Packaging and Accessories

CORSAIR operates a web shop in the USA. However, this sample came from a marketing hub, so we begin with a look at the product packaging. A plastic wrap covers the packaging, which I maintain is not very practical, and removing it shows off the product box in more detail. The radioactive yellow continues its detested presence here (yes, CORSAIR, I will continue to hate on it), but otherwise, the packaging design is similar to recent CORSAIR gaming products from the last couple of years. On the front is a textured pattern in black with the company logo and product name along with a large render of the keyboard all lit up. We also see more specific information of the keyboard SKU inside, including language and region, which continues on the side. Marketing features and technical specifications in multiple languages adorn the other sides, and the back has more renders and information on the used switch for the keyboard inside.


Opening the box, we see the keyboard tucked between cardboard on all sides for protection during transit. On top, we have the associated paperwork consisting of a user manual that can be found online and the generic safety information on usage and disposal that is mandated by law in some regions. The accessories are underneath in a separate cardboard layer, and we also see a thick foam piece that supports the top in the middle. No wrist rest to be found here, which is new for the K70 lineup and above, so this is hopefully not a sign of cost-cuttings throughout. Instead, we have a set of replacement keycaps, which just about every other keyboard from this lineup before has had as well, and a detachable cable, which is part of the revamp. The cable also uses Type-C connectivity on the keyboard, which is nice to finally see from CORSAIR—it is a braided black cable with the standard full-size USB Type-A connector on the other end.


The replacement keycaps are actually two sets, one for the FPS (WASD) and the other for the MOBA (QWERDF) keys, with a textured plastic finish in a gunmetal gray on the top third and black on the bottom. Unfortunately, we don't get PBT replacement keycaps here as these still are thin ABS. Backlighting support continues with these, and the keycaps are contoured very aggressively and differently from each other to where you can easily identify them without looking down in the middle of an intense gaming session. Helping with actual keycap replacement is a plastic ring-style keycap puller, which has the potential of scratching the sides of the keycaps when used. I would like a metal wire-style puller to be thrown in instead, but it does cost more.