Does any website sell space bars individually that would fit into a mini keyboard like noppo's?
EDIT : I'm also still looking around for an extra space bar that will fit on the right hand side.
looks very nice... I wonder if using camera hotkeys is quite a bit easier with this layout of the F buttons.
Upon playing my first game with them I kept confusing my F1 and F2 keys because of how different the spacing is. It's so much more comfortable to play the game now though overall because of how close my left and right hands are to one another.
You don't have to be snide about it man. People have varying amounts of finger strength, and game for varying amounts of time. Someone with significantly stronger fingers who doesn't game for hours on end has no trouble using blues.
On May 05 2013 14:04 phar wrote: You don't have to be snide about it man. People have varying amounts of finger strength, and game for varying amounts of time. Someone with significantly stronger fingers who doesn't game for hours on end has no trouble using blues.
The point is that certain switch types invoke more fatigue than others, and although individuals may fatigue at different rates it does still happen.
Accept the point of playtime, but given the keyboard types of a lot of pro's etc using blues, comparable fatigue between blues and browns/reds will be large, even factoring in finger/wrist strength.
On May 05 2013 14:04 phar wrote: You don't have to be snide about it man. People have varying amounts of finger strength, and game for varying amounts of time. Someone with significantly stronger fingers who doesn't game for hours on end has no trouble using blues.
The point is that certain switch types invoke more fatigue than others, and although individuals may fatigue at different rates it does still happen.
Accept the point of playtime, but given the keyboard types of a lot of pro's etc using blues, comparable fatigue between blues and browns/reds will be large, even factoring in finger/wrist strength.
Yea that's fair. For an average non-pro user, it doesn't matter nearly as much.
Also given the propensity of RSI and other wrist injuries in SC2 pros, it's not like they have a great track record of healthy ergonomics. So they may just not be thinking about it.
How about factoring in angle of depressing keys? Mice have already shown that Korean progamers tend to hold theirs in a fingertip/claw grip which allows them to press the buttons at a much more perpendicular angle, allowing more force. This results in a desire for a more firm but, quick actuating and secure clicking switch (omron). Most people not used to using a mouse like that find it very stiff. I don't see how a keyboard couldn't have a similar thing going on.
I'm under the impression that professional typists have different ideals for typing vs. professional gamers. You're typing more diverse keys in sequence as a typist so I'd assume you'd be pressing the keys as lightly as possible (enough so that the difference in actuation force between the switches is more acutely felt). These guys probably don't bottom out, ever. Compare that to gamers where bottom out isn't necessarily uncommon, and you're more likely to press a sequence of keys over and over rather than more unique combination of letters (even accounting for vowels, etc. gamers use more keys than typists, I believe).
Basically, taking stuff from a professional typists point of view and assuming that it crosses over more or less identical for gamers, who each have different requirements seems pretty presumptuous to me.
On May 07 2013 07:38 lethyl wrote: Does anyone have any experience with this keyboard?. Thinking about getting it.
I DON'T have experience with that keyboard, but at a glance: - It's white, so if you smoke or have an environment like that, it can get visibly discolored over time - Filcos have a reputation for very high quality - It's MX Blue switches, I'm assuming that's one of the reasons why you want it
On May 07 2013 07:38 lethyl wrote: Does anyone have any experience with this keyboard?. Thinking about getting it.
Got the same one with reds, bloody awesome. I wish I had found a white iso version Blues are nice but so fucking loud, fortunately I've got MX white board coming ^^)
Because of Blaec's post, I think I have decided to wait and go for the Corsair Vengeance K95. The more I learned about it, the more I fell in love with it. The ability to turn on and off the backlit keys individually is just amazing. It using red switches is a nice tough (I think blue would be too much for me). Although many seem to be disappointed that it does not come in different types of switches. It has usb passthrough (I think that is what it is called) and nice aluminum touch.
So although I was originally leaning toward getting a Das Professional keyboard, the K95 has won be over. For myself, the idea of backlit is pretty important to be hence my earlier choice of the blackwidow. But now, seeing has they have a better track record and the keyboard does look sexy, I am going to wait till available and go for it.
On side note, I have no idea what I am going to do with all those macro keys. I use a G110 which has twelve whereas the K95 has eighteen.
Out of curiosity, has anyone had bad experiences with the K90 (since I believe that is the earlier model)?
You know there's the K70 which is already released and sells for $130. It's the same thing as the K95 minus the macro keys (and the colour of the backlight - white on k95, red or blue on k70). No point in paying $20 more for the K95 if you won't use the board's defining feature.
On May 07 2013 18:00 skyR wrote: You know there's the K70 which is already released and sells for $130. It's the same thing as the K95 minus the macro keys (and the colour of the backlight - white on k95, red or blue on k70). No point in paying $20 more for the K95 if you won't use the board's defining feature.
Yup, I did know about the K70. I stumbled upon it while looking up information on the K95. Although what you say is true with regards to paying and utilization of the Macros, that is not the case for me. What I was pertaining to was the sheer number of macro keys, not the use of them as a whole. I use macro keys on my current keyboard but I am still trying to figure out how I will utilize eighteen of them. As of now, I primarily use them during DotA 2 (for items and such) but I also play a lot of MMORPG's (anxiously awaiting the hopefully good Elder Scrolls Online) so they will be used.
Random question: On my razer black widow I noticed on the right of the blue + that you plug in the key, there is a little tab or dot that sticks up maybe 0.1mm high. Does that do anything? Why is it there? Snigor on IRC said the browns didn't have it.
Here are pics that I found online from other kb, but they are on the left:
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Blues are nice but so fucking loud, fortunately I've got MX white board coming ^^)![[image loading]](http://moparx.com/files/images/filco/filco-blues.jpg)
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