Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

TL;DR │ If you want the sexiest mechanical keyboard money can buy, this is it. It has almost everything you could wish for: High-end build? Check. A lot of macro keys? Check. LED RGB? Check. Per-key lighting? Check. Per-key macro? Check. Other fancy stuff? Check. High price tag? Triple Check!!! On-board memory? Ehhh... It has "built-in storage drive"; not the "on-board memory" which is synonymous to RAM that is utilized by on-board processors.⁽ⁿ¹⁾ THIS IS THE REASON I RETURNED THIS KEYBOARD. (This is why it is not showing as an "Amazon Verified Purchase". Photos for proof.) I'd also like to point out that this product is COMPLETELY different from the non-RGB K95. This has a different hardware, different circuit board, and most of all, different software. This keyboard should (theoretically) not suffer the LED and software problems of the non-RGB version because it uses different LED's. This is a keyboard review, not a switch review, but I got the Cherry MX Brown switches for those interested. Contents: Intro │ What I Like │ What I Don't Like │ Package │ Note │ Verdict - - - - - I have been using the Roccat Ryos MK Pro mechanical keyboard, and I thought I couldn't be happier. It was perfect. Well, almost perfect. The only thing missing was the RGB lighting. Then came Corsair, with the K95 RGB. My Roccat has been dethroned, literally (it has been demoted as my work keyboard). And just like in a chessboard, that although Roccat is king, the sexy Corsair queen is still more loved. Yes, this keyboard is very sexy. Everything was so great. Until... I discovered that the K95 DOES NOT execute macro and key-strokes on-board. How is this travesty discovered? Through a terrible lag and unresponsiveness. I know the characteristic of this kind of lag because it has happened to EVERY software-executed macro keyboards and mice I have owned since the day of membrane gaming keyboards.⁽ⁿ¹⁾ WHAT I LIKE │ + │ + Premium look and feel. Looks VERY expensive. Brushed metal that can cut like a blade! + The lighting is perfect. LED colors are vivid. Looks surreal in person. + 18 dedicated macro keys. If that is not enough, you can reassign every single key. + New software is easier to use. Control your keyboard with tons of options. + Removable wrist rest. + Full flat back plate (no bezel, switches are visible). + An OCD/OCPD's dream - extremely easy to clean. WHAT I DON'T LIKE │ × │ × No On-Board execution of macro/key-strokes. A REQUIREMENT for high end keyboard.⁽ⁿ¹⁾ × No HUB. This beast uses two USB ports, yet a USB hub is non-existent. × Like my experience with Corsair Vengeance M95, the driver is buggy. × zOMG $190 as of this writing. × The wrist pad is pathetically weak and easy to scuff. × Keyboard does not sleep on it's own. PACKAGE │ ✓ ✗ │ ✓ Overpriced keyboard ✓ Detachable wrist pad ✓ Printed materials ✓ Cheap box packaging ✗ NO Keycap puller ✗ NO Keyboard cover ✗ NO Garbage - - - - - ⁽ⁿ¹⁾ WHY THE PROCESSOR AND ON-BOARD MEMORY IS NECESSARY With a "real" processor and on-board memory, the macro and key-strokes you save are stored INSIDE the keyboard, and are executed there too. It does NOT need Windows to be running to execute them. It has its own processors to do it. What are the benefits of this function? ▶ There will be no lag/delay since it will not be dependent on Windows software. ▶ You can use it anywhere. Even in the lock screen, before "running" Windows. ▶ Keyboard remapping is keyboard dependent, not PC dependent. ▶ Need to change computers? No re-installing of drivers and software required. The K95 RGB and most of Corsair's hardware only stores profile settings. It saves the profile to the keyboard, but needs Windows to process it and execute commands. This technology is not terribly expensive to not be implemented here. My Roccat keyboard is cheaper than Corsair, and they are imported from Germany. Even my Logitech G700S has that feature. Suddenly, I could not justify the price of this keyboard knowing it does not have appropriate hardware. This is a misleading marketing gimmick. If I just want to save the "settings", I'd use a dedicated USB flash drive. It shouldn't even be called an "on-board memory"; rather, it should be called "on-board storage" as it is more apt. - - - - - VERDICT: I sort of recommend this product...? ★★☆☆☆ | 2 stars out of 5. Too expensive and weak for my personal taste. If you prefer looking at your keyboard more than your monitor, then this is the best keyboard you can get. It is by no means a bad keyboard. It looks solid and definitely somewhere on top, but really disappointing for what it wants to be. Questions? Hit the comments. This review is for the K95 RGB (Cherry MX Brown).