Corsair K55 RGB PRO XT Keyboard – Six Macro Keys

Almost every keyboard I have ever bought has a slightly different layout. The default keys are on the bottom of the key and the shift key is at the top. Not so with this keyboard. It must be made in a different country. The number keys are weird and it took a little time to get used to. The numbers, or the basic keystrokes are at the top of the keys the way they are printed on the keys. Since the keys are slightly different in feel compared to my last keyboard I have to look at the keys to make sure I’m hitting the correct keys and the printing on the keys is very disorientating. If I hit shift on my keyboard I expect it to represent the symbol or letter on the top of the key and no shift means small letters or whatever symbol is on the bottom of the key. I thought all keyboards were laid out pretty much the same. Apparently not. The keyboard itself is fine and I like it and I’m sure I’ll get used to it. It’s not a bad keyboard just the way the keys are printed are strange and yes you can change the layout but you should not have to change the layout to make it function as a standard keyboard.

for the prize it do the job , why paid more.

Satisfying to type on! I got one after trying out my fiancé’s and have not regretted it. Customizing the colors is fun and it makes typing an enjoyable experience. Love the noises it makes. My one gripe is that its difficult to find keycaps that are compatible with it without buying switch converters.

Love this keyboard.
I had a Logitech G213 which is a ~similar~ price point but this difference is night in day in both comfort, build/material quality, feel, and lighting.
Long story short, I loved my Logitech G213 but I had a weird issue with my spacebar, M key through to the ? key. At first I did a simple fix with taking the keys out and adding some extra paper into the trigger space (which sure you shouldn’t have to do to begin with) – but even just getting this board out of the box, the feel, lighting, and material and build quality blow the G213 out of the water.

Honestly I should be a mechanical keyboard fan given my living and hobbies, but for some reason I prefer the feel and sound of membrane, and this keyboard does NOT come close to the feel of a mechanical keyboard, it is still a very nice, premium high quality feel, nice travel per key and the keys themselves feel like VERY high quality matte finish plastic with much nicer lighting features than the G213 offers, especially being controlled via iCue.

Back in the day I used to talk major trash about Corsair, but now my system is filled with their products like fans, liquid cooling, and now peripherals because they 150,000% stepped their game and quality up in the past 10 years.

Also I wrote this entire review on this keyboard.

TL;DR
Love it. Great membrane keyboard, fantastic lighting features via iCue. If you’re a mechanical fan and need a quieter type, it’s not for you. But if you like the feel of a membrane keyboard, with nice RGB lighting and macro/ks control, this keyboard is top-tier and an absolute steal for the price.

I certainly had a number of doubts about buying another keyboard, after so many of my previous ones had failed in one way or another. After using this one for a day, those doubts evaporated.

It is well built, quiet, the lights are bright and its very comfortable to type on. I suspect that the general pains I would sometimes feel in my hands and wrist are because of poor keyboard design, among the countless keyboards I’ve tried in the past.

I also really like the heft it has. It doesn’t feel flimsy, as though its going to break any minute. The macro keys on the left side are taking some time to get used to, but that’s with anything new.

Overall I would definitely recommend. The only complaint I have is a trivial one. The buttons have a font that I really don’t like, but as I said that is incredibly trivial and it wouldn’t be something even remotely close to a deal breaker.

Conclusion: If you are in the market looking for a strong, bright, comfortable keyboard this one should fit the bill.

I installed iCue right away and updated the firmware (painless), then tested things out. In order to do ‘custom colors’ (besides the default colors), iCue has to be running, which is not great, but not a dealbreaker either. Without iCue, one can use the FN + 1-5 keys to adjust the hue of each ‘zone’. Since I wanted static green, no issue there at all as green is a default ‘hardware mode’ color. When I reboot, the keyboard remembers the color and zone config without me using iCue, nice! In spite of using a ‘zone’ lighting scheme, each key’s symbols are readily legible in the dark. Couldn’t care less about macros, but this can handle those with the G keys.

The keys have a slight wobble to them, and I guess some people may care about that; I couldn’t care less as everything feels responsive and solid. It does not have a gigantic permanently attached wrist rest, thankfully. I prefer membrane keys but ymmv, and these are sufficiently quiet.

I got this keyboard in new condition in a ‘hassle free’ package for about $26. For the features, not having to use software to change AND KEEP colors between reboots — and of course the bang for the buck — one would be hard pressed indeed to do better than this. If it breaks too soon I’ll be sure to update this review.