Corsair K55 RGB PRO Wired Membrane Gaming Keyboard (Dynamic
Corsair K55 RGB PRO Wired Membrane Gaming Keyboard (Dynamic Per-Key RGB Backlighting, 6 Macro Keys w/Elgato Software Integration, IP42 Dust and Spill-Resistant, Detachable Palm Rest) QWERTY, Black
Dedicated Volume and Media KeysTake command of media and volume without interrupting the game.
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| Weight: | 810 g |
| Dimensions: | 48.1 x 16.7 x 3.6 cm; 810 Grams |
| Brand: | Corsair |
| Model: | CH-9226765-UK |
| Colour: | Black |
| Batteries Included: | No |
| Manufacture: | Corsair |
| Dimensions: | 48.1 x 16.7 x 3.6 cm; 810 Grams |
Ik dacht een semi mechanic keyboard te bestellen maar als dit er een is, dan is het wat anders als ik hoopte. De toetsen zijn erg zwaar en maken best wel een hoop lawaai. Maar, ze zijn wel stevig, en van hoge kwaliteit.
Software is te downloaden op de site van Corsair en werkt goed. Hoop extra opties, wat handig is voor gamers of andere mensen die macros gebruiken.
Prima deal voor de prijsklasse
only issue I have had so far is occasionally having to restart icue
For the price, can’t do much better! Great quality as always from Corsair (had an old Corsair keyboard from 2013 and it’s still working!), so thought why not buy another one from my other PC.
The LEDs are easy to change and looks great. Each key has a satisfying press to it and isn’t too loud either since it’s a rubber dome switch. Comes with a nice matte feeling wrist rest too.
Can’t go wrong!
This keyboard is far the best i have ever bough
I have been using this keyboard for a while now, and it’s absolutely amazing. Don’t let the “Membrane keys” title put you off, this keyboard built to such a high standard that you hardly notice it. The lighting on this keyboard is mesmerizing, there are several preset modes to choose from, and you can make your own. Although there is a little light leakage that causes some of the color to go onto the keys surrounding it, again, this keyboard is built to such a high standard that you hardly notice it. Also, the keys are bright and support very vivid colors, the keys can be easily seen in a completely lit room. (While typing this, I shone my phone torch onto the keyboard and the lighting remained completely visible, still at its luminous, bright colors.) (You can also dim the lights if it gets annoying, don’t worry about that)
As for gaming, this is by far the best keyboard I’ve ever used. Its response time is instant, the G keys are absolutely game changing, and another cool little feature that I appreciate is the media keys, meaning you can play songs while ingame and if you need to concentrate, you can just hit pause without having to tab out of your game to pause it, hence ruining your concentration. But no, with this, it’s as simple as just one push of a button. You can also cycle through your songs with the 2 media keys surrounding the pause key.
Now for ergonomics. I have never typed on a keyboard so comfortable. The wrist support allows you to slope your hands to the perfect typing position, and I find that I can type significantly faster with this keyboard over other keyboards. I could press the keys for hours, It feels like some type of angelic jelly has been laid underneath the keys. This combined with the wrist support creates the ultimate gaming and typing experience.
For the price it’s very very nice, the only issue would be the additional macro keys on the left, Definitely able to be ignored / worked around, but still end up making just a few uses of the keyboard a bit awkward having an extra growth that most people aren’t used to on the left side, But a small issue for sure.
Other than that. Literally perfect. nice feeling keys, fast and responsive, full utility of keypad
9/10
Purchased as a replacement for the Razer Cynosa v2 (fed up with the coating coming off the keys). Save your time and effort and just buy Corsair keyboards as the quality is great and they just work.
Absolutely love this keyboard. Yes it’s membrane but it feels good quality and I prefer it over overly clicky keyboards which sets off my sensory overload. This one does not. I used to have the first version of it which is still like brand new but wanted the second version because of the seperate light colour instead of sections. It does not disappoint. Outstanding Corsair and at a really good price too.
You WILL get used to this in time, the more you use it but this is an amazing keyboard. It worked as soon as I plugged it in and I didnt have to bother installing any software (apparently theres something you can download to make the light dance differently). I actually have the lights turned off as I find them a distraction. Now I know where the keys are I am able to find them in the dark.
Dont get me wrong they are beautiful lights but just not for me.
No problem typing and Im not getting any problems in games either with the keyboard locking up or any other nonsense that my older, cheaper, keyboard did. Yes this is pricey, but worth it.
Ho comprato su amazon warehouse come nuovo, molto bella per me piace molto. La tastiera inglese non italiana ma per me uguale. Tastiera membrana e abbastanza silenziosa rispeso le tastiere meccaniche.
This extremely good keyboard with more keys for gaming and the colour pattern are very first-rate. This certainly well worth a purchase because it reasonably-priced.
