Looking for a nice keyboard

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deadman_uk

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Hi, I am looking for a new keyboard. Everything PC related is either black or silver but the keyboard is white, I want a black/silver keyboard to match the rest of my PC.

But the keyboard must meet these requirements...

- Black or Silver in colour

- Wired

- Standard keyboard layout (no natural keyboards)

- Right CTRL and left arrow keys must be at the same height with each other (for gaming)

- Holding 3 keys that are close together must work e.g on my keyboard holding down left arrow, up arrow and ctrl works but on my dads new black keyboard, holding these 3 keys down disables the ctrl until you release the arrow keys.

Can anyone recommend me a good keyboard?

Thanks for any replies
 
I highly recommend the Logitech G15.

I've had it for about a month now and I am very satisifed with it. It has also gotten a lot of good press and definatly has the "wow" appeal that alot of keyboards lack (5 people at a LAN party I went to just stood in awe of it's majesty.) Plus, if you play alot of games at night, the backlit keys are a godsend.

The only downfall is it is a bit pricy at $80, but for a full backlit keyboard with LCD screen and up to 48 macros assigned to the macro keys, it's worth the money.
 
Definately I like the Logitech G15. I have one also, and it is rather nice. I wish it was ergo, but that is a personal preference. Another good keyboard is the Saitek Eclipse.

Oh and if you are into something interesting, look at the Wolfclaw

http://www.wolfclaw.com.sg/

The configuration may not be what you are looking for, but it may change the way you game currently. I have one of these on the way. Definately going to test this guy out.
 
If you don't need quite so many features, the saitek eclipse is an excellent choice. Though I do not own it personally, I have had the chance to look at it in stores and the key layout is very nice. It has a backlight (with glowing letters/keylabels) and a volume control that works with generic drivers. I think it costs $50 or $60, and I would certainly buy it if I could afford it. It's USB BTW.
 
The wolfclaw is interesting but I am not interested in that for my need.

The Logitech G15 looks great but I won't pay £50 for a keyboard, thats too much money. It has alot of features that is just not needed.

I had a look at the Microsoft Digital Media Pro Keyboard and that looks nice. Does anyone know if you can press 3 buttons that are close together at the same time and they still all work?

I had a look at the Saitek Eclipse and WOW, it looks very impressive. It's a little more than what I wanted to pay but I think its worth it, looks really good, I heard good reviews about it. I will look more into this keyboard and will probably get this!
 
I got a Saitek Eclipse a few months ago. It is the absolute best keyboard that I have ever used. The keys feel great, and it is very quiet. You can hold 3 keys (or more) down at the same time on it too. Definitely should be considered.
 
This holding 3 keys down thingy... On my dads black keyboard, holding arrow left, arrow down and right ctrl all at the same time doesnt work, however holding arrow right, arrow down and right ctrl does work.

For those with the Eclipse keyboard, can you fo into a first person shooter and see if you can hold arrow left, arrow down and right ctrl together?
 
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