Help me decide and choose gaming keyboard

Arclight · 07-25-11, 08:02 PM

Got a G110 here, must say it's a very nice board. Payed far too much considering I don't use half of it's features though.

Castout · 07-26-11, 02:18 AM

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Originally Posted by kiwi_2005

Now a mouse is important, no point online playing a fps or mmo and your mouse acts like its on crack. Logitech gaming mouse are worthwhile. Have myself a lazor mouse with 5 side buttons for configuring 4yrs old now and im thinking of replacing it, 2 of the config buttons no longer respond like they should.

Umm I actualy need my mouse to go to lowest dpi as possible. The expensive mouses I read can go to as high as 5000 dpi. I barely ever use 1800dpi(normal mouse has 900dpi). However I do use 400dpi A LOT to aim far. I wish mine could go to 200 still but it doesn't. I think MX518 lowest dpi setting is just 400.

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Originally Posted by Arclight

Got a G110 here, must say it's a very nice board. Payed far too much considering I don't use half of it's features though.

It's indeed nice. Aaw I'm still tempted to buy myself a premium keyboard. If not for my obsession with durability . . . Right now the all mechanical keyboard seems like a great value. All mechanical keyboard has more than twice the lifespan of the others keyboards. Even 5 times over one type of keyboard. If I buy the Lit keys blackwidow and the light went off before the keys do I'd be quite upset.

If not maybe Starcraft 2 but somehow I believe my age is well past Starcraft 2. I'm glad I found and bought Company of Heroes Anthology to fill my rts appetite.

Castout · 07-26-11, 02:58 AM

I just realized I'm a bit silly. I think little when ordering boardgame which costs more than the blackwidow ultimate while knowing that I have almost no chance playing it(since it's a tactical wargame and no one likes it).

Overall a good keyboard could be justified for me as I spend considerable time using it. I could use the lit keys very much. The average LED life time is about 100,000 hours and I calculated that into a little more than 11 years if you keep it on all the time. Practical use could see more than that.

And I got the feeling the price isn't going to stay that low much longer. Few years from now the same quality would probably cost a lot more.

FIREWALL · 08-04-11, 06:31 PM

I bought a Saitek Eclipse II just before CompUSA moved out of So. Ca.

Haven't had a problem in all these years. Bought a Logitech G19 just because I like all it's toys. Never use most of them.

I like that G110

Good layout and features and, definitely a GOOD price.

If the backlite is bright I'de have bought it instead of the G19.

NeonSamurai · 08-04-11, 07:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Castout

Umm I actualy need my mouse to go to lowest dpi as possible. The expensive mouses I read can go to as high as 5000 dpi. I barely ever use 1800dpi(normal mouse has 900dpi). However I do use 400dpi A LOT to aim far. I wish mine could go to 200 still but it doesn't. I think MX518 lowest dpi setting is just 400.

Ever try just scaling back the mouse sensitivity in the game? It's what I do, that way I can toggle back the dpi for precision targeting and still have the speed.

Arclight · 08-04-11, 07:43 PM

^ that. Set it up so the highest DPI gives you the highest speed you're comfortable with. For me that generally means putting the sensitivity in-game all the way back.

Reece · 08-04-11, 07:44 PM

I have a Logitech G15, has been very good but getting old, some of the ones you have listed look nice but I can't comment on them regards quality, if it were me I would search for some reviews on the final contenders.

longam · 08-05-11, 05:09 PM

Been a Logitech fan myself, would love to have the K800

http://www.logitech.com/en-us/keyboa...d/devices/7288

Castout · 08-06-11, 08:32 PM

That's sleek looking.

I personally would avoid wireless though for 2 reasons: I hate having to buy batteries and they are not ideal for gaming.

Nonetheless that's one cool looking keyboard.

I'm a bit obsessed with mechanical keyboard I'll wait a little longer before buying anything though. The price is twice of other premium keyboards.

Castout · 08-12-11, 01:23 AM

Just to give closure to this thread,

I finally received delivery of my Razer Blackwidow.

Since I thought I needed lit characters so I decided to get the ultimate version.

My review is the keyboard itself is well built. It is a joy to type on it. However I tend to mistype from time to time since every keys seem to be shifted to the right. It may take a while. It is soft to type though with a clicky clacky noise and especially loud is the spacebar key. And almost forgot to mention that the response time is phenomenal!!! Now if only I can type with all 10 fingers let see I have to learn to type better with this keyboard.

Now the issue is while it is nice to have a lit key somehow I found blue as a rather distracting and dizzying color. Red might be a better color here to lit the keys. I avoided red lit keys since I thought red was the angry color.
Second the font on some of the keys are ridiculously small making it hard to read at a glance. Last the keyboard comes with 4 plugs: 2 USBs aand single audio and mic jack each. Now that's too many. So now I have more cables dangling unused as there's only a single audio jack at the back and plugging my speaker to the front audio jack would give me a background noise which is not cool while if I plugged the keyboard audio jack into the front jack the speaker would go mute thinking it had a headphone plugged in.

My recommendation is the standard Blackwidow is a good value for the money but it seems the ultimate cannot yet be justified. One for its rather dizzying bluish lit keys and 2 because when unlit everything is harder to see and 3 because LEDs do die out eventually. Here I'm hoping the keys die faster than the LEDs as I need to have them lit all the time while using this keyboard.

