Fatal Flaw? The LCD hotkeys look really cool, but in all mmo's you have one hand on the W-A-D keys and one hand on the mouse. Maybe the naga 'keyed' mouse would be more practical solution, but this keyboard looks so SICK! I really wish I had three arms. :( Fatal Flaw? The LCD hotkeys look really cool, but in all mmo's you have one hand on the W-A-D keys and one hand on the mouse. Maybe the naga 'keyed' mouse would be more practical... » Read More Fatal Flaw? The LCD hotkeys look really cool, but in all mmo's you have one hand on the W-A-D keys and one hand on the mouse. Maybe the naga 'keyed' mouse would be more practical solution, but this keyboard looks so SICK! I really wish I had three arms. :( « Show Less
600912
Agreed. You can get the G15 for $60 and it has macro functionality. There is no reason to spend your money on this when there are other solutions out there that serve the same purpose.
600913
When I saw this keyboard my immediate thought was, "why?"Where is the market for a keyboard with a poorly positioned lcd and bindings? I forgot that I live in a world where people used to market and actually successfully sell pet rocks. The lcd is useless. The guy who thinks you control movement purely with the mouse and absolutely never use wasd is [insert mild mannered word here that immediately gets this post censored by whaaaaaa-mazon].
600914
Hold down both mouse buttons to run and turn. If you play competitive pvp enough, you'll notice wasd doesn't cut it for turning quick enough.
600915
umm yah BUT you only use the wasd for SOME movement to augment the turning you do with mouse..THE main function of L hand (for R handers) is to activate specials... Furthermore for those of us who use the g13... well hehe... you can literally do EVERYTHING; CTL ALT SFT combos plus the G13 has a small thumb thing you can use to WASD move too. That plus I program the numlock so i can control all that crap faster and with less effort than with the 'standard setup. Now.. add in a wirless mouse... and all you have to do is make sure you are wearing a shirt... so your mouse will track as you move it... while it rests on your belly. umm yah BUT you only use the wasd for SOME movement to augment the turning you do with mouse..THE main function of L hand (for R handers) is to activate specials... Furthermore for those of us who use the g13... well hehe... you can literally do EVERYTHING; CTL ALT SFT combos plus the G13 has a small thumb thing you can use to WASD move too. That plus I program the numlock so i can control all that crap faster and with less effort than with the 'standard setup. Now.. add in a wirless mouse... and all you have to do is make sure you are wearing a shirt... so your... » Read More umm yah BUT you only use the wasd for SOME movement to augment the turning you do with mouse..THE main function of L hand (for R handers) is to activate specials... Furthermore for those of us who use the g13... well hehe... you can literally do EVERYTHING; CTL ALT SFT combos plus the G13 has a small thumb thing you can use to WASD move too. That plus I program the numlock so i can control all that crap faster and with less effort than with the 'standard setup. Now.. add in a wirless mouse... and all you have to do is make sure you are wearing a shirt... so your mouse will track as you move it... while it rests on your belly. « Show Less
600916
The Keyboard does look slick but at most I would get the mouse. The fact that its a wireless mouse also makes me want it more.
600917
To be fair, it does look like an awkward set-up for right-handed players. This keyboard looks gorgeous and the bells and whistles are neat, but I can't help but think the LCD pad/touchscreen would have been better off on the left hand side.
600918
Anyone that uses the keyboard to turn is a complete moron and should stick with the console games IMO. I use A and F to strafe and W to run forward when I'm trying to click on something from the mouse, otherwise I use the mouse keys. I can see everyone's point that really the keys should be moved over to the left hand side somehow but if you watch the movies on youtube about this keyboard, it does alot more than play SWTOR. Go check it out.
2001286
It works great for me, but I hunt & peck, so I'm definitely not a typist! The keys and especially the finger pad seem quite sensitive; about my only objection is occasionally when I hit the "e" key the edge of the "r" key seems to hook my finger-I have no such problem with other keys, nor with my keyboard at work?
