Armaggeddon takes you on a newcomer's flight
into the world of competitive gaming
Competitive gaming is a sport that is often
looked at as a contest of twitch reflexes and fast decision making more than
anything else. If you're neck-deep into the gaming culture, you'll realise that
there's more to it than just having a fast set of fingers and the brain of a
computer. The gear that you're packing also does give a competitive edge over
your enemies in-game.
To that extent Armaggeddon, a brand that is
making its name in the gaming peripherals industry, has released the Nighthawk
Kai-5 gaming keyboard.
At first glance, there are many things that
users can see and appreciate in an instant, including macro and multimedia
keys, the yellow WSAD and arrow keys, amidst the black membrane keys, and also
backlighting functionality.
Being a gaming keyboard, the Kai-5 supports
profile switches, and is capable of supporting up to three profiles for all the
games you're playing. The backlighting mechanism can change colours from red to
blue by turning the dial that is located at the top of the keyboard. Sure beats
having to utilise a software to do it!
The general feel of the keyboard when
you're playing it is very similar to what you get when you're playing on a
typical keyboard, but what you get are the extra macro keys helping you gain an
extra advantage during gameplay without having to awkwardly going into menus
just to do a simple task. While we're not too partial with macro keys being
situated at the top of the keyboard (we like them closer), they're easy to
reach and presses nicely.
The tactile feedback here is pretty good;
the keys are membrane silent switch keys that presses down smoothly. It's worth
noting that the keys are anti-ghosting key clusters with n-Key rollover, so you
won't be having ghosting problems here.
Armaggeddon
Nighthawk Kai-5
Price $43
Info www.armaggeddon.net
Specifications
Keys: 1118 membrane silent switch
Macro: 11 programmable buttons
On-Board Memory: Up to 3 profiles
Polling Rate: 125/500/1000Hz
Backlighting: Available
Other: Multimedia keys, dial to adjust
backlight
Cord: 1.5 metres multiflex
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Performance
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Design
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Value
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(+) Full-featured
Manually adjustable backlighting
Good anti-ghosting
(-)Top-situated macro keys
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