Author Topic: Hello all from Corsair! (Read 26010 times)

CorsairJames · « **on:** Tue, 24 September 2013, 18:17:27 »

Hi Everyone,

My name is James and I am a Technical Marketing Specialist at Corsair Components. It is a great pleasure and honor that I am allowed to join this community and interact with everyone here.
To give a little background information on myself, I have a B.A. degree in Economics and joined Corsair shortly after graduation. I first started in Tech Support and eventually made my way here to Technical Marketing due to my experience with HID products (namely keyboards, mice, and headsets). Chances are, if you had issues with your Corsair HID product in the past year, I probably helped you through it in one form or another! I've also had very limited knowledge prior to coming on board with peripherals in general. It has been an amazing adventure to learn about the intricacies regarding keyboard/mouse design and preferences. Compared to all the other products we sell at Corsair, there is no other product line that can have as many variations as HID components.

My goals in establishing a presence here is to get to know the keyboard enthusiast community, and to pass your suggestions along as feedback to our engineering team. I would also like to get any criticisms you have regarding our products or those of other companies so we can get vast knowledge of what you all like and dislike. It is important that your opinions are heard because our motto has always been "for enthusiasts by enthusiasts." I would not be the first one to admit that sometimes we do things people may dislike. However, because of your feedback as to why you dislike an aspect of our design, we do listen very carefully and revise it to meet the community's expectations and standards. The Corsair K70 is a really good example of how the community's feedback of the K60 was taken and then used to make something everyone could be proud of owning.

My second goal is to also help with sharing knowledge with everyone. I think that sometimes the community may have lots of questions that may not get addressed properly, or even at all. The end result is either assumptions or misinformation and that hurts both the consumer and us. If this becomes a popular way to communicate, I may able to convince others from the team to chime in every now and then to promote the open door policy.

Finally, and probably most importantly, I also would just like to get to know all of you and just "mingle." Not everything has to be serious, and I hope you all accept me for who I am without the Corsair tag being a factor. I may like to talk about HID products, but all business and no fun would make it very dull indeed. There may be times I may share my own personal opinion on issues that may not represent the company so I hope that will not be an issue.

I am pleased to meet you all and hope we can have a good relationship. And yes, I am fully aware Coolermaster beat me here. There will be blood soon enough

! (Just kidding).

- James

TL;DR version:
I'm new here. Give me all your feedback, good or bad as I'm here to help and learn from you all.

SpAmRaY · « **Reply #1 on:** Tue, 24 September 2013, 18:20:38 »

Welcome to geekhack

lcs · « **Reply #2 on:** Tue, 24 September 2013, 18:22:44 »

Hello

I only have power supplies from Corsair, and they are fine enough!

Welcome!

Photekq · « **Reply #3 on:** Tue, 24 September 2013, 18:24:23 »

Great to see Corsair here. I'm sure the information you gather here will be valuable in enabling you to better your products. The people here know their stuff.

My first suggestion :

People here love modding. We like to swap out the springs in switches and lubricate them. In order to allow us to do this easily on your products you could consider changing the design on the switch holes on your plates in order to allow people to remove the top of the switch, therefore allowing them to mod the switch without desoldering it. I'm too tired to find it now but I'm sure someone can link you to a thread/post that shows the various switch hole designs that allow this.

If you were to adobt these different switch holes you'd be the first big keyboard seller to do so.

Linkbane · « **Reply #4 on:** Tue, 24 September 2013, 18:27:30 »

I have a Corsair keyboard, I just love the design elements behind it. Metal features, the perfect rolling volume control, and beautiful high keycaps. However, I'd be inclined to use it more if it came in MX Blue!
The K60 was actually my first mechanical keyboard, and it is just lovely, but lack of variety is the only thing. If the K60 had the option of MX Blue switches, I probably wouldn't even buy my CM TK/Stealth.

Just my 2¢, and I think that we all appreciate having a rep from a great company like Corsair here. Welcome!

phetto · « **Reply #5 on:** Tue, 24 September 2013, 18:40:53 »

I had a K60 and it was one of my all time favorites. Loved the textured spacebar. Easy to clean. But it should have a flat plate/case instead of those curves and another keylayout that is a more standard one, example 1.25 unit modifiers and standard stemmed spacebar or 1.5 unit CTRL and alt and 7 unit spacebar with 1 unit win/functionkeys.

