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cfgauss
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Right now I have a saitek eclipse that's a few years old, but it's finally dying... the text on keys are wearing off (which happened only months after getting it), and some of the buttons aren't responsive anymore...
So, I need a new keyboard. Does anyone have any suggestions on good ones? I would buy the same kind again, except that I would like one that doesn't have keys that wear off that quickly. Here is what I require:
- I don't want any of the crappy ones with the ins/home/pgup/del/end/pgdwn keys in retarded places. I use these keys all the time when I type and play games, and can't stand it when they're in the wrong places.
- I don't want stupid ass special function keys where my normal keys should be.
- However, volume keys are okay as long as they aren't where normal keys are.
- I want to be able to press more than a few keys at once, so I can actually play games. Nothing like having a keyboard that doesn't let me, e.g., run, jump, and shoot at the same time.
- I don't care if it's wired or wireless, but if it's wireless, it obviously can't be laggy...
- I don't want to pay $80 for a keyboard.
Does anyone know of any good keyboards that satisfy these requirements? I'd hate to just go buy one off amazon or something and find out it sucks, and you can't really go and try these out in stores, so, any advice you can give is great!
So, I need a new keyboard. Does anyone have any suggestions on good ones? I would buy the same kind again, except that I would like one that doesn't have keys that wear off that quickly. Here is what I require:
- I don't want any of the crappy ones with the ins/home/pgup/del/end/pgdwn keys in retarded places. I use these keys all the time when I type and play games, and can't stand it when they're in the wrong places.
- I don't want stupid ass special function keys where my normal keys should be.
- However, volume keys are okay as long as they aren't where normal keys are.
- I want to be able to press more than a few keys at once, so I can actually play games. Nothing like having a keyboard that doesn't let me, e.g., run, jump, and shoot at the same time.
- I don't care if it's wired or wireless, but if it's wireless, it obviously can't be laggy...
- I don't want to pay $80 for a keyboard.
Does anyone know of any good keyboards that satisfy these requirements? I'd hate to just go buy one off amazon or something and find out it sucks, and you can't really go and try these out in stores, so, any advice you can give is great!
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E-machines KB-0108
it has buttons to play, pause, FF, RW things, shortcut buttons for
Sleep, Calculator, Mute, +/- volume, Internet (AWESOME x 80 billion SO much better than clicking), E-mail, Search, Back, Forward, and Favorite
all at the top, out of the way
plus Cut, Copy, and Paste to the left
I fee like I'm in minority report with how fast i use this damn thing
All keys are in their right places, nothing changed at all
keys have bounce to them, even after my 5 years using it
on mine, the "s" has started to rub away but, again, 5+ years of constant and heavy use.
it's a tad loud, you can definitely hear your button pushes, the springs give off some decent kick
and it costs, I believe, 20ish bucks
40 bucks
http://www.directron.com/kb0108.html
ON SALE 6 bucks
Easy to clean and built like a fucking tank. It will probably outlive you.
I'm using this at work right now (my weekend job), and it's not bad. It's a really dirty office here, with dust everwhere, and this keyboard still works quite well. I don't know how old it is, but the keys are all clearly labelled still and everything is responsive. I don't use the stupid shortcut keys but they're there and everything else is logically-placed and easy to use. The Home and Delete keys are where they should be, the number pad is great, and everything feels smooth when I type on it.
And, for six bucks? Wow. Buy five if you're worried about lifespan. That's still 30 bucks.
and are durable
I've dropped mine more than I'd care to admit
The play, pause, and volume buttons on it are also placed well and very helpful IMO.
I have a friend who swears by his.
Once he was cycling home and it accidentally killed a mouse.
@gamefacts - Totally and utterly true gaming facts on the regular!
Seriously though, that's the one major downside to a Model M. I exaggerate for comedic effect, but compared to most modern keyboards those clicky keys on the old IBM keyboards are quite loud. I've seriously wanted one for years, but I know it would piss my girlfriend off something fierce.
This is the keyboard the original DAS KEYBOARD was made of before they switched it to a model-m clone. It was 30 bucks direct from keytronic. The model I listed is ps/2 but they also have usb.
This is the keyboard with separately weighted keys depending on the finger used to press it. This means that keys you press with you pinky are naturally lighter and depress more easily than keys you hit with your index or thumb (spacebar.) It feels incredibly smooth when you use it, unlike this piece of crap white mac keyboard I have to use now.