Corsair Shows Off Most Colorful Mechanical Keyboard at CES

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Somewhere over the rainbow...

Mechanical keyboards with Cherry MX switches are nothing new, but what if those keyswitches were backlit with the colors of the rainbow?

 

Corsair today announced the world's first gaming keyboard with Cherry MX RGB keyswitches. That means backlit keys with 16.8 million colors, guys. It's definitely the most colorful keyboard at CES. Corsair, along with German Cherry Corp., are debuting the keyboard at CES, but the former plans to launch the world's first Cherry MX RGB-based gaming keyboards later this year. 

 

No word on when, specifically, you'll be able to get your hands on these keyboards and their near limitless per-key lighting combinations, but when they do become available, you'll be able to pick 'em up with Cherry MX Red, Cherry MX Brown, or Cherry MX Blue switches.

 

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22 Comments Comment from the forums
  • Lutfij
    Absolutely insane - I'm glad I didn't snag me a K65 and waited out...
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  • maximiza
    WOW
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  • super-smashman
    Very cool.

    I'm thinking about all the cool pixel-art-like images you could make on it.

    A Creeper, anyone?
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  • deadbc77
    Love it....finally cherry mx blues with any color led i want to set.Time to put the K70 in the closet.@Jane awesome find.
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  • Charlie Sim
    K70 owner here. LEDs always broke. Sent for warranty twice. built well but I would be very very skeptical on any LEDs from Corsair
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  • -Fran-
    Why use WASD? Isn't better to use ESDF?

    I've used that combination since Q2 RA days until I got the Belkin Nostromo n52 and now the Orbweaver (I hate your software Razer, HATE IT!).

    Still pretty nice keyboard.

    Cheers!
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  • ShadyHamster
    12378476 said:
    Why use WASD? Isn't better to use ESDF?

    I've used that combination since Q2 RA days until I got the Belkin Nostromo n52 and now the Orbweaver (I hate your software Razer, HATE IT!).

    Still pretty nice keyboard.

    Cheers!

    Unless you have monster hands trying to press the control key is extremely hard, as well as tab, 1 and ~ buttons.

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  • vaughn2k
    wicked cool! I want one!
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  • TomsSound
    ESDF for the win...
    oh yeah nice keyboard too .
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  • Mlim666
    Lol, so many used MKB are going to be on the market after this.
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