Best sub-$50 keyboard?

AuburnTiger · September 2011

Hey guys, I'm in the market for a new keyboard, but I don't have a ton to spend. It would be used primarily for gaming, but I have no need for fancy macro keys and the like, as I rarely use them.

My only preference at this point is that it's scissor design, rather than rubber dome. Other than, recommend away!

Donovan Puppyfucker · September 2011

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Illuminated-Ultrathin-Keyboard-Backlighting/dp/B001F51G16/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315175376&sr=8-1

Watch the prices on this thing closely, they go up and down like a yo-yo. I got mine for $70 a few months ago, and the other day it was $46.

This keyboard is fantastic. I'm not super-keen on mechanical switch keyboards, I prefer the feel of a laptop-style keypress mechanism. And that keyboard has the best version of that I've ever felt. It's nicer than the keyboard on a MacBook Pro.

MarySue · September 2011

I am also on the lookout for a new keyboard, but I'm worried about backlit ones because while I do a lot of gaming, I also do a lot of writing. Do the keys on that one get hot?

AuburnTiger · September 2011

chrishallett83 wrote:

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Illuminated-Ultrathin-Keyboard-Backlighting/dp/B001F51G16/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315175376&sr=8-1

Watch the prices on this thing closely, they go up and down like a yo-yo. I got mine for $70 a few months ago, and the other day it was $46.

This keyboard is fantastic. I'm not super-keen on mechanical switch keyboards, I prefer the feel of a laptop-style keypress mechanism. And that keyboard has the best version of that I've ever felt. It's nicer than the keyboard on a MacBook Pro.

I was actually going to get this one, but I've read on multiple websites that you can't press W + Shift + Spacebar. In FPS land, that's Sprinting + jump, which means the keyboard would be useless to me.

Donovan Puppyfucker · September 2011

MarySue wrote:

I am also on the lookout for a new keyboard, but I'm worried about backlit ones because while I do a lot of gaming, I also do a lot of writing. Do the keys on that one get hot?

Nope.

zeeny · September 2011

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Compact-Keyboard-K300-Black/dp/B002CWZ29S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315186572&sr=8-1

Donovan Puppyfucker · September 2011

AuburnTiger wrote:

chrishallett83 wrote:

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Illuminated-Ultrathin-Keyboard-Backlighting/dp/B001F51G16/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315175376&sr=8-1

Watch the prices on this thing closely, they go up and down like a yo-yo. I got mine for $70 a few months ago, and the other day it was $46.

This keyboard is fantastic. I'm not super-keen on mechanical switch keyboards, I prefer the feel of a laptop-style keypress mechanism. And that keyboard has the best version of that I've ever felt. It's nicer than the keyboard on a MacBook Pro.

I was actually going to get this one, but I've read on multiple websites that you can't press W + Shift + Spacebar. In FPS land, that's Sprinting + jump, which means the keyboard would be useless to me.

Yeah, just tried it. It doesn't work, but then I have sprinting always on when I play shooty games anyway.

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