The Great Keyboard N-Key Rollover (NKRO) Test/Round-up

QUICK BRO FOX JUS OVR LAZ DOG

Logitech Illuminated Keyboard.. Meh.
 
MS Sidewider X6

Tried with both shifts and shifts + CL, got the same result.

HE QUIK BROWN FOX JUMPED OVER HE LAZY DOG
 
Razer Black Widow Ultimate

Both shifts:
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Both shifts + caps lock:
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Logitech G510

Both shifts:
THEQIKBROWNFOXJUMPSRIGHTOVERTHELAZYDOG

Both shifts + caps lock
thequikbrownfoxjumpsrightoverthelazydog

As for the ghosting on that webpage, I get 6 keys registering at the same time. The Logitech registers 6 no matter which ones I push while the Razer will do 5 in some cases.

On a side note, Id forgotten how much I love this G510! Its not mechanical but the keys feel so smooth and silky. Think Im gonna keep this beauty hooked up for a while.
 
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Microsoft Sidewinder X4, USB.

Both shifts and caps lock pressed down:
the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog


Not a mechanical keyboard and yet passed the test with flying colors.
 
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Ideazon Z-Board USB Standard Keyset [ Lshift + Rshift + CapsLock ]

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Ideazon Z-Board USB Standard Keyset [ Lshift + Rshift ]
 
no caps:
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS RIGHT OVER THE LAZY DOG
caps:
the quick brown fox jumps right over the lazy dog

Leopold tenkeyless linear touch (reds)
 
the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Ducky 9008, lshift + rshift + capslock, USB.
 
Corsair K90

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS RIGHT OVER THE LAZY DOG

with caps on too:
the quick brown fox jumps right over the lazy dog
 
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS RIGHT OVER THE LAZY DOG

DAS KEYBOARD HERE

holding both shifts is really awkward.
 
With caps?

You guys talking about hats?

Capslock is a STATE and shouldn't affect results.

I love the Internet. You guys should look up "The Hundredth Monkey Effect".
 
With caps?

You guys talking about hats?

Capslock is a STATE and shouldn't affect results.

I love the Internet. You guys should look up "The Hundredth Monkey Effect".

I think you're supposed to hold the caps lock key down, not just turn on caps lock.
 
Lappy keyboard was perfect, HP KU-9963 USB keyboard gave me:

FUS RO DAH

Actually, the keyboard gave me nothing if both shifts and caps lock were held down.

With just the shifts:

HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPED RIGH OER HE LA DOGS
 
Déck Legend USB 2-Shift:
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS RIGHT OVER THE LAZY DOG

Déck Legend USB 2-Shift + Caps:
the quick brown fox jumps right over the lazy dog

IBM Model M 52G9658 PS/2 2-Shift:
HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS OER RIGH HE LA DOG

IBM Model M 52G9658 PS/2 2-Shift+Caps:
Nada :(
 
CMStorm QuickFire Rapid:

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS RIGHT OVER THE LAZY DOG

That's on USB, with only the 6-key rollover, even though it passes.
 
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS RIGHT OVER THE LAZY DOG <-- Cmstorm Quickfire Rapid (usb.. fuck you intel for not puting a ps/2 on my mobo).

THKBNFJSGHTTHLAYDG <-- My HP Pavilion laptop keyboard.
 
HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS RIGH OER HE LA DOG

both shifts on dell xps l502x

hunjuhovh

both shifts and caps
 
HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS RIGH OER HE LA DOG
HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS RIGH OER HE LA DOG

IBM Model M 1391401 circa 1993
 
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS RIGHT OVER THE LAZY DOG!

Even though I have read everything about usb and nkey rollover, the quickfire rapid pulls it off flawlessly.
Cooler Master Quickfire Rapid (USB)
 
HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS RIGH OER HE LA DOG
HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS RIGH OER HE LA DOG

Crappy Dell keyboard.
 
Typing this on my brand new Sidewinder X4. It's replacing a Logitech MX3200 wireless that I just couldn't stand anymore. Couldn't seem to manage more than 2 keys in games (altho the test says otherwise), felt laggy, and would randomly freak out on me on some days.

MX 3200:
the quick bown ox jumps ight oe the lazy dog

MS Sidewinder X4:
the quick brown fox jumps right over the lazy dog

Would have gone mechanical but I just couldn't get past all the noise it makes in the house.
 
Funny, I just saw a post from Paul Dietz, the lead R&D researcher on that keyboard. Fascinating NKRO over rubber dome technology.

Too bad the MS marketing department dropped the ball and the technology never went anywhere.
 
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS RIGHT OVER THE LAZY DOG
the quick brown fox jumps right over the lazy dog

Rosewill RK-9000

Also, isn't the word "right" redundant and unnecessary? All the letters are already contained in other words.

Normally, it is just "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"
 
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS RIGHT OVER THE LAZY DOG
the quick brown fox jumps right over the lazy dog

Corsair Vengeance K60
advertised 20KRO
 
the quick brown fox jumps right over the lazy dog

caps lock + both shifts held down

cmstorm quickfire pro (cherry mx reds) over ps/2
 
HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS RIGH OER HE LA DOG

NMB model RT6655TW

I had an ancient 84-key keyboard that handled N-key rollover perfectly, probably because it had a diode in series with each of its mechanical key switches.
 
razer blackwidow ultimate

THEQCKBRWFXJRGHTVERTHELAZYG

very disappointed.. for the price of this keyboard it should be better.
 
the quick brown fox jumps right over the lazy dog
[CAPS LOCK on while holding down right and left shift keys]

Cooler Master Quick-Fire Pro (FULL N+KEY ROLLOVER in USB):cool:
 
the quick brown fox jumps right over the lazy dog

^^ Xarmor U9BL Cherry MX Browns - Caps lock and both shift keys. Yay for full Nkey through USB.
 
HE QUIC BROWN OX UMP RIGH OVER HE Z OG

Monterey International.RocketBoard. Back in 2000, RocketBoard gave away keyboards that had an extra row of keys, to take users to its sponsors, but those keys didn't work without driver software, which nobody installed.
 
the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog

Corsair Vengeance K90 20 key rollover over USB

Both shifts and caps held
 
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