Corsair STRAFE Cherry MX Red Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

While it could use a few more bells and whistles, the Strafe is an impressive mechanical keyboard with excellent in-game performance.

-- As reviewed by Tom's Guide
Corsair STRAFE Cherry MX Red Mec 1

Product details

  • CHERRY MX RGB mechanical key switches with gold contacts deliver the ultimate performance and competitive advantage of mechanical keys
  • 8MB Onboard profile storage with lighting and hardware macro playback to take your gaming profiles with you
  • Per-key RGB backlighting deliver dynamic and vibrant lighting effects with virtually unlimited customization
  • Dedicated multimedia and volume controls to adjust your audio without interrupting your game
  • USB pass-through port provides convenient access to an additional USB port for your mouse or headset
  • CORSAIR iCUE software enables vivid dynamic lighting control, sophisticated macro programming and full-system lighting synchronization across compatible CORSAIR peripherals, coolers, fans and more

PROS

+ Authentic Cherry MX keys
+ Comfortable textured keycaps
+ Not as expensive as RGB keyboards

CONS

- Complicated software
- No stand-alone media control keys
- Limited red backlighting

Expert reviews and ratings

By Tom's Guide on July 23, 2015
While it could use a few more bells and whistles, the Strafe is an impressive mechanical keyboard with excellent in-game performance.
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