Mad Catz announces the S.T.R.I.K.E. 5 keyboard for pro gamers, pre-order now for $200

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/10/strike5-lead.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/24/mad-catz-s-t-r-i-k-e-5-keyboard/)There are keyboards (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/09/logitech-g-series-g710/), and then there are Mad Catz (http://www.engadget.com/tag/madcatz) keyboards... and now, the company's constructed a new pro peripheral to rest your wrists on -- the S.T.R.I.K.E. 5. Just like the other mission control center (http://www.engadget.com/2012/08/15/mad-catz-s-t-r-i-k-e-7-gaming-keyboard-hands-on/)we saw a few months ago, it features a modular design allowing various layouts, high-performance keys with customized backlighting, and 21 programmable macro buttons. The main difference here is the touchscreen component of the S.T.R.I.K.E. 7 has been substituted for the "E.Y.E. OLED Command Module," which is used for easy access to keyboard functions, quick-launch triggers, and can display respawn timers for coordinating those second-specific attacks. Cash-strapped pros will be pleased to hear the S.T.R.I.K.E. 5 is cheaper than its predecessor, and you can head to the source link to sacrifice $200 on a pre-order now. Mad Catz won't tell us what alien race is supplying the keyboards, nor an exact shipping date -- all we know is that they're expected "very soon."

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