new gaming keyboard

Also, an sidewinder X6:
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I read that the blackwidow doesn't have nkey rollover? is this really critical

also, looks like the blackwidow will attract finger prints. does the keyboard come with that plastic wrap thingy on? lol
 
Fear Feathers said:
I read that the blackwidow doesn't have nkey rollover? is this really critical

also, looks like the blackwidow will attract finger prints. does the keyboard come with that plastic wrap thingy on? lol
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All gaming keys will work. But NKRO isn't that big of a deal, really. How often will you actually need to hit more than 6 keys at the same time?
 
I use the Logitech G15 on my desktop, and the Logitech MK300 on my laptop.

Both are great keyboards, but the G15 is the one designed for gaming.

Although, I've always loved the feel of Dell QuietKey keyboards as well.
 
i think cherry blues are just fine for gaming. but i think it would of been a better choice to go with brown.

some would prefer black as best for gaming.
 
Fear Feathers said:
i think cherry blues are just fine for gaming. but i think it would of been a better choice to go with brown.

some would prefer black as best for gaming.
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Cherry blues would work for gaming, but Browns or Blacks would be best.
 
Ph?bus said:
Okay, so if you want mechanical switches + macro buttons, yeah, get the Black Widow. Unless you feel like dishing out $2,400 for a Optimus Maximus. lol
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Does it have a beast gaming rig compacted into the keyboard or something making you only need a mouse, keyboard, monitor, and headset to use it?

That's the only way I would buy a $2,000 keyboard. -.-

But, yeah, like everyone else is saying, the BlackWidow is your best bet.
 
Ph?bus said:
Cherry blues would work for gaming, but Browns or Blacks would be best.
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Cherry blues are actually the preferred switch for a lot RTS gamers and gamers in general (seen a ton of polls, esp in the starcraft community). It really just comes down to the tactile click or not (blues or browns), that's really the only difference other than 5g less for brown switches (never going to notice that). The clicking just gets on some peoples nerves, but a lot like it, and it's great for typing. Only people that prefer blacks (linear) are only FPS gamers, and even then I wouldn't recommend them since there is no tactile feedback and are pretty stiff to press down.
 
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iiNfamous said:
Does it have a beast gaming rig compacted into the keyboard or something making you only need a mouse, keyboard, monitor, and headset to use it?

That's the only way I would buy a $2,000 keyboard. -.-

But, yeah, like everyone else is saying, the BlackWidow is your best bet.
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No, each key has an OLED display on it to show you what that key will do in real time. It's capable of outputting up to 10fps on each key. So, when you're typing, all the keys will be lower case. When you hold shift or hit Caps Lock, they become upper case. When you're in Photoshop, it will show you what the keyboard shortcuts are on the keyboard. When you're in a game, it will show what the keys around WASD do. It's really neat. But too damn expensive.
 
Ph?bus said:
No, each key has an OLED display on it to show you what that key will do in real time. It's capable of outputting up to 10fps on each key. So, when you're typing, all the keys will be lower case. When you hold shift or hit Caps Lock, they become upper case. When you're in Photoshop, it will show you what the keyboard shortcuts are on the keyboard. When you're in a game, it will show what the keys around WASD do. It's really neat. But too damn expensive.
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Yeah, cool, but that's about all it has going for it. Apparently it's pretty terrible to type on.
 
Cut Chem!st said:
Yeah, cool, but that's about all it has going for it. Apparently it's pretty terrible to type on.
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I bet. I mean, the screens look glossy which would mean they feel weird, and they're not cherry blues (IIRC). :P
 
Cut Chem!st said:
Cherry blues are actually the preferred switch for a lot RTS gamers and gamers in general (seen a ton of polls, esp in the starcraft community). It really just comes down to the tactile click or not (blues or browns), that's really the only difference other than 5g less for brown switches (never going to notice that). The clicking just gets on some peoples nerves, but a lot like it, and it's great for typing. Only people that prefer blacks (linear) are only FPS gamers, and even then I wouldn't recommend them since there is no tactile feedback and are pretty stiff to press down.
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I've been playing video games for 15 years and I've never heard of gamers preferring a keyboard switch over another, or that they made a difference.

With that being said, I prefer keyboards where they take a slight amount of pressure, are responsive, and are not "squishy" like some keyboards are.

Ph?bus said:
No, each key has an OLED display on it to show you what that key will do in real time. It's capable of outputting up to 10fps on each key. So, when you're typing, all the keys will be lower case. When you hold shift or hit Caps Lock, they become upper case. When you're in Photoshop, it will show you what the keyboard shortcuts are on the keyboard. When you're in a game, it will show what the keys around WASD do. It's really neat. But too damn expensive.
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Plus, it's programmable to display whatever you want. Wish I had the money for one!
 
CrazyKiller said:
I've been playing video games for 15 years and I've never heard of gamers preferring a keyboard switch over another, or that they made a difference.

With that being said, I prefer keyboards where they take a slight amount of pressure, are responsive, and are not "squishy" like some keyboards are.



Plus, it's programmable to display whatever you want. Wish I had the money for one!
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That's where mechanical keyboard come in. :)

But yes, if I had an extra $2400 laying around, I still wouldn't buy it. LOL. I'd get a bunch of new hardware, and good cooling.
But it'd still be fun to have. :p
 
CrazyKiller said:
I've been playing video games for 15 years and I've never heard of gamers preferring a keyboard switch over another, or that they made a difference.

With that being said, I prefer keyboards where they take a slight amount of pressure, are responsive, and are not "squishy" like some keyboards are.



Plus, it's programmable to display whatever you want. Wish I had the money for one!
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That's because mechanical switches are just now becoming popular, mainly in the RTS scene, so if you don't follow that much you probably wouldn't have seen it. Pretty much all the sc2 progamers use some form of mechanical switch. There is a big difference in feel between playing with a non-mechanical and mechanical in games. I would never go back to a dome keyboard. Mechanical keyboards actuate at half press, take less force, are more responsive, and are crisp to type on and not squishy, and they last a hell of a lot longer.

Most normal gamers don't even know what a mechanical keyboard is yet.
 
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