Corsair K100 review (Corsair OPX optoelectric)
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- Опубліковано 11 вер 2024
- Skip to 14:39 for a typing demonstration.
Today we look at a new optoelectric battlecruiser keyboard offering from Corsair! Now that they have joined the contactless segment in the market, how will it hold up?
Intro by Kyle Carter
Outro by Facundo Cabanne
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I'm Thomas and I do videos and reviews on mechanical keyboards ranging from the most sickening modern RGB gaming keyboards to vintage hardware relics, or sometimes keycaps or keyswitches ranging from Cherry MX to Alps SKCM to IBM buckling springs and anything in between.
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The practice sentence was: "Hello my name is Thomas and I'm typing on a Corsair K100 right now. This keyboard feels fantastic, but it's definitely too sensitive. Next time use 1.5 mm, guys!"
You call it "cyber font", I call it "Attack of the Copperplate Font 2: Corsair's Revenge".
Key Wars: Revenge of the Corsair
So you use Winamp? Quite understandable, because IT STILL WHIPS THE LLAMA'S ASS!
@Potato Ryder one which is a clusterfuck? Yeah, seen it, I'll pass.
same.. for like 15 years.. Anyone knows a media player that plays songs from a folder in the order of last added song first?
i heared that sentence in my head
@@ArthurD How is foobar a clusterfuck? I have never ever in the past 5 years of use had a single problem with it.
Foobar here! I've always liked how light weight and super customizable it is.
7:53 this is a -HHHHIDEOUS- replay button
Enjoy your asthma
I'm glad we were blessed with another HHHHHHHHHHHHIDEOUS. I've been missing those.
I want to like this but the funny number says otherwise
You should review some Varmilo keyboards, they brought out some new electro-capacitive switches + I’ve heard their build quality is amazing
YES PLEASE👏👏👏👏
I can vouch for them, I own a VA69 with spray lubed reds, honestly I got them smooth and the build quality is superb, also stabs are prelubed and no pinging which is also great
YES DO IT
yeah that would be great. I got a va87m yakumo on christmas and its so much better than the redragon i had before xD
Varmillo keyboards are nice, but why is their site just straight up ass? It's the biggest piece of shit I've ever seen. You can't click on anything and their links don't even work. Like, how the hell are they even in business when you can't even see their damn keebs?
One man's bloatware is another man's salvation. I absolutely love iCue and how incredibly deep its macro programming capabilities are.
Kind of disappointed I didn’t hear anything about the stabilizers and the standard layout, heard the stabs were better but I wanted to hear your opinion on them
he usually doesn't talk about stabilizers
I own a K70 Mk2 and the non-standard bottom row is a real pain because I'd love to kit it out with some new keycaps. Alas, it is not to be. I may get the solering iron out and swap the MX Browns it came with for Kailh BOX Whites. I have those in my daily use keyboard (a 60%er) and I enjoy typing on that sooo much more than the Corsair but I do miss some of the features of the K70, particularly the media functions.
Apart from anything else, I feel like it would be a fun project. I get that desoldering the existing Cherrys might scare some people off the idea but I have a vacuum desoldering station, which makes the task infinitely more bearable and rapid.
A side thought I had was..could Kailh hotswap sockets fit on the Corsair's PCB?
just listen... the stabs are horrible
@Вероника Заглотова I could, Veronica, but I'm not very keen on the software that works with the iGK61. It seems a bit...I don't know..iffy? So I just use the keyboard "as-is" without the software.
If you or anyone else knows of an alternative piece of software I could use with my iGK61, I'd be interested to know what that is.
@Вероника Заглотова Oh wow, thank you for taking the time to send me that, I'll go investigate. :-)
My buddy has had a modded Wooting2 (full size wooting) for nearly a year now where all he did was lightly lube ONLY the springs (since they're MX-esque switches) and changed out the keycaps to be double-shot ABS in comparison to the terribad keycaps it comes with stock.
It makes a WORLD of difference in both feel and sound (spring no longer pings/rattles around, making it more enjoyable) and it doesn't affect performance in the slightest.
