What's different from normal keyboard to gaming keyboard?

[intel igent]

spank you very much

 

[BumbleBee]

your welcome Americans are lucky they can purchase the iOne Scorpius M10 that keyboard has tremendous value for it's price tag. my next one will probably be the Gigabyte GK-K8000 since it's only available in Canada and Australia which makes it practically one of a kind also has a similar bundle to the SteelSeries 7G with the carrying case, wrist rest, braided cable, extra set of keys and key changer even has a windows lock key, dedicated macros and it's own sound card with a vista certified integrated C-Media 6300 chip (impressive).

 

[intel igent]

you can get the ABS M1, Filco Majestouch, Gigabyte GK-K8000, Filco Majestouch N-Key Rollover, Das Professional and SteelSeries 7G in Canada.

of these board's listed what would you consider the best?

 

[BumbleBee]

probably the Filco Majestouch N-Key Rollover however the Gigabyte GK-K8000 has a lot of features. you can see the Filco in action here (seek to the dot in the middle of the progress bar)

 

[kurosagi01]

so whats good to have my boring keyboard or a logitech G11 or a razer arctosa? i like the normal eclipse,that just as good as eclipse II?

 

[trickson]

I would go for a G11 .

 

[BumbleBee]

Kuro why don't you get that Scorpius off eBay? probably Arctosa you know how on Razer's website it says it can press 10 Keys Simultaneously well I read this today.

Screw Razer, its just another cheap keyboard with some fancy backlights. The 7G is tons better - its mechanical, and has FULL n-key rollover, so you can press as many keys as you want all over the board and they will all go through with PS/2 (10 keys with USB). Razer only does some cheap trick with the WASD cluster, where they put each of those keys on a different circuit on the matrix. The 7G and DeCK both use diodes on every single key on the entire board so that there's no rollover anywhere.

Razer.. sneaky. even if it's the 4 Keys it probably offers more value than the G11.

 

[kurosagi01]

scorpius p6?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Touchpad-keyb...ms=66:2|65:2|39:1|240:1318|301:1|293:1|294:50
i dunno right now,i'm really leaning on the saitek eclipse,it looks really good and its just as good as eclipse II

 

[BumbleBee]

iOne Scorpius M10 did you watch that video I posted? shipping will kill you but I think it's still worth it

 

[kurosagi01]

too pricey for me dude =/ i don't want spend a lot of money on a keyboard.not worth spending that much on a keyboard tbh.

 

[tong]

Used both the eclipse (my keyboard) and the eclipse II (my buds) and it's exactly the same keyboard other than the led colors and the couple extra buttons. That gigabyte keyboard looks sick, but i don;t want to drop that kind of dough on a keyboard and then try it out only to find out i don;t like the key feel.... anyone of those available at a regular retailer bumblebee?

 

[BumbleBee]

Gigabyte GK-K8000 is not available in the US it's been out for a year too I don't know why. but to make up for this the Americans got the iOne Scorpius M10 it's only $49 USD at Amazon they use Cherry MX Blue which favor Typing over Gaming and if you watched the video you can get a sense if it is for you to be honest I have never heard anyone complain about Mechanical Switches except for the old IBM Model M first thing you will notice when gaming is how you move more fluidly you don't have to apply much force to the keys once you push a quarter to half way down the switch actuates unlike a rubber dome. Cherry MX Black like the SteelSeries 7G and Deck Legend are more for Gaming than Typing. Cherry MX Brown like the Filco Majestouch N-Key Rollover is the perfect combination of Gaming and Typing.

 

[tong]

but none of those seem available at a regular retailer (brick and mortar store ... physical building i can go into) Would love to test those out to see the technology i just learned about.

 

[BumbleBee]

this one is really popular this is the Deck 82 Fire Edition cost $99 USD also have Cold and Toxic Edition and of course the regular Deck Legend 105 which also comes in Red, Blue and Green.

LED's are rated for 22 years, Cherry MX Black Switches rated for 50 million cycles vs Rubber Domes 1-10,000 million Cycles, Metal Plate, 10 year warranty, encourage modifications even list modifications on website, will repair anything as long as you don't damage PCB, have replaceable key caps, different colored housings, leds.

pretty sexy?

 

[tong]

wicked specs, amazing support on that one, but not a full keyboard. Gimme that one, in a full size, with blue instead of red.

I recommend you make a post on just all the stuff you mentioned about keyboards here and see if it can be stickied. Tons and i mean tons of usefull information you are posting and sharing.

 

[Reventon]

I'm perfectly fine with using a normal, generic keyboard for both everyday use and gaming. I have a few different types of keyboards around the house and I can always tell the differences between them but I personally would like a gaming keyboard sometime just because of the extra programmable buttons and such. Plus useful volume controls and stuff are nice too because I always listen to music on my computer.

Edit: As for that Deck 82 Fire Edition keyboard up there, I don't think I'd ever buy it. That's REALLY ugly, not to mention the keys are way too small.

 

[tong]

here's one i haven;t seen anyone ask. If i plug in a keyboard thru the usb to ps2 adapter and that keyboard has a usb hub... is the hub still usable? meaning will it communicate? or: Will it still power the usb devices?

 

[BumbleBee]

you are only missing the number pad I believe which I never really use. the keys look the same size as the Legend they were even smart enough to put the windows key at the top right so you don't accidently push it.

this is the Deck Legend 105 Ice.

it's the same materials except for the metal plate and housing, same support. $149 USD I think.

 

[Reventon]

Looks like a regular keyboard, only with LEDs. Waste of money IMO.

Edit: Doesn't even have volume buttons. I can't stand using keyboards without volume buttons.

 

[tong]

Wow that's perfect... everything I'm looking for... but are the mechanical switches really worth all that extra money? or will the lifetime of those switches make up for it?

 

[Reventon]

Wow that's perfect... everything I'm looking for... but are the mechanical switches really worth all that extra money? or will the lifetime of those switches make up for it?

Phailtrain!

 

[BumbleBee]

they are I have a Das Ultimate. I don't need any media controls. I use my Logitech Z-5500 when I play single player games and when I play online I use my Cyber Snipa Sonar 5.1 or Sennheiser HD515 which I can also hook up to the Z-5500 to turn the volume down.

 

[trickson]

Looks like a regular keyboard, only with LEDs. Waste of money IMO.

Edit: Doesn't even have volume buttons. I can't stand using keyboards without volume buttons.

I hear you there . Way too plain and generic for me .

 

[trickson]

they are I have a Das Ultimate. I don't need any media controls. I use my Logitech Z-5500 when I play single player games and when I play online I use my Sennheiser HD515 which I can also hook up to the Z-5500 to turn the volume down.

OMG YOU Use a Logitech key board ????

 

[BumbleBee]

all keyboards look the same how bad can a keyboard look?

OMG YOU Use a Logitech key board ????

Logitech Z-5500.