General Use
To put the keyboard through its paces there is no better way than writing up this review.

The Cherry MX Red switches receive both criticism and praise for the lightness of touch needed to press. For typing, I find the Cherry red keys to be near perfect. Sure, the actuation takes a little getting used to and the keys do tend to bottom out much more easy. The keys have an actuation point of 2mm and bottom out with 4mm of travel. When starting the review I did find the key presses to be a little odd but it wasn't long before the keyboard felt comfortable to use - for the most part.

Typing anything of length will result in your hands beginning to cramp up. The lack of a full-length wrist rest meant my wrists were hovering rather than resting, putting more strain on both my arms and the backs of my hands. If you have the sculpted spare key set installed, this only makes typing even worse due to the sculpted nature of the keys which rather than being cylindrical like the 'normal' keys, the spare set are angled towards one another for comfort when gaming - not typing. When pressing any of the function/page keys you will immediately notice the difference despite their 'tuned' (dampened) operation which also feels odd after typing on the mechanical switches.



Overall then, for light general use, this keyboard will suffice. For heavy writing, there are much more comfortable products on the market, mechanical and rubber-domed versions.

Gaming
Having an excuse for a night on Battlefield 3 is always a good thing and having the K60 as your platoon companion makes the whole experience even better. Here is where the K60 shows it's metal. The sculpted keys were extremely comfortable during game-play, even after extended periods. Thanks to the rubberised coating ensured my sweaty fingers(and greasy after a midnight snack!) never once slipped from the keyboard and the mini-wrist rest was a pleasure to use.

I can now appreciate the reasoning for not having a full length wrist pad as they can become cumbersome and get in the way of mouse movements so for this design Corsair should be commended. After my late night/early morning cheese on toast remnants were blown from the keyboard, it looked as good as new again, ready and waiting for more abuse I could throw at it. The K60 is therefore an extremely good gaming keyboard regardless of whether you are a pie munching n00b or a seasoned pro - either skill level will appreciate the thought that has gone into the K60.

With my testing complete it's time we rounded the review off with my concluding thoughts of the Corsair K60 performance fps mechanical Gaming Keyboard...