VANGUARD 96 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, CORSAIR MLX Fusion

Hey y'all. I knew nothing about this keyboard before i bought it today, I walked into a best buy and clicked the keys a few times and fell in love. I have been using a Hyper X Alloy Elite 2 100% for a good bit and actually set my keys up in the same way the vanguard is with the white and black key setup. Off first impression I love the way this thing feels, its on the quieter side of keyboards but has a really good sound to it that I just love. I will have to use this for a couple day to form a real opinion but so far I like this more than my old board. It gives me a little more desk space while still being big enough for me to type without playing twister with my fingers and the backlight is the perfect level of brightness. Not a ton of customization you can do with the lights and so far this board doesn't work with any software other than Corsairs web hub. All and all, great keyboard, worth $180? That remains to be seen.

Had the 96 for about a week and it has a double space problem. Turned poling rate down to 500 and it seems to have reduced it a little bit not eliminated it. Never had a problem like this with any other boards.

Like onevstheworld said, it's essentially like swapping the cluster on the right of a TKL with a numpad. If you can't live without that nav cluster, then maybe the compromise isn't for you (and that's fine). A lot of people tend to not need those keys, but still want a full numpad, and this layout is perfect for them.

Yes, between Vanguard Pro and regular it is hall effect vs mechanical switch. As for the K100, the main differences will be the type of switch (Vanguard uses MGX magnetic switches, which support Rapid Trigger for custom actuation and reset points vs the optical switches in K100), layout (96% vs full-size), and deeper Stream Deck integration with dedicated Virtual Stream Deck key.

Both are hotswap so you can swap other compatible hall effect switches in the Pro, and mechanical switches into the regular Vanguard.

I think it'll come later. If you ask me this keyboard was released too early. After firmware update I had to do a reset (plug, then hold esc for 5 sec) to get rid of some phantom typing issues but it's been great since. I have already contacted support about the Stream Deck virtual integration and they told me that the support for those features are also coming at a later date. You know what's needed to support mapping G keys in Stream Deck software? iCUE. So, I think it's coming. I'm holding onto this keyboard since I have an extended return window to see if they improve on the firmware, fix the stream deck integration and add iCUE support, but if none of that happens I'll bring it back to the store.

Is calibration a Hall effect thing? I have the Vanguard 96 Linear Mechanical. It’s possible you’re calibrating to avoid an issue that should be solved by Corsair. Do what you have to do for now but what helped me was removing it from my powered hub after the reset. I was still having phantom key typing until I moved it to my Thunderbolt dock or directly to my laptop. I’m not sure how yours is plugged in! I’ve been working between windows and Mac and haven’t had a sleep or character issue since so far.

https://preview.redd.it/26wh56gdibsf1.jpeg?width=1290&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=271b7152cf666d63c738bb700fba74a490702375 Just heard back from support. Looks like it’s coming! I bet this keyboard gets better over time. I’m keeping mine! I have other units to use in the meantime.

doamne ce preferinte invechite aveti, vreti iCUE dar va plangeti toata ziua de el, ce ipocrizie, eu ma bucur ca nu mai trebuie sa intalez software-ul, si voi va plangeti, incredibil, cat despre ca nu e 100% si e 96%? serios? la ce folositi voi butonele alea e peste mine, nu inteleg. 96% e sweet spot, e the best, eu am luat tastatura, o am de cateva zile, e geniala. Culmea Webhub vede si alte produse Corsair adica mouse-ul Scimitar Elite Wireless SE (Black & Yellow). In sfarsit se misca Corsair in viitor, voi stati in trecut. Foarte Bine CORSAIR !! Tineti-o tot asa.

Vanguard 96 for sure

The weird thing being is the trainings for this product that we had at my workplace, they mentioned that both icue and corsair web hub would be supported. Apparently not.....

Nope, at first it said both for the keyboard, and they then just changed it a few days ago to “Corsair web hub (At first)” Hopefully this implies what I think and the vanguard is given icue support.

As for the phantom typing issues, I solved that by just calibrating the keyboard for the keys having that issue, havent been having that issue since

It would've really been appreciated if the vanguard had icue compatibility instead of just the web hub. While I appreciate a much simpler software, why split into two different apps where only one controls peripherals and the other one we have to use for our hardware? I had bought this after doing the training for it via Best Buy however in there it mentioned compatibility for both icue web hub and app, but that was incorrect.