Corsair has just released its thinnest gaming keyboard yet, the K100 Air Wireless mechanical model. The keyboard went on sale this week for $279.99, making it the most expensive in Corsair’s range. At its thinnest point, it is only 11 mm thick, and the maximum is 17 mm.
The high price may have something to do with the Cherry MX Ultra Low Profile mechanical switches used in the design. Forget Cherry’s low-profile 11.9mm thick switches that debuted in 2018 (compared to 18.5mm on the standard MX switch). The ultra-low profile is just 3.5mm high, bringing it closer to the scissor mechanism most commonly used in laptops.
Cherry ultra-thin switches have been used in several Alienware laptops in the past, with the Corsair K100 Air being the first desktop keyboard to feature them. Corsair uses a tactile version of the ultra-low-profile switch, which promises typing with minimal audio.
Corsair K100 Air is a full-sized keyboard with a numeric keypad, multimedia and additional keys (including volume control). The buttons feature RGB lighting controlled by Corsair iCue software.
The K100 Air polls at up to 8000Hz over USB, and drops to 2000Hz when Corsair Slipstream Wireless is selected. The keyboard can also connect via Bluetooth and switch between three devices with a keyboard shortcut. When working wirelessly, Corsair promises up to 50 hours of battery life with backlight or 200 hours without it.
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Source: The Verge
