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A top-of-the-line version and the economical Viola switches from Cherry make Corsair’s new offering a great starting point for people wanting to get into the mechanical keyboard world without spending too much money

Every Keyboard Maker Looks For Ways To Make The Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Experience Cheaper Some companies, like Razer and Steelseries, are doing this with partially mechanical and membrane hybrid switches Others, like HyperX and Aukey, do this by making their own switches Corsair’s new line of budget mechanical keyboards, the K60 RGB Pro, is the first we’ve seen to use Cherry’s streamlined Viola budget switches, which allow to Corsair to create a quality mechanical keyboard at a lower than average price The $ 99.99 K60 RGB Pro SE, the most expensive of the three K60s equipped with Viola switches, includes PBT keys and a wrist rest Although the Viola switches do not provide exact parity with Cherry’s world-class MX switches, they come close enough to make the K60 RGB Pro SE an attractive option for people looking to make an affordable leap to mechanical keyboards

The Corsair K60 RGB Pro SE is a hot-plate mechanical gaming keyboard with a few small keys that are mostly impressive due to the price of the keyboard.The full-size standard measures 144 by 1731 by 531 inches (HWD), or 144 by 1731 by 844 inches taking into account its slim, but well-padded palm rest Corsair recently revised its design language a bit, and some of the attractive designs of its flagship, the K100 RGB, have filtered down to the K60 range. Pro The top plate has an elegant brushed aluminum finish that gives the keyboard the look and feel of a premium product

The wrist rest, one of the two upgraded components that make the K60 RGB Pro SE $ 99 99 instead of $ 89 99, connects to the keyboard using magnetic tabs rather than breakable plastic clips. is thin, but soft, and has a nicely textured rubberized coating The other ‘fancy’ component of the keyboard is a set of double-hit PBT keys that ensure durability and clean legends

The most intriguing aspect of the K60 RGB Pro is under its caps Cherry Viola switches feature a new feel or « feature » called the « Cross-Linear » design Its base specs largely mirror the Cherry MX Red: it works at 2mm and bottom at 4mm, and does not create a click sound when pressed in Cherry’s official description of the switch, notes that the switch actuation force is 45 cN before actuation , which is just slightly greater than the actuation force of the MX Red The force then increases to 74cN in the rear half of the press

It is comfortable to type on Cherry violas As someone who uses a keyboard for a lot of gaming and writing, the switches provide a good balance between quick actuation and a long support trip on full press This increased resistance after actuation feels a bit bouncy when you hit bottom, similar to hybrid mechanical switches yet makes it easier to type without fully pressing every key

The keyboard also comes with a small, but annoying feature that you won’t get with Cherry’s standard MX switches The keys create a tiny, obnoxious ringing noise when you press them hard I’ve found that I didn’t have it on every press, but the keyboard rings frequently when I write, especially when I hit the space bar or the period keys

The K60 RGB Pro SE is a step ahead of most other budget mechanical keyboards, thanks to Corsair’s configuration software iCue is a sophisticated program that allows you to remap keys, create macros and modify your RGB lighting Many companies competing in the lower end of the gaming keyboard market – mechanical or otherwise – tend to cut corners on software, offering confusing and / or janky applications, or sometimes ignoring them altogether iCue is reliable and allows quick changes

That said, the K60 RGB Pro SE feels slightly underpowered in that it can’t store custom keyboard mapping profiles in its onboard storage.Even at this price, many gaming keyboards offer a some ability to save profiles in the keyboard, in case you are using your keyboard with a secondary PC Since iCue can store unlimited number of profiles locally, this only becomes a problem when you step away from your personal computer or that you need to do a clean install of the software, so most gamers won’t notice it often Still, it’s a feature that other keyboards in this price range have and the K60 RGB Pro SE lacks

The K60 RGB Pro SE offers a solid mechanical typing experience near the bottom of the price range of the category Perhaps more importantly, due to its sleek appearance, high-end software and features such as double-shot PBT keys and a wrist rest, the K60 RGB Pro SE doesn’t look like a budget keyboard As a cheaper mechanical keyboard, there are some qualitative concessions to be expected: key ringing will definitely bother some gamers, as many mechanical keyboard fans care as much about the sound of the keys as they do about how they feel. Still, in the grand scheme of things, that’s a minor compromise.The K60 RGB Pro SE straddles neck and neck with the Editors’ Choice award-winning HyperX Alloy Origins for mid-range mechanical keyboards It’s a great way to dip your toes in the pool of mechanical keyboards without spending a lot of money

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