The quality was really good and I expect greatness from you guys over at corsair. The earlier was the babystep into the keyboardscene, now its time to build the best massproduced keyboard yet.

PS. Welcome!

CorsairJames · « **Reply #6 on:** Tue, 24 September 2013, 18:46:00 »

@Spamray, Thanks!

@ Ics, glad to hear! Our PSU's really are awesome but that is a different story for a different time.

@ Photekq, I definitely have passed this along as feedback. There are complications for custom modding (warranty, support, etc.) but we're always open to new ideas.

@ Linkbane, we did originally only have Cherry MX Red for key switches, but we do have Cherry MX Blue and Brown offerings now with the K70. This was done purposely for users like you who love our design but wanted different types of switches.

@ Phetto, all good suggestions. I do know that a lot of people like to customize their key caps and I know it is especially difficult to find ones that can support backlighting as well.

Photekq · « **Reply #7 on:** Tue, 24 September 2013, 18:50:30 »

I'm sure you'll find a solution. Switch holes that allow you to remove the switch tops is a desirable feature and it'd make your keyboards truly unique (as far as OEMs go)

mkawa · « **Reply #8 on:** Tue, 24 September 2013, 19:06:13 »

HUGE welcome to James in particular and Corsair in general to our community!

Linkbane · « **Reply #9 on:** Tue, 24 September 2013, 19:26:13 »

@CorsairJames
Ah, it's beautiful, and backlit to boot! Although I type more than game, I think that I may have to consider the K70 as the best choice for MX Browns to complete the collection. Thanks for pointing this out!

CorsairJames · « **Reply #10 on:** Wed, 25 September 2013, 11:09:50 »

@Link, Just as a FYI, inventory on this keyboard is limited so don't get discouraged if you can't get one right away. We're doing what we can to keep it in stock.

korrelate · « **Reply #11 on:** Wed, 25 September 2013, 11:18:44 »

Love Corsair's RAM, PSU, H20 Cooling and Fans.

Your S/W for controlling the H80i is a joke though. I mean, really?

And FWIW, Corsair truly needs to rethink its trade logo and its placement on HID devices.

Brand name, uh... Okaaay but that logo? I will never buy a single peripheral with that logo on it. Not that I mind it... it's fine for things that are way out of site, but it is not a forward facing logo to begin with and even if it was, HIDs are really not a place for logos.

Example? Consider apple. There is absolutely no product sold by apple that has an apple logo on the front (user-facing) side of the product. Nuff said. Don't do it = increase sales.

Seriously... right now you guys are about as bad as Razer.

Welcome aboard!!

Gunni · « **Reply #12 on:** Wed, 25 September 2013, 11:20:23 »

I'll only ever buy a Corsair PSU, welcome to GH

Pacifist · « **Reply #13 on:** Wed, 25 September 2013, 23:46:57 »

My PSU and Case are corsair, the 500 something and the 300R.

Its really nice, only problems I've had was a bent case, but I don't really care about that so I let it be.

Excellent products, wish you used more switches than just reds

keymaster · « **Reply #14 on:** Thu, 26 September 2013, 00:01:22 »

Corsair should start a line of non-gamer mechanical keyboards. Corsair would benefit from the potential customer base -- non-gamers/professionals who want to purchase an elegant-looking mechanical keyboard.

Hak Foo · « **Reply #15 on:** Thu, 26 September 2013, 00:37:07 »

I notice that's the path Cooler Master seems to be taking. They've got a clean line and a gamer line.

I don't have much Corsair kit in myy box-- a SSD and the memory, but it seems like it's a good "confidence" brand. Assuming you don't do something absurd like speccing out a triple-Titan on a 500w power supply, or cramming DDR400 into your 990FX board, there are very few Corsair products that you can't feel "probably good enough" with.

Badwrench · « **Reply #16 on:** Thu, 26 September 2013, 01:04:56 »

Quote from: korrelate on Wed, 25 September 2013, 11:18:44

Love Corsair's RAM, PSU, H20 Cooling and Fans.

