Thats my pick, as the G710+ has actual media keys which lets you control volume or a skip a track without having to use a stupid modifier key like most of these lazy gaming keyboards.
Cooler Master Storm series - a range of switch & lighting options, usually in the $70-100 range. The "rapid" version without the 10-key or back lighting is regularly seen for $70 or so. Also if you're patient and want a more boutique keyboard, check out massdrop - lots of good options there though the price range does vary greatly (hence the patience bit hehe).
I have 3 CM Storms, one on each computer. One is the shorty without the number pad, and another is full sized, and finally a full size with back lighting. All have cherry brown's and I put orings in one. Phenomenal keyboards for $50-$70.
Rosewill is not bad either. I'm typing on Brown Rosewill now for 50 bux after rebate. Of course this is plain vanilla keyboard, whereas most of these recent mech keys were labeled as "gaming" keyboards. Personally I could only care about mechanical switches if it's for typing.
I'm typing on a $60 CM keyboard with MX browns. I have a quickfire rapid and I love it. It looks so plain and classy and it feels sturdy as hell (pretty heavy).
Ducky's whole range is well under USD$100 and they make pretty good keyboards. My main PC's keyboard is a Das Keyboard from before everybody started making mechanical keyboards, but for every other machine (including my work PC) I use Ducky mech keyboards with brown switches.
Actually the repeat feature is probably a relic that was once useful for some MMO's.
Skills the character used weren't queued on the server, but server would rather tell the client when new commands would be accepted. So pressing the button as often as possible would allow to better hit the start of the "can do something again" interval. That way you could fit more abilities into the same timeframe.
Nowadays its kinda useless, since most modern MMO's have an Ability Queue that lets you queue up skills before the global cooldown is finished. But it can be still be nice for "spammy" abilites that you use consecutively, since you just need to hold the button down instead of pressing it repeatedly.
Umm, I use the numpad every day. And I don't do any data entry on excel or something. It is so much better to use the numpad if you need to enter more than one or two numbers somewhere. I would never buy a tenkeyless keyboard.
I presume he's either left handed or simply moves the keyboard to the left so that the numpad is at a comfortable position with respect to his hand. I'm not sure what would cause an issue with using the mouse.
game trainers and flight simulators make use of it as well.
Anyway just get a Cooler Master Quickfire Rapid, or even better the Rapid TK which has the right part which can transform in a numberpad should you ever need it, but has the arrow and delete etc. key functions on the same keys too.
I'd have to agree with others who say that a keyboard without a numpad is basically worthless. Literally any application on a computer requiring number entry with more than one digit benefits from a numpad. Everything from programming and data entry to doing your taxes.
@Reviewer: after reading until the end of the introduction I'd like to know the targeted price and the switches offered in a keyboard. This way I could quickly judge if the product is of any interest to me. For other products there's a spec sheet on the 1st page, which I like to glance over to see what we're talking about - to decide whether it's worth to read the article or not.
Does a USB to PS2 adapter bring the same performance of using a native PS2 keyboard? I'm guessing the USB interface brings with it some of the disadvantages of USB keyboards, and the adapter does not remove all of those disadvantages.
We're talking about gaming keyboards right? So what's the latency? e.g. how many milliseconds between pressing a key and the computer/OS realizing the key has been pressed. And how does its latency compare with the other gaming keyboards?
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zeeBomb - Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - link
Good mechanical keyboard under $100?megadirk - Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - link
The Logitech G710+ Regularly goes on sale for less than $100, I think just yesterday it was in an Amazon deal.Sttm - Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - link
Thats my pick, as the G710+ has actual media keys which lets you control volume or a skip a track without having to use a stupid modifier key like most of these lazy gaming keyboards.Margalus - Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - link
Yup. I got my G710+ with Cherry MX Browns for $79 on Amazoncblakely - Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - link
Cooler Master Storm series - a range of switch & lighting options, usually in the $70-100 range. The "rapid" version without the 10-key or back lighting is regularly seen for $70 or so. Also if you're patient and want a more boutique keyboard, check out massdrop - lots of good options there though the price range does vary greatly (hence the patience bit hehe).Samus - Thursday, February 4, 2016 - link
I have 3 CM Storms, one on each computer. One is the shorty without the number pad, and another is full sized, and finally a full size with back lighting. All have cherry brown's and I put orings in one. Phenomenal keyboards for $50-$70.SteelRing - Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - link
Rosewill is not bad either. I'm typing on Brown Rosewill now for 50 bux after rebate. Of course this is plain vanilla keyboard, whereas most of these recent mech keys were labeled as "gaming" keyboards. Personally I could only care about mechanical switches if it's for typing.ImSpartacus - Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - link
Cooler Master makes good stuff.I'm typing on a $60 CM keyboard with MX browns. I have a quickfire rapid and I love it. It looks so plain and classy and it feels sturdy as hell (pretty heavy).