I know Thomas isn't the biggest fan of modding switches in order to make them "better" but for the cost of the boards listed in this video, the mods for the Wooting don't even make it more expensive than the majority of the optical boards shown in this video. Anyone who has a Wooting, I highly suggest just lubing the springs and changing out the keycaps to something of better quality.
i love your review man... the way you pulled out the switch and mentioned the details.. you are pro.. real pro
the only reason I’m subbed is because of how soothing the mechanical keyboards sound
Im sure a million people have said it, but the razer is 130 in the US compared to the 230 corsair. The razer goes on sale a lot too
"It Really Whips the Llama's Ass"
That poor, poor llama.
Those switches look exactly like the Gateron optical ones.
I'm pretty sure they are just rebranded Gat's.
Good thing is on both of them that they have mx&clone springs.
The 1mm actuation though...dealbreaker IMO.
It's FAST
@@CaveyMoth if true that they are gateron optical you can swap the switch for a gateron red and have longer actuation
And i have to say i hate this trend of low actuation i tested for myself and i just cant use it (tested 1 year with razer clicky optical one)
gateron are knockoff switches lol
This video is the feel-good movie of the year!
Grumpy Keyboard Cretin actually gives a good review to a Major keyboard manufacturer!
Steel Series Apex Pro TKL user here. I'm in love. I've owned the K95, the Razer Huntsman TE, Huntsman Elite, my search is over. Switched the keycaps for PBT pudding ones and it looks amazing too.
the most actual & experienced review by so far i've seen. Thanks.
Been watching your channel for a long time, and I'm happy to see that you've grown so much since then. From less than 2k when I started to over 100k now, it's impressive. Has been a long time coming. Glad to see that you've gotten big enough to get review samples from larger companies. I hope that one day you will reach over 1mil subs. Good luck to you, friend.
I found your channel while browsing a thread on Geekhack from 2015 and I'm happy to see that you've continued posting
Scored a Huntsman TKL for 85$ on BF sale, pretty damn good board when reasonably priced. If you have 1h+ to spend on greasing all the stabs, the result is fantastic. Butter smooth now and slightly harder to initially get the key to move down, which genuinely results in no more typos. Deeper sounding too and feels like a different board, highly recommended. I used a small brush to lube the sliding rails on the upper side of the stab mechanism and of course the main 2u+ exposed stab wires and plastic clips. Had some cheap teflon+ptfe grease of medium, creamy consistency.
Even the huntsman mini is pretty good too when it's on sale, similar story with me. I got mine when it was on sale at my local best buy for $90 (they unfortunately didn't have the TE), and lubing the stabilizer wires on all the switches + the dampening on each one eliminated a lot of the rattle. Gotta say, razer's really stepping up their quality, just a shame the regular asking price when their boards are not on sale is still a bit too high to really be considered good value. That's one area I still think they need to work on.
chyroran22, pls review the Gk61 with optical gateron switches(with linear reds) , it would be interesting to see ur opinion on them
i would rather like gateron yellow switches, i want to see his opinion becuase those are the switches im using.
@@stankunloadeduniversity3726 the reason krazy wants to see an optical gateron review is because they are one of the last optical switches (modern day) that chyrosran hasn't reviewed yet. I've heard that gateron optical reds are slightly smoother than gateron reds but no reviewers go into detail on how much smoother they actually are. Would love to see the gateron optical reds being compared to other optical switches.
He should review the optical yellows because I don't think he's reviewed the regular yellows yet, but he has talked about kailh reds
@@applebar8892 that is the shittiest logic ever. He's talked about tens of switches that have "red" in the name but that doesn't mean they're all the same. For example razer optical red, cherry mx red, kailh red, gateron red etc. Also I'm pretty sure chyrosran has reviewed razer yellow switches.
@@applebar8892 and I think if he's going to make a review about gateron optical switches he would cover all of them instead of only focus on one.
that keycaps font look really hideous, and also wow, no need software, look like they read your mind.
@Muura I guess its because the fonts have a gamer font kinda vibe
@Muura a bit vulgar for my taste, but one good thing it's doubleshot, so there's that I suppose, and being MX compatible I'm sure it's easy to swapped out most of the keycaps anyway.
