The Corsair Raptor K40 gaming keyboard has loads of features for PC gamers. It has 6 programmable gaming keys, 36 kilobytes of onboard memory to store your game profiles, full anti-ghosting and its under-key illumination lets you pick any color under the rainbow at three brightness levels.
This keyboard doesn’t use mechanical switches, but does have the advantage of multi-color LEDs under the keyboard, which lets you change the illumination of the keys to any color you want, and you can assign each color to any gaming profile. Because the LEDs are “shared”, you cannot light up any individual key the way the Corsair K60, K70, or K95 do.
The full key anti-ghosting means that the circuits under the keys are wired in a way so that pressing a certain number of keys in the same region will cancel each other out. Without an anti-ghosting keyboard, you’ll run into the “walk forward-while-crouching-reload” problem (Shift + Ctrl + W + R).
The K40 also comes with replacement W, A, S, D, and arrow key caps, so you can easily identify these keys for gaming.
Features
- 16.8 Million color customizable backlighting
- Full key matrix anti-ghosting with full key rollover
- Six (6) dedicated programmable G-Keys
- On-board profile memory
- Multimedia controls
Specifications
- Rubber dome keys
- RGB 16.8 million color backlighting with three brightness levelsw
- Six dedicated macro keys
- 36 KB onboard memory
- Seven multimedia keys (Stop, Previous, Play/Pause, Next, Mute, Volume Up, Volume Down)
- Windows Lock key
Links
Hexus (June 16, 2014)
Kit Guru (June 11, 2014)
eTeknix (April 13, 2014)
Benchmark Reviews (March 11, 2014)
Hardware Heaven (March 3, 2014)
