Is the Corsair K50 good for Programming?

[Trippyninja]

As the title says ^

[Cacao]

It has a ridiculous amount of macros, so if you use those a lot then it sure is.

[Trippyninja]

It has a ridiculous amount of macros, so if you use those a lot then it sure is.

How about typing on it?

[Cacao]

How about typing on it?

Well, just as every other rubber dome keyboard, mushy.

[whatthe_fuzz]

Please only post one topic

[lukeptba]

It's a membrane keyboard, so you will be typing a tad slower than mechanical switches would allow you too.

It's all up to what you prefer, IMO it's not worth paying $100 for a keyboard if it's a membrane one just because it has backlit keys and a few macros... For that same price you could get a very good mechanical keyboard with blue/brown/black switches, which are very comfortable for excessive amounts of typing such as coding.

[Trippyninja]

It's a membrane keyboard, so you will be typing a tad slower than mechanical switches would allow you too.

It's all up to what you prefer, IMO it's not worth paying $100 for a keyboard if it's a membrane one just because it has backlit keys and a few macros... For that same price you could get a very good mechanical keyboard with blue/brown/black switches, which are very comfortable for excessive amounts of typing such as coding.

Yeah, i understand what you mean. I accidentally ordered the K50 instead of the K65 on Amazon and debating whether to refuse the delivery

[lukeptba]

Yeah, i understand what you mean. I accidentally ordered the K50 instead of the K65 on Amazon and debating whether to refuse the delivery

If it's unopened, you should return it for amazon credit.

Unrelated; we finally got amazon in Australia

[Trippyninja]

If it's unopened, you should return it for amazon credit.

Unrelated; we finally got amazon in Australia

What's amazon Credit?

[lukeptba]

What's amazon Credit?

Same as store credit. You dont get a full refund, but you can exchange for something of the same price.

I organised it when calling customer service after 2 different 7850s had coil whine / black screen of death issue.

[FatalWaffles]

For being a membrane keyboard it types well, but its certainly not as good as a decent mechanical keyboard for a similar price. I only purchased the K50 because I was going to get a great deal on it. If you can, I would return it for a refund and then pick up the K65 like you wanted.

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