Is the Razer Tarantula Advanced Gaming Keyboard any GD!!!

NVIDIA_x64 · 19 Dec 2006 at 16:48

Razer Tarantula Advanced Gaming Keyboard
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-022-RA

Does any one have it and is it gd

Lolcb · 19 Dec 2006 at 17:36

To me, it is trash. No better than any other keyboards out there that costs £30 - £40++.

Kezmo · 19 Dec 2006 at 18:20

looks poor to me, was just looking at the wolf keyboard , that looks nice for gaming just a shame about the colour

dbilsborough · 19 Dec 2006 at 18:49

RAZER BATTLELIGHT ™
Let there be light! Illuminate your keyboard with an iridescent glow to enhance your gaming experience. Equip your Razer Tarantula™ with the BattleLight™ and gain that unfair advantage over your rivals in low light conditions. ( To be sold seperately )

RAZER BATTLEEYE ™
Eyeball your enemy! Perfect your gameplay with the BattleEye™, a webcam that docks with your Razer Tarantula™ to provide real time visual feedback with your opponents. Let them witness your triumphs and feast on their anguish as they get fragged. ( To be sold seperately )

wow

Rich · 19 Dec 2006 at 19:32

£88 for a keyboard. What the hell. It had better make me cups of tea too for that money.

Clown · 19 Dec 2006 at 19:49

You do know you're on a forum FULL of nerd enthusiasts paying over the odds for whatever?

ZUTON · 19 Dec 2006 at 20:46

Try Saitek II thats cheaper

stinka · 19 Dec 2006 at 21:13

z board is all you need and its £30

stinka

shimy182 · 19 Dec 2006 at 21:22

there only taking advantage of there well known name.

The Running Man · 19 Dec 2006 at 21:34

my ms basic/internet £10 keyboard is pretty good! has all the keys and does what it needs to do!

LanceCrossfire · 19 Dec 2006 at 21:53

buy the g15, its half the price, fully backlit with far more customizable buttons and 2 usb ports... it also has a screen

b0rn2sk8 · 20 Dec 2006 at 02:39

LanceCrossfire said:
buy the g15, its half the price, fully backlit with far more customizable buttons and 2 usb ports... it also has a screen

not to mention its great feel.

Nomisf · 20 Dec 2006 at 02:39

To be honest, its just a keyboard ?!?! persoanlly ive never seen the attraction of these multi gadget super freak keyboards - will a backlight really make me a better player and push my BF2 scores up ? and is it worh spending so much on when that 80 quid could be more ram or a better CPU. Good old MS keyboards

Then again i like the G15 , it is a nice bit of kit

lol.

Rgds,
Nomisf

Fars · 20 Dec 2006 at 05:20

Used it for about 10 minutes this week and an hour last.

Honestly it feels great, but then so does my G15 and both of the Eclipse.

For the money I couldn't get over the loss of backlit keys, I don't need them to type but I am now used to it as a standard feature.

The light plugin looks ridiculous, and for those that sit low at a desk (slide down in a chair) it gets in the way of the screen!

The click on keys are a neat feature but again kinda useless; if you have to look which key is jump or fire then you're not going to be buying this in the first place.

If it was backlit and half the price then maybe, but the competition is simply too good and too strong to make this even worth looking at.

jdderbys · 20 Dec 2006 at 08:38

I have a G15 and although i do like it i find the fact it can only be elivanted barely 1cm pretty awfull especially since the keys are slanted backwards.

Ecl · 20 Dec 2006 at 09:20

I'd go for the G15 if you're looking for a decent gaming keyboard.

1. All of the keys are already backlit
2. The LCD screen can be programmed to show ingame stats (such as in BF2142)
3. Cheaper (£20-30)
4. All of the hotkeys the tarantula has, the G15 can be programmed to do using the G-keys.

Get the G15

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NVIDIA_x64 · 20 Dec 2006 at 11:41

Thanks guys for replys i will get the G15 then

Ecl · 20 Dec 2006 at 12:19

Good choice

Gaspode · 20 Dec 2006 at 12:40

totally overpriced for what you get I reckon and I am a big razer fan.

for the kind of price they are charging I would expect to have a mouse thrown in too.