was looking for a cherry mx blue but they don't have the K70 lux rgb in mx blue, but they advised that this is the closet, mx brown and my holy shit it is just awesome the feel and tactile feed back from the switch is just as good and it still has the click sound, i'm not sorry for getting the mx brown's.

con
the cable is so thick it's not easy to route it, it's the only reason for the 4 star other wise it would of been a 5 star.

I ran into a problem recently where I was using the keyboard through a powered usb hub, somewhere somehow while swapping around ports, the keyboard stopped typing. The lights worked and the usb pass-through worked but no typing and absolutely no form of detection from any computer, as though there was nothing on the other side of the cable. No manner of uninstalling/reinstalling drivers, restarting, resetting basic drivers in device manager etc, trying different pc's... None of it worked.

The solution was to unplug - hold in Esc button - plug in - release escape button. (quick flash of backlight and detection immediately occurs). Hope this helps save others from a solid rage quit. Do it on a fresh restart and after removing all relevant basic drivers from device manager.

I'm reviewing the Corsair Gaming K70 LUX RGB (MX Cherry Brown). I'm not an expert when it comes to mechanical keyboards, but this isn't my first either. I bought this keyboard because I wanted a few things; full size, RGB backlighting, dedicated media controls, MX Cherry Brown. In my search, very few keyboards met these requirements; but the K70 was a perfect fit. I originally tried a K70, but decided on the K70 LUX after I returned the K70 for an unrelated issue (it was refurbished and had an issue from the previous owner).

Odds are if you're considering this keyboard, you've already come to the conclusion that you want a mechanical keyboard. One of the biggest problems people have are which switches to use. This is entirely preference, and my advice is to test them out in person, either on a display model or a sample switch pad. No amount of reading will give you the feel for the keys.

Pros:
Overall Look - this thing is beautiful. It does not scream "gaming" with aggressive logos and screen-printed color. Instead, it is just plane black with a black aluminum plate. It has a professional look, and it wouldn't be out of place in an office. If you want a loud keyboard, that's where the RGB customizing comes in.

RGB Backlighting - This is a great feature, although its often sold for gaming purposes, I generally use my keyboard for work. Making the color something more gentle than "gaming red" helps, and switching it every few days makes my day-to-day a bit easier. Even though I don't look down at my keyboard to type, its a nice ambiance, and brings some color to an otherwise dull environment. One useful utility I found for the RGB control is to make the Caps Lock key change to red if I hit it. Another thing is if I ever catch myself in the middle of a pride parade, my keyboard can double as a virtual rainbow flag.

Brightness - The RGB backlighting on this isn't nearly as bright as some of the other keyboards (Razer), but it is bright enough for me. The LUX model has larger letters that allow more light to shine through than the K70. As a result, the keyboard allows a lot of light to reach the eye without being too bright. I saw someone online paint the backplate of the keyboard white, which dramatically increased the brightness. I'm not 100% sure how you could do this neatly.

Dedicated Media Controls - these are by far the best media controls I could find on the market. The volume is a knob, and not a pair of buttons, which is very rare for keyboards. Additionally, the 5 dedicated controls (Mute - Stop - Back - Pause/Play - Next) have RGB lighting in them. You can make them whatever color you want as well.

Comfort - The keyboard is very comfortable to use, and the optional handrest is perfect without being "too much". The full-sized keyboard is nice if you're using the numberpad/arrows, or generally like "more room" on a keyboard. The one thing I don't like is that they flipped the keys "<>?" so that ",./" would be on top. This is because most of the keyboard light shines through on the top of the key rather than the bottom. It makes sense, and works well with the number row on the top of the keyboard, but personally, I don't like how it looks on the punctuation keys.

Wishlist (cons):
Non-Standard Bottom Row - This is the major complaint I see from "keyboard enthusiasts" online. The bottom row (the one with the space bar) has non-standard key sizing. This means that it would be hard to find a set of key-caps if you wanted to replace or customize the look of the keyboard. This doesn't bother me, but I understand why it would bother some people. Anytime a company doesn't adopt an industry universal or standard, it should raise some red flags. Unfortunately, Corsair dropped the ball on this one. Other major brands also use non-standard sets as well (CM, Razer) so just check if this is important to you.

Backplate - I was looking for a keyboard with a backplate that would allow me to remove the tops/stems of individual keys. These are generally hard to come by even if you're building a custom keyboard by hand. Personally, I think it should be the market standard. Just know that if you have a problem with a switch, you will not be able to open it up without a significant amount of desoldering. That also means you can not switch out stems (ie; tired of Blue and want to switch to Red? Gonna need a new keyboard). Again, this is no fault of Corsair, but part a problem in the Cherry switches and "plate mounting". The alternative is PCB mounted switches, which very few companies mass produce.

