few avenues for
creative expression.
Creative expression is of particular
importance here, because one of the
highlights for both these keyboards
is the improved LED lighting. The
colour from these two keyboards is
clearly a generation ahead of what
was available on the most premium
CORSAIR keyboard to date in the
K95 RGB Platinum.
The K95 brought with it a whole
host of improvements, over its
predecessors and among those was
a better more simplified design, but
with it better build quality through
better materials. The K70 RGB MK.2
and the Strafe RGB MK.2 seem to
springboard off these advancements
(at least most of them) and for
that they are better off. In fact as it
stands, there’s a case to be made
for switching from the K95 Platinum
RGB to the K70 RGB MK.2 and I’ll
explain why as we go along.
Outside of the Macro keys and a
much higher quality - more versatile
wrist rest on the K95 Platinum; the
K70 and Strafe MK.2 models are near
identical to their more premium
stable mate. The differences are
cosmetic for the most part as you can
clearly see the CORSAIR keyboard
DNA in all three (K95, K70 & Strafe).
Let’s start with the top right of the
keyboard. The K95, K70 and Strafe
(please do not be special
- I’m obviously talking about the MK2
models here not the original