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Our quick take
Corsair K100 Air - 4.0 / 5
Ultra-low profile design
- Aluminium anodised black brushed finish Individually backlit LED keys with per-key programmability Four dedicated macro keys and media keys Cherry MX Ultra Low Profile Tactile key switches 65g actuation force, 0.8mm actuation distance, 1.8mm total travel Bluetooth (4.2), 2.4GHz Slipstream wireless and USB-C
Connectivity
- Wired USB-C (3.0) - also gives 8,000Hz polling rate Wireless encryption 128-bit AES Battery life - up to 50 hours with RGB on or 200 hours with it off 8mb on-board memory
Programmability
- Up to 50 onboard profiles and 20 layers of RGB lighting Dedicated media keys with pause/play, skip, rewind, etc Works with Windows, Xbox, Playstation and more
To recap
The Corsair K100 Air is certainly a flagship keyboard and one that comes with a price to match. This price tag alone may be the biggest bugbear with the keyboard and will put many off.