I really like the earlier K70 keycaps font like this one www.kitguru.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/stock.jpg which look more elegant than that one
@_Nism0 hahaha I definitely remember everyone getting mad about the Corsair tramp stamp
Having been able to recently demo your top three examples, I would put the K100 slightly ahead of the Huntsman TE in terms of smoothness with the Apex Pro above them both. That being said, I'm not a fan of either Corsair's or SteelSeries' software, the latter of which was outright broken in that it would freeze my computer whenever I tried to change a color profile. While you may rightfully have issues with Razer Synapse, I've never had any major issues with it.
You got to do that new Corsair board with those budget Cherry Viola switches.
I’m happy you’re big enough now so when I type your name incorrectly it actually comes up
You can replace the switches with gateron opticals for a lower actuation point.
8:56
for rhythm games, high polling rates do matter since the hit windows can be as brief as a few milliseconds, so 1000hz is really useful.
but for most other things I do agree that 1000hz is overkill.
You're right about that, but even within rythm games high polling rate only matters for very high level top players who are going for extreme speed or accuracy
@@loopygordo I agree with that aswell. but for those who do play on a high level, 1000hz is very nice to have. well my main point was that 1000hz is not completely useless and it does have it's uses although they are very niche.
When he inhales you know whats about to go down haha
Blessed Watame pfp
Damn didn't know HoloLivers were into keebs too
@@RodolfoGeriatra watamelon bless
@@ima44
The funny nut girl is also blessed
@@otakupetrolhead1392 was a keeb nerd before being sucked into hololive hell hahaha
I can't wait until they invent 0mm actuation point switches.
what is your opinion on hot swappable keyboards are they a bonus or do they make the weights more rattly
you might have inadvertently taken a look at gateron optical switches, specifically the silver ones. i wonder if you'll take a look at optical reds(i don't think you'll like the yellows at all, 35g of force & 1.1m travel)
regular gateron yellows are 50g,with a 2mm travel
*caressing my Wooting One*
I have been waiting for this
You can set it to keep the wheel and profile light that it’s set to in the settings of iCUE. Or just turn the type lighting to not effect the wheel.
Makes me wonder if you can change the actuation distance in iCue.
Winamp ftw!! Really miss using that
the k100 font, hate it or not, is still better than their old fonts
Do you have any plans to review Cherry's new Viola switches? Even Cherry shills on UA-cam say that they're scratchy but it's worth it because they're "genuine Cherry".
lol, Cherry ripped off Kailh boxes, couldnt even manage to give them a clickbar; and they are still scratchy?
what a lazy complacent company they have become. The second the $600 dollar gaming chair buying PcPoseurRace stops worshipping CherryMX;
they better be ready to actually try again like they did in the 1980s.
@@anasevi9456 It's a sad thought but I'm sure that there are people out there that think that Kailh Box switches are a ripoff of Cherry in some way.
Love your videos keep it up!
4:52 An enormous amount of useful stuff is activated by Windows key commands on Win10 these days. For example Win+D to bring up the desktop, Shift+Win+S for the Snipping Tool, Win-V for the clipboard history (yes, that's right! Windows now *finally* has a *stacking clipboard* ! www.howtogeek.com/671222/how-to-enable-and-use-clipboard-history-on-windows-10/ ), Win+arrow key to resize/reposition the current window, Ctrl+Win+← or → to cycle between virtual desktops, and Win+Tab which is Alt+Tab's virtual-desktop-aware brother. If you're a Win10 user you really don't want to be trying to get by without the Windows key. Just think of it as a Super key if it makes you feel better. :P
Indeed! I use Win+D and Win-E all the time. Win+Arrow Key is an excellent addition to my collection. Also I should remember to use virtual desktops more...
Consider doing a review on the G915/G915 TKL, its a lowprofile wireless board, picked one up with the clicky switches and i quite like it.
Hey Thomas, have you heard of the Bloody B930 tenkeyless keyboard? It has LK Light Strike Libra optoelectric switches and is only $70 here in the US. Could serve as good review material!
