Corsair K68 Keyboard Overview

The K68 Mechanical Gaming Keyboard is the first Corsair keyboard to offer an IP32 water and dust rating. The IP32 rating, for the purposes of this keyboard, means that it is protected from water spray less than 15 degrees from vertical.  What this rating does not mean, is that you can simply put the keyboard into water and it still work. It also does not mean 100% protection from direct spills on the keyboard. Although, it’s rating is lower than that of regular run of the mill membrane keyboards, but that is the trade off for the superiority of mechanical switches to membrane boards.

The keyboard’s layout is comparable to that of Corsair’s flagship keyboard, the K95 Platinum. However, the K68 lacks dedicated macros and RGB lighting. It also lacks the aluminum frame of the K95 Platinum. Instead of RGB, the K68 features only single color red LED lighting. The lighting is customizable and effects can be applied through the CUE software.

Here we can see a top down view of the keybard, you’ll notice that the keyboard features dedicated media keys,  (MUTE, VOL DOWN/UP, STOP, PREV, PLAY/PAUSE, NEXT).  The keys have an easily readable font, but they keyboard’s < > ? as well as all of the number keys on the top row have their shift values inverted. Meaning that / is above ? instead of a standard layout. This is how Corsair does all their keyboards, not exactly sure why they do though. 

Here we can see the K68 at a different angle, highlighting the lighting and it’s minimalist design that is ubiquitous with Corsair keyboards.

Here we can see an angled view of the keyboard, the angle you’ll most likely view if from day to day. The red LEDs are bright and easy to see and has an edge lighting effect.