![]() This layout is obviously familiar, but it’s so much more functional than what was on the previous model. Borrowing from more recent offerings, the STRAFE MK.2 looks similar to the K70 RGB (which also has a MK.2 version, which I’ll examine later), if only through the addition of the multimedia buttons (no more FN-key hassle), the scroll wheel and the three buttons on the top left. RGB lighting alone does not make a great gaming keyboard, and the STRAFE MK.2 has received other upgrades, in particular where the top “bar” is concerned. The STRAFE MK.2 is simply better at handling lighting colours. While turning everything into a rainbow light show doesn’t appeal to me in the slightest, I can fully appreciate just how superior the lighting on this keyboard is, even compared to the mighty Corsair K95 RGB Platinum. I don’t think I’ve seen or used a keyboard with brighter LEDs. In fact, if my eyes aren’t deceiving me, the MK.2 is even brighter than the original model, and the colours are distinct enough to make even the most subtle lighting themes workable.įor instance, the colour white is better represented and even though there’s still some bleed and cloudiness from the base, it’s a vast improvement over the original model. I recently spent some time with a similarly priced gaming keyboard and I must admit, the difference in LED brightness between that keyboard and the STRAFE RGB MK.2 is night and day. The first of these changes relates to the LED backlighting. So, how does one go about making a good keyboard even better? Corsair has given this a valiant shot that’s culminated in a number of relatively minor changes, but all of which collectively make this a better keyboard than its predecessor. The competition is stiffer than ever, and the sheer volume of options is enough to present a challenge on its own, even to household names like Corsair. By and large, almost all offerings from all sorts of peripherals vendors have improved. ![]() Things would be far simpler if we were still living in 2015 – but we’re not, and since then the peripherals market has evolved somewhat. That’s easier said than done when you consider that we’re talking about a PC keyboard here. I hoped it’d be a keyboard that’d embody everything I like about the original, while adding more features and refining the existing ones. You can imagine my intrigue at the announcement of a second version of the STRAFE, appropriately dubbed the MK.2. As a result, I tend to lean heavily towards anything that’s similar to the STRAFE. I’m not even close to anything that would resemble a competent player of FPS or MOBA games, but I can still appreciate a good quality keyboard, and for the longest time the Corsair STRAFE RGB has been my keyboard of choice.
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