Your S/W for controlling the H80i is a joke though. I mean, really?

And FWIW, Corsair truly needs to rethink its trade logo and its placement on HID devices.

Brand name, uh... Okaaay but that logo? I will never buy a single peripheral with that logo on it. Not that I mind it... it's fine for things that are way out of site, but it is not a forward facing logo to begin with and even if it was, HIDs are really not a place for logos.

Example? Consider apple. There is absolutely no product sold by apple that has an apple logo on the front (user-facing) side of the product. Nuff said. Don't do it = increase sales.

Seriously... right now you guys are about as bad as Razer.

Welcome aboard!!

Welcome. It is great to see that you have come to an enthusiast site (not just gamers). I am unsure if you guys are trying to branch out, but as highlighted above, your current product offering is aimed directly at the young gamer that cares more about how something looks rather than how it functions. I appreciate that you are incorporating higher quality components and materials in your newer product and feel that with a couple things being fine tuned (see Photec and Phettos and recommendations), you can have a very good product.

As far as logos/product name on peripherals, take a look at some of the more popular boards around here (Filco, hhkb, realforce, qfr) and see how they do their logos. To be honest, if you did a K70 with standard cap sizes (1.5 mods and 7x spacebar / 1.25 mods and 6.25 spacebar), I would consider one for myself (in a ten keyless

).

This board with the aformentioned changes and the rotary drum volume (love that thing), and you got a winner.

Turkishrambo · « **Reply #17 on:** Thu, 26 September 2013, 01:08:35 »

You guys need a board that match the obsidian series cases imo. Simple and elegant and high quality. IE something similar to the CODE keyboard

Tym · « **Reply #18 on:** Thu, 26 September 2013, 02:32:44 »

The amount of free PSU's I see corsair giving out is too damn high. Free stuff pl0x.

If I can make a recommendation please don't do a logitech and buy up the whole supply of brown switches, it just annoys people.

CorsairJames · « **Reply #19 on:** Mon, 30 September 2013, 11:25:16 »

@Korrelate: The logo placement is designed to be as unobtrusive as possible. I don't think we can ever get rid of it on our products but we do design them so that they don't scream at you (the sticker is silver for silver keyboards and black for the black versions, etc.).

@Badwrench/Keymaster: We do focus on gamers for our peripherals because that's the segment of the market that is most interested in our lineup. However, we did understand that not everyone who wants a mechanical keyboard is a gamer. This is why our font isn't outrageously out there, and didn't do anything "flashy" with the overall design. In fact, most people who used to call me in Tech Support in regards to macro questions weren't gamers (they would use the macros instead for keyboard shortcuts). If you guys have some suggestions though on what could be done aesthetically to make it even less "non-gamer," please feel free to let me know. I'd love to hear what you all would have to say since I always assumed our keyboards were good enough for mainstream users too.

@Tym: Switches for all colors are hard to find actually. Cherry can only make X amount and the number of mechanical keyboard manufacturers have far exceeded what they can supply. While Logitech does buy a large amount of brown switches, they're only getting what Cherry is willing to sell.

phoenix1234 · « **Reply #20 on:** Mon, 30 September 2013, 11:52:33 »

Hi Corsair,

Many GHers already provided many opinions, however I would like to feedback what I think about Corsair Keyboard.
Indeed, I try to provide my opinions as objective as I can.

Honestly, I like Corsair brand for what they did with Corsair PSU, Case, RAM and SSD...
However, coming to keyboard, I think Corsair should improve :

- Layout : even they did a big improvement from K90, K60 to K95 and K70, the layout is the biggest disadvantage, especially the spacebar, please change the spacebar to 6.25 + standard stem so users can change easily with standard keycaps
- Keycaps : I think the keycaps are quite sleek, if Corsair has more PBT keycaps choices, users will be very happy
- Switch : Corsair should have more choices like Brown and Blue switch
- Corsair logo: I have no issue with the current position of Corsair logo

