WEBVTT 00:00:07.680 --> 00:00:15.839 Welcome to my unboxing and first look at what MadCats claims is the most 00:00:12.800 --> 00:00:18.160 adjustable gaming keyboard ever created. 00:00:15.839 --> 00:00:22.960 Ever. This is the US Querty layout one, which makes sense cuz I'm in North 00:00:19.520 --> 00:00:27.680 America. Oh. Oh, it has a built-in OLED 00:00:22.960 --> 00:00:29.119 screen and the backlight can be changed 00:00:27.680 --> 00:00:33.280 to pretty much any color you can imagine. So, there's RGB LED lighting 00:00:31.199 --> 00:00:36.320 behind it, giving you 60 million possible backlight colors, which is very 00:00:34.880 --> 00:00:40.480 cool. Something we really haven't seen that much. We've seen some keyboards where you can change from between 00:00:39.120 --> 00:00:44.239 backlight colors, but they'll usually just have a few options. Now, we finally 00:00:42.559 --> 00:00:49.520 have a fully back lit gaming keyboard that can be whatever color you want. So, 00:00:46.239 --> 00:00:50.719 it's customizable. It is has color OLED. 00:00:49.520 --> 00:00:57.199 Okay, so that's for the screen right there that kind of shows cool stuff about what you're adjusting or whatever 00:00:54.000 --> 00:00:59.840 else. Command module setup reduces the 00:00:57.199 --> 00:01:04.000 footprint and provides 21 programmable buttons, three profile modes, media 00:01:02.079 --> 00:01:09.040 keys, and a Windows key lock. So you can actually put the thing together for to 00:01:06.799 --> 00:01:14.560 build what is say basically your own kind of Belulcon Nostromo type thing if 00:01:11.040 --> 00:01:16.799 you guys remember that thing. Okay. 00:01:14.560 --> 00:01:20.560 Okay. Just another picture of it. Ah, yes. So here's a little bit more 00:01:18.320 --> 00:01:26.320 information about what can be displayed on the screen. So, the multiple eye 00:01:22.720 --> 00:01:27.600 gaming apps, the woo gaming apps, 00:01:26.320 --> 00:01:33.680 something. Okay. Yeah, it's a different language. That's cool. So, basically, it just shows you what's going on at any 00:01:31.759 --> 00:01:37.040 given time. So, your program launcher right there. See? Battlefield. This 00:01:35.200 --> 00:01:40.159 little launching indicator, mic volume, countdown timer, stopwatch, clock 00:01:38.479 --> 00:01:42.960 brightness, and volume can all show up on there. Very cool stuff. So, let's go 00:01:41.759 --> 00:01:46.240 ahead and open it up, and we'll be back in a moment. Sorry, guys. We were trying 00:01:44.880 --> 00:01:50.880 to open it, and we realized there's more information on the back. So, the modular components adapt to your game space and 00:01:49.200 --> 00:01:54.960 playing style just like their RAT series mice. Okay, the it has a full RGB 00:01:53.920 --> 00:02:00.159 backlight. Okay, we've talked about that. 21 programmable macro keys and three modes. Okay, we talked about that. 00:01:58.159 --> 00:02:04.320 Height adjustable active palm rest features. Additional thumb wheel and 00:02:02.159 --> 00:02:08.399 button for even more controls at your fingertips. So, that is right there. 00:02:06.799 --> 00:02:12.959 We'll find that after. Eye panel, innovative fullcolor OLED screen, which 00:02:10.319 --> 00:02:17.120 is there. And pass through headset or pass through for headset and microphone 00:02:15.440 --> 00:02:22.040 port. So, that's uh very handy as well. So, we'll have a look at that once we get this baby opened up. 00:02:27.280 --> 00:02:34.400 So, the whole thing comes out of the box in like kind of a tower like this. The 00:02:31.920 --> 00:02:38.400 first layer contains the main part of the keyboard where you actually do your 00:02:36.319 --> 00:02:42.800 typing, you know, cuz you're writing letters to grandma or whatever else. So, 00:02:40.879 --> 00:02:46.400 this is just your letters and your shifts and your backspaces and your Oh, 00:02:45.120 --> 00:02:51.040 that's not bad. They're using a very unique key technology with this keyboard 00:02:48.480 --> 00:02:55.360 that actually is supposed to feel more like mechanical even though it is using 00:02:53.040 --> 00:03:00.000 membrane key switches. And I'd say it is better there. There is more tactile 00:02:57.760 --> 00:03:04.319 feedback, but it's still very quiet with the only 00:03:02.239 --> 00:03:10.560 notable exception being