Spec me a keyboard

Jegethy · 28 Jul 2011 at 13:25

I need a new keyboard as I just threw a cup of tea over mine and killed it. Budget is £50. Doesn't need to be anything fancy. Just some macro keys and backlighting would be nice.

I saw the SideWinder X6 is on sale this week, is that any good? What are the differences between that and the X4 that everyone seems to love?

stulid · 28 Jul 2011 at 13:32

The X4 has anti ghosting.

welshdragon · 28 Jul 2011 at 14:02

I have the X4 and its great. When I weighed up the two the X4 was cheaper, slimmer profile and had just the right features I needed. Don't really need detachable number pads and I preferred the media keys on the X4, not the nobby bits on the x6 etc.

I love my X4. My only gripe would be that I would like blue backlit keys, either the option to change or to buy it in blue. But then that ups the price....

The X4 has macro keys, anti-ghosting and is backlit. Can be had on average for 30 notes

Jegethy · 28 Jul 2011 at 14:46

Cheers guys, I've gone ahead and ordered the X4. I don't like the look of the massive knobs on the X6 and I have no use for the detachable number pad either.

olivier renault · 28 Jul 2011 at 17:31

good choice imo.

Jegethy · 29 Jul 2011 at 12:03

It's just arrived and gonna take a bit of getting used to. I really don't like the wrist rest and wish it was detachable and the keys are quite a lot larger than my old one, but other than that's it's perfect. Cheers for the advice.