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THE 500K

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The plastic body of the 500k features a black and gray color combination and measures 487mm long, 170mm wide and 40mm thick (weighs just under a kilo).

 

 

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Membrane switches have improved over the years but still can't compete with mechanical ones in terms of durability and feedback (both tactile and audible).

 

 

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COUGAR has placed its logo at the top center.

 

 

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The space bar is cut in half so the other half is now a fully programmable key.

 

 

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5 extra fully programmable keys are placed on the far left.

 

 

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You can swap between the 3 available modes on-the-fly by using these keys.

 

 

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The keyboard illumination can be controlled from the button with the light printed on it while the Windows keys can be enabled / disabled from the key with the lock on it (obviously).

 

 

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The play/pause, stop, backwards and forward multimedia keys are placed on the upper right corner.

 

 

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Via the F1 through F4 keys you can control the keyboard repeat rate.

 

 

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You can select the 6-key or N-Key Rollover from these two keys right next to the print screen one.

 

 

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3 volume control keys are placed right to them and right beneath the previously mentioned multimedia keys.

 

 

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A powered USB port is placed on the front right corner of the keyboard.

 

 

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Turning over the keyboard we see nothing flashy just two rubber coated legs.

 

 

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These legs keep the front end of the keyboard 10mm of the desktop.

 

 

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The 500k ships with a 1.8m braided cable and two gold plated USB connectors (1 is to provide extra juice for the connector at the front).

 

 

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With the removable palm-rest attached the 500k becomes 230mm wide.