Other than that, I think the K70 is very close to what users are looking for,
if the last row is 1.25+1.25+1.25+6.25+1.25+1.25+1.25, it is much more better

jalaj · « **Reply #21 on:** Mon, 30 September 2013, 12:09:55 »

A question.
There's already many OEM resellers of Cherry mech keyboards. IMO the market already seems quite saturated and that you're all competing for a share of a finite sized pie.
Why not try to partner up with T0pre and release a more unique product that will separate you from the rest of the pack?

korrelate · « **Reply #22 on:** Mon, 30 September 2013, 12:22:45 »

Quote from: phoenix1234 on Mon, 30 September 2013, 11:52:33

Hi Corsair,

Many GHers already provided many opinions, however I would like to feedback what I think about Corsair Keyboard.
Indeed, I try to provide my opinions as objective as I can.

Honestly, I like Corsair brand for what they did with Corsair PSU, Case, RAM and SSD...
However, coming to keyboard, I think Corsair should improve :

- Layout : even they did a big improvement from K90, K60 to K95 and K70, the layout is the biggest disadvantage, especially the spacebar, please change the spacebar to 6.25 + standard stem so users can change easily with standard keycaps
- Keycaps : I think the keycaps are quite sleek, if Corsair has more PBT keycaps choices, users will be very happy
- Switch : Corsair should have more choices like Brown and Blue switch
- Corsair logo: I have no issue with the current position of Corsair logo

Other than that, I think the K70 is very close to what users are looking for,
if the last row is 1.25+1.25+1.25+6.25+1.25+1.25+1.25, it is much more better

Good point about the keycap sizes: standard layouts, Corsair: std layouts!!

CorsairJames: I wonder about that... I bet you could get rid of the logo if you simply left the brand on it. Look what's happening in the market: Filco, Leopold, CM, etc. And WASD? They're going to have everybody's lunch (like 0 branding at all). Less is more here.... definitely. The image used to present the Corsair brand name totally works for HIDs... I don't know why you guys haven't thought of this yet.

CorsairJames: the fact that you're out here, though, gives me a little more faith in what's happening at Corsair, though.

Linkbane · « **Reply #23 on:** Mon, 30 September 2013, 15:26:24 »

Quote from: korrelate on Wed, 25 September 2013, 11:18:44

Your S/W for controlling the H80i is a joke though. I mean, really?

And FWIW, Corsair truly needs to rethink its trade logo and its placement on HID devices.

Brand name, uh... Okaaay but that logo? I will never buy a single peripheral with that logo on it. Not that I mind it... it's fine for things that are way out of site, but it is not a forward facing logo to begin with and even if it was, HIDs are really not a place for logos.

Example? Consider apple. There is absolutely no product sold by apple that has an apple logo on the front (user-facing) side of the product. Nuff said. Don't do it = increase sales.

Seriously... right now you guys are about as bad as Razer.

I don't mind it. I think that having a small logo like they do in metal is actually really nice looking, a sign of quality like the metal they use in the board rather than plastic. Consider SteelSeries' logo. It's subtle, not obtrusive, and welcome. The key is that they are low-key and good-looking.
Have you owned a K-series keyboard? The logo is tiny; the words are maybe half an inch high and the cute six-mast three-quarters. I mean, they made the products and they're proud of it. They don't throw a massive logo on it (like any company), it's a small, permanent steel logo that's the same color as the board. The QFR even has branding above the arrow keys, the space, and the alt keys. Considering the quality of the keyboard, I would put a logo on it also.

goobus · « **Reply #24 on:** Mon, 30 September 2013, 15:35:24 »

I have an obsidian case (the biggest one) and I freakin love it. It is sleek, dark, and simply monolithic looking. I think you guys could do a high end keyboard which has a brushed aluminum surface and black POM/PBT keycaps (maybe with a blank option) and you'd definitely have a winner. You could even put a silver logo on that thing maybe like how Filco does it (in the top right or bottom right corner) and that would be an easy buy for me.

heissler · « **Reply #25 on:** Tue, 01 October 2013, 09:46:15 »

Can we expect you to post as an official representative of Corsair around here? That'd be sweet.

Anyways, welcome to Wallethack!

