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2011-02-07 11:24:43

#7001

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6729

so my no-frills £25 cherry keyboard came today... and it types and feels infinitely better than any 'gaming' keyboard i have ever purchased. it easily beats the fragile-feeling, piece-of-shit saitek cyborg and far outperforms the piss-poor plastic tactile response of the logitech g15. the keys are solid, cushioned, take some effort to push down and give a wonderful response. the keyboard also has all of the media functions and shortcut keys easily mapped to the f1-f12 buttons and an apple-key style shortcut system. no need for a keyboard the size of a fucking desk, no need for some gaudy design with a million LED's lighting up your desk at night. no need to hear the clackety sound of cheap plastic rattling away all night as you game and type to friends. why don't more people just go for this sort of ergonomic, typist-friendly office keyboard? why has everyone been scammed into this marketing-bubble that is 'gaming keyboards'? i can see the performance/functionality difference with gaming-mice, considering they have higher-sensitivity and bonus buttons/scroll functions... but what's the deal with keyboards? i am literally in disbelief at how much more solid the construction and feel is of this keyboard compared to the £100+ 'gaming' keyboards i have wasted money on before.

what a joke!

_{libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual}. _{http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/}

2011-02-07 11:25:49

#7002

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6759|so randum

FloppY_ wrote:
You have tried running without the bloom or whatever that lighting setting is called?

I believe you need a 3rd party tool to fully disable it tho'

this weirdly did fix *everything* when i just joined a game. swapped servers though and it was back, so went to the settings file and it had changed itself back. I'm now rather confident some software somewhere is clashing badly - my card isnt being a bitch in any other program, this only started after updating drivers and some windows forced restart, cards temps are fine and so on.

backing stuff up now before i push THE button

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Use an umbrella

2011-02-07 12:10:40

#7003

TheEternalPessimist: Wibble; +412|6879|Mhz

Uzique wrote:
so my no-frills £25 cherry keyboard came today... and it types and feels infinitely better than any 'gaming' keyboard i have ever purchased. it easily beats the fragile-feeling, piece-of-shit saitek cyborg and far outperforms the piss-poor plastic tactile response of the logitech g15. the keys are solid, cushioned, take some effort to push down and give a wonderful response. the keyboard also has all of the media functions and shortcut keys easily mapped to the f1-f12 buttons and an apple-key style shortcut system. no need for a keyboard the size of a fucking desk, no need for some gaudy design with a million LED's lighting up your desk at night. no need to hear the clackety sound of cheap plastic rattling away all night as you game and type to friends. why don't more people just go for this sort of ergonomic, typist-friendly office keyboard? why has everyone been scammed into this marketing-bubble that is 'gaming keyboards'? i can see the performance/functionality difference with gaming-mice, considering they have higher-sensitivity and bonus buttons/scroll functions... but what's the deal with keyboards? i am literally in disbelief at how much more solid the construction and feel is of this keyboard compared to the £100+ 'gaming' keyboards i have wasted money on before.

what a joke!

Sounds suspiciously like my work keyboard, and I agree, they are a million miles apart from 'gaming' keyboards, typing is much nicer, I type all day every day and never have any comfort issues (I don't think I've found a keyboard that has keys cushioned quite like Cherry's do) but, alas I'm a sucker for shiny things, so I have a Razer keyboard here at home

2011-02-07 12:44:31

#7004

coke: Aye up duck!; +440|6968|England. Stoke

FatherTed wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
You have tried running without the bloom or whatever that lighting setting is called?

I believe you need a 3rd party tool to fully disable it tho'
this weirdly did fix *everything* when i just joined a game. swapped servers though and it was back, so went to the settings file and it had changed itself back. I'm now rather confident some software somewhere is clashing badly - my card isnt being a bitch in any other program, this only started after updating drivers and some windows forced restart, cards temps are fine and so on.

backing stuff up now before i push THE button

Have you tried doing fresh install of the drivers having removed them with drivercleaner?

2011-02-07 12:44:57

#7005

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5227|Dundee, Scotland.

