Performance
THE COUGAR ADVANTAGE
The COUGAR 500K allows for quick adjustment of the repeat rate of the keyboard, especially useful for games which require pressing repeatedly a specific key. Protect yourself from injuries, gain comfort and improve your performance. Especially designed for FPS (but useful as well for other game genres) this detachable rubber palm support provides a strong grip and just the right height to effortlessly keep your hand in place during action, in the right position to access both the WASD keys and the 6 G-Keys with your shortcuts. 6 programmable G keys (5 on the left side of the keyboard and a sixth one to the right of the space bar) allow for quick access to a variety of functions. Fully configurable, all of them make your life easier by enabling you to access the functions you want without interfering with the standard keys of the keyboard. Five keys on the left side of the keyboard, near the WASD keys for quick access without moving your hand, and a key just to the right of the space bar for thumb use. More keys, no extra hand movements. Your keyboard is already configured, you are playing and suddenly realize that there is another macro that would come in handy for the game you’re currently playing. Getting out of the game to record it? Not with COUGAR 500K. With the dedicated MR key for macro recording, you can record new macros anytime on the fly.
Software
COUGAR UIX™ SYSTEM
The COUGAR UIX™ System is the ultimate gaming peripheral managing tool. UIX™ offers the key functions that actually help you save time and better manage your devices. Easy configuration and customization, macro recording and sharing between devices, device synchronization… everything you might ask for. The ultimate gaming device management software. Its intuitive user interface and rich feature set will allow you to seamlessly configure your devices and get the most of them, as well as synchronizing them and allowing the user to benefit from their synergies and enjoy a better gaming experience.
The 500k does not come with any disks or software. You have to visit their website and download the VIX system and extract it. Here you can use the 5 step key back lighting, set up your profiles, and edit your commands for your G-keys.
A Single Software for ALL your devices
Quite often things are what distinguish between a smooth process and a cumbersome one. By unifying the configuration tools for keyboards, mice and (coming soon) headphones in the UIX™ System, COUGAR allows you to save time and effort, keeping them configured and synchronized easily. User Friendly Configurable Interface. This is about gaming and gaming has to be enjoyable. No more complex configurations: access all the functions through an intuitive user interface that, in addition to being usable without needing to read thick manuals, allows you to configure several of its key areas.
There we have it! The 500k brought to us by COUGAR! Let us cover a few final thoughts in the conclusion of our review.
