Hardware What is the Best Gaming Keyboard?

Lizard already covered this on the first page. It's using the same URL so it has the same date and, it can be assumed, the same title for this reason.

It's likely put on the old article's place so people don't search "gaming keyboard" and get ten different articles which each have a chosen "best".

 

I do not wish to buy a keyboard and then break it trying to mod it. I also do not own a soldering iron among the other things I would need to do this. So modding is really not an option.

 

Ok well that makes a little more sense, but only once it's been explained.

 

I don't get it, what are the attractive gaming-related parts of this keyboard? The only thing that is good that I can see is the backlit keys and they are ten-a-penny these days. What have I missed?

EDIT: I've re-read the review and something glared at me "The keys are a joy to use. They aren't particularly responsive, but they compensate for that with a rare smoothness that means you don't feel like your joints are being hammered."

Responsive keys would be nice considering your reviewing it as a gaming keyboard! Also what with the achey wrist mention and the above "joints being hammered" - maybe it's a keyboard aimed at Help The Aged?

Sorry! I think I love my Zboard too much to even contemplate another keyboard for my fingers to hammer. Especially one that doesn't jump out the page and grab my attention as a must have accessory - this appears average at best.

 

Given that Saitek, Cyborg gaming and Mad Catz are very much married, it's hardly REPLICATING to launch the same board under different brands...

And I disagree, I much prefer Logitech Illuminated K800. Yes, it costs three times more, but if the headline is "best gaming keyboard" then that's the answer. I don't play MMORPGs, and never will, either, so I don't need any of the macro malarkey.

You've probably missed the last five years of marketing, which has made absolutely everything "GAMING" this and that. Look at GAMING cases and you get the idea.

 

Spot on, I love mine and wouldn't change it for the world

 

Any keyboard with a standard layout and Cherry MX Black key switches. That would be:
Cherry MX Black
* Deck Keyboards
* Steelseries 7G
* Cherry MX 11900
* Cherry G80-3000LPCEU-0

Keyboards - Nerd up!
http://www.overclock.net/keyboards/491752-mechanical-keyboard-guide.html

 

MX Browns are more my type, and some people prefer blues or clears. But yeah, best should be a mechanical of some sort,

 

I've used a Saitek Eclipse for somewhere around 6 years, lugging it to countless LAN parties. I only recently retired it because, well... it's kind of gross these days. Still works flawlessly, despite all the abuse.

 

Optimus Maximus. Mechanical keys, Cherry ML Black, screens on every key.







Shame about the price.

 

I remember that bakes.. think limited edition too- 1000 made at 2k ea or something like that

this would be funny to bring to a lan or something

http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/ergocube-online_2131_9021437

 

They're still selling them (£1600 each). I might buy one if I can convince myself it'll save me 160 hours of my time in its lifetime.

 

Sorry I still find it hard to come across a keyboard that beats out my G-15 (both versions)

 

ZBoard Merc. Can't go back to regular plain wasd keys after playing with this.

 

Haven't used anything apart from Eclipse since they were released. Recently a hardware shop near me was getting rid of their back stock so I bought 3 to future proof myself. I have already worn through 3...

Great keyboard and deserved of the award.

 

Still happy with my Sidewinder X4, although the macro keys are in an atrocious spot.

 

How about other factors?

I play some games where simultaneous key presses are required, which limits my choice of keyboard. eg. Try to press a, s and x at the same time and many will not register all three presses.

I never know what to search for to find this game, only a load of other people asking the same thing on forums, and most replies are of the type: "maybe you should learn to play the game instead of mashing keys", which doesn't really relate to the problem!

 

I recently switched to (mechanical) Steelseries 6gv2 after using many different brands of "gaming" (membrane) keyboards over the years. I even used the Saitek Eclipse. Mechanical wins hands down IMHO. I plan on getting Razer Blackwidow Ultimate as soon ASAP....I need the backlighting for my man cave.

 

Mechanical Cheesecake.

Browns user here.

 

There is a good reason for that, no KB has beaten it as a package, while some might have better keys, it is still the only KB with an LCD.

S*D