Five Gaming Keyboards, Tested

[dconnors]

We review new gaming keyboards from Logitech, Razer, SteelSeries, Thermaltake and Gigabyte. Five will enter, one (or maybe two) will leave...

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[Sabiancym]

Why bother with the G510? It's the same thing as the G15 but with no usb....

I have the G19 and will never look back, the thing is amazing.

 

[leo2kp]

In the pics, it looks like the right-shift button is the smallest of the two. Not the left. ??

 

[dconnors]

[citation][nom]leo2kp[/nom]In the pics, it looks like the right-shift button is the smallest of the two. Not the left. ??[/citation]

Typo, fixed! Thanks for pointing that out!
-Devin

 

[rpgplayer]

SteelSeries 6Gv2 - this would probably be the one for a gamer with kids to buy lol. i know my kids have killed 2 keyboards in a year

 

[dconnors]

[citation][nom]rpgplayer[/nom]SteelSeries 6Gv2 - this would probably be the one for a gamer with kids to buy lol. i know my kids have killed 2 keyboards in a year[/citation]

No doubt about it. You could probably smash someone across the face with the 6Gv2, put it back on your desk, and game away. It's a shame that some of its other shortcomings ($$) hold it back.

 

[7amood]

amazing review... thanx

 

[Darkerson]

I sometimes miss my old IBM "battle board" That thing was a tank, had the nice capacitive switched, and outlasted like 4-5 computers. I still cant believe I finally managed to kill the thing.

 

[iolas]

The key is grabbing the g15 v2 on sale...i snagged a dented box one for 40 bucks.
Keep your eye on slickdeals.net

 

[Phoenixlight]

Was the razer's Black Widows' small wrist rest ok? I love the look of the keyboard but need one with a descent wrist rest.

 

[nativeson8803]

I like my g110 for the feel and look, but I have yet to find a use for the macro keys. Mostly, this was a luxury because I used to have a cheap dell keyboard that didn't feel as good and didn't have backlit keys. I wish I had got the g19 or g15 for the screen but this one was on sale.

 

[fafkac]

I don't want to be rude, but writer doesn't know what is he writing about "While the company still offers membrane-based keyboards like the 7G and Shift" 7G is also mechanical keyboard, 6G is cheaper version of 7G
"While the BlackWidow from Razer has a click built into its mechanical switches, the 6Gv2 does not, which is hit or miss as far as performance goes." writer didn't do hes homework, most of people that own more than one mechanical keyboard say, that nontactile feedback is suited more for gaming that tactile like black willow had, 6G is using cherry black switches, black willow is using blue cherry switches
most used keyboard mechanisms
http/www.overclock.net/keyboards/491752-mechanical-keyboard-guide.html
I got SteelSeries 6G v2 and its worth the many, no questions there, i wouldn't buy membrane keyboard, because its not worth it.

 

[u2u]

what a shit....so commercial brands. And where is Roccat

 

[daimeionb]

What about the Merc or Zboard keyboards? Those are true gaming keyboards in my opinion. They have a plethora of dedicated gaming buttons, and the zboard has swappable keysets. They put all the others, except maybe the logitech, to shame when it comes to improving your game.

 

[Marcus52]

More keys.

Most games these days allow you to Macro pretty much any key on your keyboard, so any keyboard can be a gaming keyboard. For me, more keys is at the top of the list, which means the 18-button G15 or G510 of these reviewed, none of the others need apply. The G15 gen 2 will not do.

Each to his/her own though, something I understand thoroughly and something that was said repeatedly in this article. Apparently some people skipped over the parts that said the opinions were often just opinions of the testers, nothing more.

 

[dconnors]

[citation][nom]fafkac[/nom]I don't want to be rude, but writer doesn't know what is he writing about "While the company still offers membrane-based keyboards like the 7G and Shift" 7G is also mechanical keyboard, 6G is cheaper version of 7G"While the BlackWidow from Razer has a click built into its mechanical switches, the 6Gv2 does not, which is hit or miss as far as performance goes." writer didn't do hes homework, most of people that own more than one mechanical keyboard say, that nontactile feedback is suited more for gaming that tactile like black willow had, 6G is using cherry black switches, black willow is using blue cherry switchesmost used keyboard mechanismshttp/www.overclock.net/keyboards [...] guide.htmlI got SteelSeries 6G v2 and its worth the many, no questions there, i wouldn't buy membrane keyboard, because its not worth it.[/citation]

I'll give you the bit on the 7G...but how can you say "most gamers" prefer anything? What data is such a statement even based on?

-Devin

 

[Major7up]

I am dissapointed in this article, where is Saitek? I have owned three Cyborg models and I love them. I prefer the Cyborg 2 far above the Logitech board. What gives?

 

[halophoenix]

Frankly, I liked the Gigabyte much more than the reviewer did - the software is a little buggy, but all in all the rest of the features are implemented very well. If anything, the lighting on the Gigabyte is very dim - I wonder if it was tested in a very dark room! In a room with any lighting at all, the backlights are hardly noticeable.

The black version has been out for a while, and typing on it is smooth and silky. I like it!

 

[Major7up]

I goofed a bit in my comment, I have owned three Saitek keyboards, but only the current one is a Cyborg, the other two were the eclipse one and two. I still fail to see how such an important peripheral maker like this is omitted.

 

[dconnors]

[citation][nom]Major7up[/nom]I goofed a bit in my comment, I have owned three Saitek keyboards, but only the current one is a Cyborg, the other two were the eclipse one and two. I still fail to see how such an important peripheral maker like this is omitted.[/citation]

Saitek hasn't come out with a new keyboard in a while, and we were trying to include newer products.

-Devin