Neal · « **Reply #26 on:** Tue, 01 October 2013, 12:48:47 »

Welcome, I like Corsair. More for their cases and PSU than anything else, the mod friendly fans are nice too.

Just one thing, please change to a standard bottom row instead of what you have now.

Dubsgalore · « **Reply #27 on:** Tue, 01 October 2013, 12:51:40 »

Welcome to Geekhack! i think you will like it here

CorsairJames · « **Reply #28 on:** Tue, 01 October 2013, 13:58:14 »

@Heissler, I am an official representative here.

heissler · « **Reply #29 on:** Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:44:41 »

Oh yes, I can see your badge now.
Great news, hope you are not the last in line of commercial reps populating the forum!

Welcome James!

asdfjkl36 · « **Reply #30 on:** Tue, 01 October 2013, 14:48:47 »

Glad to see a Corsair rep on GH.

Sifo · « **Reply #31 on:** Tue, 01 October 2013, 18:36:36 »

Welcome to Geekhack guys!

Elrick · « **Reply #32 on:** Tue, 01 October 2013, 23:53:13 »

Quote from: CorsairJames on Tue, 01 October 2013, 13:58:14

@Heissler, I am an official representative here.

Good to see that. Who knew Geekhack would attract such a heavyweight, to our humble little forum here?

Although I would just like once for your Company to make an ALL-Aluminum Casing for the Case Lovers out there. That material is just pure sex compared to painted sheet steel you seem addicted to currently.

Also don't forget to keep us informed of the latest gear you guys are going to distribute soon. That includes anything and everything from Ram, PSU's, Cases, Mices and Keyboards (of course). Always remember a pic is worth a 1000 words at any time of day or night

.

Just keep up the good work and always supply that great Guarantee that MOST companies seem too frightened to offer.

Hak Foo · « **Reply #33 on:** Wed, 02 October 2013, 00:53:43 »

I bought an all-aluminium casing. once A really nice Lian-Li job... they made a bunch to sell under the house brand at Best Buy, who had no clue what to do with $200 full-tower cases, so they ended up dumping them at $48.

It really disappointed me. The finish got a scratch that couldn't really be buffed out. It rattled compared to other cases. And it was a bit too flimsy-- you could pack enough cables behind the motherboard tray to bend it. I've stuck to steel since.

I wonder if you could anodize steel to give a similar finish to aluminium without the tin-can feel?

Elrick · « **Reply #34 on:** Wed, 02 October 2013, 01:01:50 »

Quote from: Hak Foo on Wed, 02 October 2013, 00:53:43

I bought an all-aluminium casing. once A really nice Lian-Li job... they made a bunch to sell under the house brand at Best Buy, who had no clue what to do with $200 full-tower cases, so they ended up dumping them at $48.

Lian Li when they first used really thick aluminum panels, were the ones to buy because I still have a spare 767 case (more than 12 years old) and that baby is big and heavy. It's panels are over 3.2mm thick hence it doesn't bend or rattle due to it's thick gauge. Lian Li no longer uses that size anymore hence some of their cases now, look and sound quite cheap.

Remember it's the gauge you use that determines whether you're producing high-end cases or discount junk for Best-Buy

.

I just hope Corsair steps up to the plate and takes over from Lian-Li that have now left the building, when it came to making decent PC Cases.

tp4tissue · « **Reply #35 on:** Wed, 02 October 2013, 07:12:00 »

So... corsair... Ergodox style keyboard.

keymaster · « **Reply #36 on:** Wed, 02 October 2013, 11:41:35 »

Quote from: tp4tissue on Wed, 02 October 2013, 07:12:00

So... corsair... Ergodox style keyboard.
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We would expect nothing less.

shrapneL · « **Reply #37 on:** Wed, 02 October 2013, 14:18:18 »

Welcome, James!

Just curious, do you have a favorite keyboard (any brand)?

microsoft windows · « **Reply #38 on:** Wed, 02 October 2013, 16:04:21 »

welcome to geek hack

Zeal · « **Reply #39 on:** Wed, 02 October 2013, 16:48:25 »

Welcome to GeekHack, James.