althaz - Thursday, February 4, 2016 - link
Ducky's whole range is well under USD$100 and they make pretty good keyboards. My main PC's keyboard is a Das Keyboard from before everybody started making mechanical keyboards, but for every other machine (including my work PC) I use Ducky mech keyboards with brown switches.Azune - Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - link
Actually the repeat feature is probably a relic that was once useful for some MMO's.Skills the character used weren't queued on the server, but server would rather tell the client when new commands would be accepted. So pressing the button as often as possible would allow to better hit the start of the "can do something again" interval. That way you could fit more abilities into the same timeframe.
Nowadays its kinda useless, since most modern MMO's have an Ability Queue that lets you queue up skills before the global cooldown is finished. But it can be still be nice for "spammy" abilites that you use consecutively, since you just need to hold the button down instead of pressing it repeatedly.
tarqsharq - Thursday, February 4, 2016 - link
Yeah, it might be nice if you're playing one of those third party "Vanilla WOW" servers that run old old old pre-command queue builds.blahsaysblah - Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - link
GET RID OF NUMPAD.Why wont it die.
Im pretty sure the dedicated data entry person probably has their own custom numpad device anyway.
Kepe - Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - link
Umm, I use the numpad every day. And I don't do any data entry on excel or something. It is so much better to use the numpad if you need to enter more than one or two numbers somewhere. I would never buy a tenkeyless keyboard.Margalus - Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - link
If a keyboard doesn't have a numpad it's not worth a plug nickel. Numpad is probably the most used feature when I game.Miau Frito - Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - link
I use the numpad for movement since it allows my thumb to have easy access to a lot of keys.w = /
a = 7
s = 8
d = 9
Murloc - Thursday, February 4, 2016 - link
and how do you use the mouseinighthawki - Thursday, February 4, 2016 - link
I presume he's either left handed or simply moves the keyboard to the left so that the numpad is at a comfortable position with respect to his hand. I'm not sure what would cause an issue with using the mouse.piroroadkill - Thursday, February 4, 2016 - link
There are plenty of boards without the numpad. I kind of like the numpad.Samus - Thursday, February 4, 2016 - link
I have a 10keyless and honestly yes, sometimes I miss the numberpad too.Murloc - Thursday, February 4, 2016 - link
game trainers and flight simulators make use of it as well.Anyway just get a Cooler Master Quickfire Rapid, or even better the Rapid TK which has the right part which can transform in a numberpad should you ever need it, but has the arrow and delete etc. key functions on the same keys too.
inighthawki - Thursday, February 4, 2016 - link
I'd have to agree with others who say that a keyboard without a numpad is basically worthless. Literally any application on a computer requiring number entry with more than one digit benefits from a numpad. Everything from programming and data entry to doing your taxes.gurok - Wednesday, February 3, 2016 - link
10/10. Would buy to play text adventures.top1234 - Thursday, February 4, 2016 - link
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@Reviewer: after reading until the end of the introduction I'd like to know the targeted price and the switches offered in a keyboard. This way I could quickly judge if the product is of any interest to me. For other products there's a spec sheet on the 1st page, which I like to glance over to see what we're talking about - to decide whether it's worth to read the article or not.Hixbot - Monday, February 8, 2016 - link
Does a USB to PS2 adapter bring the same performance of using a native PS2 keyboard? I'm guessing the USB interface brings with it some of the disadvantages of USB keyboards, and the adapter does not remove all of those disadvantages.lyeoh - Saturday, February 13, 2016 - link
We're talking about gaming keyboards right? So what's the latency? e.g. how many milliseconds between pressing a key and the computer/OS realizing the key has been pressed. And how does its latency compare with the other gaming keyboards?