Corsair K70 RGB VS Corsair Strafe RGB

[Arcanekitten]

Hi so I was looking for a new keyboard and I saw these bad boys on the Internet and I liked them a lot but I can't really decide which one to pick since they are very similar with each of them having there benefits.

K70 rgb benefits

- Metal Construction instead of Matt plastic of the strafe (mainly this issue where I am not sure about )

-Volume scroll wheel

Strafe RGB benefits

-MX silent switches which are more silent and quicker than MX REDS (from 4mm to 3,7mm and 30% more quieter )

-1 One USB pass through

-better lighting effects because of the white bottom where the switches are embedded on

-€10 euro's cheaper lol

So is the k70 metal body worth it over the strafe it's benefits?

Or am I retarded and the strafe has more features for less money?

Please let me know since I like them both for there own things.

Also quick note if you don't know the strafe rgb comes with a wrist rest else I would have chosen the k70 100%

[Knaj]

I actually have the same question here.

[Lord_Karango17]

Personally I would get the strafe just for the fact that it has the diffuser plate around the keys. I don't think the k70 is quite bright enough (from videos I have seen)

 

The metal construction would be nice, however I would be afraid of messing up the finish...

[Guest Ranterbach]

Also quick note if you don't know the strafe rgb comes with a wrist rest else I would have chosen the k70 100%

 

The K70 comes with a wrist rest too...

[Mooshi]

COULD ALWAYS GO WITH A DUCKY SHINE 5

[MattLantis]

Well I love my K70 if that helps

[Guest Ranterbach]

Clearly the only real option here is to buy the K70 then send it to someone you've never met so he can swap the Reds to Blues in his basement then ship it back to you. 

[skyress3000]

I would get the K70; the media keys are REALLY useful, especially if you listen to music on your PC. I find that the lighting is actually pretty bright and the benefit of the STRAFE's LEDs would be that the 16.8m color mode is less flickery, but I don't find that noticeable so it's not really a selling point for me.

[Guest Ranterbach]

I would get the K70; the media keys are REALLY useful, especially if you listen to music on your PC. I find that the lighting is actually pretty bright and the benefit of the STRAFE's LEDs would be that the 16.8m color mode is less flickery, but I don't find that noticeable so it's not really a selling point for me.

 

I really like my K70. I was so excited when it was announced, and so crushed when they stopped selling them with Blues. It has everything I want in a keyboard. I did exactly what I said in my post above. I bought a K70 RGB with Reds, found a guy on Reddit that swaps switches for $70, and finally got my K70 RGB with Blues. Couldn't be happier. 

[myk33]

I had the older blue K70 and really liked it. Definately I'd reccommend it. Too the lights have a 3 level or off dimmer so plenty bright enough. The only reason I have the K95 now is I saw a demo on sale and the price was too good to pass up.

[Arcanekitten]

The K70 comes with a wrist rest too...

ive said it in the bottom of the post the strafe comes with a wrist rest ....

[Arcanekitten]

I would get the K70; the media keys are REALLY useful, especially if you listen to music on your PC. I find that the lighting is actually pretty bright and the benefit of the STRAFE's LEDs would be that the 16.8m color mode is less flickery, but I don't find that noticeable so it's not really a selling point for me.

Egh i personly don't use the media keys since i have a nice speakers with and turning button thing.

But thanks for the input

[Inheritance]

OP please note that if you want to use the USB pass through for the Strafe you will have to plug both USB ports in. 

[Arcanekitten]

OP please note that if you want to use the USB pass through for the Strafe you will have to plug both USB ports in. 

Thanks for letting me know but i already knew that m8 ;P

[Mortis Angelus]

Strafe RGB benefits

-MX silent switches which are more silent and quicker than MX REDS (from 4mm to 3,7mm and 30% more quieter )

 

 

This is a BS-hoax from Cherry imho. What the Slient switches basically are is a red switch with built-in o-rings (I'm not sure exactly how this is done, but I guess they have some sort of membrane built inside the switches).

 

The point where the key registers the click, at 2 mm (if I remember correctly) is the same on both the normal and the silent switches. The only difference is that the silent keys bottoms out earlier at 3.7 mm instead of 4; which is the same (again) as putting a 0.3 mm o-ring under your normal, non-silent key-cap. So they are no faster to type on than normal switches. And yes - with o-rings the normal CHerry MX Reds are really silent as long as you don't forcefully try to bottom them out.

 

Point is, don't focus so much on the silent switches.

 

As for the choice of K70 vs Strafe - I'm also in the same boat here trying to choose between the two. More often than not people still recommend the K70 RGB over the Strafe RGB.

 

Main PRACTICAL differnece between the brushed aluminum body vs a matte plastic one, is the fact that dirt and dust particles get stuck a lot more on the aluminum. Fingerprints are also more noticable on the aluminum body.