INTRODUCTION

   Keyboards have undergone numerous changes since the early 90's (some important, some less important and some which didn't make it far and were quickly dismissed) when I first started using one with the my very first PC but the ones that stand out the most are the addition of mechanical switches which increased endurance/durability many times over (almost tenfold) compared to membrane models and N-Key rollover which made it possible for people to push as many keys as they possibly could without having to worry about the keyboard acting/freezing up (some may argue that LED illumination comes first but we don't share that opinion). Still manufacturers never cease to amaze us since regardless of all the changes/improvements they've introduced over the years they still try their best to bring forward more like the low-profile Cherry MX RGB Mechanical Switches introduced recently and used in the brand new K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile Mechanical Gaming Keyboard by our friends over at CORSAIR.

   Founded in 1994, CORSAIR supplies high-performance products purchased primarily by PC gaming enthusiasts who build their own PCs or buy pre-assembled customized systems. The company's award-winning products include DDR3 and DDR4 memory upgrades, computer cases, PC cooling products, gaming headsets, gaming keyboards, gaming mice, power supply units, USB flash drives, solid-state drives and system monitoring and control devices.

   As some of you may have already guessed the brand new K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile Mechanical Keyboard is very similar to the K70 RGB MK.2 model which we reviewed a while back so both feature aircraft-grade anodized brushed aluminum frame, USB 2.0 pass-through port, 100% anti-ghosting with full-Key rollover (NKRO), 1000Hz polling rate, six dedicated media control keys (with a volume control wheel), detachable full-length soft touch wrist rest, macro commands (no dedicated macro keys), per-key RGB backlighting, extra MOBA and FPS keycaps and an onboard ARM processor. As a matter of fact, the sole difference between the new K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile model and the K70 RGB MK.2 are the new Cherry RGB MX Speed Low Profile switches (linear with 35% lower key height compared to regular Cherry RGB MX Switches which according to the manufacturer improves comfort levels) which reduce its height by 9mm (29mm vs 38mm). Now of course low-profile keyboards have been around for a very long time but we've just now begun to see mechanical ones so the new K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile model could be the beginning of something good.