It lets you choose any one of the four Cherry MX switches

Dec 3, 2014 16:16 GMT  ·  By

Cherry MX switches are color-coded, with each of the four options (blue, black, brown and red) offering a different balance (or imbalance) between haptic feedback, lifespan and responsiveness.

Most peripheral makers have at least one keyboard up for sale that uses one type of these switches, instead of rubbery membranes.

Cougar decided not to restrict its potential customers though, when it made the 600K Gaming Keyboard. So it made four versions, one with each type of Cherry MX switches.

The company also included a gold-plated USB port (for perfect connection to a PC, without latency), lighting control for the WASD and Direction KEYS LED, multimedia keys, and quick adjustment for the rate of key press response.

This way, you can make it easier on yourself to play games which need you to play a specific key repeatedly.

The Windows key can be deactivated as well, so that you won't accidentally minimize your game during a strategy or shooter game.

All this means you can play PC games at any time, even midnight, without fumbling in the dark and at the same time not lighting up any keys other than the strictly necessary ones.

Unfortunately, Cougar did not say in its press release what price the 600K Gaming Keyboard has or when it will start shipping.

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