new Saitek Eclipse III

Bones · 7 Nov 2008 at 13:43

come to think of it i swear i used one of these at i35 on a display stand! i kept on pressing the wrong buttons on the left hand side cos it had some other extra feature buttons there instead. I'll stick with my saitek eclipse 1 till it dies i think

shaffaaf27 · 7 Nov 2008 at 13:49

thats mine for my b'day. 21st dec

got a II atm, its a bit plasticy, so this will do nicely, hopefully its not much over £35.

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OcUK getting all the stock, we all know what happens when this is done

Ace Modder · 7 Nov 2008 at 14:02

shaffaaf27 said:
thats mine for my b'day. 21st dec

.... OcUK getting all the stock, we all know what happens when this is done

Yes, it's gunna sell great

rjk · 7 Nov 2008 at 14:20

i must say - i prefer the new microsoft X6 one to this

NT

shaffaaf27 · 7 Nov 2008 at 14:44

Ace Modder, haha, im not going to dispute that, but im sure "inflation" will happen for the first week, till stock filters through

LoadsaMoney · 7 Nov 2008 at 14:51

Saw this the other day, don't like it at all, prefer my Eclipse II.

z0mbi3 · 7 Nov 2008 at 14:57

Ace Modder said:
Yes, it's gunna sell great

Any ideas on a price?

-Ad- · 7 Nov 2008 at 14:57

My eclipse 1 was good but not made that well and started spassing up.

Spent £13 on a cherry laptop keyboard and it is built with the best plastics I have seen, is quiet, and a sheer joy to type and game on. Ocuk get them in and get it reviewed.

Glaucus · 7 Nov 2008 at 15:18

Bones said:
to put this is gaming terms, small Enter buttons are phail!

what the hell do you use enter for?
That's all the way over the other side of the keyboard.

iamTakeo · 7 Nov 2008 at 16:10

My Eclipse 1's LEDs are fading, but I'm still fairly happy. I cant see much point in spending lots of money on a keyboard as long as its USB and has some media controls (eclipse 1 doesnt though =[ )

Nanobot · 7 Nov 2008 at 16:20

Dont like the look of the touch sensitive controls along the top. Reminds me of a mobile phone that had keypad like that and after a while started to crack or wear - unless this is in a different material, cant quite tell.
Liking the G15 but its a luxury I dont need at the moment!

mattheman · 7 Nov 2008 at 20:27

Saitek gamers keyboard best one ever made.

Ace Modder · 8 Nov 2008 at 09:35

z0mbi3 said:
Any ideas on a price?

Not 100% but less than £100 and more than £5

I cannot give a price yet sorry, due to the dodgy nature of the dollar at the minute.

ins0mn1ac · 8 Nov 2008 at 10:24

I still think the Eclipse II is nicer, but that's probably because I have one and want this new one.

BenJ · 8 Nov 2008 at 19:31

The thing I hate about my Ecplise 1 is that it only registers like 3 keys being pressed at the same time. As far as im aware this was also apparent with the eclipse 2. Will this be solved with the eclipse 3?

psychas · 8 Nov 2008 at 19:34

looks crap tbh im using 2 i think

EdGey · 8 Nov 2008 at 23:15

already said this in another thread, but great, they have joined the "lets make a keyboard that cant fit on the average persons desk" club.

setter · 9 Nov 2008 at 11:43

Quite like the look of this, been using an eclipse 2 for a while now and really like it. Will be interesting to see what sort of price this new model will be.

sharpygsxr · 9 Nov 2008 at 12:55

it looks to have the same wrist rest as the Eclipse 2, personally im lookin forward to see how it prices, bound to be over 50 quid.

mick4545 · 9 Nov 2008 at 23:51

May try one of these. I'm on my 5th keyboard in 3 months (Microsoft Reclusa) Not all features work in Vista despite being advertised as Vista Ready.

Before this I had:
Logitec G15
Microsoft Keyboard 4000,
Levono
Microsoft Office Keyboard: I liked this one but its not supported in Vista.