Any nice keyboards out there in the <£30 range?

Something wired, with a good feel to it. I've got a cheapy Logitech one at the moment and it's horrible, keeps missing letters out. :(

Not bothered about displays or a bajillion multimedia keys, just the usual ones.

The apple one looks nice... :neutral:

Thanks. :)

The slimline apple ones do look very nice, i've almost bought one a few times just looking at them :neutral:.

I dont understand the need for any 'multimedia' keys or short cut keys, appart from volume control's, yet most keyboards seem to throw thousands of the things at you. :whatever:

The Apple ones are awesome, got one myself. For £30 you can't really go wrong.

my advice would be to try before you buy, as different brands seem to space their letters slightly differently, personally i can only use logitechs and my mate can only use microshaft ones :)

oh and

http://scan.co.uk/Product.aspx?WebProductId=420931

I use one of the newer style Dell ones at work...

http://accessories.euro.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=uk&l=en&s=dhs&cs=ukdhs1&sku=580-12066

Has quite a nice soft key action and has been good so far. Also has the Page Up / Page Down / Insert etc buttons in the proper layout and not in a stupid random, rotated through 90 degrees, upside down spread randomly around the keyboard layout.

Few handy media / shortcut keys but not too many - and the rotary volume knob is pretty funky.

Overall i like. And i'm a programmer BTW so rely on a keyboard that's nice to use! lol


Mark

I use IBM keyboards at work and I like them, they feel very solid and chunky, the Dell ones I've used seem a bit more spongy and I'm quite an aggressive typist at times. :D

I'm not sure about a brushed aluminium keyboard though, it makes my fingers freak out. :neutral:

Get yourself an IBM Model M, Foom. They're so clunky it's like using a typewriter :D

HB

I'm a simple DELL fan too. Mine is slightly older though and the keys never feel spongy and take a good bit of abuse. Just wish it was USB so I could use it with my laptop.

Tried cleaning your keyboards? A lot of people at work complain of the same thing, so I go and bang the keyboards and then flip it upside and show them. It magically works after.

I use Logitechs and a laser one.

It's a relatively new keyboard but a budget one and we just don't get on. :(

I am now seriously considering buying a model M. :D

Although I think I'll have to abuse the staff at PC World at the weekend to take some others for a test-drive. Particularly the apple one to see if I can cope with its aluminiumness.

I'm sure I can dig you out an original model M from an IBM model PS/2 at the weekend if you want?

The annoying thing about apples is that the @ and " are the wrong way round - even on a UK keyboard with the £ sign :neutral:

Other than that, they're generally lovely.

PC thieves etc, wouldn't spend a penny in there unless my life depended on it.


Particularly the apple one to see if I can cope with its aluminiumness.


It looks nice, types crap, no satisfaction to the key press, the keys wobble on their slots and remind me somewhat of a poorer inplimentation of the plastic ZX Spectrum 128K keys from 1986.

No sensory release form giving the keys a damn good thunk, like tapping a prolapse victim.



EDIT

Oh and the layout is wrong, US style with the @ above the 2.


Apple > Shift > CTRL > 12558987#998 to get the £ sign up and all that.

http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/07/mackeyboards_compared.jpg

I'm sure I can dig you out an original model M from an IBM model PS/2 at the weekend if you want?

If I can't find something comfy at the weekend I might take you up on that, cheers. :)

No sensory release form giving the keys a damn good thunk, like tapping a prolapse victim.


:lol:

That's that one stuffed then. :D

i use the Microsoft Elite keyboards but they're wireless....nice quiet key action and not spongy :D

If I can't find something comfy at the weekend I might take you up on that, cheers. :)

NP, I'll be at the parents' this weekend so if you want one, I'll have a hunt and you can pick it up on sunday or something?

NP, I'll be at the parents' this weekend so if you want one, I'll have a hunt and you can pick it up on sunday or something?

Got the family and the woman down here this weekend. :(

I might see if I can borrow something from work. :D

Cheers Tom. :)