Three-mode wireless, hot-swappable, all-round upgrade, CORSAIR K70 PRO MINI WIRELESS

When CORSAIR launched the K65 MINI last year, many people sighed: "It's a pity that the small series keyboard is not equipped with wireless, and I am looking forward to the wireless keyboard of Corsair...". CORSAIR said that your thoughts have been received, so not long ago, it launched a new keyboard product that is different from any previous product - K70 PRO MINI WIRELESS. In addition to realizing three-mode wireless connection, this keyboard also uses With the hot-swappable design of the shaft body, many old fans call it "Ye Qingjie".

The outer packaging of the keyboard is the classic black and yellow color scheme of CORSAIR, which mainly shows the keyboard rendering, brand, model, and various performance characteristics of the keyboard.

The accessories include a regular black TYPE-C port braided data cable, manual, warranty card, key puller, shaft puller, and two personalized keycaps in sealed packaging.

This shaft puller is different from the common shaft pullers on the market. It is composed of two parts, metal and plastic. I have tried other hot-swappable keyboards such as the corner keys of the F area. Very useful, must like!

The two personalized keycaps made of ABS material are made of laser engraving and light-transmitting technology.

K70 PRO MINI WIRELESS From the perspective of looking down, it is easy to be mistaken for K65 MINI, with the same 60% configuration, similar size, and even the keycaps are not much different.

I wondered at first why this keyboard was named K70. In my impression, K70 is a full-size keyboard, sub-flagship level, including the 87-key arrangement of the later K70 TKL. After asking the brand, I realized that the number in the CORSAIR series name represents the positioning of this keyboard, and the larger the number, the higher the positioning. For example, the K70 series belongs to the sub-flagship level, second only to K95 and K100. This also understands why this keyboard has the same configuration as the K65 MINI, but it is named K70 PRO MINI WIRELESS.

From the sides and corners of the keyboard, it can be seen that it is obviously different from the K65 MINI. The left and right sides and the front side have obvious adduction. The keyboard also uses a floating design. The color of the bottom shell and the upper panel of the keyboard is obviously different. . The upper panel is made of aluminum alloy, anodized, and the surface is matte and sandblasted. The texture and touch are very good.

One of the corners has the logo of the "K70" series name.

Near the bottom of the keyboard, a 360-degree sandwich surrounding the light strip is designed, and the bottom shell is designed with a multi-layered step retraction.

The rear side of the keyboard is slightly extended, and the logo of the three-masted sail is also set in the middle here.

The 2.4G receiver and storage compartment are on one side, and a small part of the receiver is exposed outside the keyboard. It would be better if the surface can be kept flush with the side of the keyboard.

On the other side are the TYPE-C interface of the keyboard and the power switch, and there are regular anti-slip patterns on the switch surface. After turning on the power, connect to bluetooth or 2.4G wireless and use the shortcut keys on the keyboard to operate.

Most of the 61 keys have combination functions. Basically, common functions can be easily realized through combination keys, and the corresponding symbols and patterns are printed on the side of the keycaps. No additional memory is required, which is quite worry-free. The keyboard has a built-in 8MB storage space. With the support of the AXON chip, 50 sets of onboard configuration storage can be realized.

The large key position adopts the mainstream satellite axis scheme. The sound of the space bar is a bit scattered and there is a little noise. Regardless of the sound, the consistency of the large key position is not bad. Because the keyboard adopts a hot-swappable design, it will be significantly improved after taking it off and manually lubricating it.

The switch body is Cherry RGB silver switch, which is a fast-triggering linear switch, which is biased towards gaming. When it was first released, it was monopolized by Corsair for a long time.

This keyboard supports full-key hot-swapping. Although it only supports tripod axes, and because of the upward protrusion of the positive sticker lights, it cannot be compatible with some light guide rods, but the playability is still very high. The fact that a manufacturer of the level of American Corsair uses the hot-swap solution is a very exciting thing for me.

The keycaps are a set of PBT two-color light-transmitting keycaps that CORSAIR currently provides as standard, with OEM height and closed character design. The surface of the keycap has a more obvious grainy feel and feels dry and comfortable.

The thickness of the keycap wall is about 1.5mm, and the overall workmanship and materials are quite solid.

Around the two feet of the bottom shell and one of the entire front end, there are a total of three large-area non-slip foot pads, and the anti-slip performance is excellent.

Many small keyboards are not equipped with feet, including CORSAIR’s own K65 MINI, but K70 PRO MINI WIRELESS is still equipped with a one-piece foot.

The driver is still CORSAIR’s family bucket iCUE software. After plugging in the device, the system will automatically detect whether the firmware version needs to be upgraded and other issues to prompt. The keyboard and receiver are recognized as two separate pieces of hardware. The key task is a custom setting interface for the key, and more personalized functions can be set in a targeted manner.

The lighting is more interesting. When connecting to the driver in 2.4G wireless mode, it will prompt that only when the driver is turned on, the keyboard will display the selected lighting effect. There is no such prompt when connecting in wired mode. The playability of lighting is very high, and it can support up to 20 layers of lighting effects, depending on whether you have the patience to set it up slowly.

On the performance page, some key combination functions that affect games or other scenes can be disabled.

In wired mode, combined with AXON super-speed processing technology, it can provide the keyboard with a return rate of up to 8000Hz, reaching an ultra-fast response speed of 0.125 milliseconds, and with the fast-triggering silver switch, it is even faster.

In addition, this keyboard uses SLIPSTREAM wireless technology, which can achieve an ultra-low latency speed of 1ms in 2.4G wireless mode. The most important thing is that this exclusive transmission technology of CORSAIR allows other headsets, mice and keyboards that support this wireless technology to share the same wireless receiver. For users who plan to set up a wireless family bucket, Definitely a very comfortable option.

In 2.4G wireless mode, the return rate is up to 1000Hz.

Replace the ESC and space bar with personalized light-transmitting keycaps, the lighting effect has obviously improved, and the recognition is immediately improved. It is worth mentioning that this keyboard has a total of three light beads on the space bar, so as to ensure that the space bar with a large area of ​​light transmission is evenly lit.

The 360-degree surround light strip also brings more highlights and differences to the lighting effect of the keyboard.

The battery life of the keyboard is about 32 hours when the RGB lighting effect is turned on, and the battery life can reach 200 hours after the backlight is turned off, which can basically be charged once a month.

In addition to wired and 2.4G wireless connections, the CORSAIR K70 PRO MINI WIRELESS mechanical keyboard also provides a Bluetooth 4.2 wireless connection mode, which supports memory storage of three different Bluetooth devices. The three connection modes all support full-key no punching, whether it is a game or an office, it is sufficient for these common daily usage scenarios.

This keyboard brought me more shock and surprise. Although the K100 also has a lot of fancy performance, the overall design and performance appearance are still the same design language as the K70/K95. K70 PRO MINI WIRELESS uses a completely different design concept. Except for naming and arrangement, this keyboard is a completely new product. Equipped with the latest hardware configuration of CORSAIR, it has the best performance, and the lighting performance still continues the consistent excellent characteristics. As the first three-mode wireless hot-swappable mechanical keyboard under CORSAIR, as a fan of CORSAIR , absolutely not to be missed!