Best backlit keyboard?

[sidefxv1]

Can anybody recommend a backlit keyboard. I've looked at the reclusa, g11 and eclipse II. The g11 I can get cheapest (I'm in new zealand and oddly enough the eclipse II is the most expensive - opposite to the UK it seems...)

Are there any others I should look at? I've always considered the mouse more important than the keyboard, so don't mind a cheap and cheerful one, but I'm looking for something that is backlit or illuminated in some way.

 

[sidefxv1]

Thanks chaps. Anybody with a G11 care to comment on it?

On a side note, i'm hopefully moving to NZ next year, and was wondering what the computing scene is like? I see in your sig that you've got a decent setup, how did the prices compare to the UK?

Heh, sorry mate, bought the system in my sig while in the UK, form OcUK actually. But I did compare prices with NZ and found them to be about the same. I just wanted to get and use it, rather than wait 'til I got to NZ to buy it. 'course now it's in a ship on the way here, so I have to wait to use it again anyway. D'oh.

Some things are cheaper though - I'm looking at a dell 2407 at the moment it's a fair bit cheaper here. Components seem to be slightly more expensive.

BTW, email is in trust - drop me a line and I can point you to some NZ sites to have a look at if you want.

 

[sidefxv1]

Thanks all. Think I'll probably go for the G11 since it's cheapest, and there seems to be similar number of recommendations for it and the Eclipse II.

The Deck looks sweeet, but geez, talk about pricey. And they don't seem to ship outside of the US.

 

[sidefxv1]

Well, got the G11 yesterday. Very happy with it. Backlighting seems just right, and the blue is definately the right colour for my setup. Wow, it is large, but fits well in the keyboard tray on my desk. Only real complaint I have is that the esc key is in a slightly different position to what I'm used to. Just take a bit of use to get used to it though I guess.

I haven't got access to my good pc at the moment, so no real decent games to test it on - just using it with my laptop. May report back when I have my hands on the system in my sig again. Very happy for now though and I doubt that'll change. Thanks y'all.