I mentioned the CORSAIR K70 RGB MK.2 SE in other reviews before since I had already used it for a while, but travel ended up disrupting my writing plans for this review. I knew for a while thus that I liked this keyboard, and the more I experienced other keyboards since, the more that opinion solidified. In fact, I dare say that the K70 RGB MK.2 SE is CORSAIR's best overall keyboard ever. I will go further and say that, with the SE version at least, they now offer a combination of hardware and software that creates a package attractive to many in the enthusiast keyboard community. I have been wanting them to come out with a keyboard with better stock keycaps for a while now, if only because I know first hand how poorly the typical thin ABS keycaps with laser-etched legends will fare with use.

Hardware profile playback, very good backlighting effects, dedicated media controls, and that fairly unique aesthetic also contribute positively on the hardware side. Their unifying software driver, iCUE, has gone from strength to strength in many cases too. Indeed, it goes a long way towards making the keyboard such an attractive package to a wide spectrum of users. There remain a few things to improve upon, however, including a more efficient back-end when running and adding back support for integrated profiles to be imported and exported, something we had with CUE 2.x. While we are talking about complaints, let's talk pricing. I was in two minds about whether to use the current (at the time of writing) price of $139.99, which has been the case for a while now across the board with resellers and also CORSAIR.com in the USA, but it is not a permanent price drop. So I have to go by the $180 price point, which is $20 more than the standard version and $10 more than the actually comparable RAPIDFIRE version. The latter two may not have done as well in my books for their price points, but the relatively small incremental increase for much better keycaps and an arguably much better lighting experience is enough for me to justify a high recommendation for the K70 RGB MK.2 SE.