Brand | Cooler Master |
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Item model number | CP-01-KKGR1 |
Hardware Platform | PC |
Item Weight | 1.23 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 5.08 x 4.09 x 1.67 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5.08 x 4.09 x 1.67 inches |
Color | Black |
Power Source | Battery Powered |
Manufacturer | Coolermaster |
ASIN | B08J6J1CZV |
Date First Available | September 15, 2020 |
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Cooler Master ControlPad 24 Keys with RGB, Gateron Switches and Exclusive Aimpad Pressure Sensitive Technology
Brand | Cooler Master |
Compatible Devices | PC |
Connectivity Technology | Play |
Keyboard Description | Gaming |
Special Feature | Wrist Rest |
Color | Black |
Number of Keys | 24 |
Style | ControlPad |
Material | Aluminum |
Power Source | Battery Powered |
About this item
- Gateron Switches: Dominate rapid-fire situations with high quality switches good for 50 million clicks
- Revolutionary Aimpad Technology: Exclusive partnership that gives you a competitive edge with pressure sensitivity in both work and play scenarios
- Removable Magnetic Wrist Rest: For superior comfort during long sessions of gaming or creating
- Anodized Brushed Aluminum: High quality, durable construction with industrial-grade brushed aluminum for the chassis
- RGB Backlighting: Display a flashy light show or illuminate your keys to highlight macros or custom key bindings
- On-the-Fly Adjustment of Settings: 2 Precision Wheels and bindable function key gives you full control of lighting, volume and profiles - all without the need of software
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ControlPad
KeyBoard?Gamepad?Why Not Both?
The ControlPad is the world’s first PC keypad with pressure sensitive technology designed for gamers, content creators, musicians, and more. Aimpad technology imbues all 24 keys with analog functionality, allowing for unprecedented precision in work and play. Walk, run, and creep in-game, or adjust your brush thickness or opacity - all with just one keypress. Built with mechanical Gateron switches in a sturdy aluminum frame with a removable wristrest, the ControlPad is also built to withstand the rigors of everyday use. And with regular releases of custom control schemes for popular software, we've future-proofed it for years to come.
- 24 Genuine Gateron Red Switches
- Innovative Aimpad Technology
- Removable Wrist Rest for Comfort
- Anodized Brushed Aluminum
- RGB Backlighting
- On-the-Fly Control
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Gateron SwitchesDominate rapid-fire situations with high quality switches good for 50 million clicks |
AimpadExclusive partnership that gives you a competitive edge with pressure sensitivity in both work and play scenarios |
Removable Wrist RestFor superior comfort during long sessions of gaming or creating |
MasterPlus+ Software SuiteSimple, straightforward, and foolproof. You’ll be able to unleash 16.7 million colors to every key, get further customization of lighting modes, and fine-tune macros. |
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Ergonomic | — | 4.5 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
Value for money | — | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Quality of material | — | 4.2 | 4.8 | — | 4.5 | 3.6 |
Easy to use | — | 4.0 | — | 3.8 | 4.3 | — |
Brightness | — | — | 4.8 | — | 4.8 | 4.6 |
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connectivity tech | Play | USB-A | Bluetooth, USB-C | Bluetooth, USB | wireless, usb | USB 2.0, USB 3.0 |
number of keys | 24 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 29 |
compatible devices | PC | PC | Laptop | Tablet, Laptop, Desktop | Tablet | Gaming Console |
keyboard description | Gaming | Flexible | Gaming | Wireless | Multi Functional | Gaming |
operating system | — | Ios,Windows | Mac OS | Windows | macOS, Windows, and Linux | Windows 10, Windows 11 |
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Customers like the sound quality, appearance, and memory of the keyboard. They mention the keys have a nice feel, and is a great one-handed keyboard. That said, some complain about the software and the magnets. Opinions are mixed on quality and ease of use.
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Customers like the sound quality of the keyboard. They mention that the keys have a nice feel, the keypad is decent, and the touch is good. Some say that it's a great as a second keyboard and that it needs improvement.
