Opinions on this keyboard?

[dalarev]

Got a new build going on, courtesy of the very helpful folks over at General Hardware, now I need a keyboard.

I'm a gamer, but not enough to prefer a permanent mechanical keyboard. I'm just looking for a low profile, snappy keyboard. Went to several stores to try out the ones on display, and my impressions were that the Logitech ones were too "muddy", too sloppy, the microsoft keyboards in between, and the HP Elite V2 was pretty nice.

The form factor is important to me too, that might have been what attracted me to the Elite.

http://www.amazon.com/Design-BTC-Chiclet-style-Keyboard-Polished/dp/B005DMFDKW/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top

I don't expect it to be boss quality, but would you give it a shot? Sucks that there's no way to tell how snappy the keys are in a keyboard. The other I'm considering is the HP Elite V2. Though backlit would be nice.

Hope I can get some good suggestions!

 

[sprak74]

Have you take a look at Apple Aluminum Extended keyboard? I'm using it right now on my Windows 7 PC. I prefer Apple for easy typing even though I got a mechanical sitting around.

 

[MacLeod]

Meh. Honestly at that price point theyre all gonna be about the same. Its not til you get into the higher priced boards that there will be a real big difference. At $15, the feel of these boards could vary from one to another, even of the same model! Id just go to Office Depot or wherever and play around with as many as you can and then just get the one that feels the best to you.