Mad Catz S.T.R.I.K.E. M Keyboard Review

A Closer Look

The STRIKE M features a very unique design; its plastic chassis is full of strange angles and odd-shaped panels.

Down the left side you’ll find a volume scroll wheel, multimedia control keys, a pair of mouse buttons, LED back light control, device select and the Bluetooth button. The black glossy strip you can see running between the multimedia keys and the mouse buttons features LED indicators.

The keyboard offers a standard QWERTY layout, with a red accent around the WASD keys; further highlighting this keyboards gaming roots.

The keyboard is designed for mobile use, but it’s also fully Windows/MAC compatible; it comes with Alt, CMD and Windows keys to take full advantage of those respective systems.

Tucked away at the left of the space bar is a Home button and the space bar its self extends down toward the front edge of the keyboard; making it a little easier to hit it with your thumb.

The top right corner is easily one of the most interesting parts of the STRIKE M, there are two mouse buttons and an OFN sensor that can be used to control your mouse pointer. This may not sound interesting, but it’s no bad thing to have an integrated touch mouse.

UDLR arrow keys are tucked away in the bottom right corner and other keyboard commands can be reached using the Fn shift key.

The keyboard is pretty small and slim; easily small enough to fit into your backpack.

There’s a master power switch around the back, as well as a charging indicator LED and Micro-USB charging port.

There are four large rubber grips on the base to prevent the STRIKE M from sliding around your surface of choice.