Go get Razer Blackwidow standard and only get the ultimate if you just want to burn 50 more bucks. Do not get the Blackwidow however if you share the room with someone else like a room mate or spouse. They'll go insane hearing the clicky clacky.

Ouch I just felt I have wasted 50 for nothing. The lit keys are not working as I thought they would. Maybe red would be a better color. At least my desktop now feels like a pub. Blue lighting is always the color for classy pubs while red is probably well suited for strip clubs. Cough cough.

07-25-11, 08:02 PM	#1
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	Got a G110 here, must say it's a very nice board. Payed far too much considering I don't use half of it's features though. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

07-26-11, 02:58 AM	#3
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	I just realized I'm a bit silly. I think little when ordering boardgame which costs more than the blackwidow ultimate while knowing that I have almost no chance playing it(since it's a tactical wargame and no one likes it). Overall a good keyboard could be justified for me as I spend considerable time using it. I could use the lit keys very much. The average LED life time is about 100,000 hours and I calculated that into a little more than 11 years if you keep it on all the time. Practical use could see more than that. And I got the feeling the price isn't going to stay that low much longer. Few years from now the same quality would probably cost a lot more. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/

08-04-11, 06:31 PM	#4
FIREWALL Eternal Patrol Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: CATALINA IS. SO . CAL USA Posts: 10,108 Downloads: 511 Uploads: 0	I bought a Saitek Eclipse II just before CompUSA moved out of So. Ca. Haven't had a problem in all these years. Bought a Logitech G19 just because I like all it's toys. Never use most of them. I like that G110 Good layout and features and, definitely a GOOD price. If the backlite is bright I'de have bought it instead of the G19. __________________ RIP FIREWALL I Play GWX. Silent Hunter Who ???

08-04-11, 07:43 PM	#6
Arclight Navy Seal Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Land of windmills, tulips, wooden shoes and cheese. Lots of cheese. Posts: 8,467 Downloads: 53 Uploads: 10	^ that. Set it up so the highest DPI gives you the highest speed you're comfortable with. For me that generally means putting the sensitivity in-game all the way back. __________________ Contritium praecedit superbia.

08-04-11, 07:44 PM	#7
Reece CINC Pacific Fleet Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Down Under Posts: 34,701 Downloads: 171 Uploads: 0	I have a Logitech G15, has been very good but getting old, some of the ones you have listed look nice but I can't comment on them regards quality, if it were me I would search for some reviews on the final contenders. __________________ *Sub captains go down with their ship!*

08-05-11, 05:09 PM	#8
longam Admiral Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 2,014 Downloads: 26 Uploads: 0	Been a Logitech fan myself, would love to have the K800 http://www.logitech.com/en-us/keyboa...d/devices/7288

08-06-11, 08:32 PM	#9
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	That's sleek looking. I personally would avoid wireless though for 2 reasons: I hate having to buy batteries and they are not ideal for gaming. Nonetheless that's one cool looking keyboard. I'm a bit obsessed with mechanical keyboard I'll wait a little longer before buying anything though. The price is twice of other premium keyboards. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/ Last edited by Castout; 08-06-11 at 09:47 PM.

08-12-11, 01:23 AM	#10
Castout Silent Hunter Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jakarta Posts: 4,794 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 6	Just to give closure to this thread, I finally received delivery of my Razer Blackwidow. Since I thought I needed lit characters so I decided to get the ultimate version. My review is the keyboard itself is well built. It is a joy to type on it. However I tend to mistype from time to time since every keys seem to be shifted to the right. It may take a while. It is soft to type though with a clicky clacky noise and especially loud is the spacebar key. And almost forgot to mention that the response time is phenomenal!!! Now if only I can type with all 10 fingers let see I have to learn to type better with this keyboard. Now the issue is while it is nice to have a lit key somehow I found blue as a rather distracting and dizzying color. Red might be a better color here to lit the keys. I avoided red lit keys since I thought red was the angry color. Second the font on some of the keys are ridiculously small making it hard to read at a glance. Last the keyboard comes with 4 plugs: 2 USBs aand single audio and mic jack each. Now that's too many. So now I have more cables dangling unused as there's only a single audio jack at the back and plugging my speaker to the front audio jack would give me a background noise which is not cool while if I plugged the keyboard audio jack into the front jack the speaker would go mute thinking it had a headphone plugged in. My recommendation is the standard Blackwidow is a good value for the money but it seems the ultimate cannot yet be justified. One for its rather dizzying bluish lit keys and 2 because when unlit everything is harder to see and 3 because LEDs do die out eventually. Here I'm hoping the keys die faster than the LEDs as I need to have them lit all the time while using this keyboard. Go get Razer Blackwidow standard and only get the ultimate if you just want to burn 50 more bucks. Do not get the Blackwidow however if you share the room with someone else like a room mate or spouse. They'll go insane hearing the clicky clacky. Ouch I just felt I have wasted 50 for nothing. The lit keys are not working as I thought they would. Maybe red would be a better color. At least my desktop now feels like a pub. Blue lighting is always the color for classy pubs while red is probably well suited for strip clubs. Cough cough. __________________ My blog: http://exposingsingapore.wordpress.com/ Last edited by Castout; 08-12-11 at 01:43 AM.