Saitek gaming keyboard...

OpusP.Gladiator · Oct 20, 2004, 08:00 PM

Well, I finally was fed up enuff with my crappy generic wireless ir keyboard the other day while playing ut2004 VCTF over at fatjimmy's.... And the damn thing just never reacted fast enuff (unless I can make further adjustments to my .ini file?) rofl

Did a brief search and decided to buy the Saitek down at bestbuy since I had a 10% coupon(ooh boy) seemed to be the best bang for the buck... I already have a mouse I'm happy with.... so I just needed the keyboard, however this one also comes with a proggrammable dual mode 9-button remote linked to the keyboard with an ethernet cable...

the keyboard itself is quite sturdy and the key action is very smooth/fast... an added bonus is the backlightighting with blue led's... About the only negative I'd have to say is the fact that the keys are a bit small.... Maybe they'll improve upon the concept with a bluetooth version

http://www.saitekusa.com/usa/prod/gamerskey.htm

tEckniks · Oct 21, 2004, 05:11 AM

LoL! they actually have gaming keyboards? what a waste.. a nice cheap logitech keyboard is good enough for me!

OpusP.Gladiator · Oct 26, 2004, 10:11 PM

Yea ...Logitech is fine for what it is....

However I do appreciatiate the responsiveness, feel and quiet key strokes..... I'm finicky with my HID devices anyways....lol as I do use logitechs wireless trackball for my mouse

will probably get the mx1000 laser thing although I still luv not having to move my mouse just my fingers....

pr0digal jenius · Oct 27, 2004, 01:46 AM

i have the wireless logitech that comes with the mx700 mouse in the mx duo package and i lvoe it. onyl complaint here is that the keys are perhaps a little loud....but 700 watt speakers easily remedy that issue

technonerd · Oct 27, 2004, 01:52 AM

Wow very nice keyboard, but way too much money. Gotta be crazy to buy it for 59 bux and they're not even wireless!!!!

I'm happy with my logitech keyboard and mouse for 23 bux.

mike2h · Oct 27, 2004, 07:59 AM

hey opusP. i saw in saitek forum some guys were having problems with sp2 install. are you sp2? any problems?
i just picked one up from best buy 4 $47. to tired to hook it up now. check it out in the morn.

Dark Lord · Oct 27, 2004, 08:18 AM

ive got these, Keyboard Mouse

got a great deal on them, 23.50 for the both of them, had a nice combo deal on them about 3 months ago.

OpusP.Gladiator · Nov 2, 2004, 05:56 PM

Yea. supposedly miscrosoft makes a few decent products and they well should! I'm a bit more of a free thinker and feel people need to support diversity in their buying habits... For complacency leads to naught! muhahaha...

Oct 20, 2004, 08:00 PM	#1
OpusP.Gladiator '42' Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon!!! Posts: 300 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Saitek gaming keyboard... Well, I finally was fed up enuff with my crappy generic wireless ir keyboard the other day while playing ut2004 VCTF over at fatjimmy's.... And the damn thing just never reacted fast enuff (unless I can make further adjustments to my .ini file?) rofl Did a brief search and decided to buy the Saitek down at bestbuy since I had a 10% coupon(ooh boy) seemed to be the best bang for the buck... I already have a mouse I'm happy with.... so I just needed the keyboard, however this one also comes with a proggrammable dual mode 9-button remote linked to the keyboard with an ethernet cable... the keyboard itself is quite sturdy and the key action is very smooth/fast... an added bonus is the backlightighting with blue led's... About the only negative I'd have to say is the fact that the keys are a bit small.... Maybe they'll improve upon the concept with a bluetooth version http://www.saitekusa.com/usa/prod/gamerskey.htm __________________ http://img52.exs.cx/img52/7799/opus.jpg AMD X2-3800 (Manchester), Oc'd to 2.25 on stock cooler! DFI Lanparty-UT-SLI-D mobo, OCZ Platinum pc3200xtc @ 2.3.2.5.1T, MSI 7800gt @440/1100, Soundblaster X-Fi Fatal1ty, 2 wd 36g raptors, 1 maxtor 250g eide, Coolermaster case with Handle Logitech g15, 20.1" Sceptre LCD, Antec neo2 500w PS"

