In a world once again dominated by clicky keyboards a new marketing gimmick has emerged, silent keyboards. The Corsair’s Strafe RGB MX Silent keyboard still uses Cherry switches but these particular switches are linear and so do not make noise when depressed. If you like Cherry Red switches this keyboard will still feel comfortable as the keys still require 45g of actuation pressure, though they will feel different at the end of the stroke. The keyboard still retains the LED backlighting of other Corsair Strafe keyboards and you can control your display with the Corsair Utility Engine. Check out Benchmark Reviews for more on this hybrid mechanical keyboard.
"The glut of mechanical keyboards with per-key RGB lighting continues with the release of Corsair’s Strafe RGB Cherry MX Silent series. In addition to features such as extremely versatile programmable lighting, a pass-through USB port, optional textured key caps, and a detachable wrist rest, Corsair adds a unique to them (for now) “silent” version of the Cherry MX Red key switch."
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I like my dedicated media
I like my dedicated media keys and volume control (and extra macro keys for occasional shortcut use) too much to give up my G710+. RGB colour isn’t an appeal when I’m just going to set it to white anyway.
I own the same keyboard, but
I own the same keyboard, but I also have a KBC Poker II in MX Blues that I’m typing on right now, and while it may not be a full layout and volume roller, I do absolutely love the reduced size. It’s a joy to use.
But than again, it’s the opposite of linear switches. I did want to avoid Reds for this one.