MAD CATZ S.T.R.I.K.E. 5 Gaming Keyboard

Circa 2013

A highly customizable and modular professional gaming keyboard for PC, primarily designed for competitive gameplay.

Use Case:

Primary use is PC gaming, offering a high degree of customization through its modular design. This allows users to configure the main keyboard, number pad, and palm rests into various arrangements to suit different games (FPS, RPG, RTS, MMO) and ergonomic preferences.

Key functions and features include:

• Modular Components: The keyboard can be separated into the main keyboard (included), a number pad (included), an E.Y.E. OLED Command Module, a function strip with macro keys, and several palm/wrist rests.

• OLED Command Module: This unique display acts as the "brains" of the keyboard, allowing users to program macros, adjust backlighting brightness, control media, set in-game timers, and launch applications or websites (not included).

• Programmable Macros: It features 21 programmable macro buttons across three modes, enabling up to 63 user-definable commands.

• P.U.L.S.E. Keys: The keys are optimized for responsiveness with a precise tactile feedback and require 60g of actuation force.

Historical Significance:

Is notable for being part of a push by MAD CATZ into the premium peripheral market in the early 2010s. Its highly angular, "cyborg" aesthetic and advanced modular design were unique at the time, offering a level of physical customization that set it apart from typical gaming keyboards. This approach to highly specialized, adaptable hardware, alongside the successful R.A.T. series mice, helped the company gain market share among passionate gamers before financial difficulties led to their initial bankruptcy in 2017.

(H-4cm x W-52.5cm x D-25cm)