Uzique wrote:
so my no-frills £25 cherry keyboard came today... and it types and feels infinitely better than any 'gaming' keyboard i have ever purchased. it easily beats the fragile-feeling, piece-of-shit saitek cyborg and far outperforms the piss-poor plastic tactile response of the logitech g15. the keys are solid, cushioned, take some effort to push down and give a wonderful response. the keyboard also has all of the media functions and shortcut keys easily mapped to the f1-f12 buttons and an apple-key style shortcut system. no need for a keyboard the size of a fucking desk, no need for some gaudy design with a million LED's lighting up your desk at night. no need to hear the clackety sound of cheap plastic rattling away all night as you game and type to friends. why don't more people just go for this sort of ergonomic, typist-friendly office keyboard? why has everyone been scammed into this marketing-bubble that is 'gaming keyboards'? i can see the performance/functionality difference with gaming-mice, considering they have higher-sensitivity and bonus buttons/scroll functions... but what's the deal with keyboards? i am literally in disbelief at how much more solid the construction and feel is of this keyboard compared to the £100+ 'gaming' keyboards i have wasted money on before.

what a joke!

linky to the one you got?

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-02-07 12:47:36

#7006

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6729

it's the only german-cherry that overclockers.co.uk stock... and it's rated as highly as any gaming keyboard, for literally 1/10th of the price.

_{libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual}. _{http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/}

2011-02-07 12:53:07

#7007

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5227|Dundee, Scotland.

Uzique wrote:
it's the only german-cherry that overclockers.co.uk stock... and it's rated as highly as any gaming keyboard, for literally 1/10th of the price.

quick search for cherry gives me http://overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.p … =KB-007-CH for £15.something.

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-02-07 13:05:30

#7008

FloppY_: +1,010|6545|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

Cherry G83 is one of the few I can find for sale here...

Looks exactly like any OEM keyboard to me

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2011-02-07 13:07:41

#7009

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6729

FloppY_ wrote:
Cherry G83 is one of the few I can find for sale here...

Looks exactly like any OEM keyboard to me

that's mechanical and is absolutely incredible to type on. i've used one of the old IBM keyboards like that in my uni's science department and they are phenomenal. so so great for touch-typing! and yeah, camm, go for that one - that must be it. you won't be disappointed for £15. extremely solid keyboard.

_{libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual}. _{http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/}

2011-02-07 13:11:02

#7010

FloppY_: +1,010|6545|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

Uzique wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
Cherry G83 is one of the few I can find for sale here...

Looks exactly like any OEM keyboard to me
that's mechanical and is absolutely incredible to type on. i've used one of the old IBM keyboards like that in my uni's science department and they are phenomenal. so so great for touch-typing! and yeah, camm, go for that one - that must be it. you won't be disappointed for £15. extremely solid keyboard.

If only I could get the black with yellow keys here :<

Das Keyboard looks so much better... the pricetag doesn't tho' and they are not available here :<

Last edited by FloppY_ (2011-02-07 13:14:01)

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2011-02-07 13:18:06

#7011

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5227|Dundee, Scotland.

Uzique wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
Cherry G83 is one of the few I can find for sale here...

Looks exactly like any OEM keyboard to me
that's mechanical and is absolutely incredible to type on. i've used one of the old IBM keyboards like that in my uni's science department and they are phenomenal. so so great for touch-typing! and yeah, camm, go for that one - that must be it. you won't be disappointed for £15. extremely solid keyboard.

sweeeeeet I was gonna get a new keyboard anywho, so yeah, thanks man.

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-02-07 13:21:49

#7012

Uzique: dasein.; +2,865|6729

just be aware that the typing feels a lot different... cushioned... the keys push back up at you after you have made your keystroke. the keyboard has a denser, heavier feel to it so typing takes more 'effort', but is ultimately more cushioned and free-flowing. it feels as though the board has actual bulk and weight to it, and some durability. the gaming keyboards tend to feel extremely light and as though they're made of a thin layer of plastic... so when you type on them it takes less 'finger effort', but feels less tactile and responsive, too. it takes a bit of adjustment but my typing has improved loads in the space of a day. the backspace and caps lock key and enter key and space keys all have slightly different spring-pressure to them, too, so you can tell when you're hitting them (i.e. the spacebar is lighter and less effort, the backspace and caps lock have more weight so you have to actually intend to hit them). etc.