I mainly needed a quiet keyboard, as I am on a student exchange program and the walls here are paper thin. This keyboard has done its job well. The lighting is pretty awesome, I just find the actual app a little confusing to use, but that may just be me.
I got it for a great price and it was definitely worth my money.
After using her computer I decided I had to get my own one.
I use this for work about 7 hours a day. I have had 5 months and other than the dust it has accumulated, it look and works brand new. None of the letters are scratched (and remember I said I have used this for 5 months 7 hours a day)
I would defiantly recommend. This is every comfortable keyboard and types and feels perfect.
As I said I use this for work. The 6 macro keys on the left are an amazing aspect and I use these countless times a day for tasks I repeat. (There is a task at work that believe it or not I can complete 4 hours before the average person just because of those amazing macro keys.
The only problem I have with this is that you need to have ICUE! running in the background the manually ick the colours you want. Other than this it’s great. The default colours are good anyways so not too bad.
For its price, its a good keyboard. It might not be the most quiet, but writing, it feels comfortable and nice. The space bar isn’t the best but usable. Good amounts of options on the backlight.
There are two issues:
1. I notice that the black on a couple of the keys is starting to wear off. Based on my experience with other (cheaper) keyboards, I would have expected this to last for longer.
2. The wrist rest collects dirt like there’s no tomorrow.
if i am not mistaken these have a waterproof membrane under the keys?
I am a devout gamer of over 20 yrs and have trashed my last 2 x 135+ gaming keyboards due to knocking my beers over the keyboards and have instantly fried/killed them , i haven’t had the privilege to spill beer into this one yet, but it is a brilliant gaming keyboard, with lots of RGB control via the corsair download and i 100% recommend it after years of PC gaming
Nice feel to the keyboard and the lighting is good. I’m taking one star off as the key action is slightly clunky for fast typing for me and the mappable keys on the left are a pain as I keep hitting the top one instead of escape. Will probably get used to it.
Just a few notes;
-Amazing build quality with tactile switches. (obviously not hot-swappable but still very nice)
-6 Programable Keys using the ICue program which itself is much less demanding then others (*Razer Synapse*)
-Wrist rest is detachable. Insanely huge plus and what put this as 5 star instead of 4.
-The actual USB cable is a good length which is always appreciated.
Downsides;
-It is a very large keyboard, which won’t affect some but if you’re lacking desk space like myself, it is pretty massive compared to other 100% keyboards.
-Very simple RGB with minimal customisation (nothing like Razer but still very good for half the price)
Either way if you’re looking for a good mid-range keyboard and don’t want to spend a ton, this is a great keyboard and one that’ll definitely last.
A good quality membrane keyboard that is OK for gaming as long as you aren’t too rough with it.
I bought it more for simulators and general use and one of the main reasons for choosing this keyboard were the 6 macro keys. Those keys were simple and straightforward to set up, as were the lighting effects which I am continually messing about with – the variations and effects seem to be limitless. It does everything that I want and because of the quality of materials used it should last for years.
The keys have good enough travel for gaming but also not too much travel for typing, so the keyboard is pretty good for both.
The main issue I have is that it is quite wide and I don’t have the biggest hands, so sometimes I have to look at it to reposition my hands correctly before resuming touch typing. I find I also have to offset its position to the left instead of having it centered for the same reason.
But it is a good keyboard which I hope will last a good while.
However, when I have the backlight on the brighter settings, there is a very high pitched electronic whine that comes from the keyboard. Probably wouldn’t bother most people but my hearing is very sensitive. The noise goes away if you have it on the lowest brightness so it isn’t too much of a problem.
Another issue I’m having is that dust and small particles can fall into the area under the keys, the space that lights up, so you can see when a speck of something has fallen in but you can’t get to it. I am going to have to try to either vaccuum these out, or take off the keys to clean it.
Going to gift this to a friend as the keyboard works fine when connected directly to either machine
*** Pro’s ***
– The keyboard comes with a rest for your wrists which is an amazing feature as it prevents you from getting strain or uncomfortable hands
– The keyboard offers RGB customisability that can be synced with the iCue system giving you the option to have profiles for the RGB colours
– The keyboard has macro buttons that you can map on the iCue software to create complex macros and simple macros
– Keyboard comes with volume control which allows you to skip songs, pause them, and increase total computer volume
– Keys feel nice to use even though they’re not mechanical
– Quite a large keyboard but it’s perfect for an optimal keyboard layout
*** Con’s ***
– Even though it has RGB, it’s not as customisable as you’d expect, instead of having each key able to be mapped out it has 3 sections that work as one mappable area each
– The keys aren’t mechanical and for the price it should be, might be worth spending a little extra to get a better keyboard in my opinion
Areas to improve:
– Make it so that every key on the keyboard is able to be mapped as a separate LED
– Make the keyboard mechanical instead of the weird thing that it is so the option to swap out switches is available
I love this keyboard, and even though it might not be my dream keyboard it works very very well. The macros are useful and they’re something I use in my every day life, and I find the RGB lights to be a nice addition.
