I Need A New Keyboard

moultano

<div class="IPBDescription">my current one blows</div> I'm looking for the following characteristics in order of importance from most important to least important:

1. Easy to type on (light touch, no sticking)
2. Easy to clean (I get all kinds of crap in my keyboards)
3. Thin/Flat
4. Doesn't have a numpad (So I can keep my mouse closer even with the keyboard centered)

I found this <a href='http://www.grandtec.com/vik.htm' target='_blank'>http://www.grandtec.com/vik.htm</a> which looks really really cool, but the amazon reviews say you have to press really hard, which isn't acceptable.

I love laptop keyboards, cause your fingers barely have too move, and they click nicely.

Suggestions?

Metalcat

id suggest using the search button on the bottom of this page course theres tons of thread like this

moultano

everytime I do that it just returns a blank page.

BaconTheory

The <a href='http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823121108' target='_blank'>BenQ Desk-Saver 2</a>. Slim, no numpad and looks/feels like a laptop keyboard. If you want to go for sexiness, get the <a href='http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823175102' target='_blank'>Saitek PZ18U</a>. Trying to find a keyboard without a numpad is a little difficult, FYI.

Metalcat

stupid broken forums

locallyunscene

The top search button works for me, but that'sa moot point anyway. Plus there have been a million help me build my computer threads but no one really cares about that either.

btw <a href='http://www.teksale.com/computers/computerparts/listings/DELL%20STANDARD%20KEYBOARD%20BLACK%20PS2.htm' target='_blank'>ftw</a>.

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keep your cheetoes away from your keyboard <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->

TychoCelchuuu

Logitech diNuvo is hawtness but it's really dang expensive (like 90 bucks or something horrible like that). Aside from that, it's a great keyboard.

Delarosa

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own it... it's awsome, i'de recommend the 'eclipse' though... this one has lights around the keys, and the eclipse does that, AND lights up the letters IN the keys.

finding one without a keypad is almost near imposibble... you could always shell out some big bucks and get <a href='http://www.ergodex.com/mainpage.htm' target='_blank'>The DX1 Imput System</a>.

fully customizable placement of keys, removable and dishwasher dafe tray, and a junkload of keys... it looks lovely.

Rellix

<!--QuoteBegin-locallyunscene+Jul 7 2005, 03:37 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (locallyunscene @ Jul 7 2005, 03:37 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> The top search button works for me, but that'sa moot point anyway. Plus there have been a million help me build my computer threads but no one really cares about that either.

btw <a href='http://www.teksale.com/computers/computerparts/listings/DELL%20STANDARD%20KEYBOARD%20BLACK%20PS2.htm' target='_blank'>ftw</a>.

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keep your cheetoes away from your keyboard <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Those things are tough and duarable, to clean I just rip the keys off. Im actualy planing on painting mine when i come up with an idea. My brother who has broken 2 keyboareds in 6 months hasnt managaged to brake one of these yet. Although he did manage to clog a few keys with dirt making them stick every so often...

Cereal_KillR

Logitech UltraX Flat Keyboard <a href='http://www.invert.pl/images/peryferia/ultrax.jpg' target='_blank'>(medium-large image)</a>

Though I suggest you stand away from flat keyboards if you eat too much around your keyboard.