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Narkil
38 Posts
what are your favorite keyboards and could someone help me find a cheap low profile keyboard with volume options, with also a mute button? im currently using a old shitty block dell keyboard that i got back in 2004. it gets the job done, but it needs to be replaced ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/YW1HM.jpg) Poll: high or low profile? high? (35) low? (18) 53 total votes Your vote: high or low profile?  | ||
CaucasianAsian
Korea (South)11595 Posts
Just use what you're used to. I find those extravagant keyboards from razer or steelseries to be of less quality, and too bulky for my taste. As long as it's qwerty and has a numpad I'm fine with it. I don't need flashy lights or anything to type or play a game. Headphones are another story altogether though. I love my bose headphones. If your heart is set in stone of upgrading, go to bestbuy or a similar store and find one that you like. Type away or spam 1a2a3a4a5a6a7a8a9a0a on the display keyboards and find one that you enjoy the most. If you're heart is set on LED lights and macro keys, then go to newegg.com or tigerdirect.com and find one that suits your needs/desires/price/specs range. | ||
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
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Narkil
38 Posts
i have dr dres studios myself and they are amazing i c ur point i have gotten used to a low keyboard becasue it is alaround smoother for me and it doesnt make a lot of noise when my roomate is around. Although, when i went to walmart, and bestbuy, all their keyboards are around 50, 60, 70 dollars, and all i want is a simple low profile keyboard, a site of which keyboards are sold would be nice. | ||
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Narkil
38 Posts
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Narkil
38 Posts
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Chairman Ray
United States11903 Posts
Cheapest scissor switch keyboard from a a company I trust. | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On March 07 2011 04:16 Narkil wrote: so i had an dell inspirion 1645 and the keyboard on it was amazing. it was a laptop, but it was soo smooth, that i just fell in love with it. what are your favorite keyboards and could someone help me find a cheap low profile keyboard with volume options, with also a mute button? im currently using a old shitty block dell keyboard that i got back in 2004. it gets the job done, but it needs to be replaced Whoa bro... I have the same one, except in 2002 I think I always buy the cheap Microsoft ones, I don't understand the differences in keyboards. What makes mechanical so preferred? | ||
micronesia
United States24767 Posts
On March 07 2011 04:34 Torte de Lini wrote: Whoa bro... I have the same one, except in 2002 I think I don't think they sold them back in 2002... I got a dell in early 2003 and it didn't come with the keyboard pictured above. I got another dell in 2007 and it did. Still using it.... home keys are worn down so that I can barely feel the pieces that stick out, and spacebar has a huge smooth spot from my right thumb, and it's full of crumbs/etc, and other quirks, but it still gets the job done and it's the keyboard I'm used to since 2007 broodwar so it will be a pain for me to upgrade. | ||
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amrojare
Finland85 Posts
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/TllyX.jpg) Microsoft Sidewinder X4. Have had this for like almost a year now and now complaints what so ever. Someone might think its wrist pad is useless but i havent used one so don't know about that. It must be one of cheapest gaming keyboards. At time i bought it was 44 eur. | ||
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Enki
United States2548 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.crazypc.com/images/inputdevices/saitek/eclipse2/eclipse2blueahuge.gif) Best keyboard I have ever used. | ||
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Torte de Lini
Germany38463 Posts
On March 07 2011 04:39 micronesia wrote: I don't think they sold them back in 2002... I got a dell in early 2003 and it didn't come with the keyboard pictured above. I got another dell in 2007 and it did. Still using it.... home keys are worn down so that I can barely feel the pieces that stick out, and spacebar has a huge smooth spot from my right thumb, and it's full of crumbs/etc, and other quirks, but it still gets the job done and it's the keyboard I'm used to since 2007 broodwar so it will be a pain for me to upgrade. I could be way off perhaps. I just have an old old Dell computer with the exact keyboard. | ||
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VManOfMana
United States764 Posts
![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/gLfte.jpg) For low profile I have a compact Apple keyboard. Its rubber dome, but so low profile I don't get the "did I actually press the key?" feeling that annoys me about rubber dome. ![[image loading]](http://imgur.com/pyn3H.jpg) | ||
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Juliette
United States6003 Posts
I like mid actually, high gets annoying but low (the apple keyboard, I have one too T_T) is almost impossible. Using a microsoft wireless keyboard 6000 v3. works pretty well but using the F keys are impossible | ||
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Sworn
Canada920 Posts
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Narkil
38 Posts
On March 07 2011 05:01 Enki wrote: Best keyboard I have ever used. and its called? | ||
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Necosarius
Sweden4042 Posts
 The mouse is more important imo. | ||
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lyAsakura
United States1414 Posts
On March 07 2011 04:49 amrojare wrote: Microsoft Sidewinder X4. Have had this for like almost a year now and now complaints what so ever. Someone might think its wrist pad is useless but i havent used one so don't know about that. It must be one of cheapest gaming keyboards. At time i bought it was 44 eur. I have one right now. Spilled some water on it and the space stopped working so now I macro'd it on S1 and it's a pain but it works. | ||
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N.geNuity
