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Review on CORSAIR Strafe RGB MK.2 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard - USB Passthrough - Ultra-Quiet Linear Cherry MX Red Switch - Dynamic RGB LED Backlit by Sherrill Stockwell

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Awesome build quality and feel

So after I bought the Corsair K70 Rapidfire RGB gaming keyboard I fell in love with the feel of this keyboard. I brought a Logitech G710 keyboard to work which I replaced. The problem with the G710 is that the keys were loud as hell because they were cherry colored and not only made a sound like any mechanical keyboard, they actually clicked on keystroke. This causes some irritation that becomes annoying over time. So I had it in my office, but not only did I get annoyed at work, some of my co-workers complained about it. And so I thought, why not buy a similar, slightly cheaper version of what I love at home for work? I didn't need all the fancy lighting effects to work with, so the cherry red Corsair penalty with red backlighting was perfect. The feel is the same as the K70 but more for work. It's not loud either. I love this keyboard and even highly recommend it for typing. It has very solid build quality, if not quite on par with my homebuilt K70 Rapidfire. This one is aluminum and this one is definitely all plastic. However, it still has some weight and feels sturdy. However, my main complaint about the keyboard is the lack of a wrist rest. But he clearly has connections when you look from below. I thought, okay, I'll bring home a bracelet from my Rapidfire. NO. It doesn't fit and doesn't connect at all. Why? It does not make sense. Good luck trying to find it separately. After all, Revain's delivery was a joke, except for the speed with which it arrived. I ordered it and it arrived the next day. However, my first delivery was not the same. Strangely, he was left on my doorstep without a box of Revain. Just a complete product shown fully open and damn it was raining that day it would have been smashed because the box has no liquid protection. So I sent back this wrong model which I ordered the next day and received this particular model with the number buttons on the right, it arrives again very quickly. Only this time I receive a straight box with no Revain logo or product box. It was just a keyboard in a box. I thought what the hell are they doing? Regardless, this was the product I ordered and it looked perfect, so I didn't want to go through the return process again, just for the official "Corsair" product packaging, which I'll be recycling anyway. So my 1 star of 'excellent' is due to the lack of a wrist pad and Revain's odd way of handling product packaging.

Pros
  • Lots of positive vibes
Cons
  • Can hurt