So the keyboard itself is nice – works fine. Lights are okay however the button layout is a bit annoying.
The G buttons right now are pointless to me, I keep pushing them instead of CTRL because of their position and the esc keys along with the F keys are sunk down a bit making it super annoying to find them while playing unless you raise the keyboard slightly and even then it’s a little bit annoying. I guess it’s something you have to get used too but that’s just my heads up. Other than that good keyboard!
I only have two issues. One (the one I knock off a star for) is that there are issues with the iCUE software/keyboard drivers that means the software doesn’t always recognise the keyboard when you boot the PC, meaning that the lighting profiles and macro keys don’t work properly without unplugging/replugging. Second is a very minor gripe – I find that the rubber grip/rest at the bottom collects sweat really easily, so it goes white and can be surprisingly difficult to clean. On the plus side, it does grip well, so I can’t really complain.
All in all, if you’re on a budget, or just cheap, both of which I was when I bought this, I don’t think you could go wrong. 4 years of constant use and a damn good keyboard, for very little.
Keys
The keys are not mechanical, but they have a pretty good feeling to them when pressing down, also quite responsive. They are not loud at all if this is one of your concerns. The keyboard is also packed with 6x macro keys, which can be handy for some people who are into MMOs and streamers. Definitely better than ordinary 10-20 keyboard.
Size and Comfort
The keyboard is really big. Especially if have the wrist rest attached, which is quite comfortable if you ask me. The wrist rest is made out of silicon-ish material so its not the smoothest and can get dirty pretty quick, but easy to clean as it can be removed easily.
RGB + Software
RGB lighting is really nice and looks much better compare to other 40-60 keyboards. It requires the ICUE software to run on your PC to make the most out of it. Luckily it barely put any strains on your system, so probably no issue for most people.
Worth mentioning. The Software might not recognize the keyboard at first. Updating/ Newly downloading and restarting the PC helped me. I seen others had the similar issue. There are few solution this issue is quiet common among K55 keyboards
My Experience with the K55 PRO XT
I have this keyboard for 2 moths by now and there have been no MAJOR issues with it. After a few weeks the numlock indicator light went off and the left arrow key had a different rgb colour but was fixed with upgrading firmware and restarting the pc.
I recommend buying this product but only when discounted. The 70 price tag is bit expensive for the K55 PRO XT model.
The key feel is quite good and tactile for a rubber dome, allowing quick and easy typing and moderate gaming. I wouldn’t however recommend this keyboard for high precision or high speed gaming, as the keys can feel mushy if constantly spammed.
Good quality keyboard for the money, especially if you have other corsair components in your PC or a Corsair mouse, so as to keep the computer setup looking uniform.
Brought for 15 year old due to his non stop telling me all about it and the difference between non pro and pro.
Now he happy using it to playing games on pc alot better and light are cool to
The key labels are all upside down!! What I mean is that, on 99.999% of other keyboards, the shifted thing is above the normal thing. For example, press ‘=’ for equals, and usually, above that is the shift-thing, in this case ‘+’. See the photo attached – all the legends are the other way up! For most keys, this doesn’t matter much, but for +/= and maybe for some, : / ; will be confusing. I have been typing for over 40 years, and it throws me off on this keyboard!
However, I still think it’s a great keyboard because:
– It’s quiet! Maybe not as quiet as a thin membrane keyboard, but for a full-travel keyboard it’s very quiet. Finally I can type while my partner is sleeping in the next room. No clatter of the space bar! Marvellous!
– It’s lighted – with so many options, and so easily controlled without software! I also love that there is a dedicated key to adjust the brightness or turn off the backlight. Great! Another good thing about backlighted keyboards is that the keys themselves have transparent letters so the light shows through. This means that the legends will not wear off when, like me, I forget to cut my nails short. The number of keyboards I have worn the letters off is too many to count. This one will survive! Gonna be great in the winter when it’s dark.
_ Just to be clear – you cannot control the colour of an individual key – there are 4 zones left to right that you can change the colour of… so that may not suit all, but I have solid colour across the whole thing – different one each day to switch things up a bit!
– It’s got 6 programmable keys that you don’t need software for – record those key sequences right on the keyboard – amazing and so easy to do!
– It’s got media controls, the most important two being Mute and pause – for when the phone rings and when it’s time to stop annoying other people!
So, in general, it’s the keybaord I have been waiting for for years…. except for this upside-down shift legend thing. Oh, and the num lock LED is BRIGHT.
