Hey Madala - Suggest you have a read through [url=http://www.overclock.net/keyboards/491752-mechanical-keyboard-guide.html:2rtrbc4b]HERE.[/url:2rtrbc4b]
Seems the most common non-gaming backlit keyboard is the Logitech K800. It is a wireless backlit keyboard and appears to retail here and in the USA for around $130.00 average. Reviews are mixed and a common complaint seems to be about poor quality, especially for the price.
Some of the lower-end corded backlit gaming keyboards are less expensive and better quality but then you have a connecting cable to worry about. Were you after wireless in particular or would corded do??
[url=http://www.techbuy.com.au/p/150993/index.asp:2rtrbc4b]Logitech K800[/url:2rtrbc4b]
Cheers....Jim
Hmm, looks as though that one is available only in South Africa John.
Prices are quoted between between R400 and R500....have no idea what that is in Aussie or US dollars.
Hang on, just found a Rand to Aussie dollar online converter.....R500 = approx $68.00aud.
That's a very good price for a backlit keyboard, we haven't got anything equivalent here. Closest would be the Logitech G110 ($80.00aud - R580)
[url=http://www.centrecom.com.au/catalog/product_info.php?sort=2a&products_id=43631:2zrez84b]Logitech G110.[/url:2zrez84b]
[quote:2zrez84b]I have a Africa grey parrot that is rather partial to keyboards and I go through about half a dozen keyboards a year[/quote:2zrez84b]
LOL. Might be cheaper to get a new parrot John.......just kidding!! LOL
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A mechanical keyboard uses actual, physical switches underneath the keys to determine when the user has pushed a key. Press a key, and you press its switch down. Press the switch down, and the keyboard sends a signal to the PC telling it that you pressed that key.
I started out by swapping my stock Dell keyboard for the Filco Majestouch Ninja, and the difference between the two was immediately apparent. The Ninja gave me a far more satisfying "thunk" noise when I pressed the keys. It's hard to pinpoint exactly what felt so good about the Ninja, except that when I tried to go back to the Dell keyboard (or any other standard rubber-dome keyboard), it felt mushy.
An ordinary keyboard has a numeric keypad where the mouse should be. Your mouse is too far away.An ordinary keyboard forces your arm to stretch outward to reach the mouse.
Nowadays, most users use the mouse far more than the numeric keypad, so the keypad now occupies the space where the mouse should be. The Evoluent Mouse-Friendly Keyboard has a more sensible layout with the numeric keypad on the left so your mouse may be much closer on the right.
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