keyboard

zapgod · 28 Jan 2010 at 16:58

hi there. i have been looking for a keyboard for a long time now, i thought i would ask the friendly community of ocuk.
i do not play any mmorpg games where i would need a macro so "G" keys are not important for me, the only thing important is for the keyboard to be no wider than 20". i was thinking of the razer lycosa but i have heard so many bad reviews about it. i want something that looks stylish but i doesnt have to be for hardcore gaming purposes. i only play FPS games so as long as it presses w c r and etc at the same time im ok.

can anybody recommend me a keyboard to get, and do u think i should get a razer lycosa or something else like the logitech illuminated keyboard or G15. i can spend up to 60 pounds if necessary. thank you.

Didaco · 28 Jan 2010 at 18:01

G15, it is the benchmark for all other keyboards, original and best

G11 if you dont want the screen (this is kinda long)

jaysus · 28 Jan 2010 at 18:12

Eclipse 2 is a good keyboard, looks good, and certainly does the job for FPS games. Noticeably cheaper than the G15 too.

cjbagnall · 28 Jan 2010 at 18:16

I use the razer lycosa and Ive never had a single problem with it, its a bit overpriced but looks amazing. I play lots of FPS games and it does the job for me.

Magpie99 · 28 Jan 2010 at 18:42

Saitek Eclipse 1 if you can get hold of one.

Love this Keyboard.

The Eclipse 1 is all Black with silver keys. Eclipse 2 looks cheap, silver allover with black keys and lights coming out of the sides etc....tacky

Tobywon · 28 Jan 2010 at 19:02

look at the Arctosa by Razer, same as the lycosa but doesnt have the illuminated keys and half the price because of that.

jaysus · 28 Jan 2010 at 19:22

Magpie99 said:
Saitek Eclipse 1 if you can get hold of one.

Love this Keyboard.

The Eclipse 1 is all Black with silver keys. Eclipse 2 looks cheap, silver allover with black keys and lights coming out of the sides etc....tacky

Poppycock.

Couldn't disagree with you more - whilst the Eclipse 2 isn't perfect, aesthetics certainly aren't its problem. It looks like a gaming keyboard - and gaming keyboards all look very similar anyway.

Personally as I sit here in the dark tapping away on my Eclipse 2 I think it looks gorgeous.

Gundog48 · 28 Jan 2010 at 19:40

I love my Razer Lycosa! I used to use an OEM keyboard so the anti-ghosting was really handy! I didn't notice a difference in response time, but for a pro FPS gamer I'm sure they would notice the difference. Also the backlighting is really handy for playing in the dark.

All I would say is that it is glossy black, which gets dirty real quick.

zapgod · 29 Jan 2010 at 04:47

razer lycosa- razer lycosa mirror looks perfect, its the look i would prefer over the g15 or the saitec.

problem with g11- too long.
saitec- dont rly like how it looks
razer lycosa- lot of reviews saying that it breaks easily

still not sure if i can just razer lycosa not to break on me

zapgod · 29 Jan 2010 at 04:56

+ i asked ocuk about the ETA of g110, seems like after they answered me they put it up on the website aswell, so thats an option too...

SMAndy · 29 Jan 2010 at 08:08

cjbagnall said:
I use the razer lycosa and Ive never had a single problem with it, its a bit overpriced but looks amazing. I play lots of FPS games and it does the job for me.

I love my Lycosa... after i got through the problems.

Namely: I had to remove the badly positioned screw from the media buttons

I also had to put several pieces of thick folded paper under the keys area... there's not enough support for the pad underneath to stop some keys from working all the time.

Admittedly It's a badly designed keyboard, so I wouldn't recommend it to anyone... But I do love using it.

-Also, the increased response doesn't actually show up, ever. The normal drivers for USB devices run at 125Hz, and the only way to increase that is to install different drivers....

Got it working at 1000hz on XP32, but I can't for the life of me get it to work at 1000Hz on Win7x64...

macca672 · 29 Jan 2010 at 08:58

zapgod said:
+ i asked ocuk about the ETA of g110, seems like after they answered me they put it up on the website aswell, so thats an option too...

Im looking at one of these too to replace my trusty G15, simply for the fact you can change the keys to custom colours so I can match it to my system

whoever came up with the idea that orange is a gaming colour needs shooting lol

zapgod · 29 Jan 2010 at 09:22

so the lycosa is out ... so is the g110, its just too much.

im looking something at about 40 now :S

Evilreg · 29 Jan 2010 at 12:51

hi there

i have been using the razor alcosa for 3 weeks now and i have to say im very pleased with it it has all the functions i could ever want and few i proberbly will never use it was a steel at £30 only difference from the lycosa is the illuminated keys.

i must admit tho the lycosa does look good :0