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Tazza
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Korea (South)1678 Posts
August 27 2010 15:45 GMT
#41
Well with a laptop you're stuck with a keyboard, but with a desktop, you can buy keyboards that fit you
Draconicfire
Profile Joined May 2010
Canada2562 Posts
August 27 2010 15:57 GMT
#42
I used to game on a desktop, but recently got a laptop. I have to say, I like the positioning of the desktop keyboard more. For one, they dont have that damn function key next to the right ctrl button, and the keys feel better.

The screen also isnt at the greatest position, but you gotta live with it I guess.
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Eluadyl
Profile Joined May 2010
Turkey364 Posts
August 27 2010 16:01 GMT
#43
On August 28 2010 00:45 Tazza wrote:
Well with a laptop you're stuck with a keyboard, but with a desktop, you can buy keyboards that fit you


Laptops these days have USB connections. You can plug in whatever keyboard you fancy.
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Chairman Ray
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
United States11903 Posts
August 27 2010 16:04 GMT
#44
I use a scissor switch keyboard and I love it. Shallow keystrokes are good for APM.
theSAiNT
Profile Joined July 2009
United States726 Posts
August 29 2010 14:56 GMT
#45
On August 27 2010 22:42 vicariouscheese wrote:
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On August 27 2010 21:33 theSAiNT wrote:
On August 27 2010 19:41 Seraph.yongweihua wrote:
Friends don't let friends game on laptops.

There's a reason, terrible key layouts are one of them, flat keys another. Laptop keyboards are also too small. Also, I don't know about you, but a laptop screen position is far from my optimal gaming screen position.


Friends don't let friends buy macs.

There's a reason, terrible hardware is one of them, software is another. Macs are also too slow. Also, I don't know about you, but a mac's inability to run games is far from my optimal gaming position.


theres a difference between terrible hardware and having to pay more for the same. i personally dont feel that macs are worth the money, as youre essentially paying a couple grand for the brand name, but thats not to say they are bad... its just if you look at a desktop and a mac at the same budget, it will get rocked moreso than other laptops


Surely that's the same as terrible hardware. Say I spend 2000USD on a PC and 2000USD on a Mac. My PC will outperform on any benchmark you care to choose. So if I use the PC as a the baseline, the Mac is terrible. (I guess you could argue that PCs are just awesome if you use Macs as the baseline...)


objectively, the software is good as well. i find it too restrictive on the ui side though. macs inability to run games is because developers dont bother spending time on it, not because of hardware; getting a good macbook pro and using bootcamp, youve got a nice setup. id just rather use that money to get an even nicer setup :D


What is good software? Better performing? Since this is an SC site, SC2 runs better (higher fps) in Windows bootcamped on your Mac than the native OSX.
Cofo
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States1388 Posts
August 29 2010 15:20 GMT
#46
As long as you have a laptop good enough to run the game well, I don't see any reason not to use one. The shallow keyboards are generally considered inferior for gaming, but I guess it's a matter of preference. Personally, I use a laptop with a USB keyboard.
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-HellZerg-
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
United States409 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-08-29 15:30:13
August 29 2010 15:24 GMT
#47
I have this external USB Logitech keyboard on my laptop:

http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Compact-Keyboard-K300-Black/dp/B002CWZ29S

I know it's a flat keyboard. But I like it because I don't have large hands and long fingers, and the keys are so close to each other e.g. F1 ~ F12 keys. It's super comfortable for me.

Edit: Also, it has the Function keys (FN) next to Ctrl keys, too.
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