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Bozzy
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Posted: 24th Jan 2008 22:10
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Hi,

My old keyboard on my desktop PC has bust. I am looking to buy a new one. However, I want one that, unlike my old keyboard, actually feels nice to type on etc... I quite like laptop-style keyboards as they are smooth etc, but is there one that anybody has that would be really good both for word-processing and coding?

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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 24th Jan 2008 22:13 Edited at: 24th Jan 2008 22:13
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I got a cheap Microsoft one for £8 from Argos about two years ago... still going. Quite comfortable to type on, if with a noisy spacekey. Make sure that you have a PS/2 connector in case the keyboard you find does not support USB.

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spooky
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Posted: 24th Jan 2008 23:38
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I have always shunned all those flashy keyboards with loads of silly extra multimedia buttons and flashy lights.

I am still using a PC-Line keyboard from PC World that cost £7. Nice chunky buttons, nice simple keyboard.

For my new £1200 system I have just built I spent the grand total of £7.99 on a new PC-Line keyboard from PC World!

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Keo C
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Posted: 24th Jan 2008 23:49 Edited at: 24th Jan 2008 23:49
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I'm still using the $10 one that came with my PC.


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NeX the Fairly Fast Ferret
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Posted: 24th Jan 2008 23:56
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I used to have a ZBoard, which was awesome 'till my brother gave it a bath in cheap Tesco Coke.

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Van B
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Posted: 25th Jan 2008 00:14
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I use this one, a lot like a laptop keyboard:

http://www.pcnextday.co.uk/products/ProductDetail.asp?ProductCode=1925-1020

It's good quality, comfortable, pretty good for typing, playing games and general PC use, but for coding I'd really rather have a big keyboard, coding on this thing is like coding with your hands cable-tied together.

I'm considering plugging in an extra keyboard for coding, but that means I'd have to tidy my desk, so I'm still 50-50 on that.


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tha_rami
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Posted: 25th Jan 2008 00:53
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Satchmo
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Posted: 25th Jan 2008 01:21
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Old news, Tha_Rami, plus I don't like it when my keyboard disappears under my shadow.

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GatorHex
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Posted: 25th Jan 2008 02:08 Edited at: 25th Jan 2008 02:34
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Saitek have coolest keyboards right now at the sanest prices

http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/eclipse.htm £30/$60


http://www.saitek.com/uk/prod/cykey.htm £TBA


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hyrichter
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Posted: 25th Jan 2008 02:37 Edited at: 25th Jan 2008 02:40
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I quite like the feel of the Microsoft multimedia keyboard (not the curved one.) I have a Logitech keyboard right now that I bought at Wal-Mart which is quite nice. The main thing I have to make sure of is that the home, end, page up, page down, and delete keys are in the proper place that I'm used to. I don't get why there are two different layouts for them. As a programmer, I'm constantly using them, and when I get on someone else's computer, it really sucks to be hitting page-down instead of end, etc.

(The keyboard in the post above mine is the wrong layout for me.)

Edit: I'd buy this keyboard in a heartbeat (if I needed one):
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823109164

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Sid Sinister
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Posted: 25th Jan 2008 06:32
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I'm still using an old gateway 2000 keyboard from 1993 =] I just can't imagine myself with any other keyboard though lol. It's ye old trusty keyboard =] I like the sensitivity and the largeness of the keys.

It stinks though from sweat and grease lol. And when you shake it, you can hear all the crumbs move around inside

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Posted: 25th Jan 2008 12:52
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Keyboards that have programmable buttons is great. On the one I got for my stationary PC I can launch the calculator and winamp as well as adjust the volume and control winamp. It's a MS keyboard and I'm not too happy with the keys though but once you buy a keyboard you usually get used to it if it's the only one you use.

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