Corsair’s new rainbow keyboards use Rapid Fire Cherry MX Speed switches

Corsair released three Rapid Fire mechanical keyboards today, all of which use the new Cherry MX Speed switches. These switches are noteworthy because of how small a distance a key needs to be pushed down for an action to be realized — only 1.2mm — and because of their 45g actuation force. By comparison, Logitech’s Romer-G switches have a 1.55mm actuation distance and an actuation force of 45g. Corsair’s keyboards also feature a per-key colored LED backlighting. The full K70 RGB keyboard costs $169.99, and the version without a 10-key setup, the K65, is priced at $149.99.