Creative Fatality Gaming Keyboard Black
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Customer Review: YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a fantastick and top quality keyboard. I have had others with the backlighting which have conflicted with my hardware, burned out and just plain gave up on me. I can already tell this one will outlast my computer! I spent twice what i spent before but would do it again in a minute for the quality!Customer Review: Creative Fatality Gaming Keyboard Black
Summary: 5 Stars
Recently purchased this keyboard. This is a great keyboard, it lights up and the movement is quick and sharp and crisp.Customer Review: creative FATALITYgaming keyboard
Summary: 5 Stars
it is the beat keyboard i have ever youd. i am a BIG GAMER. I LOVE IT. JJ JUSTENCustomer Review: Works For Me
Summary: 4 Stars
I replaced my Logitech G15 with the Fatality and am overall happy with the transistion.
Slim and small, the Fatality fits the keyboard shelf of my desk with plenty of room left to share with my mouse. This just wasn't gonna happen with the titanic G15.
The key response is crisp and satisfying, though the key layout isn't what I'm used to gaming with. It's identical to my laptop's layout but with a number keypad.
The backlighting on the Fatality isn't quite as easy on the eyes as the G15 and the lightings on/off key probably could have been better placed. Maybe as a button on the side or top of the keyboard. Where it's at now (next to right alt key) isn't very easy to find in the dark as it could be.
Overall I like the Fatality more than the G15, but mostly because of the size. I never used the macro keys on the G15, so that wasn't an factor in my decision. It basically came down to a smaller keyboard or a much bigger desk. ;)
Customer Review: Great feel, good size, backlight is dim, better keyboards avail.
Summary: 3 Stars
Just received and installed my Creative Fatal1ty keyboard. I'm not a gamer, by the way.
It's a major improvement over the previous standard keyboard I had in two ways: 1) this keyboard is much more compact (though it's still a full-size keyboard) and it gives me much more room on my keyboard shelf and 2) it's a joy to type with.
The keys are similar to laptop computers in that they don't have to be pushed down as deep and they are far more responsive than standard desktop keyboards. The only disappointment is that the illumination is not as bright as I expected it to be. I use it in a room that isn't very bright to begin with, and the keyboard is also on a keyboard shelf that is partially covered by the desktop above it. Even in this state the backlit keyboard is difficult to see, and the keys themselves are not lit in the center of each key.
Since the whole reason for buying a new keyboard was to see the keys better, this may be a dealbreaker. On the other hand, the compact form factor and ease of typing may make up for this shortfall.
Since my initial review I've been able to test two other keyboards, both ordered through Amazon. The first, FireFly - Borealis - Illuminated KeyBoard USB, is about 1/2 inch wider, an 1 inch deeper, and about the same height as the Fatal1ty board. The extra inch in depth gives you more option keys (like "sleep", "play", "mute", etc), as well as a nifty dial for increasing or decreasing volume.
ADDED NOTE 04/12/2008: UNFORTUNATELY, THE FIREFLY BOREALIS IS NOT CURRENTLY AVAILABLE ON AMAZON OR TIGERDIRECT. YOU CAN'T BUY IT ANYWHERE ELSE THAT I KNOW OF. HOPEFULLY THIS HASN'T BEEN DISCONTINUED!
Like the Fatal1ty, the keys are incredibly responsive and well designed. Unlike the Fatal1ty, the illumination is unbelieveably perfect! In fact, there's no comparison: the Borealis lighting is superior in every way to the Creative Fatil1ty board.
Why: well first, the backlighting is much brighter, and it's more of a blue-green color as opposed to the blue-white of the Fatal1ty. The blue-green, while brighter, is less harsh on my eyes. Second, the keys are opaque black, but the letters and symbols are translucent, so the backlighting illuminates only the letters, making the keyboard much easier to read.
At this writing, the Firefly Borealis keyboard was only $20 bucks, less than half the cost of the Fatal1y! But because it comes through Tiger Direct, it isn't eligible for Amazon's free shipping, so the total came to $28. Still, it's a bargain in every way compared to the Fatal1ty board.
The third board I tried was the Everglide Dkt Keyboard Silver Board, a beautiful aluminum baby that's just as compact as the Fatal1ty (but with a few more functional buttons). It set me back $41 with free shipping. It's backlighting is set up similar to the Borealis, in that the keys are opaque so only the symbols light up (as well as the space in between the keys). But the lighting isn't as clear, and because the keyboard is silver in color, there's less contrast between the keys and the symbols. In fact, the keyboard is actually easier to read with the illumination off! While it's the sleekest looking of all three boards, the key response was sloppier. The keys had a lot of play in them, actually wiggling from left to right or up and down. And it seems you had to push them down further than the other two boards. The illumination, while brighter than the Fatal1ty, was still no match for the Borealis.
So, I'm keeping the Borealis and returning the other two boards. It's going to cost me a little in return shipping fees, but it's worth it to finally have the perfect keyboard. Besides, I saved so much on the Borealis that I still came out ahead financially!