Day 18 - Advent Calendar - Roccat Arvo Compact Gaming Keyboard

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For today's Christmas calender deal, we have the Roccat Arvo Compact Gaming Keyboard for only £39.99 inc. VAT. The Arvo is the world's first keyboard to offer a gaming mode integrated into the numpad and includes 3 unique thumbster keys for marco functionality.

Roccat Arvo Compact Gaming Keyboard @ £39.99 inc VAT

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More space on the desktop without the need to forgo all the usual functions. This and a whole lot more besides is offered by the compact ROCCAT™ Arvo. It’s the first keyboard to offer a gaming mode integrated into the numpad and unique thumbster keys. These three extra keys can be assigned macros or the practical timer function, which can’t be found on any other keyboard on the planet.

SIZE MATTERS
It’s no coincidence that the ROCCAT™ Arvo is part of the ROCCAT™ Smart Desktop Management System. In contrast to other keyboards, it only has a tiny desktop footprint. As a result, neither the mousepad nor mouse will get in your way – plus optimum use is made of the gaming zone. The Arvo is perfect even for arrow key gamers, who prefer to position their keyboards diagonally to the monitor and mousepad, as it doesn’t collide with the monitor or hang over the edge of the desk.

DUAL-ASSIGNMENT NUM PAD
You don’t have sacrifice anything with the ROCCAT™ Arvo. The smaller size has been achieved simply by combining the numpad and arrow-key pad. This means that it has all the usual keyboard functions, yet it takes up considerably less space. It’s easy to switch between normal and gaming mode simply by pressing the mode switch button. In gaming mode the arrow keys are illuminated in blue which means gaming even in the dark isn’t a problem. What’s more, two additional, freely programmable macro keys are available which are positioned for optimum access to the left and right of the arrow keys.

UNIQUE THUMBSTER KEYS
You’ll find three further macro keys positioned beneath the spacebar. These can be individually programmed and can be easily operated using the thumb without being pressed accidently. At last, there’s something new for your thumb to do apart from just hitting the spacebar. From now on you can cast healing or attack spells with your thumb. Another unique function is the ROCCAT™ Timer which allows the time it takes for special items to revive to be timed to perfection in many games. The ROCCAT™ Timer can be executed, paused or stopped to within a fraction of a second.

- Compact Design
- Mode Switch Button
- 3 Programmable Thumbster Keys
- 2 Additional Macro Keys
- Anti-Ghosting
- Medium-Height Keys
- High Durability
- 6 Illuminated Status Keys
- Key Deactivation
- Ultra Effective Non-Slip Base
- 1.5metre USB Cable

Only £39.99 inc VAT.

ORDER NOW
 
Looks nice. I have a friend who's after a new keyboard. I'm going to send him the link.

May just be me, but I can't get on the festive deal page. It's just blank and there's no picture on the right. Technical issues?
 
May just be me, but I can't get on the festive deal page. It's just blank and there's no picture on the right. Technical issues?

Having the same issues.

Keyboard looks great and I'm semi in the market for a new one (mine is working great, but I'm just bored of it now :o), I just can't do without the arrows/number pad...
 
Nice price , I like the idea of extra buttons near the spacebar and the compact design.
Shame it doesnt have illuminated keys (apart from the cursors on the number pad when in gaming mode).

Really looking for an illuminated keyboard next and as I end up using the peripherals i buy for a good many years (past the time most would bin them :p) , when i finally buy it has to be right.

Can't see why other gaming keyboards like the Roccat Valo and Logitech G510 have to have built in soundcards though, seems a pointless feature, prefer 5.1 or 7.1 headset's for my sound in games.

This keyboard though, almost meets requirments apart from the lack on illumination and its a lot cheaper than the G19 i keep looking at, but cant really see the need for that small display on that keyboard either, I guess i'll keep looking.
 
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Can't see why other gaming keyboards like the Roccat Valo and Logitech G510 have to have built in soundcards though, seems a pointless feature, prefer 5.1 or 7.1 headset's for my sound in games.
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Just a note about the Valo and your comments, don't know if it applies to the logitech, but the audio is only a pass-through cable and it doesn't have a sound card of its own. It does have its own detachable microphone that will plug into the keyboard (and then into your sound card through the pass-through cable), but that's all it is. Can't comment on the Logitech gear, and the pass-through is still somewhat pointless for sound - the mic MAY get some use, but I use something else anyway. I have real bad luck with mics.

I want to like the Arvo, but as a non-WASD player I cherish the cursor key / numpad / home-end-del clusters, so to see them mangled together is a bit of a turn off for use on my main PC. I might still get it for my secondary system though, as the smaller footprint and layout would work better for me there when I'm using both machines at once.

I just hope the Arvo doesn't have the same problems the Valo has with intermittently dropped keys - I've not heard anyone mention it which is a good sign, I'm just a little wary of the company now.
 
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