How good is your keyboard at handling simoultaneous key-presses?

2009-02-16 13:33:34

#1

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6195|Winland

An important factor in gaming keyboards is how many keys you can press without responding oddly. Gaming keyboards such as the Logitech G series often have the so-called n-key advertised (it's 6 on them), but on most keyboards, frankly, this number is unknown.

There is no test to determine the real n-key on most keyboards, as the number often differs between areas on it. There is, however, a standardized test to measure how "good" it is at handling multiple keypresses.

What you do, is to type out "the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" (Without quotes), with both Shift keys pressed. The ideal keyboard ends up with the phrase perfectly written out in capital letters, whilst cheaper keyboards end up with, well, mixed results. Here is the result of the keyboard on my HP Compaq nx9420 laptop:

TVHE QUIC^{(Here the keyboard made Firefox do a quick search for "C")}K BROWN FOx^{(Here the keyboard turned on Caps Lock before typing out the letter)} juymps otver tvhe laz^{(Here the keyboard made a shift-tab before typing out the letter)}ym dog

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-02-16 13:38:05

#2

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6565|NYC / Hamburg

Logitech media something or other:
TE UIC RWN JUS VER TE LAZ

Lenovo R500:
HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS OER HE LA DOG

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2009-02-16 13:38:10

#3

Winston_Churchill: Bazinga!; +521|6737|Toronto | Canada

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG

Razer Tarantula...

2009-02-16 13:39:51

#4

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6689|Devon, England

HE QUIK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER HE LAZY DOG

No C or T registered.

Sidewinder X6.

2009-02-16 13:40:02

#5

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|5963|London, England

HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS OER HE LA DOG

$8 Keyboard, dont even know the brand

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2009-02-16 13:40:08

#6

TravisC555: Member; +118|6217|Cox Convention Center, OK

HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS OER HE LA DOG

... Saitek Eclipse II

FFLink13 wrote:
Also, a way to test.

Whenever it doesn't show the next letter, that's the max keys you can do at a time.

4

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2009-02-16 13:40:35

#7

Locoloki: I got Mug 222 at Gritty's!!!!; +216|6638|Your moms bedroom

Thequickrowfoxjumpsoverthelzydog

Toshiba Satellite

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2009-02-16 13:41:14

#8

{M5}Sniper3: Typical white person.; +389|6758|San Antonio, Texas

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG

G15. And caps control on the forums... >.>

6 is the n-key for the G15.

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2009-02-16 13:41:50

#9

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6689|Devon, England

Also, a way to test.

Open Notepad or something, hold down A.

Then S (at the same time).

Then D, then F etc.

Whenever it doesn't show the next letter, that's the max keys you can do at a time.

I can do 6.

2009-02-16 13:41:51

#10

cowami: OY, BITCHTITS!; +1,106|6288|Noo Yawk, Noo Yawk

HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS OER HE LA DOG

dell XPS laptop onboard keyboard?

2009-02-16 13:43:52

#11

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|5963|London, England

Interesting results

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2009-02-16 13:44:55

#12

Morpheus: This shit still going?; +508|5997|The Mitten

THEQCKBRWFXJVERTHELAZYG

...wtf.
G15, v2.

take 2:
THEQCKBRWFXJVERTHELAZYG

EE (hats

2009-02-16 13:45:24

#13

phishman420: Banned; +821|5679

HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS OER HE LA DOG

dell inspiron 1525 keyboard

2009-02-16 13:45:24

#14

KEN-JENNINGS: I am all that is MOD!; +2,973|6630|949

Te Uic Rwn Jus Ver Te Lay Dg

2009-02-16 13:45:39

#15

Defiance: Member; +438|6669

{M5}Sniper3 wrote:
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG

G15. And caps control on the forums... >.>

6 is the n-key for the G15.

THEQCKBRWFXJEVERTHELAZYG

G15 rev 2. The notepad test makes 6 the n-key for this board as well, so I wonder if you were holding down both shift keys.

2009-02-16 13:48:09

#16

tupla_s: .; +455|6590|Finland

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG

G15

FFLink13 wrote:
Also, a way to test.