CorsairJames · « **Reply #40 on:** Fri, 04 October 2013, 11:54:54 »

Thanks everyone for the warm greetings. It has been a blast here so far with all your guy's input and feedback!

@Elrick: We don't sell all aluminium because it would make our cases extremely expensive without much to show for. The 900D for example in all aluminium would be priced beyond what most people would pay for such a case.

@tp4tissue: I've been reading a lot of threads and you're quite infamous with your replies.

@shrapneL: I haven't use as many of the keyboards discussed in this forum beyond the OTS (off the shelf) models you find in retail stores but I use the K70 Red/Black here @office and @home. The blues are too noisy for me and I like the sensitivity of the reds. Of course I'm also a bit bias too though to be fair, mosty OTS keyboards truly aren't built as nice either. Part of the reason I am here too though is to see what you all like and gives me an incentive to try the lesser known stuff as well.

Mad_Doktor · « **Reply #41 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 08:20:07 »

Quote from: CorsairJames on Fri, 04 October 2013, 11:54:54

Thanks everyone for the warm greetings. It has been a blast here so far with all your guy's input and feedback!

@Elrick: We don't sell all aluminium because it would make our cases extremely expensive without much to show for. The 900D for example in all aluminium would be priced beyond what most people would pay for such a case.

@tp4tissue: I've been reading a lot of threads and you're quite infamous with your replies.

@shrapneL: I haven't use as many of the keyboards discussed in this forum beyond the OTS (off the shelf) models you find in retail stores but I use the K70 Red/Black here @office and @home. The blues are too noisy for me and I like the sensitivity of the reds. Of course I'm also a bit bias too though to be fair, mosty OTS keyboards truly aren't built as nice either. Part of the reason I am here too though is to see what you all like and gives me an incentive to try the lesser known stuff as well.

Something that I've noticed here on the boards is that when it comes to keyboards, there are two very important things:

1. Quality
2. Individuality

Many of us have specific requirements for keyboards (we're not just gamers) and quality becomes a big factor if we're going to use it for hours on end. Of course, that also means it should pleasing as well... Hello keycaps and custom chassis?

MKULTRA · « **Reply #42 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 09:00:04 »

Love Corsair's PC components. I would really love to see standard sized modifiers which would allow for custom keycap sets to be used.

Thimplum · « **Reply #43 on:** Mon, 07 October 2013, 20:51:48 »

Quote from: MKULTRA on Mon, 07 October 2013, 09:00:04

Love Corsair's PC components. I would really love to see standard sized modifiers which would allow for custom keycap sets to be used.

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redskull · « **Reply #44 on:** Tue, 08 October 2013, 01:58:27 »

Quote from: Thimplum on Mon, 07 October 2013, 20:51:48

Quote from: MKULTRA on Mon, 07 October 2013, 09:00:04
Love Corsair's PC components. I would really love to see standard sized modifiers which would allow for custom keycap sets to be used.

this

+1

welcome james@corsair, really love your stuff. do take note from GH on what mechanical keyboards should be; simple, sturdy, standard layouts.

demik · « **Reply #45 on:** Tue, 08 October 2013, 04:50:54 »

Green switches! Full mx keyboards! No gimmicky "gaming features"

Corsair products are awesome, welcome!

CorsairJames · « **Reply #46 on:** Wed, 09 October 2013, 12:41:07 »

I may start a thread soon to ask about what you all like/dislike about the keyboards available in general. Some of our engineers would really like in-depth feedback as to what can be improved. I think this is the place to ask those questions

Linkbane · « **Reply #47 on:** Wed, 09 October 2013, 15:44:53 »

Quote from: CorsairJames on Wed, 09 October 2013, 12:41:07

I may start a thread soon to ask about what you all like/dislike about the keyboards available in general. Some of our engineers would really like in-depth feedback as to what can be improved. I think this is the place to ask those questions

Sounds wonderful, maybe Corsair will be the next great keyboard manufacturer.
By the way, really liking the M95.

gameaholic · « **Reply #48 on:** Wed, 09 October 2013, 17:06:07 »

It's about damn time. Welcome to GH! Big corsair fan. I've used a number of your products and I'm looking forward to getting that new case that just came out for my next build. Yes coolermaster beat you here but more competition will mean better prices and new products which will be good for us consumers.

