wraggster
November 12th, 2013, 00:55
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2013/11/img9978.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/10/mad-catz-strike-m-gaming-keyboard-is-tiny-but-at-least-it-fits/)Diminutive Bluetooth keyboards? Yeah, we've seen those (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/15/logitech-k810-illuminated-keyboard-windows-8/) before, but we've never really been able to fault them for their size. These tiny peripherals are meant for light work at best, but the Mad Catz STRIKE M (http://www.engadget.com/2013/10/30/mad-catz-s-t-r-i-k-e-m-keyboard/) wears a facade that outpaces its utility. From its skewed angles, to its collection of quick keys, under its backlit keycaps and behind the highlighted WASD keys -- the STRIKE M wears the colors of a serious gaming keyboard. It isn't one.
Excusing its appearance, the STRIKE M is actually a decent little HTPC keyboard. It has a suite of media keys, an embedded scrollwheel and even an thumb mousepad -- but the actual keyboard layout is just too small to match its design language (http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/15/strike-7-gaming-keyboard-review/). Laying hands on the keyboard's home row required us to mash our fingertips tightly together, offering a cramped, uncomfortable typing experience. These tiny keys leave no room for error, and require precision to a degree that makes the red-accented WASD seem ridiculous. Showing off the keyboard at Expand NY (http://www.engadget.com/expand/), Mad Catz' representative actually agreed, saying it's more of a media keyboard than a gaming one. Still, he showed us the one advantage its size offers: the device fits comfortably in a jacket pocket. It's something, at least.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/11/mad-catz-strike-m-gaming-keyboard-is-tiny-but-at-least-it-fits/
Excusing its appearance, the STRIKE M is actually a decent little HTPC keyboard. It has a suite of media keys, an embedded scrollwheel and even an thumb mousepad -- but the actual keyboard layout is just too small to match its design language (http://www.engadget.com/2012/11/15/strike-7-gaming-keyboard-review/). Laying hands on the keyboard's home row required us to mash our fingertips tightly together, offering a cramped, uncomfortable typing experience. These tiny keys leave no room for error, and require precision to a degree that makes the red-accented WASD seem ridiculous. Showing off the keyboard at Expand NY (http://www.engadget.com/expand/), Mad Catz' representative actually agreed, saying it's more of a media keyboard than a gaming one. Still, he showed us the one advantage its size offers: the device fits comfortably in a jacket pocket. It's something, at least.
http://www.engadget.com/2013/11/11/mad-catz-strike-m-gaming-keyboard-is-tiny-but-at-least-it-fits/