[Cialug] Keyboard Recommendations

[Mathew Phillips]

Yeah I would say without a custom driver that might not really have all the
bells and whistles that would make it worthwhile! I do like the backlit keys
though :)

On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 4:57 PM, Tim Wilson <tim_linux at wilson-home.com>wrote:

> A guy at work uses a Razer keyboard.  I'm guessing it's one of these:
>
> http://store.razerzone.com/store/razerusa/en_US/DisplayCategoryProductListPage/categoryID.49136200/parentCategoryID.35156900
>
> A bit pricey, $80-$140.  It says Windows, so you probably would not get the
> ability to program the keys.  But I would think the rest of the keyboard
> would work under Linux.
>
> Disclaimer: Since I neither own nor have tried this keyboard under Linux,
> YMMV.
>
> On Thu, Mar 3, 2011 at 4:24 PM, Nathan C. Smith <nathan.smith at ipmvs.com>wrote:
>
>> I had one of those but several of the keys stopped responding regularly.
>>  I liked it pretty well until it started dropping 'a's.  I replaced it with
>> a Logitech.  Mushier feel and I can't really recommend it but it does have
>> backlit keys and doesn't drop my 'a's anymore.
>>
>> -Nate
>>
>>
>> From: cialug-bounces at cialug.org [mailto:cialug-bounces at cialug.org] On
>> Behalf Of Aaron Korver
>> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2011 4:13 PM
>> To: Central Iowa Linux Users Group
>> Subject: Re: [Cialug] Keyboard Recommendations
>>
>> Saitek Eclipse II is my keyboard of choice.
>>
>> I get a "quiet" clicky-clack, keys are arranged nicely, adjustable height,
>> wrist rest, volume control, and....can change the back light
>> colors....oooooh.
>>
>> Had mine for 4+ years, carry it from job to job, works great.
>>
>> http://www.amazon.com/Saitek-Eclipse-II-Keyboard-PK02AU/dp/B000H6AY6M
>>
>>
>> On Tue, Mar 1, 2011 at 11:54 PM, Morris Dovey <mrdovey at iedu.com> wrote:
>> On 3/1/2011 11:40 PM, Todd Walton wrote:
>>
>> > Very nice.  $80 might be a little much, though.
>> To put that into proportion and help you feel better:
>>
>>   http://www.thinkgeek.com/computing/9836/
>>
>> That's less than $1600.00!  :-D
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