I'm pretty sure he's already done an optoelectric switch board by bloody, could have been a different one though
@@narconyx yea I think you mean the one from the top linear switches video. That's the normal LK optoelectric switch. I don't think he's done the Libra for a Bloody keyboard, however I think he's done a Libra teardown before.
@@SVmanQ razer optical switches are the same as Libra light strike
@@carribean71 ah ok I do remember the razer huntsman having Libra switches. Ill just watch that review then.
The David Attenborough of keyboards 🎹
Nice to see so many new ideas in mainstream keyboards
I have a K95 Platinum and yes I can agree the font on it is quite *HIDDDEEOUSSS*
Thomas, can you ask Wooting to send you a Wooting Two HE when it comes out? Full-sized, all-key Hall Effect keyboard with analog capability for $179.99!
He already reviewed the Wooting one, if you didn’t know, so I assume his switch review would be the same and the whole review would be similar unless Wooting changed something from the last iteration
@@derekkim593 they made a new switch.
Wooting One = Flaretech Optical Switch
Wooting Two HE = Gateron Lekker Hall Effect Switch
@@lurs4ohhh, sorry then. I am now intrigued on his statement
so basically, what you're saying is - someone needs to make a mutant of all of these optical full size+ keyboards
Yes. XD
Well it seems Razer has actually listened to you Thomas! It seems that they made a 2nd version of their 60% keyboard, and made their linear switches 1.2mm in actuation, and the weighting has been lifted from 45g to 48g! As well, now Synapse is being phased out, as the keyboard has preset lighting configs that you can set with shortcuts that they provide on the website! They really are taking feedback into consideration!
Hey Thomas I know you said that 1000+ hz is pointless, but as someone who plays a lot of rhythm and fighting games it does make a difference in my inputs. I notice when I use custom keyboards inputting combos would make it harder compared to my laptop's keyboard (Tokaku made a good video behind the reasoning of this you should check it out). Though I say this for the average joe who plays fps, rpgs, mobas I believe it won't make a big hindrance since there are other things to worry about. As for switches cherry mx is sadly still the mainstream therefore replacement parts are easier to get when there's a switch malfunction. I do hope the aftermarket starts to adopt these kind of switches
Yea honestly I’ve never thought of a use case for a “fast” keyboard but Fighting games seem like a good use case.
1000hz is a godsend for rhythm games. I like to play for accuracy in osu mania and it's hard to do so on lower polling rates
@@OKlTA Yep I can play osu mania on my niu mini and the switches are nice and all, but I can more consistently feel when I get a 300 or perfect on my previous ducky boards
@@WatamelonUberSheep problem with my ducky right now (one 2 sf) is it chatters so bad i end up using contact cleaner at least once a week. I'm planning on getting a Leopold since some got shipped to sellers where I live
@@OKlTA I heard that leopold keyboards aren't the best for gaming. Try looking up Tokaku's channel I believe in her keyboard description there's a list of keyboards that are recommended for rhythm games
7:52 That sounded super scary at 1:28AM mate. lol
please try second generation of razer.. they change actuation to 1.2.. actuation force 48...however their sound sample ..it sounds like they dampen it.. not sure if i like that
I guess thank you for uploading this, for whatever reason the notification of this video reminded me that I should go thrifting in case I can find old keyboards for pennies like you sometimes do, and someone had a random mechanical keyboard for sale for the equivalent of about 4 dollars. Didn't even bother looking at it closely and just brought it home and turns out it has genuine cherry MX blacks.
I prefer my clicky switches or buckling springs but I was a bit tired of gaming on my Model M even though I don't play competitively and it could do it pretty well, I've just had some rollover issues with my alps and buckling spring boards but couldn't justify an expensive modern "gaming" keyboard just because of that
No idea why anyone would dump a keyboard at such a price but considering they were selling children's clothes and other random things I'm guessing there's either a very unhappy husband out there or they just wanted to throw it out, either way I'm pretty happy
Surely they can add actuation adjustment in firmware? Isn't it just changing the amount of light hitting the sensor?
