Overall and Final Verdict

All in all the 700K is a little flashier than I would personally need and the programmable keys didn’t come in handy for me personally. But I think Cougar is doing a good job stepping out of the box and trying new things. If you need the additional programmability the angled keys on the left and the split spacebar are better options than most other manufactures are giving you. You get a solid keyboard with an aluminum base that is easy to keep clean. Cougar make sure to include full media keys, putting them in an easy to reach location even. The software wasn’t perfect but you do get a lot of options and it is easy to navigate. On the downside though the wrist rest design felt a little unfinished when I wasn’t running the FPS pad and with the FPS pad I was left wanting the entire wrist rest to have the same thickness and finish. Cougar was careful to use mechanical switches for the programmable keys on the left and they used nice mouse like switches for the media keys but for some reason the volume controls have mushy membrane switches. The software required a new installation for the 700K even though I already had their software installed for the 700M and even after that I had to open the software up from the 700K folder to program the keyboard.

So is this the keyboard for me? Well no I really don’t put the programmable keys to use and I would prefer a cleaner non-gaming theme as a whole. BUT this is still a great keyboard. Someone who needs quick access to their macros would really love having a macro set to their split spacebar.

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garfi3ld replied the topic: #36170 16 Jan 2015 19:01
It wasn't that long ago that I took a look at the 700M from Cougar, today I have the chance to check out the matching keyboard. Enjoy, have a great weekend!

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