USB Keyboards
saitek FTW keyboard is fucking awesome!
http://www.nineteen79.co.uk/images/portfolio/samples/sample-pe_photo_interact.jpg
Logitech Internet Pro Keyboard - 10 € works great
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hmm
faker how about Saitek Eclipse II ?
Soon i buy this keyboard,i see some reviews and pics and looks awesome.
Steelseries 6G
Just a perfect keyboard. Here is some info you can read yourself:
SteelSeries 6G highlights:
- Supports the use of up to 8 keys simultaneously
- Gold plated connectors to ensure low latency
- Designed for PS/2 (USB-converter included)
- Dimensions: 445mm x 185mm x 30mm (17.5in x 7.3in x 1.2in)
SteelSeries 6G was designed for hardcore RTS-gamers, which means it is extremely responsive, it features very low latency, it is comfortable to use and it is durable.
All keys on the SteelSeries 6G are designed to endure a life cycle of up to 60 million keystrokes, all connectors are gold plated with 18K gold to ensure low latency and offers the user fast and reliable response times even when using detailed and advanced key combinations.
SteelSeries 6G uses a specially designed buffer system, designed especially for PS/2 - up to 8 different keys can be used simultaneously. The use of PS/2 allows for easy plug-in to tournament computers at LAN-events and helps free up systems with limited USB-ports. Optional PS/2 to USB converter included.
To further enhance the look, feel and performance of SteelSeries 6G an extra keyset for all standard sized keys is included in the package. The extra keyset is held in a neutral grey color and helps eliminate the risk of performing unwanted keystrokes in the heat of the game.
The mechanical tactile system is ergonomically designed to ensure ease-of-use and the no-click switches makes SteelKeys 6G very comfortable to use. All keys are operated at 65g making the keyboard ideal for long gaming sessions.
http://www.steelseries.com/int/products/keyboards/6g/information
anyone can copy the description from the website haha since of course they are going to embellish it!
G15, very standard in layout (no fancy button placement except for the Gxx keys on the left) A windows key lock switch (my favorite, no accidently hitting the windows key and being sent out of your game)
Very solid key strokes, very rugged keyboard. It's been designed purely for gaming, so you can expect the keys to be designed for constant punishment. I've had mine for over a year now and i still don't have any loose keys, the keyboard performs like it did when i first got it.
Other random features that are nice: The light up aspect of it, and the fact the only part of the keys that light up are the letters rather then the other way around, increasing it's resistance to wear and tear. (Because it's alot harder for your fingers to rub out, it's not just a bit of paint in the middle of a smooth plastic key)
The lcd display is nice, as you can check the time without leaving your game (I use it for this the most) You can also control your media player through it. The other nice thing about it is that it's modable, people have created their own uses for it, and i'm sure if someone wanted they could create a plugin for it that will display your lj stats (fairly useless, i know, but it's the fact it can be done)
Only downside would be the price, but it's worth it imo.
All-in-all I highly reccomend this keyboard.
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I hate all the extra button though on keyboards :?
the most important thing for me in a keyboard is the smoothness of the keys. the softer they are, the better :)
and like supa said, i hate extra buttons,don`t need them. there`s quick launch bar for that, or some sidebars like vista sidebar & shit like that :D
"I hate all the extra buttons though on keyboards"
Their out of the way and in no way get in the way of any normal keyboard operations, if you cut between the extra keys and the rest of the keyboard it wouldn't be any different in terms of the rest of the keyboard. Every keyboard now days have extra keys we don't need, but they are there for people who would want them :P
"There's quick launch bar for that..." The quick launch bar and the extra keys on the G15 are entirely different things :P
The keys on the keyboard are bindable to whatever you want with them. Hell you can set up a button to run a restart script for demoing without actually having to make a script. Say you have K to kill, ] to record and [ to stop. You can set a button to essentialy hit [, K, wait, ]
Let me see quick launch do that :P
Since the buttons are well out of the way and don't get in the way of anything, i don't see any problem with them. They are simply there for the "It's better to have it and not need it, rather then need it and not have it" aspect.
i`m not talking about scripting in cs. i know u can bind a key to do virtually anything, i`m talking about the small buttons that control the volume, open my computer, IExplorer, etc... u get it... besides the fact they just make a keyboard look bulky (big) they are of no use to me. ur right tho, those sort of buttons are for people who need them :)
i dont :P
I don't really believe there are people who use those buttons. buying a "gaming" keyboard is like the worst way how to spend your money. Why should I pay for the extra buttons when I'm not going to use them?
I don't really believe there are people who use those buttons. buying a "gaming" keyboard is like the worst way how to spend your money. Why should I pay for the extra buttons when I'm not going to use them?
I use a G15 and I can tell those buttons have been used a lot e.g. in CS. I've binded commands like "say /start", "stop;sv_restart 1;record x", "say /gocheck" and so on to them.
Edit: grammar ack
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I guess you use those buttons only to be able to say : I didn't waste my money.
i have shitty dell and it sucks :{
i have a 8 dollar keyboard and I can do those same commands vyrus... haha
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TO POINT (MY OPINION): The shit is over usb keybord def the best (500 hz) Zboard was the performance + 518 500hz + lookin how to/getting the think how to do better easy and fast) you had just badluck faker, shoulda buy sth you knew its good, just BL
Boom: look at a picture of the G15, not a single "internet explorer" button to be found on it :P the only buttons are the G keys, small buttons above them to change pre-sets, a macro button, a windows button lock switch, a mute button, a button to turn on and off the backlight, and the LCD screen controls, which are hidden when it's folded down.
Dragon: I'm sorry but you're kinda dumb to think most of the price of the G15 is in it's 18 extra "g key" buttons, It isn't just a flimsy keyboard with expensive gimmicks. :P
It's very solid, very rugged, and very responsive. My old keyboard had loose WASD keys that were losing their responsiveness.(not to mention completely white, with everything being rubbed out) Same with my Dad's keyboard and my Brother's keyboard. We all switched to the G15 and still over a year later all the keys are just as responsive and tight as they were when we got them.
The G15 dosn't get really good reviews just because it has extra buttons. :P
Edit: And orion, paragraph your posts. Nobody likes reading a continuous line of words >.<
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i have a 8 dollar keyboard and I can do those same commands vyrus... haha
see arokh...u dont need those buttons. there are certain programs that let u bind a combination of keys to do w/e u like! :)
wow. how cool is that. I got my keyboard for over 2 years and I've been experiencing no problems with it as well. arokh you really make me wanna smack my head against a wall when you say you actually bought 3! g15-s..
well dragon, i`m kinda like u. i don`t see the point in spending 100E on a keyboard (or for that matter on a mouse) cause from what i`ve seen there are good ljers, climbers, bhoppers out there that don`t use expensive tools. it`s not like u`r keyboard or mouse will do the jump for u. u still have to use ur fingers. and imo, ur hands are the most important thing in kz. xD
however. if u use a keyboard not only for cs/kz (games in general) the best thing u can do is go to a store and see the keyboard, feel the keys, and if it`s possible, try it! imo the best thing in a keyboard are soft and silent keys. i have a 10E keyboard in its just perfect for me! :)
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