Open Notepad or something, hold down A.

Then S (at the same time).

Then D, then F etc.

Whenever it doesn't show the next letter, that's the max keys you can do at a time.

I can do 6.

I get 7 if shift is counted but 6 with anything else

2009-02-16 13:51:54

#17

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6689|Devon, England

tupla_s wrote:
THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER THE LAZY DOG

G15

FFLink13 wrote:
Also, a way to test.

Open Notepad or something, hold down A.

Then S (at the same time).

Then D, then F etc.

Whenever it doesn't show the next letter, that's the max keys you can do at a time.

I can do 6.
I get 7 if shift is counted but 6 with anything else

Yeah, same.

2009-02-16 13:52:36

#18

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|5963|London, England

max wrote:
Lenovo R500:
HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS OER HE LA DOG

Mutantsteak wrote:
HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS OER HE LA DOG

$8 Keyboard, dont even know the brand

TravisC555 wrote:
HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS OER HE LA DOG

... Saitek Eclipse II

cowami wrote:
HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS OER HE LA DOG

dell XPS laptop onboard keyboard?

phishman420 wrote:
HE QUIK BROWN FO JUPS OER HE LA DOG

dell inspiron 1525 keyboard

Last edited by Mutantsteak (2009-02-16 14:09:36)

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2009-02-16 13:52:46

#19

menzo: ̏̏̏̏̏̏̏̏&#; +616|6444|Amsterdam‫

THE UICK BROWN FO JUS OVER THE LAY DOG

some letters it wont do

Zboard

https://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee37/menzo2003/fredbf2.png

2009-02-16 13:57:09

#20

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6195|Winland

FFLink13 wrote:
Also, a way to test.

Open Notepad or something, hold down A.

Then S (at the same time).

Then D, then F etc.

Whenever it doesn't show the next letter, that's the max keys you can do at a time.

I can do 6.

No, that doesn't work, as it might accept if you skip a button or try a different area of the keyboard.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2009-02-16 13:57:18

#21

Lieutenant_Jensen: Your cops are corrupt.; +200|6389|fåking denmark

TE QUICK BRWN FOX JUPE OVER TE LAZY O

Acer Aspire 9300 series keyboard.

2009-02-16 13:59:18

#22

alexb: <3; +590|5938|Kentucky, USA

"TE UIC RWN JUS VER TE LAY DG"

An old Dell USB Keyboard, Model # RT7D50

https://www.etech4sale.com/images/142347_0/large.jpg

2009-02-16 13:59:25

#23

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6689|Devon, England

Freezer7Pro wrote:
FFLink13 wrote:
Also, a way to test.

Open Notepad or something, hold down A.

Then S (at the same time).

Then D, then F etc.

Whenever it doesn't show the next letter, that's the max keys you can do at a time.

I can do 6.
No, that doesn't work, as it might accept if you skip a button or try a different area of the keyboard.

Press any buttons then and see how many you can get.

2009-02-16 14:01:45

#24

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|5963|London, England

FFLink13 wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
FFLink13 wrote:
Also, a way to test.

Open Notepad or something, hold down A.

Then S (at the same time).

Then D, then F etc.

Whenever it doesn't show the next letter, that's the max keys you can do at a time.

I can do 6.
No, that doesn't work, as it might accept if you skip a button or try a different area of the keyboard.
Press any buttons then and see how many you can get.

It doesnt work...

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2009-02-16 14:02:35

#25

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6195|Winland

FFLink13 wrote:
Freezer7Pro wrote:
FFLink13 wrote:
Also, a way to test.

Open Notepad or something, hold down A.

Then S (at the same time).

Then D, then F etc.

Whenever it doesn't show the next letter, that's the max keys you can do at a time.

I can do 6.
No, that doesn't work, as it might accept if you skip a button or try a different area of the keyboard.
Press any buttons then and see how many you can get.

You don't see what I mean.

For example, holding QWE on my laptop keyboard will make R not work, but pressing num9, RSHIFT or Delete responds.

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

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