If they re-did this keyboard with the legend as it is on all the other keyboards, then I would buy loads of these to use for the rest of my life!
One thing it does not do that my G15s did was have profiles for the macro keys that changed with each game. With the K55 you have 6 macro keys and that’s it, they are fixed with whatever you program them with (at least that’s what I am finding).
Ong good feature is the ability to disable the Windows key when gaming using the little lock button on the top (and if you use the software you can make this also disable Alt-F4).
The two negatives I have is that the text for some buttons is too small for my old eyes (all the non letter or number keys especially) , and the Shift text is shown at the bottom on the keys, not the top (confusing). So 4 stars.
I would buy this keyboard again, unless there was an non RGB version that cost less and then I would buy that 🙂
Using the ICUE software its easy to control the lighting and does have a few options but not nearly as many as my Corsair M800 mouse pad and M55 Pro Mouse and it will not link colour mode like those either except for a solid colour option. The colour is also a little duller than those as well, but this is due the rubber the light has to passthrough under the keys.
It is a pretty decent keyboard though and seems solidly built and the macro keys and volume keys work great but I dont use the media keys so I cant really comment on those. Its also pretty quiet as most membrane keyboards are which I prefer.
I don’t just play games, but I also produce my own music and use a lot of content creation as well as productivity software. So I really needed a keyboard with macro keys like the K30, but also, because I have a lot of other Corsair RGB products (like they’re case fans and a Sabre RGB mouse)–I figured it was time to buy an RGB keyboard.
So we’re here. At the time of writing this review, I’ve been using it for a couple of months.
I’m not sure how others feel about crunchy keys, but that’s the only way I can describe them, and I like that crunchiness.
Although you can set the zones and lighting from the keyboard, I prefer to use the iCUE software since I can sync and colour-match with the aforementioned mouse and fans. It took awhile getting used to only six G-keys, where before I had the ability to essentially assign 18 macros with the older K30 (6 G-keys, 3 memory banks on the K30).
One small detail. You have to be careful with the clip/s of the wrist when attaching or detaching/reattaching. I broke one of them on the first day of getting the keyboard. Corsair doesn’t seem to offer replacement wrist rests for the K55–does for the K65/70 and above. I, however, fortunately have a 3D printer–and someone on Thingiverse created a replacement/repair part that I was able to print.
In the end, though. I don’t regret my purchase at all. Feels nice, looks like, plays/works nice.
Whilst the keyboard action is of course not as good as a proper mechanical keyboard, it’s still great for typing and definitely a step up from my previous keyboard. The keys all feel very solid and typing is a pleasant experience. The backlighting is great – it’s probably not quite as flexible as some of the more expensive alternatives, but in terms of looking great and allowing me to find the keys when it gets dark, it does the job perfectly.
The media controls are a useful addition (although being picky, it would have made sense to move the stop/back/play/forward keys up a few millimetres as they’re a bit too close to the numeric keypad for my liking), and having six macro keys is handy for a programmer as I can use these for commonly-used bits of code.
All in all, I’m extremely pleased with this purchase, at under 40 I think you’d struggle to find a better keyboard for the money.
I love how easy it is to change the colours on the keyboard, don’t even need any extra software its all done by using the FN key & numbers.
Only bad thing for me with this keyboard is the orange colour setting, the pictures I’ve attached the first one is on orange mode (looks yellow to me) & the second one is section 1 in yellow & section 2 in red and I wish I could have that orange colour in the middle of them but I just have the keyboard on rainbow effect now as I thought it would bother me while playing games but dose not at all.
Have been trying to find out where to register the keyboard for warranty but asked Corsair live chat & they said keep ahold of the reciept and any problems with item just open a RMA with them, they give you 2 years warranty.
Fantastic keyboard for only 20! Used an AMEX offer to get it that price.
Edit 2: The problem is related to USB connections. Basically, if you unplug or insert usb devices regularly, then this causes the capslock/numlock light to freeze on or off. If you hardly ever do this then you won’t be affected as much. Waiting on a firmware update from corsair.
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Really nice keyboard, the keys have a nice weight to them and aren’t too loud.. for me.
The RGB aspect lets you set the colour to whatever you have going on in your rig and now has CUE support which lets you control the RGB colours and brightness through software.
I use a static colour mostly but I needed to tweak the brightness for certain colour configs as they were too bright for me at night. CUE is pretty sweet, make sure to update your firmware when prompted as the latest FM has ironed some bugs out.
The only annoying thing is that on startup you may be get a single USB disconnect sound when running CUE. Hopefully this will be fixed at a later update but it doesn’t affect usage of the keyboard and doesn’t bother me too much. Without CUE running this doesn’t happen.
The RGB presets for the keyboard can be changed without CUE by using the FN key and a specific number, but you only get 3 brightness presets which I found to be a bit lacking.