Ozone Strike Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

Ozone are one of the most recent gaming peripherals company to support us at eTeknix. A company made by gamers, for gamers, believe that we need to evolve to continue to strive in the gaming arena. They produce a wide range of peripherals from headsets and gaming mice, to keyboards and mouse pads that are affordable by everyone, without compromising quality. Whilst they are considered a smaller peripherals company compared to the much bigger brands such as Razer and Roccat, they still have an impressive product portfolio and are just as active participating in gaming events.

What we have in today, is the Ozone Strike Mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Black switches, something that we often see in the top end gaming mechanical keyboards. Will the Strike offer anything new? Or is it just a decent contender in the mechanical keyboard market? Today we put it to the test, so without any further hesitation, lets take a look at the specs on paper:

• 7 multimedia keys
• Ozone F-Key (Left Windows Key Replaced With Function Key)
• Cable length 1,6 m
• Net Weight = 1.55 KGS
• Gold plated Cherry Black switches
• Lifecycle: 50Million keystrokes
• Anti-ghosting / Nkey rollover function (with PS2)
• 2x USB 2.0 + Audio and MIC jacks
• Braided cable with Gold Plated connectors
• Detachable palm rest
• Extra WASD keyset (red marking) + tool for easy exchange
• 8x FASTER – Polling Rate of 1000Hz: Response time 0.1 miliseconds
• USB Interface with USB to PS2 adapter included
• Compatible OS: Windows® 7 / Vista / XP and MAC
• Body Dimensions (L*W*H): 430*160*40

That’s the Strike on paper, now lets take a look at the actual keyboard.