for a new keyboard. I was looking at the G15 but i think that may be a little bit over doing it. Ill prolly only be playing CS and maybe MW2. Any suggestions??

Go get a used one at a garage sell.

1) Based on your subject line, I fully expect Kano to voice his opinion.

2) Keyboards are like C*CK. Everyone has one, and some people have several. It's all based on what you like best. Me, I prefer my microsoft split ergo keyboards. Others think that tiny LCD screens make them better gamers, so they spring for hugely expensive ones.

Based on all of that, you should go try out a bunch of keyboards and see which ones feel best to you-- after all you'll be spending hours and hours using one.

yea i like the G15 for all the extra keys i can bind....make them easier to keep track of. But i dont wanna spend all the money for extra keys.

my g11 is sufficient and necessary.

yea i think im going to go with the G11....now to figure out which headset i want haha

Get a Saitek Eclipse.

Cheap, reliable, and the keys light up for nighttime gaming.

The only con is that it only has 3 multimedia keys, volume up/down and mute.

I still love mine though.

i have a G15 and i love it. never had a problem... pair that with my crackle black/blue G5 and it is teh secks...

Yea i have a G5 and i love it!! Really looking at the G11

I personally endorse this one, I used the keyboard for about 3 years until I moved out, if I didn't, I'd still be running it. I ran specifcally though the Eclipse II.

Ideazon Merc Stealth, I love this keyboard.

i have the g15 (first gen) and it's pretty sweet. but i barely use the extra keys. probably because of the way you have to bind them for use in game; it's not the same and binding a normal key. they can be useful outside of games for shortcuts to programs and such though. what i like best is being able to monitor CPU and RAM usage on the LCD (also can display media info, clock, email notices, etc.). i hate it when my pc is slow and i can't tell what it is doing.

I've hated my G15 since I got it.. keys arent very sensitive.. mistypes CONSTANTLY.. but mebbe I got a lemon..

obe, that's a pretty interesting keyboard concept. do you use the pad on the left for cs?

yeah i use the pad on the left.

Get a mechanical switch keyboard.

I love my saitek eclipse ii. Been with me for two years now and going strong.

The spacebar sticks sometimes....i'm not sure why....

I love my first gen G15!

same here with the first and second gen G15's. sturdy, reliable, backlit, and has that lcd with applets that are actually quite useful, like the ventrilo one. 18 macros on the second gen, and i think 35+ on the first gen. though not ALL the macros are completely programmable for each game (most of them must support it), the second gen software has released a version that allows you to bind more than just one keystroke to the entire macro. dont forget the fact the some keyboards dont allow simultaneous keystrokes to be pressed (sometimes over 3 at the same time). this might be an issue for you. the g15 also has two USB 2.0 ports on the back of the keyboard, as well as music controls, mute button, joystick switch, and ability to change the backlight brightness, or turn it off completely.

you must've gotten a lemon rok, i've never had any problems like that in 3 years.


acid, is there a site that hosts the applets for the G15? i had one that spidey posted a while back that tracked my gaming stats, but i lost it when i built my new pc. the vent one sounds cool too.