Gaming Keyboard

Drapper

Guy,

Best place to ask, what is the best gaming Keyboard and where can I get it cheap as chips! was hoping to get an led / backlit model for those long winters night playing WOW!! (lol) HOwever there is mixed review on them! some are great but the visbility of the keys are sh1t! :p

PogMoThoin

I got Belkin Nostronomo n52 Speedpad and cant recommend it highly enough. Amazing for gaming, keys are laid out in same position as on kb. can prog each key 4 times. Can prog macro's (ie duck, move left, aim & hold aim for 2 secs all in 1 button press) In argos cat page 487. I'm sure its cheaper online. Will find reviews & post them. You'll not be disappointed if you buy.

http://www.computingondemand.com/reviews/gaming-Belkin-Nostromo-Speedpad-n52/page1.shtml
http://tomshardware.co.uk/2004/03/06/game_controller/index.html
http://www.extremereviews.net/data.php?recordID=117&page=1&type=review
http://www.gruntville.com/reviews/misc/belkin_n52/
http://reviewboard.com/articles_ektid422.aspx

Endurance Man

Fancy keyboards are not aiding your game in the slightest if you ask me, they all do the same thing.

Drapper

not about performance just wanna get rid of this ancient MS basic keyboard and I might put a bit of light in my gaming !

Thanks Pog mo thoin !! MAcros........

PogMoThoin

Endurance Man wrote:

Fancy keyboards are not aiding your game in the slightest if you ask me, they all do the same thing.

:rolleyes: I think so as well, but you obviously didnt look. It's not a keyboard, its a controller in the shape of your hand. Handy for lan partys. i put it on my left knee sometimes. Deadly control with it.

PogMoThoin

This is a great investment whether you buy a kb or not. You wouldn't believe how much more control ya have when ya get used to it. Well worth buyin IMO. Personally i'm not really in2 gaming kb's as i have a multi-media one.

Endurance Man

PogMoThoin wrote:

:rolleyes: I think so as well, but you obviously didnt look. It's not a keyboard, its a controller in the shape of your hand. Handy for lan partys. i put it on my left knee sometimes. Deadly control with it.

I wasnt talkin bout your little thingy-ma-bob there, dont even know wat that is, i thought he was asking for a keyboard?

awhir

pog mo thoin do you work for belkin

PogMoThoin

WORK is a 4 letter word................i try to stay away from it

Just tryin to get my point across that its better than any gaming keyboard with flashing lights & fancy buttons.

Anti

Ignroe the rest, Get the best :

http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/gamerskey.htm

No im not asaitek sales rep, but this is the best keyboard out there tbfh !

p.s forget them useless z-boards

L31mr0d

anti wrote:

Ignroe the rest, Get the best :

http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/gamerskey.htm

No im not asaitek sales rep, but this is the best keyboard out there tbfh !

p.s forget them useless z-boards

you know what, i'd get that purely for the fact the've considered left handers. Although i'm not really sure what that extra pad could be used for... macros?

Psycopat

anti wrote:

Ignroe the rest, Get the best :

http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/gamerskey.htm

No im not asaitek sales rep, but this is the best keyboard out there tbfh !

p.s forget them useless z-boards

got a saitek a few weeks ago, love it, backlit keyboard like ya wanted

Dooom

Recently got meself a Saitek Eclipse (red backlit one), and it's brilliant. Love it.

Drapper

L31mr0d wrote:

you know what, i'd get that purely for the fact the've considered left handers. Although i'm not really sure what that extra pad could be used for... macros?

another leftie like me!! (but I use the mouse in my right hand! must be the Christian Brothers education)

WizZard

I have a spare Saitek Eclipse (blue LED)- just got a Logitech G15. I love the LCD, but the extra keys on the left aren't my cup of tea
I keep hitting them when I try to press CTRL, etc. and it's taken me a while to get used to them, but apart from that it's a nice keyboard.
I suppose when I start playing games again it'll start to be useful

Drapper

pm sent if your interested in selling !

awhir

i blame ned flanders for giving statick this idea grrr..............

red_ice

zBoard keyboards are good. I've played with a couple of them on lan and i thought they did the job.

There is differences in run of the mill keyboards and gaming keyboards. There is a latency on keyboards of 30 odd ms or something, nothing big, but some keyboards (i think zboard ones) go down to 15ms or so. Might be worth having a look into if your serious about the performance

Drapper

great keyboard wizzard ! thanks mate!

L31mr0d

Just wondering does anyone know what the best wireless keyboard there is for gaming? I know wireless and extreme gaming aren't supposed to mix, but i'm not really an extreme gamer

I'm looking for one that had backlit keys, silent keystrokes and wireless, also good for gaming (also with left handed support, I know i'm pushing it now)... does such a keyboard exist?

po0k

/me twiddles rudder flaps on his joyknob 3d pro force

CombatCow

^^ you go girl....


I second the Eclipse KB awesomeness

http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/eclipse.htm


CC

Creamy Goodness

i'm holding out for the steelseries keyboard. should be out Q3 this year

Drapper

CombatCow wrote:

^^ you go girl....


I second the Eclipse KB awesomeness

http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/eclipse.htm


CC

pure awsomeness

Drapper

SyxPak wrote:

/me twiddles rudder flaps on his joyknob 3d pro force

lmao