Every keyboard manufacturer is looking for ways to make the mechanical gaming keyboard experience cheaper. Some companies, like Razer and Steelseries, do it with part-mechanical, part-membrane hybrid switches. Others, like HyperX and Aukey, do it by making their own switches. Corsair’s new line of budget mechanical keyboards, the K60 RGB Pro, is the first we’ve seen using Cherry’s streamlined Viola budget switches, which let Corsair build a quality mechanical keyboard for a lower-than-average price. The $99.99 K60 RGB Pro SE, the most expensive of three K60s equipped with Viola switches, features PBT keycaps and a wrist rest. Though the Viola switches don’t provide exact parity with Cherry’s world-class MX switches, they get close enough to make the K60 RGB Pro SE an appealing option for people looking to make an affordable jump to mechanical keyboards. Press To “Viola” The Corsair K60 RGB Pro SE is a boiler-plate mechanical gaming keyboard with a couple small flourishes that are ...
A premium build and Cherry’s budget-friendly Viola switches make Corsair’s newest offering a great starting point for people looking to step into the mechanical keyboard world without spending too much cash.
PBT double-shot keycaps ensure durability and clean legends; Premium look and feel; Detachable wrist rest; Good value
Cherry Viola keys make echoey sound; Slight key wobble; No onboard profile storage