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Author:  Suiclider [ 19 Jan 2009, 10:41 ]
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Concidering buying one of them Razer keyboards only because they look so fucking cool.
But is it just a waste of money? How are they better than regular keyboards?

Author:  [SpA]SaintK [ 19 Jan 2009, 10:58 ]
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I love my G15 alltho i don't use G key's, i just fkin loooooooooooooooove my keyboard! Its just nice 8)

Author:  [SpA]Voegelchen [ 19 Jan 2009, 11:08 ]
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Oh yes the g15 is very fine.

Does a plugin for the display exist which shows useful tf2 data?

Author:  sebas [ 19 Jan 2009, 11:17 ]
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Suiclider wrote:
But is it just a waste of money? How are they better than regular keyboards?
They're gaming keyboards, so, somehow, it should improve your gameplay. :-P

Author:  [SpA]Blackhawk [ 19 Jan 2009, 11:36 ]
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Depends what you define as a "regular keyboard". ;)

Author:  [SpA]Jury [ 19 Jan 2009, 11:40 ]
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Suiclider wrote:
But is it just a waste of money? How are they better than regular keyboards?
Those make your E-Penis atleast 2 inches longer. That's how they are better for 95% of the people who buy those things.

Another story if you play a game/games where you can make use of those programmable macro keys ie. WoW.

Author:  Suiclider [ 19 Jan 2009, 12:05 ]
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[SpA]Jury wrote:
Suiclider wrote:
But is it just a waste of money? How are they better than regular keyboards?
Those make your E-Penis atleast 2 inches longer. That's how they are better for 95% of the people who buy those things.

Another story if you play a game/games where you can make use of those programmable macro keys ie. WoW.
Hah! I'm a geek but not a nerd, there's a big difference there.

Besides, it's not the length of your e-penis that matters, it's the e-girth. Just ask da ladies

Author:  [SpA]Baal Kagan [ 19 Jan 2009, 12:26 ]
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[SpA]SaintK wrote:
I love my G15 alltho i don't use G key's, i just fkin loooooooooooooooove my keyboard! Its just nice 8)
Image

g15+g5 ftw~ i just simply luv them...like saint said <33

Author:  [SpA]Bucky [ 19 Jan 2009, 14:26 ]
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looks almost the same as what i have, only i have the razer exactmat. But to be honest, the mouse and mousemat are important, but I bet you my G15 wouldn't give anyone that doesn't use the g keys different results than my el cheapo logitech keyboard for 7,50 euros.

Author:  Bartg [ 19 Jan 2009, 14:55 ]
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Cheap logitech keayboard ftw, now i have 5th or 6th logi keyboard an never paid more than 15€ :mrgreen:

Author:  Suiclider [ 19 Jan 2009, 15:29 ]
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How about actually answering my question :?:

Author:  Bartg [ 19 Jan 2009, 15:34 ]
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For FPP shooters its waste of money, cheaper keyboard are as ergonomic and comfortable as G15 imho :)

Author:  Lim-Dul [ 19 Jan 2009, 17:33 ]
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Suiclider wrote:
How about actually answering my question :?:
You actually got multiple answers to your question, even if some of them were indirect. =)

Author:  dckjns [ 19 Jan 2009, 18:54 ]
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Something interesting I came across the other day;

"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"

Try typing that (or any other pangram) while pressing both left and right shift. Apparently results will vary, and if your keyboard is not so sucky, you will be able to type the entire sentence.

Using a default Acer keyboard, "HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS OER HE LA DOG"

Author:  Suiclider [ 19 Jan 2009, 19:11 ]
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nein! wrote:
Something interesting I came across the other day;

"The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog"

Try typing that (or any other pangram) while pressing both left and right shift. Apparently results will vary, and if your keyboard is not so sucky, you will be able to type the entire sentence.

Using a default Acer keyboard, "HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS OER HE LA DOG"
HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS OER HE LA DOG

Omg I need a gaming keyboard pronto.

Author:  [SpA]Minimoose! [ 19 Jan 2009, 19:16 ]
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THE QUICK BROWN FO JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG

Only the 'x' key doesn't work on mine :o It only cost me £8 so im happy

Microsoft comfort curve 2000 ftw!