USB - This monster takes up 2 USB spots on your computer. Its ok, because unlike the K70, the K70 LUX gives you an extra USB port on the back. The other problem I have is that the USB cable is not removable unlike other brands; which would be nice if you ever had to switch it out.

Audio - It would be nice if there were audio ports directly in the keyboard. This feature is rare to find on keyboards.

Summary:
Overall, this is a very solid mechanical keyboard with most features you would expect. It isn't my idea of a perfect keyboard, but it was by far the best one available that met most of my criteria. While there are some other rare features I wish this keyboard had, it essentially has the most features of any other keyboard on the market. The construction is sturdy, and it has a very professional look.

The corsair K70 is so much better than any internet review can tell you, The software is actually not that bad to use at all and internet reviews bash it unfairly, The K70 is very soft to type on and game with, the keys dont need to be pressed in far like every other keyboard ive used, once you are typing on it properly it is very silent compared to most.

The colour settings are endless and you can never be done with creating your own colour programs to stand out from all of your friends when you hook up for a gaming sessions,

I am very particular about my PC components & after months of searching for the perfect keyboard I could not have done better,

Ontop of a good product you cannot go wrong with WootWare's customer service!

The MX brown switches - They are great, very satisfying to type on, they make a nice sound but aren't too loud at all. I prefer them over the MX red switches because of the tactile feedback. About 35% through the press you get the little blump and then its smooth the rest of the way down. They feel a lot like the MX reds, kind of. You might, MIGHT find the little blump annoying in gaming if you like to "hover" your presses or in other words not press and fully release each time, there is a kind of interference when semi pressing that you may not like if you are delicate with your key presses. You only really notice that when you are mellowed out and actually thinking about it though (at least in my case).

The RGB - Very yes yo. RGB everything. Super dank. The clear switch housings improve the look significantly by lighting up everything underneath and around the switches.

The features (apart from the aforementioned features) - Honestly, for the money I feel like I should have gotten a little more, at the very least they included dedicated media buttons, I would not have bought the keyboard otherwise. It would have been nice to see some dedicated programmable buttons and a keyboard lock function. The Gskill KM780 RGB is a good example of good value for money and that would have been my first choice had it ever been in stock anywhere. Another good example is the Redragon K550 Yama RGB, which would have been my second choice if it had MX brown switches. - Other features include a switch that lets you choose different report rates and a bios function. Leave it at 1, that’s the fastest report rate and the keyboard still works in the bios on that setting. You may however need the bios function when using the bios on older systems, I needed it on a x58 motherboard with an i7 950 recently so there is use to this switch. - There is a USB port on the keyboard but it is USB 2.0 which is a little saddening because now I won’t be able to put it to great use, instead its left to do minor work like handling flash drives every now and then. - There are 2 USB cables attached to this keyboard, the reason for this is to compensate for power usage. If you are using USB 2.0 you need two ports to power everything adequately. Consider that you may have an HDD and full RGB disco going on, that’s why you need the power. If you are using USB 3.0 then you only need to have 1 plugged in and that’s the one with the picture of a keyboard on it. But plug both in anyway, its neater.

What’s in the box? You get the keyboard with some various papers as per usual and some additional key caps that are optimised for gamers. They are angled caps that let you know where your fingers are. I however found that the angles were a little too aggressive so I opted to use the standard caps. The included caps are W, A, S, D, E, R, and F. They have grey textured tops.

Cons - The edges of the aluminium structure are sharp and not smoothed out at all it seems. It feels like a blunt knife if you rub your fingers over it, this is not an issue unless you reach over stuff often because you might get a nasty poke at some point. - The dedicated media buttons are low down. The rest of the keys are perched up high so if you are sitting at a relatively normal height at your desk and sitting back into your chair, about 30% of the buttons will be obscured by the upper four buttons on the numpad, and completely obscured if you lean just a little ways back which is not nice.

Pros - The structure of the keyboard is very strong and the build quality is great - The software that manages the keyboard is well laid out and easy to use - The media keys and especially the volume wheel are very useful and the USB pass through is a bonus - The RGB lights are very well done. - The media keys also light up in sync with the rest of the keyboard which is good. A lot of manufacturers seem to ignore this and make them a static colour or just not light up at all, do they even RGB? The board is very stable on your desk and there are four pop out feet on all corners underneath so you can perch it up however you like. Lastly, you can use it on your lap too, its better with the palm rest not attached in those situations but either way you can still do it easily if you want to.

Advisories - When you attach the palm rest be sure to give enough force until it clicks into place. It must not fall out when you move or pick up the keyboard. Take a look at the pictures and see how close the palm rest is to the bottom row of switches so you know where it should be once clicked in. You NEED the corsair software to run the RGB lights and it must be running in the backround to keep working so disabling it on startup is not an option.

My recommendation? If you like it, buy it, no regrets here.