the space bar. The next piece contains 00:03:08.000 --> 00:03:14.720 your number pad as well as your delete and insert keys, page up, page down, 00:03:12.640 --> 00:03:19.280 your arrow keys, and all that stuff that you may or may not have any need for. 00:03:17.040 --> 00:03:23.519 And you can decide whether you even want to attach it to the main keyboard 00:03:21.360 --> 00:03:28.000 itself, and we'll cover that later because that's clearly not how to do it. 00:03:25.360 --> 00:03:33.360 Next, you've got the module that goes up at the top that has the OLED display as 00:03:31.280 --> 00:03:39.040 well as your media keys and a bunch of programmable macro keys that you can 00:03:35.360 --> 00:03:40.959 switch which mode you're using by using 00:03:39.040 --> 00:03:44.840 the buttons that are probably located on something we haven't seen yet. 00:03:45.040 --> 00:03:50.239 Cables, which yeah, again, we'll figure out how 00:03:48.319 --> 00:03:53.840 all that works in a moment. More cables, which we'll figure out how all that 00:03:51.519 --> 00:03:56.640 works in a moment. And finally, your wrist rest. 00:03:58.080 --> 00:04:03.360 Pull that off. Aha. 00:04:01.760 --> 00:04:07.599 This piece that allows you to switch between the various modes. So you can uh 00:04:05.760 --> 00:04:13.400 go from uh pick from one of three profiles for your macro keys, your 00:04:10.400 --> 00:04:13.400 manual, 00:04:15.920 --> 00:04:23.919 a lot Oh, an Allen key to put the whole thing together as well as the screws you 00:04:19.600 --> 00:04:26.160 need. And finally, two more pieces of 00:04:23.919 --> 00:04:29.720 what will be the wrist rest for the main part of the keyboard. 00:04:29.919 --> 00:04:35.360 Now, you have the option of putting it together with screws, but if you change 00:04:34.080 --> 00:04:40.479 it around all the time, I guess you don't even have to because everything clips into place. So, I'm going to show 00:04:38.560 --> 00:04:43.199 you guys this configuration before I show you the more standard 00:04:41.680 --> 00:04:47.520 configuration. So, we've got it in two pieces. So, you got your keyboard here, 00:04:45.440 --> 00:04:51.360 which just has all your standard functionality on it. So there's nothing 00:04:49.280 --> 00:04:55.040 that exceptional about it except that you can completely adjust the wrist rest 00:04:52.960 --> 00:04:58.880 for the length of your hands. So you can see I'd be quite uncomfortable like 00:04:56.560 --> 00:05:04.560 this. However, I can move it in one step or I can move 00:05:02.560 --> 00:05:09.919 it in one more additional step in order to get closer, which is probably where I 00:05:06.639 --> 00:05:12.320 would end up. Then you've got these aha. 00:05:09.919 --> 00:05:16.080 See these interchangeable uh things right here that you can use to plug it 00:05:14.479 --> 00:05:19.840 in however you need to. So I've used the cables that I need. However, you can see 00:05:18.160 --> 00:05:24.080 I have an extra left over. This would be for if I assemble it the other way. You 00:05:22.080 --> 00:05:27.840 can adjust the height of it just by pulling these down. And it has lots of 00:05:25.919 --> 00:05:32.800 rubber grippy feet on the bottom, making it so it's not going to slip anywhere 00:05:29.680 --> 00:05:35.440 pretty much no matter what you do to it. 00:05:32.800 --> 00:05:38.880 Now, this piece, so I've assembled this using the OLED display. So, the way you 00:05:37.600 --> 00:05:42.560 use this is you can select the functionality using the up and down. You 00:05:40.800 --> 00:05:46.080 can use the right arrow to activate things. You can use left arrow to go 00:05:44.160 --> 00:05:48.880 back, I believe. I'm not okay. I can't remember what the 00:05:47.360 --> 00:05:52.960 left arrow does, but basically these four buttons are for functioning the 00:05:51.039 --> 00:05:55.600 display. And the dial around the top allows you to change whatever's on the 00:05:54.560 --> 00:05:59.600 display. So, if you're using the application launcher, you can change which application you're going to 00:05:58.320 --> 00:06:04.880 launch. If you're using the volume control, then you can adjust in increments of five. And then, if you 00:06:03.199 --> 00:06:08.400 want more fine adjustment, then you can use the buttons on the side. Your media 00:06:06.720 --> 