Friday, October 8, 2010

Cyborg Gaming Keyboard with Tri-Color Backlighting

Cyborg Gaming Keyboard with Tri-Color Backlighting Review



I replaced my Saitek Eclipse II with this monstrosity (in the good sense of the word) over a year ago. Unlike the slim-ish and light Eclipse, this thing is huge and heavy. It has verything a gamer wants: 12 programmable buttons, mic and headphone jacks plus a USB expansion port (I think it's USB 1, but who cares, I use it for the mouse), adjustable lights, you can even modify brightness and color for different sections of the keyboard. Brilliant!
The only thing that really bothered me was the included wrist rest. As you can see on pictures, it has a concavity in the middle -- a perfectly symmetrically correct feature -- however, it is right where your right wrist rests when typing. So typing is awkward, to say the least. I almost immediately replaced it with a silicon pad. Makes me wander though why such a poor design choice? I loved the ergonomic wrist rest in my Eclipse. Here it seems to be a step backwards.
Also, AWSD keys, arrows and spacebar wrapped in silver foil look a bit weird. However, their smooth to touch surfaces are easily distinguished from other keys. That is especially helpful with AWSD keys when playing in the dark.
About keys in general, I understand they are build to take a lot of abuse and to last for years, they look like they are made of some chepo plastic. They could look a bit better, in my opinion.
The provided software is pretty simple. Although, it requires a bit of studying of the user manual. Programmable options include everything from simple key bindings and sticky keys to complex macros and keyboard-mouse combinations.



Cyborg Gaming Keyboard with Tri-Color Backlighting Feature


  • Adjustable gaming keyboard
  • Tri-Color Backlighting
  • True-Vue Key Illumination
  • Fully programmable with included SST software
  • Media keys and hard wearing surfaces



Cyborg Gaming Keyboard with Tri-Color Backlighting Overview


The Cyborg Gaming Keyboard from Saitek is a high-end, adjustable, gaming keyboard with localized lighting. Includes 12 programmable "C" keys with three programming modes. Tri-Color backlighting with Tru Vu illumination through keys(Red, Green, Amber). AWSD and cursor can be lighted independently from the other keys. Media keys and hard-wearing key surfaces. Fully programmable with SST software included. USB. Windows XP, and Vista Certified.


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*** Product Information and Prices Stored: Oct 08, 2010 04:08:04

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