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Corsair Vengeance K90 Keyboard

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The K90 is a very good looking keyboard with dark grey/black keys on a brushed aluminum chassis. As mentioned previously, the keys are laser etched, meaning that rather than being stamped on in ink like a regular keyboard they are burned in with a laser. What this does is firstly, allow for the back light to shine through, but also gives you very long key life. It is very common for the letters on keys to wear out over time, especially the WASD keys on gaming keyboards. The laser etched keys diminish that problem significantly.

Another feature of this keyboard is the keys are basically exposed as you can see in the right side picture. This gives a unique look with the brushed aluminum but why I found it special was because it makes cleaning so much easier. As anyone who sits at their computer a lot knows, you are bound to drop crumbs, hairs, etc in between your keys. This exposed design allows you to just quickly blow them out with compressed air with no need to remove key caps.

Corsair K90 Though this is a mechanical keyboard, not every key is mechanical. The F-keys, Esc, G-keys, and the Home/End bank are all your standard rubber dome. Thankfully the most-used keys, including the arrow keys and entire numpad, are mechanical.
The G-Keys are one of the defining features of the K90. You have a total of 18 keys with three different banks that can be quickly swapped on-the-fly through the M1/M2/M3 buttons located above the G-keys. This gives you a total of 54 fully programmable keys, more than enough for almost anyone. We will go over the programming later on in the software section. Corsair K90
Corsair K90 The dedicated multimedia keys are another unique and defining feature for this board. The play/pause, forward, reverse, stop, and mute buttons are all plastic and, unlike everything else on this board, feel kind of cheap. The highlight here is the very nice textured metal roller that controls volume.
 The included wrist rest is made of a soft-touch textured rubber. It is attached to the keyboard with two small thumbscrews and has rubber feet that really add to the stability of the board. Corsair K90
Corsair K90 The backlight has four settings: 33%, 66%, 100%, and off. I found that in a dark room, the 33% setting is plenty and the other two were a little too bright for me and a little distracting.

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