519225
Nancy, the keyboard has some faults. Rarely you will find a keyboard that allows 6 keys to be pressed at the same time without missing a letter. I actually feel that this keyboard is worse than that. It also has a glaringly bad light that lights up with every keystroke. This keyboard isn't the best thing for a word processor for those reasons, as well as one other. The ergonomics on this keyboard are non-existant. This keyboard is perfect for home theater uses as well as for XBOX 360. Uses beyond that are really not recommended by me. Hope this helps.Battery-wise, I still have yet to exchange them out. Nancy, the keyboard has some faults. Rarely you will find a keyboard that allows 6 keys to be pressed at the same time without missing a letter. I actually feel that this keyboard is worse than that. It also has a glaringly bad light that lights up with every keystroke. This keyboard isn't the best thing for a word processor for those reasons, as well as one other. The ergonomics on this keyboard are non-existant. This keyboard is perfect for home theater uses as well as for XBOX 360. Uses beyond that are really not recommended by me. Hope this helps.Battery-wise, I still have... » Read More Nancy, the keyboard has some faults. Rarely you will find a keyboard that allows 6 keys to be pressed at the same time without missing a letter. I actually feel that this keyboard is worse than that. It also has a glaringly bad light that lights up with every keystroke. This keyboard isn't the best thing for a word processor for those reasons, as well as one other. The ergonomics on this keyboard are non-existant. This keyboard is perfect for home theater uses as well as for XBOX 360. Uses beyond that are really not recommended by me. Hope this helps.Battery-wise, I still have yet to exchange them out. « Show Less
1044766
I know this is an old question, BUT IT is more then worth the price. I love this mouse I got it atleast 4 years ago and nothing has happened to it. And I use the crap out of it playing WoW.
1275650
Yes, actually the layout of control and shift are very good, on the center pads. The two complaints about key layout are the ~ location is very counter intuitive for me. (it where left control would normally be). The Insert key is acccessed by the keypad toggle, which is annoying for ctrl-alt-ins, for vmware virtual machines. With that said they kes are trivially remappable. The keyboard height is taller than a standard keyboard, and won't push under my desk on the keyboard tray. I own two of these now.
660504
I feel your pain... I tried to find a way, and as far as I could tell, there is no way. The inability to customize is a real downside of this otherwise nice mouse. I'm hoping they upgrade the software to include that, but I sort of doubt they will.
1915351
With me, I have the Razer Tartarus and from what I gather, it has the same d-pad. I got perfectly used to it enough to make the buttons actual numbers and use them in MMO and FPS situations to switch weapons. Don't get me wrong, it was hard to get used to but in time it will feel almost natural. the hardest part was knowing what i had bound to which directions.
725147
I also have the 5-color keyboard and had only one key (the del key) that had the sticking problem. I was able to fix it simply. I think the 3-color keyboards are a bit more prone to the problem but only based on the other reviewers. I think (just an option) the 5-color keyboards, costing more are an upgrade to the 3-color and so receive a little more care during prep and assembly.
340360
this keyboard sucks for gaming... seriously! I don't know what its is good for hit the cat with?? It does not remember the state it was last in so every reboot required reactivating the lights. The key to illuminate was print screen / scroll lock which screwed up some other applications that i used when i was turning it on or off. I bought a Logitech illuminated K740. The illumination works great and it remembers the state of the lighting. It also is flat and the keys are easy to see / use. I play BF4 so this works great although i use a Logitech g13 with that also. But games like Far cry 3 work great. good luck this keyboard sucks for gaming... seriously! I don't know what its is good for hit the cat with?? It does not remember the state it was last in so every reboot required reactivating the lights. The key to illuminate was print screen / scroll lock which screwed up some other applications that i used when i was turning it on or off. I bought a Logitech illuminated K740. The illumination works great and it remembers the state of the lighting. It also is flat and the keys are easy to see / use. I play BF4 so this works great although i use a Logitech g13 with that also. But games like Far cry 3... » Read More this keyboard sucks for gaming... seriously! I don't know what its is good for hit the cat with?? It does not remember the state it was last in so every reboot required reactivating the lights. The key to illuminate was print screen / scroll lock which screwed up some other applications that i used when i was turning it on or off. I bought a Logitech illuminated K740. The illumination works great and it remembers the state of the lighting. It also is flat and the keys are easy to see / use. I play BF4 so this works great although i use a Logitech g13 with that also. But games like Far cry 3 work great. good luck « Show Less
1158801
yes, most definitely! should you be able to get a close up shot of the keyboard to the left, you will see the six main keys in the center which includes the q, a w, s, e, d in the centermost area. all of the numeric keys are up above those from 1-11. the keys to the left of the q and a keys cover the alt, shift, caps, tab, and control keys. the keys to the right of the e an d keys cover the alphas, r, t, f, g, v, b, p, c and a "jump" key. i hope that you can get a good "visual" from the description that i gave. When I first got the keyboard, I thought that there was no way that I could become functionable with the set up. Honestly, the transition was so very fast! I first transitioned by using the keyboard to the left and at times hit some of the keys on the regular keyboard to play. I do believe that you will be very happy with it!
