Suggestions for a replacement keyboard?

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Ambixx

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Up untill recently I was using an old dell keyboard......it lasted me a good 8 years actually. I never really knew the older dell and IBM keyboards were that good but I guess you don't know what you've got till its gone T_T

What I need is something that's cheap and has N-key rollover (if such a blessed combanation exists). I'll settle for cheap and useable for 2-D fighters.

My old dell also had a weird quality that i'm not quite sure I can describe....it made playing fighting games and WoW a million times easier and I never actually noticed it untill I tried using a different one and i don't think it was just me being used to the thing. It was something to do with responsiveness. Is there anything diffrent between the older dell/IBM KB's and the newer ones that could effect that?


So yeah.....any suggestions?
 
Buckling spring keyboard rock:

If you want cheap, maybe grab an IBM Model M off of Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/IBM-Model-M-Clicky-PS-2-Keyboard-12-F-Keys_W0QQitemZ200256094796QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Mice_Trackballs?hash=item200256094796&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A2|39%3A1|240%3A1318

I'm not sure how old this Dell keyboard you have was. I think there was a time when Dell made some mechanical key switched keyboards but these are few and far between today as most manufacturers have moved towards a rubber membrane technology because it's cheaper to make and it's quieter to operate.

I personally have the Das Keyboard and I love it (this doesn't fit the cheap criteria, it does have n key rollover if you care)
http://www.daskeyboard.com/

I also have a Deck 82 keyboard and although it doesn't have clicky feedback, it does feel great to type on and I also love it and would recommend it was well (again doesn't fit your criteria of cheap).
http://www.deckkeyboards.com/boards.php
 
You can pick up Dell AT101W (the dell mechanical switch ones) keyboards for ~ $10 on fleabay NIB. Another good option if you like that style of switch is the ABS M1.

Check reviews and all other types of good info here: http://geekhack.org/index.php

EDIT:
Here ya go: http://cgi.ebay.com/Dell-104-Key-PS2-6P-USA-Keyboard-NEW-227KN_W0QQitemZ370179056148QQcmdZViewItemQQptZPCA_Mice_Trackballs?hash=item370179056148&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2|65%3A15|39%3A1|240%3A1318

I picked up 3 of these for $31 shipped using make an offer.
 
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Another vote for the G15 (1st version). The keys have a fairly nice 'click' to them and it's the nicest illumated keyboard I've used. If you like ergo keyboards the Microsoft 4000 is pretty slick. It feels a little more 'mushy' than the 'click' of the G15.

I really wish I had picked up a backup G15 for down the road.
 
The mechanical switch is what gives it higher rollover correct?

One of the other problems with the keyboard im using right now is that when I try double tapping (a quick example is double tapping a direction key to dash in melty blood) it dosen't register properly. It'll just register two individual taps and i'll walk forward and stop twice. Is that something to do with the way I have my keyboard configured or is tha tthe keyboard itself?

Most of the other keyboards suggested in this thread are upwards of 70 bucks >.>

Just a tad out of my price range but I appreciate the suggestions.
 
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