![]() ![]() The sturdy single piece of aluminum plate provides the structural rigidity to the keyboard. The overall design of the K95 RGB PLATINUM XT remains the same as the original K95 model. The K95 RGB PLATINUM XT requires two USB Type-A connectors, which the additional cable is for the integrated USB pass-through port. An extra Corsair logo keycap is also available for the Escape (Esc) key. Along with the Elgato Stream Deck integration, you can replace the pre-installed G-keys on the side with blue S-keys. Gray textured keycap sets for FPS (WASD) and MOBA (QWERDF) games are included. Inside the packaging, Corsair includes an extra 17 replacement keycaps for the keyboard. Unlike standard ABS keycaps, they are more resistant to oil and stains from your fingers. It is awesome to see Corsair implementing them in the K95 RGB PLATINUM XT as a mainstream manufacturer. The thicker, more durable PBT keycaps are generally harder and more expensive to produce in huge quantity. Instead of having a hard textured plastic on the top, the new wrist rest is now padded with plush foam to offer more comfort to the users.Īll stock keycaps are made from PBT ( Polybutylene terephthalate) plastic with double-shot molded legends. It is detachable and connects to the keyboard using the two clips underneath. Be careful with the slightly different keyboard layouts and the narrower Windows key, before purchasing replacement keycaps.Ĭorsair has done some upgrades to the wrist rest for the K95 RGB PLATINUM XT. Every key on the keyboard is individually lit by the RGB LED inside the translucent plastic housing.Īftermarket keycaps can be used, as long as they are compatible with standard Cherry MX stem and stabilizer design. Our particular K95 RGB PLATINUM XT sample is equipped with genuine Cherry MX Speed (Silver) switches, but you can choose to have Cherry MX Brown and Blue as well. The K95 RGB PLATINUM XT uses the floating-key design, where all the keycaps and switches are installed on top of the thick aluminum top plate without any side bezels. The feet can be flipped to lift up the keyboard slightly for a better typing position. It is not designed to be very portable with a weight of 1.31 kg.Īpart from the sticker at the back, there are two cable channels for users to route their mouse and headset cables under the keyboard.Įvery corner is fitted with a big anti-slip rubber pad. It has a width of 46.5 cm, a depth of 17.1 cm and a height of 3.6 cm. Identical with its older brother, the K95 RGB PLATINUM XT is a full-sized 104-key, with dedicated macro and media keys. Corsair K95 RGB PLATINUM XT Mechanical Keyboard You can also find a specification list with information, like physical dimensions and weight.įor accessories, there are a quick start guide, some additional keycaps, a keycap removal tool and a wrist rest. The Corsair’s motto “PLAY THROUGH WHATEVER” for keyboards is printed in large comic fonts. Several key features are mentioned in four different languages. Photos of the keyboard are shown in both the front and back. The hard cardboard box sports the same design with most Corsair gaming products, in black and bright yellow colors. Let’s see if the keyboard can live up to its “flagship” status. Compared to the original K95 model, it brings a series of improvements, as well as the new integration with the Elgato Stream Deck Software. We've added a link to the newly-reviewed ROCCAT Vulcan II Max/Mini in the Backlighting section of this review.Īdded in a comparison to the recently reviewed ASUS ROG Strix Flare II Animate.Īdded information about keycap material in Build Quality.After three years, Corsair finally refreshed their top-of-the-line mechanical keyboard in the lineup with the K95 RGB PLATINUM XT. For an in-depth look at all our changes, you can see our full changelog here. We've also added new objective evaluations to the Typing Noise test, and we've simplified several tests and removed several others that were no longer relevant. This update adds several new tests addressing Hardware Customization, Macro Keys And Programming, and Wireless Mobile Compatibility. We've converted this review to Test Bench 1.1. For an in-depth look at our changes, you can see our full changelog here. We've also added a new Switches test box, added additional test comparisons to our Hardware Customizability test box that we introduced with our last Test Bench. This update introduces new Backlight Features and Backlight Clarity test boxes. We've converted this review to Test Bench 1.2. ![]()
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