00:06:12.319 controls are here, your play, your stop, your mute, your left, your left, your 00:06:10.400 --> 00:06:15.759 right, your uh your back, your forward. And then these up here are all 00:06:14.000 --> 00:06:20.240 programmable keys. Now, I was wrong before. I said that these were for the 00:06:18.000 --> 00:06:24.000 different profiles. They are not. The profiles are selected up here. 1, two, 00:06:22.160 --> 00:06:27.360 and three. Here's a Windows on and off key, as well as control for the 00:06:25.280 --> 00:06:30.479 backlight on the keyboard. These guys right here are additional programmable 00:06:29.039 --> 00:06:35.440 buttons. You can see that they have normal functionality. Control, shift, 00:06:32.319 --> 00:06:40.560 enter, and backspace. But you don't have 00:06:35.440 --> 00:06:42.240 to use them that way. This is a rolling 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:45.440 wheel, so you can use that with your thumb. This is an additional 00:06:43.600 --> 00:06:50.479 programmable button. And then all these M button or C buttons rather around here 00:06:47.840 --> 00:06:54.800 are also programmable. So this is how you can create yourself a little sort of 00:06:52.960 --> 00:06:59.440 gaming pad and you can adjust however you want to use it. It's totally totally 00:06:56.720 --> 00:07:03.759 up to you. More adjustments here. So you can change the length. Oh, and you can 00:07:01.120 --> 00:07:07.360 also increase the height of it if you want. So very cool stuff. There's that 00:07:05.360 --> 00:07:10.960 pass through for the headphone and microphone ports on the back here. And 00:07:09.039 --> 00:07:15.120 you can see again how I've assembled it using little wires and cables and 00:07:13.360 --> 00:07:17.680 whatnot going where it needs to go. So there you go. You can move as far away 00:07:16.479 --> 00:07:23.680 as you want. So you can use the arrow keys like this or if you have smaller hands then you can move it up closer. 00:07:21.280 --> 00:07:27.280 Whatever you want to do is totally up to you. So we're going to put it together 00:07:24.800 --> 00:07:30.280 the other way and show you how that works. 00:07:32.960 --> 00:07:35.960 Heat. Heat. 00:08:15.520 --> 00:08:22.080 And we are assembled now. So, I hope you guys enjoyed the assembly process. 00:08:19.919 --> 00:08:25.120 Actually, doesn't take that long. Uh, this was my first time doing it, so you 00:08:23.759 --> 00:08:29.599 guys could see I got a little bit confused there for a while. So, now this 00:08:27.360 --> 00:08:36.320 is in position to use your more typical WD gaming configuration. This has been 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:39.839 moved over so that the uh the Strike 5 wrist rest is here. Everything is still 00:08:37.839 --> 00:08:44.800 very adjustable, so you can change everything to your heart's content and 00:08:42.320 --> 00:08:49.440 your layout is more like when you what you'd see on a normal keyboard. So, 00:08:47.360 --> 00:08:54.240 there you have it. I hope you guys have enjoyed my unboxing and first look at 00:08:51.680 --> 00:08:57.120 the Strike 5 from Mad Cats. Don't forget to subscribe to Lest Tech Tips for more 00:08:55.680 --> 00:09:03.120 unboxings, reviews, and other computer videos. And before we wrap this up, I 00:08:59.760 --> 00:09:04.480 should say, guys, um I'm actually pretty 00:09:03.120 --> 00:09:09.120 impressed by what they've done with the membrane keys here. Are they mechanical 00:09:06.240 --> 00:09:13.279 keys? No. But are they your typical membrane keys? No. There is a lot of 00:09:11.680 --> 00:09:18.560 difference between one membrane key and another. For example, the first generation Logitech G15 had 00:09:16.320 --> 00:09:24.160 significantly better membrane keys than any further Gen 2, G, whatever, anything 00:09:21.920 --> 00:09:27.040 that's followed it. So, there is a huge difference from one membrane key cap to 00:09:25.680 --> 00:09:30.080 another one. And this one definitely achieves that. I'd love for you guys to 00:09:28.720 --> 00:09:35.680 post a comment under the video and let me know what do you think of this whole modular peripheral concept. We've seen 00:09:34.240 --> 00:09:41.200 it with the Rat series, now we see it with the Strike series. What do you guys 00:09:38.240 --> 00:09:41.200 think?