_{libertarian benefit collector - anti-academic super-intellectual}. _{http://mixlr.com/the-little-phrase/}

2011-02-07 13:31:41

#7013

FFLink: There is.; +1,380|6949|Devon, England

Surely the idea behind gaming keyboards is in the name. If you want a keyboard that's nice to type on, you wouldn't buy one.

Also: Macros.

2011-02-07 13:34:29

#7014

FatherTed: xD; +3,936|6759|so randum

I've basically always used OEM keyboards and never ever found myself wanting extra buttons or lights or readouts for gaming, or feeling hindered by not having them. A keyboard i can use for hours without getting tired or having to look at is much more important.

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2011-02-07 14:09:51

#7015

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6886|UK

So, my iPod now functions as a sabotage device for computers. It can wipe out my housemate's PC too.

mr_burns_excellent.jpg

2011-02-07 14:11:09

#7016

bugz: Fission Mailed; +3,311|6571

Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/ebug122

2011-02-07 14:12:13

#7017

liquidat0r: wtf.; +2,223|6886|UK

I bet blowing into the port on the iPod fixes it. I won't try that though, it's too simple.

2011-02-07 14:12:18

#7018

FloppY_: +1,010|6545|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

FatherTed wrote:
I've basically always used OEM keyboards and never ever found myself wanting extra buttons or lights or readouts for gaming, or feeling hindered by not having them. A keyboard i can use for hours without getting tired or having to look at is much more important.

As long as I have volume control and a full QWERTY with numpad I'm good...

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2011-02-07 15:43:14

#7019

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5227|Dundee, Scotland.

FloppY_ wrote:
FatherTed wrote:
I've basically always used OEM keyboards and never ever found myself wanting extra buttons or lights or readouts for gaming, or feeling hindered by not having them. A keyboard i can use for hours without getting tired or having to look at is much more important.
As long as I have volume control and a full QWERTY with numpad I'm good...

>implying you get any other sort of keyboard

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-02-07 15:44:20

#7020

FloppY_: +1,010|6545|Denmark aka Automotive Hell

Camm wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
FatherTed wrote:
I've basically always used OEM keyboards and never ever found myself wanting extra buttons or lights or readouts for gaming, or feeling hindered by not having them. A keyboard i can use for hours without getting tired or having to look at is much more important.
As long as I have volume control and a full QWERTY with numpad I'm good...
>implying you get any other sort of keyboard

Your thoughts, insights, and musings on this matter intrigue me

2011-02-07 16:36:33

#7021

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6047|Catherine Black

Camm wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:
FatherTed wrote:
I've basically always used OEM keyboards and never ever found myself wanting extra buttons or lights or readouts for gaming, or feeling hindered by not having them. A keyboard i can use for hours without getting tired or having to look at is much more important.
As long as I have volume control and a full QWERTY with numpad I'm good...
>implying you get any other sort of keyboard

2011-02-07 17:27:04

#7022

Camm: Feeding the Cats.; +761|5227|Dundee, Scotland.

Finray wrote:
Camm wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:

As long as I have volume control and a full QWERTY with numpad I'm good...
>implying you get any other sort of keyboard
http://i.imgur.com/YFyyE.jpg

what in the fuck

for a fatty you're a serious intellectual lightweight.

2011-02-07 17:28:57

#7023

presidentsheep: Back to the Fuhrer; +208|6220|Places 'n such

Finray wrote:
Camm wrote:
FloppY_ wrote:

As long as I have volume control and a full QWERTY with numpad I'm good...
>implying you get any other sort of keyboard
http://i.imgur.com/YFyyE.jpg

DIE HEATHEN!

I'd type my pc specs out all fancy again but teh mods would remove it. Again.

2011-02-07 17:34:07

#7024

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6411|what

Friend: Just bought a new computer.

Me: Why did you buy a Macintosh?

Friend: It's not a Macintosh it's an Apple Mac.

2011-02-07 17:54:15

#7025

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6047|Catherine Black

Camm wrote:
Finray wrote:
Camm wrote:
>implying you get any other sort of keyboard
http://i.imgur.com/YFyyE.jpg
what in the fuck

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