Author:  [SpA]Scatterbrain [ 19 Jan 2009, 21:15 ]
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other than a sort of strange sexiness that glowing keyboards have (umm...) my g11 is just like any other keyboard, except the keys don't suck and it passes the test m3n posted - that's to say, I don't use the 'g' keys either, nor the mute button or the usb ports (they're 1.0)

but the keys have excellent feedback, but if you don't like 'deep' keys then go for the saitek eclipse II/III, which I believe is equally awesome

Author:  Murk [ 19 Jan 2009, 22:26 ]
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HE QUIC BROWN OX UMP OVER HE Y OG


Oh wow.

Author:  [SpA]demm [ 19 Jan 2009, 22:26 ]
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I've been using a G15 since it first came out, but I recently switched to the Illuminated Keyboard. It looks so much better than the G15, is way better to type on, doesn't make so much noise and is a lot smaller.

Author:  [SpA]Relentless [ 19 Jan 2009, 22:34 ]
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Youre all nerds, only thing that matters is a decent mouse imho :4
Standard 10€ Keyboard is totally fine as long as it registers all buttons pressed simultaneously.

Author:  [SpA]Minimoose! [ 19 Jan 2009, 23:31 ]
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[SpA]Relentless wrote:
Youre all nerds, only thing that matters is a decent mouse imho :4
Standard 10€ Keyboard is totally fine as long as it registers all buttons pressed simultaneously.
Well my upgrade from a crappy broken mouse to a G9 certainly helped me :o

Author:  MikeDH [ 20 Jan 2009, 09:03 ]
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...

I've got a G15 too :D

Love it, the LCD display is interesting, but doesn't usually show stuff i can't just see on the screen.

I use it a lot for the date and time, very useful.

Author:  MikeDH [ 20 Jan 2009, 15:37 ]
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unnamed1337 wrote:
i think the keyboard dont matter althought i just got an logitech g15.
i had my old normal black keyboard for years, and i cant say the g15 is a must have for the price.

also the G buttons are very handy, like binding shop items in cs for example.
lol another g15 :D

Is there such thing as a gaming keyboard that isn't a g15? :P

Author:  [SpA]Scatterbrain [ 20 Jan 2009, 16:10 ]
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[SpA]MikeDH wrote:
Is there such thing as a gaming keyboard that isn't a g15? :P
a g11

;p

Author:  [SpA]demm [ 20 Jan 2009, 17:05 ]
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[SpA]MikeDH wrote:
Is there such thing as a gaming keyboard that isn't a g15? :P
The G19!


[SpA]MikeDH wrote:
I use it a lot for the date and time, very useful.
Yep, all I used it for was a giant clock, since that is the only information that I'm missing when I'm in some fullscreen app. Everything else I got on my screen, so I don't need it on the keyboard.

Author:  Bartg [ 20 Jan 2009, 17:51 ]
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Quote:
Yep, all I used it for was a giant clock, since that is the only information that I'm missing when I'm in some fullscreen app. Everything else I got on my screen, so I don't need it on the keyboard.
Isnt using a watch easier ? ;) I mean not normal watch, cause its not l33t, you need something like Image
:mrgreen:

Author:  [SpA]Baal Kagan [ 20 Jan 2009, 18:45 ]
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G G G G G-UNIT

Author:  Greasy_greabo [ 21 Jan 2009, 13:06 ]
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You rang?

TE UIC RWN JUS VER TE LAY DG

Epic I tell ya.

Author:  sebas [ 21 Jan 2009, 13:25 ]
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H UICK BON FOX JUMPS OV H LAZ DOG

hehe.

Anyway, since romanian online stores still haven't quite grasped the concept of an online order, I still haven't gotten my G15. :'(

Author:  [SpA]Minimoose! [ 21 Jan 2009, 17:53 ]
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[SpA]sebas wrote:
H UICK BON FOX JUMPS OV H LAZ DOG

hehe.

Anyway, since romanian online stores still haven't quite grasped the concept of an online order, I still haven't gotten my G15. :'(
Need quite a few pigeons to carry it aye? :4 At last I got to make a joke about romania!

I actually ordered a memory stick from amazon.co.uk, took 1.5 months to not come, luckily amazon is very good on refunds :)

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