Im am looking for a good keyboard too. Im new to all of this so do I just use this dell original or do i get gaming keyboard. Or is there some kind of PC controller out there I should get?
I have the first version of the G15 and I still love it. Although to be honest I don't really use the macro keys for games - other things though. I use LCDStudio to rotate custom info screens on the little LCD and that's what I love.
Anyway. If you are thinking about getting a gaming keyboard, you gotta ask yourself: "What features do gaming keyboards offer that standards don't, that I need or would like to have?"
For me the answer is backlighting and the ability to disable the Win key.
I use the Logitech Dinovo Edge. Its not really a gaming keyboard, but its the best keyboard i've ever owned. I do software development and i type alot so i need to to be good for more than just gaming.
I've got a Logitech MX3200, while its not a gaming keyboard, its probably the best keyboard that I've ever used, it just takes a bit to get used to the slightly titled key style
forget gaming keyboards, they are expensive as hell and don't offer anything over standard media keyboard except backlighting and some extra function keys, yet you pay 2-3x the price. The logitech media keyboard 600 is a great keyboard, as some of the best feeling keys for keyboards I've used and is great for gaming.
Get the dell multimedia keybaord, best keyboard i ever used. Please do not let companies fool you into thinking you must buy a keybaord with the word "gaming" infront of it. Thats just a ploy to trick people into paying 3x more for a keybaord with neon lighting or an LCD screen.....
why pay 2-10x the price when these are just as good for gaming for way less? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126012 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126028 gaming keyboard are nothing but a marketing ploy. It's like buying a 1gb 8500gt rather than a 512mb version thinking it will performance twice as good.
I use a good old IBM Model M 1391401. Unicomp makes more modern versions with USB connections and Windows keys if you need those. No, it's not a "gaming" keyboard. There's no anti-ghosting technology. There are no macro keys. There is no backlighting. There is no LCD. So, what does it have to offer? Buckling-spring keys, that's what. And swappable keycaps, if you find them useful. And most of all, it's very durable and will probably outlast the rest of your computer equipment. (Case in point-mine was made in the middle of 1989. It's now 2009. This thing is just about 20 years old, and still works fine!) If you want macro keys in particular, I'd just look into something like a CH Products Multi-Function Panel to augment an existing keyboard. It's probably more programmable than any keyboard with macro keys anyway.
I've had a Saitek Eclipse for a few years now. Works just fine for FPS's, MMO's, PPO's and HMO's, lights work ...keys work, it makes me coffee too... unfortunately i don't like coffee.
I've had a Saitek Eclipse for a few years now. Works just fine for FPS's, MMO's, PPO's and HMO's, lights work ...keys work, it makes me coffee too... unfortunately i don't like coffee. Cyphus07
Depends what you need but i think the 7G is the best as it is a pure perfromance keyboard and i don't need the macros of the Logitech or Razer keyboards
[QUOTE="imprezawrx500"]why pay 2-10x the price when these are just as good for gaming for way less? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126012 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126028 gaming keyboard are nothing but a marketing ploy. It's like buying a 1gb 8500gt rather than a 512mb version thinking it will performance twice as good. Yeah I bought the first of those two keyboards and it hasn't let me down yet. And I play a lot of TF2.
Was looking for a new keyboard also, the Logitech one sounds really good. I was looking at one also where the WASD keys glow up when powered on, thought that was a pretty neat idea.
While having an OLED display in each key is a sweet idea, it's said to be rather bad for actual typing. Needless to say, I don't think that paying 1500+ US$ for a keyboard that's reported to feel horrible for typing is worth it, especially with that price tag. (If it were to have as good key response as my Model M somehow, though, I'd have to reconsider my stance...but that's a big "if" that won't get answered until I actually manage to get my hands on one of these things.)
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