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The phrase "German engineering" has always signified the absolute top in function and efficiency, and today we get to put that to the test. Hailing from the Rhineland, today we have a dual gaming mouse review! Roccat has sent us two models from their Kone line: the portable Kone Pure, and the full size XTD. This line of gaming mice are aimed at those for whom customization is king. As a matter of fact, the head line on the boxes reads "Max customization Gaming Mouse". With all of this hubbub about options, features, and settings that can be changed and rewritten, Roccat is putting out quite the order: gaming mice with interchangeable bells and whistles, and at an affordable price; the Pure is around $70, while the XTD goes for $90. Can they fill this order, or do Roccat end up spreading it all too thin? Lets find out!
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The MSI GK-601 is a fully LED backlit keyboard designed for gaming. The MSI GK-601 uses Cherry MX red switches and features assignable macro keys via software. There is 128KB of onboard memory for storing profiles on the MSI GK-601 with up to 50 different macros across 5 profiles. Using the MSI GK-601 software included in CD accessory, users can remap keys, record macros and save/load profiles from a disk. The MSI GK-601 also has a pair of USB ports for additional connectivity options, as well as audio pass-through ports for gaming headsets. Additional features on the MSI GK-601 include full N-key rollover via USB 2.0, backlight adjustment, and multimedia controls.
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It was only a few months ago that we reviewed the Theron mouse, where we awarded it our Bang For Buck Award. It wasn't perfect in terms of sensor quality, but it offered performance and quality that far exceeded its price range. Now TteSports have revisited the mouse, given it a new sensor and now it is time to get it back on the test bench and see just what it is capable of.
TteSports have been taking the gaming peripherals world by storm in the last couple of years and they've won plenty of awards from us here at eTeknix, but also from many other major review websites and for good reason too. They've produced some of the most reasonably priced products on the markets, without compromising on features and performance and we are hoping to see those same values in the Theron Infrared today.
Were not expecting much new with the Theron, after all it is just a new edition of their other Theron mouse, the hardware looks pretty much the same, but the big question is, will the new sensor be a minor change or will it take the Theron to the next level of performance?
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Mit der Storm Mech bringt Cooler Master eine weitere mechanische Tastatur in den Handel. Diese soll sich vor allem in dem oberen High-End-Bereich der Tastaturen ansiedeln und durch eine gehobenere Verarbeitung überzeugen soll. Einzigartiges Design und ansprechende Features wie z. B. das I/O Panel oder unterschiedliche Tastatur Modelle mit je verschiedenen Cherry Mx Schaltern lassen der Anpassbarkeit keine Wünsche offen. Das leicht zu entfernende Aluminium Cover bieten dem User auch noch die Möglichkeit ganz individuell Handwerklich aktiv zu werden und diese z. B. zu Lackieren. Wie nun die Cooler Master Storm Mech überzeugen kann, klären wir in diesem Testbericht.
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Sharkoon, dopo il grande successo riscosso con il mouse da gaming Drakonia, ci presenta il successore della stirpe. Stiamo parlando dello Sharkoon Drakonia Black, un mouse gaming laser che riprende molti aspetti del predecessore, uno su tutti il design con la caratteristica superficie a scaglie di drago. Non manca qualche rinnovamento, come il sensore Avago ADSN-9800 e la nuova colorazione. Non ci resta che procedere conl’unboxing e l’analisi del prodotto.
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Zowie have made their name in the gaming industry by being laser focused on pro gaming and eSports, and rightly so, because when it comes to making high performance gaming equipment there really isn't a better testing ground than competitive gaming. The pros want the best tools for the job, the peripheral or component that will give them that advantage over their opponents, no matter the cost. Then at the end of the day, you'll find consumers will want the same hardware because they know it's the product used by winners, much like how Formula 1 works to promote consumer cars brand names.
The Zowie Celeritas has some bold claims to it and given Zowie's heritage of working closely with some of the biggest pro gamers in history such as Abdisamad 'SpawN' Mohamed, Young Ho 'Flash' Lee and Ho Jun 'Ho-Jun' Moon, all of whom helped develop this keyboard, we know they mean business. In a bid for maximum performance the Celeritas features mechanical switch keys, with 18K gold plated switches, gold plated USB connection, nylon key caps and most importantly the fastest response time of any keyboard on the market today.
"The primary feature of the ZOWIE CELERITAS is the newly developed ZOWIE RTR™ (Real Time Response) technology which allows the user to define the repeat-response of their presses to be 1x, 2x, 4x or 8x of the normal repeat-response for a keyboard when using the PS/2 connector. RTR™ allows gamers to gain a higher responsiveness from their keys and thereby increase the pace of movement in FPS and Racing games or possibly even increase the APM in RTS. How fast do you like it to be? We give you the possibility so you can define your most comfortable repeat-response." - Zowie
"With an actual response-time of only 0,2 seconds, the ZOWIE CELERITAS has the fastest response-time of any mechanical keyboard currently on the market. Furthermore it features anti-ghosting, supporting all keys through PS/2 and 6 keys through USB. For your information, the definition of a "normal response-time" for a keyboard is 0,5 seconds." - Zowie
Now I'll admit, gold plating and super low response times are for the most part marketing buzz words, your average gamer will likely never notice anything different about a 0.5 and 0.2 second response time for example, but what really matters is that at the end of the day, does this look, feel and perform like a premium gaming keyboard, so long as we can answer that, everything else is just a bonus.
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Earlier this year we looked at a couple of mechanical keyboards from Corsair, the K95 and the K70 and both performed well in our testing... adding another range of quality products to Corsairs ever expanding catalogue. Today on our test bench we will be taking a look at another gaming keyboard from Corsair, the Raptor K30.
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Just over a year ago Func made a second, first impression on the gaming market with the launch of their Surface 1030XL mouse pad. It was a high quality product and they followed that up with the MS-3 gaming mouse in February of this year. There is of course an obvious progression from the launch of a pad then mouse and today we have the result of that on our test bench. The KB-460 is a mechanical keyboard with various functions important to gamers, so let's take a look...
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Sharkoon technologies have been manufacturing pc peripherals since 2003 encompassing unique designs and convincing performance. Their philosophy states that “premium quality and affordable prices do not have to contradict each other.” Keep in mind that this statement is going to be put to the test. The DarkGlider has recently become available worldwide offering a plethora of features (common and unique to gaming mice). Benchmark Reviews is going to run this mouse through the gamut and expose what makes this product stand out from the pack (and if the Sharkoon philosophy stays true).
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It was late-summer in 2012 when Corsair announced it had acquired Raptor Gaming, a German based maker of gaming peripherals. Corsair gained both a European based headquarter to distribute its wide range of computer hardware and Raptor Gaming’s entire portfolio of keyboards, mice, headsets, and accessories, which formed a new series of gaming products alongside Corsair’s Vengeance gaming products. Corsair has respected the Raptor name and not only continues to maintain many of the acquired products, but has integrated the name into new products. New Corsair Raptor products represent gaming products aimed at a more mainstream audience alongside the premium Corsair Vengeance peripherals. We look at the first ever Corsair Raptor headsets to be released, a pair called the HS30 and HS40 which join the rest of the 2013 Vengeance headsets for a refreshed lineup of Corsair gaming headsets.
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