Last year, I reviewed Corsair's K95 RGB Platinum—the highest-end keyboard in Corsair's lineup. It debuted some features that are now making their way to other keyboards in Corsair's menagerie. The first keyboards to receive these updates are the K70 and Strafe. Corsair has slapped MK.2 on the end of these updated boards' names to denote the differences between the old and new generations. Both the K70 RGB MK.2 and Strafe RGB MK.2 launch today, and I have a Strafe RGB MK.2 on my desk to test. Let's dive into it.

The Strafe is Corsair's option for those who don't want to pay the $20 premium for the full brushed aluminum top plate on the K70 RGB MK.2. Strafe buyers still get some of the brushed-aluminum goodness at the top of the keyboard, though. The rest of the chassis is made of lightly textured, matte-black plastic. The plastic will let out a soft creak if you apply a fair amount of force to it, but the construction is still solid overall. The first feature that has made its way from the K95 Platinum to the MK.2 is the RGB LED-illuminated Corsair logo up at the top of the board. As always, Corsair's RGB LEDs are vibrant and have buttery-smooth color transitions. The only other RGB LEDs I've seen that come close are Cooler Master's.