A few weeks ago we called on our readers and community members to apply for our latest reader test in cooperation with Corsair. We were looking for three testers for the manufacturer’s new flagship keyboard, which had been officially launched on the market just a few days earlier. We now have the testers of the Corsair K 100 RGB with OPX- Switches determined.

The Corsair K 100 RGB solves the K 95 RGB Platinum from the year 2017 and becomes the new top model for the high-end gamer Corsair keyboards. It should have an impressive aluminum design with a chic RGB lighting for each key and LightEdge with 44 Combine lighting zones. The Corsair K 31 RGB with the new opto-mechanical is available OPX key switches from our own company, which specify 150 millions of trips and should have an actuation travel of only one millimeter. Alternatively, Corsair uses Cherry-MX-RGB-Speed ​​button switches.

Thanks to the Hyper-Processing technology, functions such as polling and key scanning with 4. 00 0 Hz enables, thanks to Axon technology, each key press should be up to four times faster than normal mechanical gaming buttons are registered. The PBT double-shot keycaps are designed to ensure a long service life and high durability. The RGB lighting can of course be individually adjusted using the iCUE software and synchronized with other Corsair components. In addition, six dedicated macro buttons, which are even compatible with the Elgato Stream Deck, can be programmed. For this, up to will. The palm rest made of memory foam can be removed if desired thanks to the magnetic mechanism.

The premium equipment of the Corsair K 100 RGB of course has its price: Around 250 euros would like Corsair for have their new flagship model. At this price, both versions are currently also offered in a price comparison. Three Hardwareluxx readers can now put the new high-end keyboard to the test free of charge as part of a reader test with the OPX switches.

Technical Details – Corsair K 100 RGB:

• Switches: Corsair OPX, optical-mechanical switches (alternatively: Cherry MX Speed ​​RGB as mechanical switches)
• Actuating force: 45 g
• Key travel to trigger: 1 mm
• Lifetime: 150 Millions of trips
• Key Rollover: Full key rollover (NKRO) with 100% anti-ghosting

Lighting: RGB with 16, 8 million colors, for each key individually controllable

• Keycaps: PBT double-shot keycaps with 1.5mm thickness
• On-board profiles: 8 MB memory for up to 200 Profiles

Cable: 1, 82 mm, textile coated

Dimensions: 470 x 166 x 38 mm (W x D x H)

Weight: 1, 31 kg

Price: 249, 99 Euro (RRP for both Sch age variants)

These are the participants

We have now started the selection of the participants and are happy to announce that the three forum users “Chakotey”, ” YoCed “and” qD3m0Np “are among the lucky ones. You will be notified shortly via private forum conversation and informed about the further progress. After receiving the keyboard, you have four weeks to independently publish your reviews for the community in the input device sub-forum!

We hope you enjoy testing and we look forward to detailed reviews!

Provisional process:

• Application phase until 15. November 2020
• Selection of applicants + shipping: from 16. November 2020
• Test period until 20. December 2020

Fine print:

• Employees of Hardwareluxx Media GmbH, Corsair and their relatives are from excluded from participation
• The selection of participants is made by the editors of Hardwareluxx
• An account in the Hardwareluxx forum is absolutely necessary for participation
• The participants will be notified by PN
• All test samples remain with the testers after the test reports have been published
• The reviews shouldn’t are put online in good time, the manufacturers reserve the right to invoice the full amount
• The reviews remain exclusively in our forum