"...As far as tactile feel of the keys all I can say is I like the touch very much. You can buy custom key caps which is a nice option...." Read more
"...The wrist pad itself feels nice however.- The materials used for the control pad seem to be cheap. The enclosure seems to be plastic...." Read more
"...The keys have a nice feel but I have no need for mechanical or pressure-sensitive switches...." Read more
"A nice one-handed keyboard. But it needs improvement...." Read more
Customers like the appearance of the keyboard. They say it's pretty and the finish is great.
"...Lots of RGB options, very pretty, but didn't get it for that." Read more
"...It does however, have a very clean look and fits in well with my SteelSeries Apex Pro Keyboard.-..." Read more
"...The product finish is also great. The hand rest can be completely detached, which is very good for freeing up work space...." Read more
"...Very cool." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the memory of the keyboard. They mention that it has on board memory and a great build quality.
"...The biggest advantage is that it has onboard memory...." Read more
"...ControlPad has on-board memory, and although it's not advertised anywhere, it does NOT need software to work- only to PROGRAM it...." Read more
"...The onboard memory is a plus for different profiles to switch from." Read more
"On board memory, great build quality..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the keyboard. Some mention that it has a great quality build, while others say that the software is useless and impossible to make use of. Overall, the product has mixed reviews and opinions are mixed.
"...Really well made. Would like if the software allowed more complicated macros than it does, but it works...." Read more
"...For now, it's a 5 star.It has treated me pretty well so far. No issues or defect...." Read more
"...It's well built, and setting all the individual key custom colors and mappings is a breeze. Very cool." Read more
"Build quality is great!..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the ease of use of the keyboard. Some mention that it is a snap to program key combo macros for any key, with delays between them, and that creating different key layouts is easy and intuitive. Others say that there is only a delay for keystrokes and no individual simple delays.
"...There is only a delay for keystrokes and no individual simple delays. When creating macros, it is unintuitive and very inconvenient...." Read more
"...It was also a snap to create different key layouts. I had two key layouts for SWTOR and another for Black Desert...." Read more
"...to game and stream without any problems but this software ..takes forever to load then when trying to assign shortcut to each key ..it too at least..." Read more
"...Creation of macros is easy and intuitive, assigning them out to specific keys is even easier. Key mapping could use some work...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the software of the keyboard. They mention that it is lame and unable to detect the keyboard correctly.
"...were known good, and restarting the system, likewise the software was unable to detect it...." Read more
"...In summary, there are a lot of issues with software. Some issues with the hardware...." Read more
"...But programming the thing is a nightmare. The software you need to download is near useless and impossible to make use of." Read more
"...be perfect for what i was going to use it for ..UNTIL .. the software is terrible , my pc is decent ..good enough to game and stream without any..." Read more
Customers have negative opinions about the magnets of the keyboard. They say that the magnet is weak and might as well be non-existent.
"...The magnet is no good on this for the wrist rest. The magnet cannot even hold the wrist rest in mid-air (which is very light) when attached to the..." Read more
"...8. It is also true that the magnet has weak hand rest and the distance of the wheel is inconvenient to use...." Read more
"...The palm rest is poorly designed; the magnet is too weak to hold it in position. Why couldn't they just have a little catch to hold it in place?..." Read more
"...Far weaker than a refrigerator magnet, the units will separate at the slightest nudge. The wrist rest is virtually useless as is...." Read more
Customers are not satisfied with the closure of the keyboard. They mention that the enclosure is plastic and only the top faceplate is metal.
"...The enclosure seems to be plastic. For the price I would have thought it was made of all metal/aluminum, but it is not...." Read more
"...it as "brushed aluminum" is frankly absurd because only the top faceplate is metal. The sides, bottom and palm rest are all cheap plastic...." Read more
"Arrived DOA - Switch plate was metal, rest is plastic..." Read more
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As for the device construction the top plate appears to be metal, while sides and bottom of the device is cheap plastic.
The height of the keys came to about a quarter inch taller than my Ducky keyboard when laying flat on the desk to the point where the included wrist rest would be pretty much necessary to use the device.
The key caps are completely smooth and lack any bumps for positioning your hand.
Key feel was honestly worse than my old Razer Orbweaver.