2117615
It has fewer keys probably because of manufacturing costs. It is pretty common for a manufacturer to go through and cut costs when they create a v2 or v3 of anything. A lot of people are ticked about it because they bought it for the keys. If I didn't use the macro keys I certainly wouldn't have spent 80+ bucks on a keyboard. I could just use a $10 keyboard if I didn't need those. The G11 still has all the keys at least. No LCD on the G11 but I guess you can't have everything (since Logitech decided to cheap out on this).
1926824
This is like a special keyboard. A lot of the buttons mirror keyboard buttons and you can program them to do macros, which are basically allowing complex series of key presses with one button, so it's probably great for that game.
615588
Mine was like this right out of the box. At first I thought it was just me, with gaming, my fingers don't hit the keys directly on dead-center. But even typing, it's really bad. I've only had this keyboard -maybe- a month, actually USING it for about a week. I'm about to pull my old keyboard out to use... you know, the one I bought this one to replace it with. I think this keyboard would only be useful to someone who can't see AND can't type well at all.
1678137
I use it for shooters all the time, even competitively. I don't have a problem with it but for the mouse I never have before so take that for what it's worth. As you can see in my review, Almost all my problems with mice are physical in nature, such as when a button stops working, is placed inconveniently, or when the cursor jumps around. Anyway, from what I understand the Deathadder (Or whatever the logitech equivalent of it is) is more suited for shooters. For me personally, this seems fine though. It has adjustable DPI for the snipers out there that use that, but I haven't made use of it yet.Sorry for the slow reply - I forgot I changed my email =/ I use it for shooters all the time, even competitively. I don't have a problem with it but for the mouse I never have before so take that for what it's worth. As you can see in my review, Almost all my problems with mice are physical in nature, such as when a button stops working, is placed inconveniently, or when the cursor jumps around. Anyway, from what I understand the Deathadder (Or whatever the logitech equivalent of it is) is more suited for shooters. For me personally, this seems fine though. It has adjustable DPI for the snipers out there that use that, but I haven't made use of it... » Read More I use it for shooters all the time, even competitively. I don't have a problem with it but for the mouse I never have before so take that for what it's worth. As you can see in my review, Almost all my problems with mice are physical in nature, such as when a button stops working, is placed inconveniently, or when the cursor jumps around. Anyway, from what I understand the Deathadder (Or whatever the logitech equivalent of it is) is more suited for shooters. For me personally, this seems fine though. It has adjustable DPI for the snipers out there that use that, but I haven't made use of it yet.Sorry for the slow reply - I forgot I changed my email =/ « Show Less
2181676
I sent mine back and went to a wired solution for the keyboard. There were too many issues with it to be counted. The biggest is that it has a small footprint and I have large hands. The other reasons were lag times. I know that wired is old school for my desktop this was the best solution. My laptop I use its kb. I hope this helps.
1694520
I don't think they include a program that allows you to program the side buttons. Having said that, mouse buttons 4 and 5 (the side buttons) are so common now that almost every game less than 5 years old will have the function to map those keys to hotkeys in game.
366082
I use the 20" separation for gaming comfort. In games where my left hand is using the WASD keys for movement, but my other hand is always on the mouse (so, most PC games), I place the mousepad and mouse *in between* the two keypads. This allows me to keep my two hands comfortably close together, instead of reaching way off to the right to use the mouse. If you game for hours at a time, you'll definitely notice the difference.