mangatank Posted December 26, 2013 Share Posted December 26, 2013 Hi. I owned a k90 and while I generally liked it, I wasn't keen on the chalky feel of the keycap paint. Does anyone know if this has changed in the K95? Thanks in advance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangatank Posted December 27, 2013 Author Share Posted December 27, 2013 After digging around on the web, anecdotal information points to the same chalky mat paint being used on the caps. I really hated that finish on the K90 so it's a deal killer on the latest models. Pity, as the K90 ticks so many boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mangatank Posted December 30, 2013 Author Share Posted December 30, 2013 If you want something doing, do it yourself! :mad: Well I took a risk based on images from Google and Youtube and hoped that the K95 keycaps would have a better quality finish than the K90... Sure enough the difference is massive and represents a huge improvement. The K95 keycaps have a much higher quality, professional level finish. The effect is like satin paint, as opposed to gloss or mat...or ghastly cheap chalk primer paint as used on the K90's caps! Being a former K90 owner, the K95 really is a step-change improvement. Everything feels better. The switches feel smoother and sound quieter. My favoured switch is MX Blue, but these MX Reds are the nicest I've used. I was forced to change from Blues because I'm now using the PC in the Lounge area, so the noise became a factor, but no regrets with Reds as nice as these! I much prefer the K95's black design over the K90's silver, and I love the white backlight. The only issue I have is that even on the lowest light brightness, I think it's a fraction too bright. A firmware tweak to lower this by 5 or 10% would be very welcome. I liked a lot about the K90 (apart from the keycaps, and I sort of got used to those), but the K95 is much better. It's a lovely keyboard in fact. It's up there with my Filco and that's saying something. Oh, and what happened to the K90? It died on its rear-end 6 months after I bought it. Let's hope that the improvements evident in the K95 extend beneath the surface then...:roll: This gets a massive gold star Corsair. Very impressive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peanutz94 Posted December 30, 2013 Share Posted December 30, 2013 This is good to hear! I have one on the way myself! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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