PC Gaming Keyboard And Command Pad
by Saitek
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Customer Review: Functional and easy
Summary: 4 Stars
I got the keyboard just a while ago and the first thing I noticed was that it's heavy. It feels sturdy and solid as if it's made of metal and not plastic.
Windows XP recognized the new hardware without issue. I don't plan on using the separate keypad just yet but the drivers installed with ease.
The keyboard itself has the only 3 extra functions that I really need: mute, volume up, and volume down. I never used the function keys on my old Logitech keyboard, such as scroll wheels, application launchers, and sleep (a disaster waiting to happen), so this suited me just fine.
I'm typing this review on the Saitek and love the way the keys feel. They push back enough for me to feel them, but they don't have the annoying clatter of my old keyboard. They do feel somewhat too soft but I think I can get used to it.
The adjustable wrist pad it comes with I found useless. It doesn't extend far enough for comfort and rests too low. A standard gel pad does a better job.
The LED lighting is the coolest feature of the keyboard but I am not sure how useful it will be in the dark. Because the black keys are lit from under, there is a contrast of dark on light that might annoy sensitive eyes. If the keys were transparent or if each key's label was illuminated, the feature would have been more useful.
Customer Review: Its a great work keyboard too
Summary: 4 Stars
Though its called the Gamer's Keyboard, I'm using it mostly for work. At first I did buy it for gaming. But after typing away at it for a few minutes, i realize how easy and quickly I'm typing. I'm mildly surprised that a keyboard can make you type a bit faster. Besides for my Microsoft wave keyboard, I've always used stock keyboards that came with my computers. This keyboard is a huge improvement over those. And its profile is way better than my old wave keyboard. That one didn't fit in my keyboard drawer.
I like how simple the layout is. Too bad the wire on the game pad is too short. I'm having a hard time fitting it in my keyboard drawer with my mouse there. Other than that, good item.
I would love it if Saitek had more prebuilt profiles for games and such out there. I would love it even more if it had profiles for business aps. I'm currently trying to speed things up in excel by automating some of my keystrokes with the pad.
I'm loving the blue glow. I've been able to play games on it at night without using a desklamp because of it. I haven't had a problem with not being able to see the letters in the dark, I just need to know where the keys are, I already know WHAT they are. Besides who can find time to hunt and peck in the middle of a 3 on 3 battle in Warcraft?
Customer Review: a very nice keyboard
Summary: 4 Stars
the keyboard overall is very good but id like to point something about it
well first off the general feel of teh keys while you type is great and i have nothing against that.
The lights are a good idea but this is not a keyboard to bu if you are looking for a board to type in the dark, the glow doesnt light up they key's themselfs but just makes it look kool with the lights comming for the side.
THE GAME PAD is the biggest waste, in my opinion its stupid and pointless, you have to program a set of comands into each button and when u press it the comdans will play, the comands are keyboard only
heres and example, u program KEY 1 to type "HELLO" and press "enter" when ever you press the key. every single time you want to change the combp's you need to enter the software and change it around, this is very dumb and i didnt find it usefull in any game that i play that requares the constent use of the keyboard.
Over all this is a great keybard to buy for every day use, i had it for little over a month now and im curently using it to write this review without any regret of buying it
Customer Review: great keyboard
Summary: 4 Stars
its pretty much like a standard keyboard except it has the game pad with it, the saitek eclipse does not have the game pad but has laser cut lettering so the light goes through the lettering, whereas this keyboard is just on the outside of the keys, it looks cool but dont depend on seeing the keys with just that light
needless to say the game pad is pretty easy to figure out , one can put together a simple to medium game setup, it can do more complex things , and it has a software manual, but i'm not that motivated.
but it does help in games like world of warcraft or everquest.
the keys are light to the touch and not real loud, but not super silent either . the keyboard is definetley worth the price, amazon was cheaper than anywhere else i looked,
the only thing with the game pad is it should of had a indicater of what mode was on, but again thats for more advanced gamers
its a good buy
Customer Review: A nice keyboard but one thing about the lights...
Summary: 4 Stars
I'm going to be 100% honest about this keyboard, the good things are a very nice appearance, it's made of a very durable meterial, the pad it's a really cool thing, but also lets get the lights thing clear, those lights do NOT help to see better the keys at night or in the dark, It's even harder to read the keyboard when you are in the dark and the lights under the keys are on, they are strictly decorative not usefull, any way this is a very good keyboard and I recommended to those persons who will enjoy the very usefull pad for games which I consider It's the real hook for this product or also for decorative purposes.