First off some things I like about corsair products. I do like the raised wasd/12345 keys you include on some of your keyboards. I like that you got rid of the part mechanical/part rubber dome keyboard. I also like the use of aluminum. Once you get to know us here you will see how much we like our custom Korean aluminum cases. I also like that you have released a TKL model. Since I switched to TKL I haven't looked back and I am now starting to get into 60% keyboards. I also like the customization you've done with the swappable rings in the fans and different color sleeved cables. Maybe this can extend to your keyboards.

Things I'd like to see:

- The spacebar and modifier size issue has already been addressed in this thread. We like to change our keycaps and would like standard sizes so we can use the sets we buy from group buys or vintage sets.

- Black brushed aluminum case keyboards to match the Obsidian cases. I think that would look EVIL.

- How about a 60% keyboard along the lines of a Poker II keyboard? It allows having the mouse closer to the keyboard. No American based company has filled this niche yet.

- A small cherry mx based gaming pad to compete with the razer orb weaver or logitech g13. Primarily to be used for fps gaming. I'd like it with cherry mx reds but also it should be modder friendly. Perhaps an aluminum case to match.

- Nice wrist rests. Detachable but usable with other keyboards. I like the angle and length of the one on the Steelseries 7g but it is not compatible with other keyboards and is too big. As far as material you could go with wood, acrylic, plastic or maybe aluminum.

- Keycap sets. You could include a standard printed keycap set with the keyboards but give us the option of buying nicer doubleshot or pbt sets. Standard sizes of course. Maybe a nice simple two-tone color scheme.

- With regards to branding we like either subtle or none.

- Detachable usb cables. Maybe offer your own red/white/black sleeved usb cables.

- Backlighting. I think the company to look at right now for backlighting is Ducky and their shine line.

- With regards to macros I only need a few and I don't want them on the sides. I wouldn't mind a row of macro keys and dedicated media keys along the very top of the keyboard.

I'm sure you'll have a vendor forum soon. You'll also find great feedback here regarding other peripherals like mice and speakers. I really love my SP2500 speakers. I know I'm not the only one hoping you guys come out with a 5.1 or 7.1 speaker set with the same quality.

Now I'm off to begin saving $ for all the great products you are sure to come out with!

~ Gameaholic

Linkbane · « **Reply #49 on:** Wed, 09 October 2013, 19:15:49 »

So, my personal opinion. I'm assuming that Corsair will stay in mostly gamer mode, so I'm not going to say anything wild like suggest that you make a 60% board.
A few observations from a more moderate standpoint.

I don't mind having non-mechanical keys on the f-rows/six nav keys if it'll shave $10 off the cost. Honestly the only protest would be on principle, which I find less important than savings and efficiency.
Also, the open aluminum casing is great. Very strong, easy to clean, and looks wonderful. No need to change that, but having both brushed and anodized black available for all switches seems to make sense.

The aesthetic is good; the branding is there and not obtrusive, and looks quality as it's actually metal rather than printed, but as I think some others have said having standard keycap sizes would be good. Lots of modders, and I've never seen a single modified Corsair board for that reason. In fact, if you offered different colored keycaps as an option, like white, I feel as if it would be very popular with us as well as the general public. I would definitely want to get a white-keycap Corsair board, because I already like the board itself and the font is readable but different enough that it's better looking than a 1990s keyboard.

As far as the build, I understand that there are two cables, which necessitates the cable being very thick, but making them even slightly thinner would be good. The cables on my K60, while never being able to be accused of tangling, are rather large (love the braiding, though). Another option or thing to put in conjunction is having channels, and given how there's already a raise at the top of the board, it would seem like it'd be good to take advantage of that feature.

Also, a TKL version of the K70 is pretty much a must. Most all of us have different tastes in switches than just Red, so having the most popular keyboard of yours in the more common layout would seem sensible. Even having the K65 with an option of different switches is fine.

Other than that, the little touches of quality in you guys' work is is just great. The metal name, aluminum design, volume drum (which none of my other boards have) and cable are just some of the touches that I've come to appreciate from all of you.

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