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Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard (PC)
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Compatibility:- No of Keys: Standard Interface: USB
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5/5 |
Great keyboard
(September 26, 2008) |
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Actual picked this keyboard up for £30 at a certain PC "shed" t'other day - had it mis-priced i think so i leapt at the oportunity...heh.
Having gone through (as others have) many wireless jobbies over the years, it's a joy to have a robust keyboard that suffers no cut-out or lag issues again.
Love the lighting - perfect for a dimly lit environment, especially when your writing reviews etc.
Another (unsuspected) advantage is that this could possibly be THE PERFECT SMOKERS KEYBOARD! Gone are the days when fag ash goes unnoticed down into the crevices of the peripheral only to later foul the keys and make 'em stick. All such detritus is highlighted by the lighting and can be swiftly removed. :D
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5/5 |
Out of this World....Don't waste your time and money on anything else!
(September 20, 2008) |
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Lets just make this simple...I tried the rest but now i have the best...just wish I had bought this first off and it would have saved me loads of money and heartache....Well made, sexy and extremely functional...No more need for strong bright desklaps with lashings of lovely headaches...Seriously...buy it and you will never regret it!!! |
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5/5 |
Impressive!
(July 12, 2008) |
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I do online typing work (as well as a part time job in London) and chose this keyboard for home as sometimes I work late and even with the light on low (as I hate bright lights when working on a computer) the keyboard is not always visible if I have to move my hand from the typing keys .. this keyboard is perfect with its back illumination which is why I ordered it but more than that, I found it is absolutely fantastic for a typing touch - light, fast and perfectly proportioned!! I am delighted with it .. just plugged it into the back USB port and off we went! Highly recommend .. best lighting is the red or purple for visiblity, however, the blue does look very special!!! |
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1/5 |
Saicrap Eclipse II
(May 31, 2008) |
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I'm not going to tell you everything about this keyboard as the other reviews have cleared some of it, I'm using Belkin KVM switch 2 DVI , it switches between 2 pc's using one monitor , keyboard, mouse, etc.. now after installing the kvm I found out the saitek 2 takes about 10-25 seconds for it to initialize on the other pc and same when i switch it back when i switch between 2 pc's i need for it to be instant like the monitor is, this keyboard sometimes doesn't detect properly in my windows xp,
some people may not get this issue as drivers for motherboards and usb are different for each pc, my pc could just be a bit fickle but the kvm doesn't lie as it works alright with a less power hungry usb keyboard so im afraid i have no choice but to give this keyboard a low 1 only good for 1 pc and to be honest the keys on the Saitek Eclipse 2 are a little on the shiny side i really prefer them dry and soft, and the lights on it whoever said its just a gimmick is right and its pointless if its not done right. |
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4/5 |
Decent keyboard.
(May 24, 2008) |
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Why does Amazon's system think this keyboard is a game? 'How much fun is this game?' it asks!
Anyway, the backlight looks nice in the dark, and does have genuine practical value if you are the type to compute in a darkened room. Good for Doom3 at least.
Build quality is good, but nothing to get wildly excited about given the cost. I can't for the life of me get the media keys to do anything.
Personally think its a bit cheapskate to make the function and escape keys half size on a keyboard of this cost, but that seems to be very common these days.
Apart from the backlight the only other particular plus point is that the keyboard doesn't take up excessive amounts of desk space, given that its a full size keyboard. The likes of the G11 and the saitek cyborg seem excessively huge in comparison.
Edit - for benefit of anyone having similar problems, have now managed to get the media keys to work. Seems a previous uninstall program had removed relevant windows dlls from the system folder, had to restore them from windows disk. Unfortunately can't remember now what all the files were, but one was kbdhid.sys and another was hidserv.dll. The aim is to get human interface device access service up and running (Or HID input service, opinions seem to vary on the terminology) |
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