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SteelSeries Shift. The Ideazon Zboard was my first gaming keyboard and honestly, my first gaming peripheral that I ever purchased. SteelSeries acquired Ideazon and improved on the Zboard with the Shift, so in a way its a tribute. Also, big reveal here, I'm a huge SteelSeries fan. Functionally, I love the size of the board especially the wrist rest. I keep my keyboard flush with the edge of my desk, and the wrist rest is the perfect with that. Ironically, I don't use different keysets very often, which is one of the big features of the Shift. I do collect the keysets though, for both the Shift and the Zboard (big reveal #2, I'm a collector).

I use the Microsoft Sidewinder X6! I like this keyboard a lot. The volume knob is easier to use because of its excessive size which was a feature I thought looked goofy at first. The amount of features the board supports and the detachable number pad are awesome. The only thing I hate is there are no risers to angle the board. That's just stupid not to include. All in all its a solid gaming keyboard.



Check out Wes's review
lanoc.org/review/input-devices/1359-micr...dewinder-x6-keyboard

I have been using the Logitech G15.
My rule for mice and keyboards is that I use them until they fail.



I have had this keyboard for nearly 5 years and it is still going strong.
With a red/orange light up it is great in low light. The USB cable is reinforced so it puts up with abuse easily.

It seems these are not made any more : )

Its a board of keys. Things happen when I push them that correspond with the symbols on the keys.
Not much more to say about this one.

I have this keyboard, but a bit older of a model and with the green and red keycaps.

Razer Blackwidow

Sorry. What I like about mine is it is mechanical, sturdy, only partially back lit. What I dislike is the front edge height. I find myself sometimes holding down the control key with my palm while gaming.

Likes - Mechanical, Sturdy, Colored Keycaps, and Penguins
Dislikes - Click Clack, Click Clack, Click Clack

CMStorm Quickfire Rapid Cherry MX Blue.

I love this keyboard. It's tenkeyless, which I got hooked on after using the Microsoft Sidewinder X6 and its detachable keypad. I found that I really didn't need the numpad (mine just gathered dust for 2+ years), and I enjoyed having more room on my desk. Mechanical switches are amazing, and I really like the rubberized texture coating the shell. Another benefit is the lack of bright LEDs (like for Caps Lock, etc.) that are always on, as I find stuff like that distracting. When they are on, they're RED (good for dark rooms/at night), and are pointed up, not at my eyes. When it's plugged in via PS/2, you can press pretty much every key at once. I also enjoy the fact that it's not backlit, but that's just me, since I know a lot of people want that.

Some main issues I have with this keyboard would definitely be the whole "Fn" key fad. I had to get used to using them for my volume keys (as I don't have speakers with a built-in volume knob). In a perfect world, I would have the chunky dials that the Sidewinder X6 has.

Also, I purchased this keyboard prior to their revision, so mine has logos everywhere. I also bought the Cherry MX Blue model, because it was on sale. Looking back, I should have bought the MX Brown version. The blues are just a bit too loud for my girlfriend (especially when I get into a long typing session, she'll remark with a "CLICKACLICKACLICKA! What could you be typing?" comment. As a matter of fact, she just did! Hahahahahaha!

I have also found that Cherry MX Blues are bad for games like Stepmania, or anything requiring hyper-accurate timing. There's a very tiny window of actuating the switch vs. bottoming out the key, and the sound of it can distract from the beat of the music. I think Browns (or even Blacks, but I don't like linear keys) would be the better choice in this case.

Finally, I dislike the cable. It's a stiff, removable, braided cable (which I can replace), that features a Mini-USB style connector for connecting to the board. I have had it disconnect on me once which required a reboot. I have also heard reports of the connector going bad because of the stress put on it. I like that newer versions are coming with full-size USB style connectors, but I'd rather just have a normal cable; I can see the benefits to a replaceable cable, though.

I think if I ever replace it, it'll be with a tenkeyless CMStorm Stealth Brown. Ohhhhh yes.