Corsair K95 RGB Platinum XT Review

Corsair's K95 RGB Platinum, one of PCMag's top-rated mechanical keyboards for the past three years, is getting an upgrade. Announced at CES 2020, the K95 RGB Platinum XT ($199.99) brings back everything gamers love about the original K95—the smooth typing action, the well-placed lighting, the USB pass-through, and dedicated macro keys—while strengthening some of its weaker points, such as adding more onboard profiles and a new padded wrist rest. The biggest improvement, though, comes courtesy of Corsair's new(ish) streaming gear subsidiary Elgato: The XT's macro keys are compatible with Elgato's Stream Deck software, allowing you to use the extra keys as a mini six-key video switcher. These are all nice touches, but shake out to a relatively small update—more of a refresh than a true successor or reason to replace your existing K95 Platinum. But it's a superb buy for K95 first-timers. How to Polish Platinum If you're familiar with the original K95 RGB Platinum, you'll feel right ...

With a modest update, Corsair's K95 RGB Platinum XT turns one of the best gaming keyboards into an obvious go-to for video streamers.

Same great K95 Platinum design and features; Elgato Stream Deck support; More onboard profiles; New and improved wrist rest; PBT doubleshot keycaps

Not an enormous upgrade over the previous K95 Platinum

Very epic

I love it.... but I need to get used to the extra keys to my left hand side... xD

Great Keyboard if you are gaming

Has lasted very long and is very good for gaming but not great for typing if you press the keys down hard

Poor for the price paid and high value of item

Don't get me wrong it is a good keyboard. Keys feel great, has a really clean metal finish to it that looks stunning. Everything works well with this keyboard and it feels great to use. The one issue I have is the light strip on the top of the keyboard, the lights are not very well centered on the strip and two of the leds on each end are not positioned right so the light seems dull there. With the LEDS in that top strip not lining up properly if you want to have multiple colors on the one strip it looks very odd, two of the lights are dim and half the others aren't lined up to where corsairs ICUE suggests they are. Also, the volume scroll...view more

Corsair K95 Platinum XT review: A lot of keyboard for a lot of money

Corsair’s K95 Platinum XT remains a pricey and ostentatious option aimed at a select few, but new Elgato integration, PBT keycaps, and a plush wrist rest make it better than ever.

Plush wrist rest finally matches Logitech and Razer’s pack-ins; More durable PBT keycaps; Integrates Elgato’s streaming software controls;

So. Damn. Expensive.; Most “upgrades” probably aren’t worth it to the average user; PBT keycaps aren’t as backlight-friendly as the old ABS;