HyperX Alloy Elite 2 vs Corsair K70 (2016)

The HyperX Alloy Elite 2 has managed to impress reviewers from two reliable and objective sources that conduct their own testing, namely Expert Reviews and The Independent. It did great in their roundups - it earned the "The best gaming keyboard for features" title from Expert Reviews, and "Ranked 1 out of 11" from The Independent, which marks it as a product that's worth considering.

Moving on to the Corsair K70 LUX RGB RapidFire (2016): it was loved by reviewers at Go Mechanical Keyboard and PCGamesN - two reliable sources that conduct objective in-depth testing. In fact, it was their "Best Gaming Mechanical Keyboard" and "Ranked 1 out of 10", respectively, pointing towards it being a Gaming Keyboard worth considering.

We couldn't find any sources that tested both of these Gaming Keyboards, so we only analyzed how they performed in reviews from different sites.

We first examined which sources rated each of these best and found that the HyperX Alloy Elite 2 got its highest, 8.5, rating from idg.com.au, while the Corsair K70 LUX RGB RapidFire (2016) earned its best, 9, score from Tom's Guide.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Gaming Keyboards on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Gaming Keyboards being 7.3 out of 10, whereas the HyperX Alloy Elite 2 and Corsair K70 LUX RGB RapidFire (2016) managed averages of 7.5 and 8.7 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct HyperX Alloy Elite 2 vs. Corsair K70 LUX RGB RapidFire (2016) comparison might not be entirely fair - some sources don't take value for money into account when assigning their scores and therefore have a tendency to rate more premium products better.