Corsair K65 RGB Mini 60% Mechanical Gaming Keyboard w/ Cherry MX Speed Switches

MX00116907 K65 RGB Mini 60% Mechanical Gaming Keyboard w/ Cherry MX Speed Switches
MX00116907 K65 RGB Mini 60% Mechanical Gaming Keyboard w/ Cherry MX Speed Switches MX00116907 K65 RGB Mini 60% Mechanical Gaming Keyboard w/ Cherry MX Speed Switches MX00116907 K65 RGB Mini 60% Mechanical Gaming Keyboard w/ Cherry MX Speed Switches MX00116907 K65 RGB Mini 60% Mechanical Gaming Keyboard w/ Cherry MX Speed Switches

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Average Rating: 4.5 / 5 With 2 Customer Reviews

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Monday, April 29, 2024
By: Rem
From: Edmonton

Great Overall mini keyboard

Strengths:

I agree entirely with Mk's 4 star review in all it's aspects.

Weaknesses:

I heavily agree with what Mk said about the secondary function keys lay out for the arrows being a miss step. I just used the software to manually shift all the keys over once space and it was much more natural after that; All the F1/F2/F3/ect keys lining up with the corresponding number keys 1/2/3/ect makes it easy with the backlights. I do miss the dedicated arrow keys at times. The new K65 looks like a good trade off, gaining one key in width for a little convenience although I love never hitting my keyboard on those big mouse swings to get a frag.

Additional Comments:

I have used this keyboard for about two years heavily for fps gaming and the WASD keys are still perfect, not sure if they are still double shotting the regular 60% mini or just the new mini pro keyboards but mine look dual layered. The whole keyboard is just solid on the desk, like it's definitely weighted so it's not going to move around. I personally find the height a little too high but at the time you'd be hard pressed to find a low 60% mechanical keyboard and it's really more of a nit pick. This is just a reliable keyboard (so far all 4 of my corsair have been). I find the LED's brightness and colour to be very good. I have used razer, logitech and corsair, all have some good or average boards but all I needed from this one is the small form for more mouse space, Cherry Red keys and good lights to highlight all the secondary function keys(sound/arrows/ect). I couldn't pass on the sale price at the time; zero regrets on the purchase. Overall quite happy, it does what it's supposed to do well, 5 stars.
Thursday, June 24, 2021
By: Mk
From: Victoria

The 60 for min maxers

Strengths:

Fastest latency on the market. Quickest linear switches for gaming, smooth feel with satisfying resonant bottom out, no mush. Braided thick cable. The white PCB and the clear switch housings both contribute to insanely bright RGB LEDs, looks great with puddings. Great sync in iCue with your other Corsair stuff. Includes standard PBT keycap set (OEM profile) plus some nice extra ABS spacebar and esc keys if you want to feel fancy. This part is big: Compared with other 60 companies, Corsair is always available for customer service without a language barrier and without shipping repairs around the world, their firmware updates frequently, and is nearly always in stock if needed for RMA replacement. Also, their subreddit isn't hundreds of posts going unanswered asking how to fix broken keyboards (looking at you, Ducky) and it doesn't cost 80$ for shipping plus duties (looking at you, Varmilo.)

Weaknesses:

Fn layer arrow keys: UHJK, instead of the IJKL arrows on most 60s, (its weird to pinky fn and claw up to reach UHJK.) No height adjust feet. No QMK firmware. No Audio Visualizer in iCue (maybe in future firmware update?) Stabilizers are okay for the pricepoint, thankfully very rigid but a bit of wobble on the cherry stems, although less wobble than AnnePro 2 Gaterons. Mouse clicks and volume in fn layer feel useless: Who doesn't have a mouse or a volume knob already? Would have preferred more unbound fn keys and less icons permanently printed on the keycaps' side legends cluttering the design. Less would have been more with the fn layer and keycap legends. Lastly, the white setting on the RGB is the tiniest bit blue, pretty much the same tint as the LL120 case fans which is really just a nitpick, you can add a pink tone in iCue to whiten it.

Additional Comments:

Probably 20$ overpriced considering the keyboard is basic OEM style case, non-hotswap PCB, non-QMK firmware, and wired only. However is 20$ extra worth paying for Corsair customer service and reliability? Up to you obviously, but for me it was. The bottom line: after a short adjustment period getting used to silvers, the combo of the switches and the latency have increased my WPM barely above my goal of 100 and my reflexes and responses in game are noticeably more natural, fluid, and decisive without a hint of input delay. Quite happy with purchase, but would be an easy 5/5 at 129.99.
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