I would hope so but I'm not sure. I guess it would depend on if you could 1) make the light sensor less sensitive or 2) raise the threshold for output for the component that senses voltage from the light sensor. I don't see why either of these would have to be the case but maybe it's possible?
These switches aren't simply compatible with adjustable actuation. With optoelectric switches, this requires considerable adaptation, such as on the Wooting.
Still not going to give up my model F xt
I don't know why everyone hates the Windows key so much, it's literally _the most_ useful key on my keyboard. I can't bear to imagine not having system-wide shortcuts.
The cable is so thick, because Corsair will soon introduce an espresso maker, that gets connected to the right of the number pad. Cable needs to be large enough to route hot water through it under high pressure.
Is the Corsair K100 also coming in an AZERTY layout?
Did anyone catch the watch brand? Coincidentally this is one of my favorite watch style - somewhat Bauhaus-esque typical 60-s design with a radiant blue dial. So nice.
It's a Gant watch.
@@Chyrosran22 Thanks a lot! You are the best! Not really googleable model though.
Still all standard layout. I can't have that.
Making the spacebar smaller is not too radical of a change. Importantly, Left Alt and Right Alt should be same distance from center, same distance for either thumb.
Spirit of the Old School lives only in contactless switches.
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Would it be possible to change out the switches for something like Gateron Blues? Since they pop out without de-soldering?
Nope, different mechanisms. These are optical, Gat Blues are contact based.
@@jo_naash Pardon my ignorance, but even the Gateron optical switches? Because from my understanding they use lasers too. So would it be possible to swop the switches for Gateron Optical blues without soldering?
8:53
It does make a difference in rhythm games, but that's it. And only 1000hz is needed, anything above is overkill.
cool
I wish more boards would remove their branding from the visible parts. I'm personally not keen to see advertising everytime typing. Nor would I want anybody else to know the make of my boards. Non descriptive products gain extra points, and the product details should be on the bottom.
What’s so bad about visible logos? It’s it really advertising because you’ve already bought their product.
So the reason why I use cherry mx linear switches is.... I can't find something else... I want a German Iso layout, Windows-Keys and key caps that don't get shiny after 3 months. So I can't find many options and have ended up with some Cherry G80s- and I am still thinking about a Unicomp model M- but the 2-key rollover would possibly ruin it completely...
You should really try JWK/Durock MX style switches. The MX fanboys on r/mechanicalkeyboard and r/switchmodders are convinced they are SMOOTHER than these contactless switches, and that these contactless switches are "inconsistent across the board". A video like that would def be fun). Also about the Corsair board. Since the switches are clip in, maybe you can swap the spring for 62 gram or something that suits your weight and use RO-59 dry lube so it doesn't interfere with the sensing.
Never have i ever seen an uglier flagship keyboard.
I'm just happy that I'm not the only guy still using Winamp in 2020. F for Nullsoft.
I can't believe that you didn't notice that they finally got a standard bottom row!
I did, someone even already pointed it out during the unboxing video. I just don't give a shit, so I forgot to mention it :p .
Though i dont use optical switches, for the games i play i really do enjoy hogher actuation switches and can feel a genuine difference from 2mm actuation switches and because the switch i use has a light actuation at 45g and a more medium bottom out at 70g i find them nice for typing too (i use kailh silver speed with a 1.1 mm actuation)
You can bind the wheel to stay the color
I know that there would be no point in this, BUT to me it looks like you could even swap those out with gateron optical switches.
honestly i have stopped paying attention to the scroll wheel altogether. i forgot it was even there till you pointed it out hahaha
That pricing for the wooting one is off by 50 bucks, or 70(35 or 50 pounds, respectively) if you get the korean pro gamer version of the keyboard. Compared to the pricing on the other keyboards that makes it closer to a mid game or budget endgame keyboard. Also you should check out the Keychron K4 if given the chance
i wait every friday, pst time, for a vid from ya
@ 3:40 What do you mean?! All keys on the keyboard is "programmable"! Not only the G-Keys! Dude, have you looked or googled this keyboard before you made a video about it?
