Corsair K70 (2018) vs HyperX Alloy Elite 2

The Corsair K70 RGB MK2 RapidFire (2018) is an exemplary product and one of the very best Wired Keyboards at the $180 budget.

The HyperX Alloy Elite 2, however, doesn't seem to have enough data available for us to be able to draw any meaningful conclusions. If you're considering Wired Keyboards in the $95 range, you might want to check out some other options.

The Corsair K70 RGB MK2 RapidFire (2018) has impressed reviewers from two sources that are among the most highly trusted on the internet, namely Tom's Guide and hardwarecanucks.com. It did great in their objective hands-on roundups - it earned the "Ranked 1 out of 12" and "Ranked 1 out of 6" awards from Tom's Guide and hardwarecanucks.com, respectively. That's high praise from such reputable sources.

As for our analysis of the HyperX Alloy Elite 2 - it's considered to be a great product by two reliable sources that do their own hands-on testing - it earned the "The best gaming keyboard for features" award from Expert Reviews and "Ranked 1 out of 11" from The Independent, which is no small feat.

We examined all of the review data that we could find and first took a look at sources that reviewed both of them, like PCmag and Tom's Hardware, and found that they haven't shown a preference for either product.

Then we checked which sources liked these two Wired Keyboards best and found that the Corsair K70 RGB MK2 RapidFire (2018) got its highest, 10, review score from reviewers at Tom's Guide, whereas the HyperX Alloy Elite 2 earned its best score of 8.5 from idg.com.au.

Lastly, we averaged out all of the reviews scores that we could find on these two products and compared them to other Wired Keyboards on the market. We learned that both of them performed far better than most of their competitors - the overall review average earned by Wired Keyboards being 7.4 out of 10, whereas the Corsair K70 RGB MK2 RapidFire (2018) and HyperX Alloy Elite 2 managed averages of 8.6 and 7.5 points, respectively.

Due to the difference in their prices, however, it's important to keep in mind that a direct Corsair K70 RGB MK2 RapidFire (2018) vs. HyperX Alloy Elite 2 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.