This review almost never happened owing to a series of unfortunate events mentioned on page one, and I am just happy it worked out in what is effectively round two of the CORSAIR K70 RGB MK.2 Low Profile keyboard getting reviewed here. Over a year later, a lot of things have changed, and yet many have remained the same. Most important is no doubt the selling price, having dropped from $170 to $120, which makes this a lot more competitive even among standard keyboards. It is all the more relevant when you can get the K70 RGB MK.2 SE with the Cherry MX Speed switches, which are all of 0.2 mm taller, and better keycaps with a more pronounced lighting effect for $20 more now. I would still say there is merit to having that instead, but it is not available in all regions at the same price compared to this, and the non-SE K70 RGB MK.2 goes for even more for some reason.

Hardware profile playback, very good backlighting effects, dedicated media controls, and iCUE support all go a long way towards making the keyboard such an attractive package to a wide spectrum of users who are not just looking for a low-profile keyboard. These features, as with a dedicated profile switching button and the brushed anodized aluminium frame, are retained from the more standard K70 RGB MK.2. This is further expanded upon with Windows, MacOS, and even XBOX support, with iCUE now also supporting recent MacOS builds in addition to Windows for increased customization. I do wish this were actually lower in profile relative to other low-profile keyboards, or even the standard sized ones in that CORSAIR had to resort to cutting down the keycaps to get a more substantial difference than the switches alone, especially for the Cherry MX Speed equivalents.