Corsair - K70 RGB TKL CHAMPION SERIES Optical-Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with PBT DOUBLE SHOT PRO Keycaps

IDK, to each their own but I just couldn't with the aesthetics of that keyboard. I bought the mentioned Corsair tournament edition a couple years back and it was a great buy, still have zero issues. The RGB is beautiful too and all of the keys still work perfectly including the lighting. Longest I've had a keyboard that hasn't had an issue considering how much I abuse it tbh. I'm not a keyboard aficionado though (I just want it to have minimal latency and look nice) so ymmv. I don't even know what you'd use the knobs / screen for. If volume, the Corsair also has a volume knob / dial on the righthand side that you can turn. I guess if you have a usecase for the 2nd knob, you want to replace the keys or you want a screen for something then yours makes sense.

Yep, I own this keyboard and it does have a volume knob / wheel on the righthand side and a mute button as well next to it.

What's the general opinion on corsair refurbs? the K100 @ $100 doesn't seem too bad at first glance. My K70 from 2017 (2016 model) works fine but a few LED's have gone weird. Might be a good upgrade?

That one has game specific presets,  right?  I used a Corsair at the demo booth for Deep Rock Galactic, and throwing a flare caused a flare of white light from around that key. Looked so cool.

They also had a massive keyboard display, where they had synced them up to display moving images across like, 16 of them.  I bet there's somewhere to get presets. 

i have the k70 tkl (which is basicly this without num block) and i love it. its a bit expensive imo and you could probably buy (or build) a better sounding one for cheaper but its still good quality and the 8k polling rate is also nice

:/ No gasket, no foam, no VIA, *no hot swap*. Hard pass.

I've been using a K70 (not the same one) since 2018. Never had key caps pop off. The biggest thing I notice with these is about two years in the LEDs will randomly start to die (for example: the blue led on one switch will die out). Every K70 I've had has followed this pattern like clockwork.

Yeah, dunno. Just an odd thing. Their triangles fail on me constantly also. Those are my two biggest grips with all the Corsair shit I have.

This is not a mechanical keyboard if that matters. It has rubber dome switches according to the product page. As for their refurbs in general, they're probably fine. I used a K70 for years and it never had a problem. I still have it tucked away in the closet. But personally, I've moved away from such huge keyboards in order to reclaim some desk space.

My Corsair k70 finally died and I've been wanting to check out the less gamer looking options. I see yunzii is selling "mystery boards" for 40. I assume this won't be a screaming deal per say but if I genuinely don't know what I like is that a terrible deal? I would probably get two and see what I like and don't like, since if you order two they are guaranteed to be different. Is this dumb? Is there an obvious better thing for me to be doing? Edit. Usage would be coding and gaming, Windows desktop and laptop running cinnamon variant of mintOS.

I bought this keyboard earlier this year, only negatives is no volume knob and the keys sit above the base of the keyboard instead of inset so it doesn't look very sleek in person but works great

You're totally right, I have the PRO version without it, so that def makes this one better than mine!

razer keyboard? gl winning the lottery system of whether ur razer keyboard gonna have keys that are double-registering/non-responsive within 1-2 years consider cosair k70 or pile your budget higher for a custom built one to last