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Cherry and Corsair announce "next generation" of mechanical keyboard switches

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As the title states, Cherry just announced a new "generation" of Cherry MX switches ("MX RGB"), this time with fully adjustable lighting. The switches themselves still seem to be the usual Red, Brown, Blue and Black. Also says its Corsair exclusive, at the start. They will be showing the keyboard at CES 2014 in January.

 

source: http://www.hardocp.com/news/2013/12/04/corsair_debuting_cherry_mx_rgb_based_mechanical_gaming_keyboards_in_2014/

 

Launch "trailer": http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjBCLPPw1wk

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What´s up about Corsair and putting LEDS on their products nowadays? Hope this is not low quality like their fans became with the LED on them...

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I went in thinking "oh this is going to be dumb" but now im excited. might put off getting a mech for a little while longer to get those.

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16 million colors is cool, I thought it was going to be an adjustable pressure switches, when I first read the article.

 

none the less, Excellent find!

 

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i been waiting for this for a long time lol. too bad i bought my ducky shine 3 green LED like 2 months ago D: im still happy with my ducky

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sooooo the thing i wanted last year is finally coming. almost.... I JUST WANT A MECHANICAL STEELSERIES APEX KEYBOARD. ffs volvo plz buff

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Yay , the first mechanical switches with rgb lighting. And with corsair ! I would love to see it on the k70 or equivalent keyboard

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sooooo the thing i wanted last year is finally coming. almost.... I JUST WANT A MECHANICAL STEELSERIES APEX KEYBOARD. ffs volvo plz buff

 

As a volvo employee i wish we could make mechanical keyboards, so i could get my employment benefit on computer peripherals

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As a volvo employee i wish we could make mechanical keyboards, so i could get my employment benefit on computer peripherals

ok u messed me up mentally are u meaning ur a valve employee?

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You gotta be kidding, I just bought a K70 with brown switches and now this is announced :/, oh well more keyboards for me :D

yea why dont i take that crappy keyboard off ur hands. ill pay for shipping even xD

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As the title states, Cherry just announced a new "generation" of Cherry MX switches ("MX RGB"), this time with fully adjustable lighting. The switches themselves still seem to be the usual Red, Brown, Blue and Black. 

 

 

all i could see on the Cherry website was that it was MXRGB reds no other switch has the RGB lighting just standard 

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So no new switch type... just some colourful LED's... 'MX-RGB' is kinda misleading  :huh:

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Led backlighting on keyboards is so stupid, But i guess for the people who like them will be happy.

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all i could see on the Cherry website was that it was MXRGB reds no other switch has the RGB lighting just standard 

The launch trailer features browns, blues and blacks also. I should add that its just speculation by me so far. It seems they are gonna launch with Red style switches and add other colors later.

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(from video 49 sec in) Looks like Cherry just making/assembling switches in the clear housing they already have, and corsair is putting LED's on the board.

 

I'm more surprised there's a "Cherry Professional Gaming" youtube channel.  I guess it took them long enough to realize that.

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The launch trailer features browns, blues and blacks also.

yeah but not as MX-RGBs

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so they made the switch casing clear and put RGB LED in it.

REVOLUTIONARY.

 

Shine 4 got to be good tho... :P

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ok u messed me up mentally are u meaning ur a valve employee?

 

Maybe you should read properly. "Volvo", not "Valve"

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Greens with RGB? sounds good to me.

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Guess Cherry finally decided to revive their old and rare "Translucent" housing --except making it "clear" this time :P.

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Meh, my lighting on my Shine II is on very low anyways. And I decided not to use the two LED strips I bought for my WC setup. Much less annoying especially at night ^^

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