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Keyboards: Laptop v. Desktop
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TurdFerguson
Canada32 Posts
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Seraph.yongweihua
Canada224 Posts
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. | ||
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Deckkie
Netherlands1595 Posts
A few days ago I played SC2 for the first time on a pc at a friend of mine. And I have to say, a normal keyboard is way way better IMO. I am going to buy one today  | ||
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Snowfield
1289 Posts
aslong as left control is all the way bottom left its cool | ||
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MoNoNauT
United States74 Posts
If only the unibody case didn't slice at the wrists so harshly... | ||
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TurdFerguson
Canada32 Posts
 also, with regards to keyboard size.. would a larger keyboard increase the margin of error for a mis click etc? | ||
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TurdFerguson
Canada32 Posts
I was just thinking "my wrists hurt" when I read your comment  | ||
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Khrane
United States127 Posts
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Morphs
Netherlands645 Posts
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shawabawa
United Kingdom417 Posts
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Badjas
Netherlands2038 Posts
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RushGG
United Kingdom212 Posts
Playing SC on my desktop is MUCH nicer, maybe due to the fact I got a SteelSeries 7G the other day.. who knows :p | ||
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Erucious
Norway393 Posts
I can't ever see myself to play sc2 on that dinovo edge ever... The keys are way too flat...i feel like i have 0 control of what im doing on a laptop keyboard. To each their own i guess | ||
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OhJesusWOW
United Kingdom127 Posts
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sleepytime
Denmark122 Posts
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Deadlyfish
Denmark1980 Posts
Dont get how people can game on laptops... Small screen, small keyboard. But whatever suits you i guess. | ||
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o3.power91
Bahrain5288 Posts
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socal50
United States93 Posts
keys are much easier to hit and take more abuse. laptop keyboards, sturdy as they are, can be pretty flimsy | ||
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Terrakin
United States1440 Posts
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Marcury
Canada141 Posts
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Uriel_SVK
Slovakia427 Posts
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Daaft
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junemermaid
United States981 Posts
On August 27 2010 19:44 Snowfield wrote: I have a keyboard with flat keys on my stationary. i love them. aslong as left control is all the way bottom left its cool yep. i play on a laptop as well, and my function key is no where near my left control. if it really bugs you, you can reprogram the keys through the registry. i haven't noticed a difference in response when using a laptop or a full desktop keyboard. in fact, i think the laptop is easier to use since the keys ARE scrunched up. you should be used to it just from regular daily use, and its easier to use all the hotkeys / control groups since the physical keys are closer together. | ||
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theSAiNT
United States726 Posts
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. | ||
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ckw
United States1018 Posts
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vAltyR
United States581 Posts
On August 27 2010 21:33 theSAiNT wrote: 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. Okay, seriously? Macs aren't that bad. The fact that I refuse to play Starcraft 2 on Mac OS X is not because the game is slow, but because the mouse acceleration screws with me, and there's no way to simply turn it off. Back on topic. I hate using my Macbook Pro keyboard because the F10 key is *directly* above the '0' key. I use the "classic" hotkey setup, and i tend hit F10-P trying to build probes and accidentally pausing the game more often than I'd like. After a while, I bought the cheapest keyboard I can find, and used it as a dedicated StarCraft keyboard. | ||
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potatomash3r
Australia417 Posts
Furthermore, my laptop can only handle low graphics. | ||
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Snuggles
United States1865 Posts
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Seraph.yongweihua
Canada224 Posts
On August 27 2010 21:33 theSAiNT wrote: 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. LoL, I see what you did there. Clever. | ||
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vicariouscheese
United States589 Posts
On August 27 2010 21:33 theSAiNT wrote: 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 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 | ||
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muzzy
United States640 Posts
I prefer flat keys because it is very easy to slide your fingers across. I don't lift my fingers when I move my hands, as I find it a lot easier to accurately track my hand position if it stays on the keys. Normal keys with ridges cause my fingers to "jump" as they slide across, which is annoying and occasionally causes me to hit the wrong key. | ||
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SaetZero
United States855 Posts
i allow feel i game better on my laptop, proof was positive when i played bw because i was more accurate on the laptop then i was on the desktop (this is because my desktop is set up where i sit on a couch, super lazy style, rather than in a chair close to my monitor) i think the equipment might be technically worse, but if your comfortable then laptops are great i think | ||
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Excessive
Denmark151 Posts
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Eduro
United States88 Posts
I don't have any problems with the keyboard or flat keys. You get use to it. I sometimes play on the family computer with a regular keyboard and it's fine too. I honestly can't say I prefer one over the other. With both my only problem is my fingers getting kind of "lost" when I have to hit a key farther to the right. | ||
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Azerbaijan
United States660 Posts
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Jibba
United States22883 Posts
My Lenovo has a keyboard that might be passable for gaming, however I don't want to destroy the weak scissor keys so I use an external instead. | ||
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Imbu
United States903 Posts
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comis
United States333 Posts
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Avril_Lavigne
United States446 Posts
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Sanguinarius
United States3427 Posts
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Tazza
Korea (South)1678 Posts
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Draconicfire
Canada2562 Posts
The screen also isnt at the greatest position, but you gotta live with it I guess. | ||
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Eluadyl
Turkey364 Posts
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
United States11903 Posts
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theSAiNT
United States726 Posts
On August 27 2010 22:42 vicariouscheese wrote: 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. | ||
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Cofo
United States1388 Posts
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-HellZerg-
United States409 Posts
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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