Do you post any gameplay or have a gaming channel? Just got into tarkov myself and would love to watch you play!
So you're saying this keyboard has a really wide scroll wheel that it uses for volume up and down that seems completely unnecessary
Great review!
more hertz is cool and all but we need it way more on mice than on keyboards, also I hope you review the Lekker switch soon enough!
So you said the 1000Hz polling rate is overkill? As a rhythm gamer, I disagree. Sure, it's a niche type of thing but lower polling rates have shown to mess up a lot of accuracy-driven players because of hit judgement.
The C3 Tangerine switches I actually found comparable in their stock form to the razer huntsman in smoothness. It has a glassy feel. I didn’t directly compare them since the huntsman was my friend’s so it may not exactly be similar. Check them out if you can.
If you want to review a very interesting keyboard the Wicked Bunny RGB is a very good keeb.
@chyrosran22 welcome to Tarkov, be prepared for cheeki breekis
btw, what is your favourite map and weapon? i'm excited XD
Only just got it recently! Mostly still bound to Customs and SKS'es atm xD .
@@Chyrosran22 i hope you can get over this period as quick as possible. sticking with lv1 trader with no flea market is painful af
@@Chyrosran22 btw, you can try vepr vpo 136 (semiauto 7.62 ak ) from fence as this gun is better than sks in early game imo
could you do a review of the c3 tangerine linear switches if you can get them?
Why are the cables so god damn thick? When you combine the thickness of 2 usb cables its nowhere near that size, its like they have 4 usb passthroughs in there or something.
What is with keyboard manufacturers with short actuation point? They should keep 2mm or bit less..
These are quite excellent.
Points at a Razer Keeb.
I'm quite impressed with how Razer has come.
I like it. It would be perfect if the actuation point was 1.75mm. Then that would be a very nice board to type on.
im really just waiting for the day corsair makes a number pad, when it comes i have 500 dollars ready to buy that shit out in an instant!
You can actually lower the actuation distance of these switches by cutting away the bottom of the slider, that's what i did on my gateron opt yellow board (35g 1mm), i was extremely tired of hitting the caps lock accidentally, so i opened the switch and cut a little portion of it so the actuation part is now at around 2mm (give or take), its a little scratchy, since i didnt clean properly the debris of the switch after i cut it, but i think it was worth it, for the caps lock anyway
Corsair has a new K60 keyboard, with Cherry's new Viola switches. Perhaps you could review those?
Glad to hear you’re playing tarkov. I really love that game. I play using a razer huntsman te.
Huntsman TE + Tartarus V2 for life.
Finally
If you've tried them, how do the gateron opticals, specifically the silvers and blacks, stack up with the rest of the opticals?
I’d really like to know what you think the best mx clickies are. For those of us who do like the smaller form factor modern boards. I understand that sophisticated old battleships are very nice, but some of us have neither the desk space nor the inclination to buy into that market. Clicky is my thang, but obviously it would be nice to go beyond cherry blues or their clones. My current inclination is box whites or box jades.
Isn't that "Next/previous track" mode kinda useless when there's already buttons for that on the right side?
Is it possible to add adjustable actuation later through a firmware update?
Also, would these (or similar contacless switches) work in a regular MX style hot swappable keyboard? I am thinking about tríing out something like this, but I need the ortholinear layout which limits my options (also I have 2 perfectly good hot swappable keyboards I don't need another one).
No, the design of these switches doesn't lend itself to adjustable actuation without a redesign. And no, the sensing assembly is very different from a contact-based switch.
Nice review! Actually I had this accident actuation problem even on my K65 with mx reds in, it's just a matter of time you can avoid it at all.
I hope you look at the GMMK pro when it comes out. they take stuff from the higher-end custom keyboard world and put it in a $169 keyboard (yes, i know custom keyboard world isn't for you)
The sound seems to be something that these contactless switches more or less inherited from Cherry MX. Still kinda boring and high-pitched. I wonder if anyone in the custom scene will try lubing them to improve the sound...
Me thinks that coming from a model M from the 80s I'd get twice the keys pressed if I used that one. :p
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