Can't say much in terms of the software as the device itself didn't show any indications of power when trying multiple USB ports that were known good, and restarting the system, likewise the software was unable to detect it.
In regards to the packaging which makes me think it might be a returned unit, the device had a couple smudges on the plate along with a couple skin flakes. The included USB-A to USB-C cable came in a plastic bag that looks like it was previously crumpled up and placed into the box. The cable itself was velcroed a bit haphazardly with one part of the cable sticking out from the bundle. Finally the tips of the USB cable didn't have the usual plastic covers you see on new electronics.
Some products are so obtuse they require googling just to figure out how to do the simplest thing. This device/software is just the opposite. I never had to consult a manual to assign characters or numbers to any of the 24 keys. Further it was a snap to program key combo macros for any key, with delays between keystrokes if necessary. The nice touch is you can color code each key, for example, I used blue to indicate spells, green to indicate movement, purple for macros, etc. Of-course these keystrokes work on muscle memory so the lighting color on the key is just a nice esthetic touch.
It was also a snap to create different key layouts. I had two key layouts for SWTOR and another for Black Desert. There is a roller switch at the top of the device to switch from one keypad layout to another and 4 LEDS which glow according to the color you assigned for that particular layout/game.
As far as tactile feel of the keys all I can say is I like the touch very much. You can buy custom key caps which is a nice option. I decided to get a key cap set just so I could 'engrave' the 08/W key so my fingers knew exactly where they were positioned.
Finally, I have never encountered a software or keypad bug. It all just works.
I'll be strictly talking about the things I intended to use it for, which is key binds and macros.
But to get a couple of things out of the way that don't have to do with the above:
- The magnet is no good on this for the wrist rest. The magnet cannot even hold the wrist rest in mid-air (which is very light) when attached to the controlpad. If you attempt to move the control pad in any direction, the wrist rest just stays put because of the weak magnet.
The wrist pad itself feels nice however.
- The materials used for the control pad seem to be cheap. The enclosure seems to be plastic. For the price I would have thought it was made of all metal/aluminum, but it is not.
It does however, have a very clean look and fits in well with my SteelSeries Apex Pro Keyboard.
- Not sure if intended, but both the wrist rest and the control pad are very different colors. They each appear to have what looks like to be a brushed alumunium top. One is black, one is gray.
Aesthetically, that's not great, I would love all just one color.
The software:
It's called 'Master Plus'.
It only opens if you have the device connected, otherwise, it will prompt a message saying you need to connect a compatible device or otherwise exit the program.
Never maximize the program. If you do, it will appear as nothing is working. When trying to click any of the sub-menus for the controlpad to create macros, keymap, change profiles, etc, it will act as if it's not responding visually, but when you minimize it, it will be in the sub-menu you clicked beforehand.
I can't resize the program window. There's a lot of wasted space, you'd think it would dynamically scale down if you try to re-size, but it doesn't even let you do that. Along with the previous issue about maximizing the program, you'll have to move the window down, which will obfuscate options/info at the bottom of the program.
Not sure why I have to make a macro for 2 keys. (EX: CTRL Q). Most software I've used for keybinds, for instance my mouse, allow me to put 2 keys easily. In this case, I'd have to make a macro which then I have to give more info about the delay, when really I want this to just press 2 keys in that order.
I don't know what's up with 'Simple' and 'Advanced' mode. There have essentially the same options except maybe 2 (disable and clear key assignment). Simple by far is the best mode to do things in. Simple has way more information and options that it almost seems like they labeled it wrong.
In summary, there are a lot of issues with software. Some issues with the hardware.
Those software bugs need to fixed and the UI needs updating.
Creation of macros is easy and intuitive, assigning them out to specific keys is even easier. Key mapping could use some work. Profiles are a mess, not sure which are on-board vs local. Can't delete extra profiles not in use.
But in the end it does exactly what I need it to do with a lot of hassle. I imagine in time, the software will get better, the hassle to do things will go down.
It has treated me pretty well so far. No issues or defect. I guess I'm one of the lucky ones considering a good majority of the reviews claim to have gotten a broken one.
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