Keyboards & Mice IV: Mad Catz

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Really? Mad Catz? Don't they make console peripherals? Well as you may or may not know, one of the most popular mice as of late was made by Mad Catz (www.madcatz.com) under their brand Cyborg. Mad Catz has a couple of brands which create different things. They have Saitek (www.saitek.com) which creates flight simulator peripherals, general purpose mice and keyboard, Tritton (www.trittonaudio.com) which has gaming audio peripherals,  Cyborg (www.cyborggaming.com), PC Gaming peripherals and accessories and finally Eclipse (www.eclipsetouch.com/) which creates some cool looking mice, keyboard, USB external video cards and a USB docking station.

The two maind brands which have PC Gaming equipment are Saitek and Cyborg so today's post will cover them. However you are welcome to go to the other websites and see the other cool options Mad Catz offers.

Mice:

SAITEK:

GM 3200:

A 3200DPI laser sensor with four stage on-the-fly sensitivity adjustment, six programmable buttons, adjustable wright and the ability to switch between two pre-configured profiles during games. This is a good mouse with pulsating light effects. Built to last.

Type: Wired
Interface: USB
Tracking Method: Laser
Buttons: 6 Programmable
Maximum DPI: 3200
Price: US$ 49.99 (Found it on a review website but cannot find reliable pricing anywhere else)


GM 2400:

A 2400DPI smaller brother minus the light effects. Only the fly DPI adjustments and ergonomic design.

Type: Wired
Interface: USB
Tracking Method: Laser
Buttons: 6
Maximum DPI: 2400
Price: ~US$ 39.99 Again cannot find reliable pricing so the price I found may be way of the mark. Sorry  :-(




CYBORG:

R.A.T. 3:

A very unique looking mouse that can feel very natural and easy to use if you try it. It has a 3500 DPI optical sensor, four user-definable DPI settings, three "CYBORG" modes which means you can set three profiles for sensitivity and programmable button actions and it has three programmable buttons. The least feature-rich R.A.T mouse in the lineup.

Type: Wired
Interface: USB
Tracking Method: Optical
Buttons: 5
Maximum DPI: 3500
Price: US$ 59.99




R.A.T. 5:

This is the one that made the R.A.T. series famous. First question: Do you use a palm grip or a claw grip? Well it doesn't matter because the R.A.T. 5 can be adjusted to fit either way. Also features weight adjustment (can add up to 30g,) a 5600 DPI laser sensor, 4 custom DPI settings, a Precision Aim button which you can program with the desired mouse sensitivity to snipe& three "Cyborg" modes. A very good option for you to try!

Type: Wired
Interface: USB
Tracking Method: Laser
Buttons: 7
Maximum DPI: 5600
Price: US$ 69.99



R.A.T. 7:

With the same length addition the R.A.T. 5 gave, the R.A.T. 7 also has the extra option of adjusting the thumb panel for extra comfort. It also features a 6400 DPI Laser sensory, custom weight system  and the Precision Aim button (same as the R.A.T. 5)  and 18 user-definable commands via the 3 "CYBORG" modes. Also features 3 interchangeable pinkie grips and 3 palm rests made of different materials

Type: Wired
Interface: USB
Tracking Method: Laser
Buttons: 8
Maximum DPI: 6400
Price: US$ 99.99


The R.A.T. 7 comes in a total of four different finishes.

Albino (White)

Contagion (White/Silver)

Infection (Gunmetal/Orange)


M.M.O. 7:

Featuring the same options which made R.A.T. 7 so popular, it features 15 programmable buttons which in conjunction with a 3-position MMO switch and a 2-position MMO button gives you a staggering 90 in-game commands. Features a WOW Plug-In to make it easy to configure the mouse for WOW & RGB Backlighting.

 Type: Wired
Interface: USB
Tracking Method: Laser
Buttons: 17
Maximum DPI: 6400
Price: US$ 129.99


Keyboards:

Cyborg V.5:

Features back-lit keys, anti-ghosting, media controls and the ability to program the function keys to store gaming macros. The low-end gaming keyboard offering from Cyborg.

Price: US$ 59.99





Cyborg V.7:

Multi-color back-lighting, a touch sensitive dashboard styled control-panel with lighting, media and volume controls and a 'Cyborg' mode which (thankfully!) disables the windows key, 12 programmable Cyborg keys a USB input, audio and microphone sockets, the V.7 looks futuristic and cool!

Price: US$ 79.99


S.T.R.I.K.E. 7:

A fully Modular keyboard from Cyborg. Don't like where the numpad keys are? detach and move it. The V.E.N.O.M. TFT-LCD Touchscreen can also be moved around and provides multiple functions. Interchangeable WASD and cursor keys (standard, contoured and rubber-edged) A function strip with four programmable macro buttons (Total: 24) and TeamSpeak functionality is built-in to the touchscreen menu options.
Price: US$  299.99 (!!)


That folks, are the gaming peripherals Mad Catz offers. Their newest addition to this list, The S.T.R.I.K.E 7 keyboard has an endless array of customizations, which I will admit are cool but the price-tag makes it almost impossible for me to recommend it to anyone.

So what to choose? Personally I would go for either a R.A.T.5 / Cyborg V.7 or R.A.T. 7/ Cyborg V.7 combination. Honestly though I like Cyborg more for their mice series than their keyboards so I would stick with just the R.A.T.7.

That is all for this post
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