Corsair K95 Pla tin um

www.corsair.com $195

The Corsair K95 Platinum is one of the priciest keyboards around, and the most expensive in this test. That said, you certainly get lots of features and a good build quality for your money.

Joining the full 105-key layout you get six extra programmable keys down the left side, extra media buttons and a volume wheel in the top-right.

Also present is Corsair’s signature brushed aluminium top section, which looks as good as ever. This is joined by an RGB strip that runs along the back edge and full RGB backlighting on the keys.

Overall, the design looks busy, thanks to the grey gaming keys, an RGB strip and exposed keyswitches, but it still feels nice and looks better when you switch from the default backlighting scheme to something a bit more uniform.

The keyboard’s Cherry MX Brown switches are fantastic—you can also get it with other Cherry MX switches—and Corsair’s excellent software makes programming the lighting and key functions easy. The only issue I had was that when placing my hands on the keyboard unsighted, I’d hit the gaming keys, rather than Ctrl, Shift, etc.

Otherwise, this keyboard is mighty expensive, but has it where it counts.