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SteelSeries 7G Gaming Keyboard Black 64018 Gaming Gaming Keyboards
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful.
By Daniel Upstone
I was tired of my old zboard and i never made much use of the keyset swapping in practice.I decided to look for a new gaming keyboard, but i had no need for macro keys, lcd displays, key sets, lots of extra control buttons etc. I also wanted to loose the numpad, as it's redundant and i planned to have a seperate gamepad beside the keyboard too (Something that never never came to pass.).I decided to look for something pleasent to type on, as the cheap membranes simply aren't. I found plenty of information about the Cherry MX series of key switches and what the different types of these were and how the reacted.This keyboard uses the MX Black (Linear) type switches. While these actuate at half the full key press, there is no claimed tactile or audible feedback, only an increase in resistance as the key travels down. This makes them the ideal choice for gamers who need to make rapid key presses in quick succession or hold keys down for a long time. Of course they are still noisey just like any mechanical switches.This keyboard also features one of the other higher quality elements of a keyboard, an N-Key rollover. This allows all keys on the keyboard to be pressed at once, while still registering each key. This also eliminates ghosting on keys and other such anomalies on cheaper keyboards that do without. This is however only supported on the PS2 input -- the default for this keyboard -- as the USB spec only allows for 6 key presses at the same time.This keyboard is in a custom version of the UK layout (The product images are marketting ones depicting US and Swedish layouts.). It has an oversized return key compared to a normal UK layout, taking up the space of the # key.By default, the keyboard comes with the # moved to the location of the ` key, while the ` key now replaces half the backspace key -- shortening it. Because this switch breaks the default UK layout, it won't be recognised as such when using a default UK layout in your operating system.To return the layout closer to the UK one, you can simply pop off the ` and # keys -- very easy and safe to do because of the MX switches having interchangable key caps -- to return them to the more traditional layout. This will then match a normal UK layout in your OS and is what i recommend doing -- rather than relearn the key positions and change the layout in your OS.The changed position of the # key will then be your only obstacle to typing on this keyboard. I found i got used to the the shorterned backspace easily, but i'm still learning to deal with the new # key location and often hit return when trying to hit # -- or even when i miss the ' key.One of the big selling points of this keyboard for me, was the ingenious method of implementing media key. The left windows key -- something often undesired on gaming setups -- is turned into a special media key modifier. When holding down this key and pressing the corresponding function keys, you have access to mute, volume -, volume +, play/pause, previous and next media keys. I enjoy having independent media keys as global hot keys for music players when in full screen applications -- especially when gaming with music playing -- so i was glad not to loose these, yet still save space.The keyboard has excellent rubber grips to prevent sliding, and the wrist rest is basic but does a surprisingly great job.There are 2 issues with this keyboard however, and they're very minor:The USB hud on it -- when connecting the independent USB cable to support these -- is USB1 and not USB2, making it a poor choice for most of today's USB devices.The LEDs for the lock keys (Num, Caps, Scroll.) are not offset from direct view with plastic to carry the light to the surface of the casing as is the traditional method on devices. Instead they are simply recessed just below the keyboard casing resulting in being far too bright. When leaning forward and in a more direct view of the LEDs, they are near blinding in brightness. My simple solution to this was some coloured electrical tape. This dulls the light a good deal, and allowed me to pick a colour other than blinding white (blue for now), yet still allows for a brigher result than traditional devices.I did however encounter a issue with mine, that the key caps are not of a consistant fit, with some (2-3.) so loose they had come off during shipping. While they stay on fine under desktop conditions and are a small minority, a few knocks during travel -- likely for those gamers who LAN alot --, and they can fall off and get lost. I suggest if you travel with this keyboard, you ensure it's in a bag or case of somekind and not out in the open to avoid this.As the title of this review says, you really do get what you pay for with this keyboard. High build quality and with top performance features to match, yet it still manages to offer some extra features (Media keys, USB hub, wrist rest, audio ports.) than the keyboard it's seemingly based on -- the Filco Majestouch N-Key Rollover, Linear Action (FKBN104ML/EB) -- doesn't, while having an RRP of roughly the same price. At the time of writing, the Filco equivlant does not offer a UK layout, this is expected to be released in early 2010 at £[].For those that want quality over gimmicks, this is the keyboard of choice but it commands a justly deserved premium.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful.
By B. Hogan
Sexy, black, functional, square, heavy, solid, refined, responsive. I love this keyboard. I love it for typing, I love it for gaming, I love it for the way it just sits there on my desk looking all dark and mysterious.Forget the crappy USB hub, just pretend it's not there. Just run your fingers over those beautiful mechanical keys and... and.... and perhaps I've gone too far.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.
By J. Anderson
Pro's+ A joy to type on, used to use a mushy Saitek keyboard, you'll love to learn that clicking noise from the mechanical keys, talking of which;+ Very quiet keys for being a mechanical keyboard, the "Razer Black Widow" in comparison was painfully noisy :(+ Having a function key rather than a windows on the left side of the keyboard is handy for a quick mute if you dont have a speaker control handy and also means your finger wont hit the windows key midgame by mistake+ Very compact size wont hog your desk (as long as the wrist rest is off which I never use), this was important to me.+ The sound quality from the audio out is perfect, very useful for using short cabled earphonesCon's- The LEDs for capslock/scoll/num are WAAAAAY too bright, using a bottlecap to block them from sight at the moment, this is the largest problem.- The USB's arent USB 2.0, not too bothered about this myself as they're still good for using joypadsOverall it's the best keyboard I've ever used, if you use your pc in a very bright room or can change/filter the LED's that come with this keyboard I'd completely recommend it.If you're curious this is what the 7G does over the 6G v2;- 2 USB sockets, audio and microphone jack too.- Comes with attachable wrist rest- Correct key placement, the 6G v2 has the backslash at the wrong side which is personally a problem.
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