Oct 21, 2004, 05:11 AM	#2
tEckniks DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 115 Rep Power: 0	LoL! they actually have gaming keyboards? what a waste.. a nice cheap logitech keyboard is good enough for me! __________________ [color=navy][color=lightblue] Made by Razgriz Lian Li PC-65B[/color] [color=red]\| [color=MediumTurquoise][color=LightBlue]OCZ Powerstream 520w psu[/color] [/color]\|[/color] [color=lightblue]AMD 4400+ X2 [/color][color=red]\|[/color] [color=lightblue]Asus A8N-32 Sli Deluxe[/color] [color=red]\| [/color][color=lightblue]1gig (2x512mb) OCZ Platinum PC3200[/color] [color=red]\|[/color] [color=lightblue]Audigy X-Fi[/color] [color=red]\| [color=lightblue]XFX Geforce 7900GT Extreme[/color][/color] [color=red]\|[/color] [color=lightblue]250gig Western Digital HD[/color] [color=red]\|[/color][color=lightblue] Lite-on DVD-R w/ Lightscribe[/color] [color=red]\|[/color] [color=lightblue]Klipsch 5.1 Ultras[/color] [color=red]\|[/color] [/color][color=lightblue]Window XP home [/color]

Oct 26, 2004, 10:11 PM	Thread Starter #3
OpusP.Gladiator '42' Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon!!! Posts: 300 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Yea ...Logitech is fine for what it is.... However I do appreciatiate the responsiveness, feel and quiet key strokes..... I'm finicky with my HID devices anyways....lol as I do use logitechs wireless trackball for my mouse will probably get the mx1000 laser thing although I still luv not having to move my mouse just my fingers.... __________________ http://img52.exs.cx/img52/7799/opus.jpg AMD X2-3800 (Manchester), Oc'd to 2.25 on stock cooler! DFI Lanparty-UT-SLI-D mobo, OCZ Platinum pc3200xtc @ 2.3.2.5.1T, MSI 7800gt @440/1100, Soundblaster X-Fi Fatal1ty, 2 wd 36g raptors, 1 maxtor 250g eide, Coolermaster case with Handle Logitech g15, 20.1" Sceptre LCD, Antec neo2 500w PS"

Oct 27, 2004, 07:59 AM	#6
mike2h DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: norcal Posts: 6,483 Rep Power: 89 System Specs	hey opusP. i saw in saitek forum some guys were having problems with sp2 install. are you sp2? any problems? i just picked one up from best buy 4 $47. to tired to hook it up now. check it out in the morn. __________________ Last edited by mike2h; Oct 27, 2004 at 08:30 AM.

Nov 2, 2004, 05:56 PM	Thread Starter #8
OpusP.Gladiator '42' Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Oregon!!! Posts: 300 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	Yea. supposedly miscrosoft makes a few decent products and they well should! I'm a bit more of a free thinker and feel people need to support diversity in their buying habits... For complacency leads to naught! muhahaha... __________________ http://img52.exs.cx/img52/7799/opus.jpg AMD X2-3800 (Manchester), Oc'd to 2.25 on stock cooler! DFI Lanparty-UT-SLI-D mobo, OCZ Platinum pc3200xtc @ 2.3.2.5.1T, MSI 7800gt @440/1100, Soundblaster X-Fi Fatal1ty, 2 wd 36g raptors, 1 maxtor 250g eide, Coolermaster case with Handle Logitech g15, 20.1" Sceptre LCD, Antec neo2 500w PS"

Oct 27, 2004, 01:46 AM	#4
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	i have the wireless logitech that comes with the mx700 mouse in the mx duo package and i lvoe it. onyl complaint here is that the keys are perhaps a little loud....but 700 watt speakers easily remedy that issue

Oct 27, 2004, 01:52 AM	#5
technonerd DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Calgary, Alberta, Canada Posts: 594 Rep Power: 0	Wow very nice keyboard, but way too much money. Gotta be crazy to buy it for 59 bux and they're not even wireless!!!! I'm happy with my logitech keyboard and mouse for 23 bux.

Oct 27, 2004, 08:18 AM	#7
Dark Lord HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,945 Rep Power: 124 System Specs	ive got these, Keyboard Mouse got a great deal on them, 23.50 for the both of them, had a nice combo deal on them about 3 months ago.