Well that was a typo when I originally posted it. But now I might have to concede to it being true. I was at Fry's today trying out a bunch of keyboards. Including the Logitech G series. I hated the feel of the G110, G510, and G19 I was able to test out. They all had the same rough stiff feeling as the G110 I got from NewEgg.

Even the cheap Logitech keyboards felt better to me. Maybe gamers like the stiffer feel to the keys. *shrug* I don't really see complaints about typing on these keyboards, which is why I was surprised by how much I hated it. Guess I'm the defective one.


Got a Razer Lycosa Mirror. Will be plugging it in and playing with it in a few moments.

I find that they usually break in ok. To be honest I do like the slim "short press" computers. You should try to track down an old Logitech Di'novo. I owned that keyboard and mouse set for about 4 years, it has a short, soft laptop style key press.

 

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The Logitech Illuminated Keyboard seemed pretty nice, I was going to buy it, but they were sold out. There is also a wireless version called the K800, but not sure I really want a wireless illuminated keyboard.

So far really liking the feel of the Lycosa Mirror. Wasn't sure if I'd like the glossy look or not, but now that it's on my desk and lit up, looks pretty cool. Key caps are very smooth too and I kinda like that feel. Most importantly the typing action feels good. Maybe not quite as good as the Eclipse II, but for me feels considerably better than the Logitech G-series.

So I'm happy with the Lycosa so far. The capacitive multimedia buttons seem nice too.


PS. Yeah, I was thinking maybe using the G110 for a while might help loosen up that tight stiff feeling. But just wasn't sure and generally hadn't needed to do that before.

All Hail The Razer Overlord.

I absolutely love my G15.

 

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I ditched my gaming keyboard and got a Logitech Illuminated Keyboard, wired version. I love the low profile and the keys have that laptop feel. It lights up with white LED's, just like my Corsair case. The keyboard, wrist rest and keys have a smooth velvety feel to them.

I didn't bother loading the drivers for it. Windows 7 detected it and the FN keys on top, shared with F1-F12 seem to work anyway. Hitting the mail icon with FN launched my Outlook, etc.

I guess my only complaint, which is minor, is the cord is rather short, or shorter than every other keyboard I have. The cord also comes out of the top, right hand side of the keyboard, not the middle or center of the top. This made routing the cable through the hole in my LCD stand look really stupid, so I have the cable going straight back to the right of the LCD's stands legs.

 

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The extra strong keys are to help the keyboard survive excessive face rolling that today's gamers engage in.

 

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Is that something akin to the animated avatar of the guy smashing his head on the keyboard until it eventually melts into nothiness?

 

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The Lycosa Mirror is a nice keyboard. But I ended up returning it, I just realized I prefer the feel of full sized keys more than those low profile scissor keys.

I decided to give the G110 another try. Especially with it on sale for $58 at Fry's and $40 after the mail in rebate. There had to be something off with the first one because I almost never see a bad thing mentioned about this keyboard.

Glad I did. This second G110 is MUCH better to type on. There was definitely something wrong with that first one. Keys don't feel too stiff, spacebar is working perfectly. Much happier this time around. Whew, I'm not crazy now.

Glad to hear it. I bought a G110 and I'm pretty happy with it (backlight could be a bit brighter though).

I set up a macro to switch between default sound devices and just leave my headset plugged in 100% of the time, and its pretty convenient to have those jacks on the keyboard.