United States5112 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.inventorycn.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/Dynex-Multimedia-Keyboard-DX-WKBD_01.jpg) That's what I use. If you like the feel of your old keyboard, I got this for my laptop so I can still use the f keys for starcraft, and to have a better keyboard overall for other games. I don't use the media buttons but you can see it has all the volume controls, etc. The best buy link above says usb capable but the one I have is just a chord (and it had been a little cheaper; I think I got it on sale or something). edit- oh, this isn't low profile though. This is high profile obv. | ||
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kane]deth[
Canada368 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.pricedbelowmarket.com/assets/img/288877_2_400w.jpg) | ||
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echO [W]
United States1495 Posts
On March 07 2011 05:05 VManOfMana wrote: For me its not so much high vs. low but the fact that I really don't like rubber dome keyboards. For high-profile I have a compact IBM Model M. For low profile I have a compact Apple keyboard. Its rubber dome, but so low profile I don't get the "did I actually press the key?" feeling that annoys me about rubber dome. Oh wow, a tenkeyless model M. How much did you get that for? Those are so rare and hard to come by these days and usually cost a pretty penny. Generally I type on a Filco and a Thinkpad laptop keyboard. For gaming and normal use I definitely prefer the regular profile keys. | ||
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Enki
United States2548 Posts
Saitek Eclipse II | ||
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rauk
United States2228 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.vanspankeren.com/Keyboards/images/Acer_1.jpg) that's an image of a 6511 but they look identical to me anyways | ||
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VManOfMana
United States764 Posts
On March 07 2011 05:53 echO [W] wrote: Oh wow, a tenkeyless model M. How much did you get that for? Those are so rare and hard to come by these days and usually cost a pretty penny. Generally I type on a Filco and a Thinkpad laptop keyboard. For gaming and normal use I definitely prefer the regular profile keys. It cost me about $80 three or four years ago. It was a very lucky find. | ||
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RoTaNiMoD
United States558 Posts
On March 07 2011 05:01 Enki wrote: Best keyboard I have ever used. The Saitek Eclipse II, seconded. I have had this keyboard for about 4 years and gave it a full component cleaning a couple weeks ago. It is essentially brand new again. Keys are responsive, light, and not very noisy. Everything comes apart easily and without damage. Backlit keys haven't faded a bit. I personally prefer the purple backlight, but I switch it up to keep things interesting. | ||
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dANiELcanuck
Canada217 Posts
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Backpack
United States1776 Posts
On March 07 2011 06:42 dANiELcanuck wrote: Any mechanical keyboard is awesome. You don't notice they are high profile at all. I don't know how I ever used my low profile Razer keyboards for so long. I loved them. Now I've got a Filco and I'll never look back. It's like typing on a cloud. Have you tried the Black Widow? I've never been a fan of the other razer keyboards, but i've heard good things about it. | ||
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Rotodyne
United States2263 Posts
On March 07 2011 05:01 Enki wrote: Best keyboard I have ever used. I have this keyboard and I don't really like it. I mean it's okay, but I don't think it's anything special for the price. I would rather have the OPs keyboard (I use to use that one). I do like how it's decently quiet though. I have a roommate so this is important for me. Maybe I just need to clean it like the above guy. My spacebar is fucked up too. | ||
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wooozy
3813 Posts
![[image loading]](http://www.lightconecorp.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/lkbd1.jpg) simple keyboard that has yet to fail on me. no need for media buttons since i bind winamp shortcuts (play/stop/previous/next) to ctrl+up/down/left/right arrow respectively. | ||
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prOxi.swAMi
Australia3091 Posts
![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/JvXGt.jpg) | ||
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PH
United States6173 Posts
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Enki
United States2548 Posts
On March 07 2011 07:26 Rotodyne wrote: I have this keyboard and I don't really like it. I mean it's okay, but I don't think it's anything special for the price. I would rather have the OPs keyboard (I use to use that one). I do like how it's decently quiet though. I have a roommate so this is important for me. Maybe I just need to clean it like the above guy. My spacebar is fucked up too. I mostly like it for the small keys. I don't have huge hands so it's much easier for me. | ||
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knyttym
United States5797 Posts
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pyaar
United States423 Posts
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N3rV[Green]
United States1935 Posts
It's gotta be a full one though, with the numpad on the side still. | ||
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Narkil
38 Posts
On March 07 2011 07:26 Rotodyne wrote: I have this keyboard and I don't really like it. I mean it's okay, but I don't think it's anything special for the price. I would rather have the OPs keyboard (I use to use that one). I do like how it's decently quiet though. I have a roommate so this is important for me. Maybe I just need to clean it like the above guy. My spacebar is fucked up too. ill buy it for 30 to 35 dollars i dont use spacebar much anymore | ||
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Existential
Australia2107 Posts
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Coindrop
United States203 Posts
On March 07 2011 07:26 Rotodyne wrote: I have this keyboard and I don't really like it. I mean it's okay, but I don't think it's anything special for the price. I would rather have the OPs keyboard (I use to use that one). I do like how it's decently quiet though. I have a roommate so this is important for me. Maybe I just need to clean it like the above guy. My spacebar is fucked up too. I used the saitek eclipse 2 for about 2 years before the rubber domes gave in and I had to replace it (got a mechanical keyboard this time.) I enjoyed the quietness of it the keyboard and the backlighting, the keys are a little spread out out so not the best for hotkeying units 1 - 9 with small hands. | ||
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