{"id":70898,"date":"2014-12-05T11:02:05","date_gmt":"2014-12-05T09:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=70898"},"modified":"2014-12-05T11:03:46","modified_gmt":"2014-12-05T09:03:46","slug":"cougar-aluminium-gaming-keyboard-sa-price-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/70898-cougar-aluminium-gaming-keyboard-sa-price-details","title":{"rendered":"Cougar aluminium gaming keyboard: SA price, details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After recently announcing its <a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/hardware\/70566-cougar-gaming-coming-to-south-africa.html\">arrival in South Africa<\/a>, gaming hardware brand Cougar has revealed\u00a0the details and local price of its\u00a0700K aluminium gaming keyboard.<\/p>\n<p>As a PS4 man, I am not sure what the Master Race thinks about\u00a0aluminium keyboards, but they sound like a great idea to me.<\/p>\n<p>The keyboard is being sold as a &#8220;premium mechanical gaming keyboard aimed at professional level PC gamers&#8221;, and with a price tag of\u00a0<strong>R1,778\u00a0<\/strong>I can see why. It&#8217;s due to hit the shelves at the end of December 2014.<\/p>\n<p>The 700K is, as you would expect, composed of an\u00a0aluminium\u00a0frame with plastic frame wraps, Cherry MX mechanical switches, and features Cougar&#8217;s UIX system. This software allows you to configure your range of Cougar peripherals in a single application.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_70900\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/700K-2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70900\" class=\"size-large wp-image-70900\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/700K-2-600x450.png\" alt=\"Cougar 700K\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/700K-2-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/700K-2.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-70900\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cougar 700K<\/p><\/div>\n<p>As with most modern gaming keyboards, the 700K features programmable profiles which can be saved and LED backlighting to make it look pretty at night.<\/p>\n<p>For those of you into stats, here are some basic specs of the keyboard.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Processor &#8211; 32 bit ARM Cortex-MO<\/li>\n<li>Polling Rate &#8211; 1000Hz<\/li>\n<li>Programmable G-keys &#8211; 6<\/li>\n<li>Dimensions &#8211; 230 x 487 x 40mm<\/li>\n<li>Weight &#8211; 1.2Kg<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_70902\" style=\"width: 610px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/700K-1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-70902\" class=\"size-large wp-image-70902\" src=\"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/700K-1-600x450.png\" alt=\"Cougar 700K\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/700K-1-600x450.png 600w, https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/700K-1.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-70902\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cougar 700K<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Igor, start the machine &#8211; we need wild cat noises and exploding keyboards.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KLNt0Cr2Jwc?rel=0&amp;controls=0&amp;showinfo=0\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Do we like the 700K? 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