Finally soft keys!  Otherwise, nothing new ...

Finally soft keys! Otherwise, nothing new ...

Mad Catz V.5 Gaming Keyboard for PC - Matte Black (Personal Computers)

Customer Review

A small keyboard amazing!
"Small" but ... strong!
Yes, so small = classic space of a keyboard like this. At the very beginning, my motivation pushed me to find one key to larger keys than I possessed until now even more flexible ... So the last option I got on this little compact keyboard.
About congestion, perhaps a weak point now: if the keyboard inspired by his strength appears very compact, robust and very silky black finish ... stupidly, it is flanked by four "growths" from type of "Pooh ears" that have absolutely NO functional interest. On the contrary, it helps a little extra clutter completely unnecessary. It's a shame ... but not crippling. We must know short.
I was completely won over by the key reactivity flexibility. This is one of its major assets ... No need for much stronger. Really what I wanted from this point of view!
Perhaps we would have wished for a coating of the keys that make them slightly "slip". However, this has the disadvantage may become dirty over time. So when in doubt ...
Note also the nice effect of red backlight. Absolutely useless for my use, incidentally ... But who cares! It depends on each one, I guess.
For the rest: it is well with 4 "unfortunate" features non-alphanumeric keys: volume management and optional on / off backlight ...
Also, a very sober plexi small bar at the top of the keyboard: 3 LEDs to indicate the Caps Lock / Num Lock and 3rd indicator: I still do not know ...

This keyboard is slightly raised from the rear. Classic ... Way "panel" = keyboard does not completely rest horizontally. It's much more functional. Note also that the material made him one keyboard sufficiently "heavy" to be quite stable over 1 office to the smooth surface ... I have not met any difficulty and was able to separate myself from a nasty little piece of "slip" that I had absolutely unattractive under the surface of his predecessor to ensure increased stability 1 ...

Finally, a MAJOR drawback, in my opinion: this keyboard is a USB.
So, you can not ask him to manage the startup still BIOS activation method 1 or launched self bootable CD to boot!
It may be possible to configure the BIOS so that USB is recognized at the very beginning of restart of the computer. I do not know enough ...
Specialists will see probably clearer. I speak as I live ... I'm not a neophyte does not expert!
Apart from this wicked gap, so (inherent in the management of the USB startup of the CPU) I think we are dealing here with one good keyboard.
A product rather honest, in fact.
However, perhaps not designed in the most rational manner (overall size that could have been "pacified con").
Last precision: of course ... the bar resting the palms is thankfully removable! Phew ...

premiere Rank: 4/5
December 20
hangers save space Rank: 5/5
January 17
Slow and fragile Rank: 1/5
March 17
Good product 5564 Rank: 4/5
August 7

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