Corsair K65 PLUS WIRELESS 75% RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard – Pre-Lubricated MLX Red Linear Switches – PBT Dye-Sub Keycaps – iCUE Compatible – PC, PS5, PS4, Xbox – QWERTY UK – Black/Grey

I thought I would treat myself to a new keyboard having been using the same one for the past 10+ years, I opted for the Corsair K65 Plus Wireless 75% keyboard, and I have to say, it has exceeded my expectations! First off, the design is sleek and compact, which is perfect for my desk setup. I love that it’s 75% layout; it saves space without sacrificing functionality. The build quality feels solid, and the keycaps have a nice texture that’s comfortable to type on. The wireless feature is a game-changer! I was a bit worried about latency, but I’ve had zero issues—no lag at all. I can move my keyboard around freely, and it still feels responsive. Plus, the battery life is impressive; I can go days without needing to charge it, even with the RGB lighting on. Speaking of RGB, the lighting effects are stunning! There are so many customization options through the Corsair iCUE software. I love being able to sync the colours with my other Corsair devices, and the effects really bring my gaming setup to life. Whether I’m typing up a report or getting into a heated gaming session, this keyboard performs wonderfully. The Cherry MX switches (I went with red) feel great—smooth and clicky with just the right amount of resistance. My typing speed has actually improved since switching to this keyboard! I can’t recommend the Corsair K65 Plus enough. It’s stylish, functional, and just feels great to use. If you’re looking for a compact wireless keyboard that doesn’t compromise on performance, this is definitely the one to go for!

There are so many good points and so few bad that I'll start with the bad: -I bought this at £109.99. The current price of £164.94 is funny. It would not feel good at all to pay an extra £55 for this board! Especially since, -The keycaps are not translucent. A new set costs around £20 on amazon. (I swapped 98% of the keys with my old razer blackwidow 2014, the difference is insane especially with the softwares ability to use the lights on your keyboard react to music. The lights are brilliant and can be turned down, but they look great.) -Battery life advertised is for bluetooth wireless. Its alright and you can still have fun in games, but it might cost you. Bluetooth is about 125hz polling rate (button response time to pc). the 2.4ghz dongle is what makes it a gaming keyboard but the battery life will go right down from a full charge after about 2 days with lights and 3 days without. -The comma button has stopped working unless I am running iCue software on the pc. I've tried resetting and other fixes but its an issue. I don't care about running iCue so it's not a problem for me to bother returning it. +Feel of board is strong (plastic but I like it as it's lighter for using wirelessly on thighs). +Typing good +Lights good +Very good layout Its the best 75% keyboard just overpriced and let down by no translucent keycaps, minor bugs. The battery life remains neutral I think it's great just would prefer not to charge so often.

In this review I'll list pros, cons and some information that may help guide your purchase. This is for the tactile version of the K65 Pros: +Keys are a joy to type on, both physically and audibly. Lovely deep and heavy 'thocky' feeling switches, with the perfect level of force required to actuate. Key stabilisation also feels very sturdy. +Heavy, quality feeling board that doesn't budge or flex +Flawless wireless connection with zero noticeable latency. I didn't purchase this keyboard even expecting to use it in its wireless mode, but the lack of a cable enables a much cleaner looking desk and greater freedom of positioning +Great battery life that should last at least a week of heavy usage on a single charge, even with full RGB enabled. Even longer if you choose to disable RGB or use simpler, lower brightness configurations +This is my first 75% keyboard and I am converted, lots more room for mouse movement whilst not feeling like functionality has been sacrificed +Very nice, high quality key-cap and switch remover tool included +Hot-swappable: swap out key-caps or switches if you wish Cons: -The lack of an included wrist rest is noticeable due to the board being quite high profile, and 75% size wrist rests are hard to come by. My hand never feels fatigued during long sessions, but I find myself resting my hand on the desk beside it during downtime -ICUE lighting configuration is very limited when in wireless mode: no per key customisation or lighting layers; limited to presets or static colour only. Full customisation is reserved for wired mode -No device memory for storing profiles - which really should be expected on a premium board like this -Extremely minor gripe, but the volume knob - whilst very high quality and widely customisable; is placed quite tightly between adjacent keys, making controlled two-finger turns tricky Potentially useful information: The tactile version of this keyboard DOES come with shine-through caps like the promotional images suggest, going by reviews and images the linear version of the board does not The included USB-C cable, whilst braided and decent quality, is just a regular USB-C cable. You can use any that you like, it is not required for charging nor connectivity