I just ordered myself a new keyboard. My current one is a Frankenstein's monster from many repairs and swapping lesser used keys for damaged/worn popular ones.

Mainly I wanted a board that wouldn't be an eyesore on my desk, yet wasn't cluttered with a million useless functions or looked like a ricer's wet dream.

What I settled upon, oddly enough, was a keyboard designed by BMW:

BenQ x700Pro

http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/23-121-117-07.jpg

http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/23-121-117-06.jpg

http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/23-121-117-01.jpg

I just ordered it from NewEgg, full review when it gets here near the end of next week. :)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823121117

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There, I got that one out of the way for you. :p

Looks nice, but I don't think I can go back to a wired keyboard after using a wireless one for 2+ years.

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There, I got that one out of the way for you. :p

LOL Well you're lucky it doesnt have the giant iDrive controller grafted onto the side of the keyboard. Looks good though :thumbsup:

http://www.thecarconnection.com/images/gallery/tmb/7863_image.jpg

its a cutie :)

Looks nice, but I don't think I can go back to a wired keyboard after using a wireless one for 2+ years.

They make a wireless one too. :D

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823121116

Probably would have went that route, but it comes in a set. I like the mouse I have and really have no need for a wireless keyboard (I prefer my mouse to be wireless, but don't move my keyboard enough to have a preference).

Damn I don't know why but when I first read this I was thinking a musical keyboard :)

I was thinking it was going to be a musical one too...

I want this one:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2539615&CatId=142
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/upp/details/US/EN,crid=2676,contentid=12339
soooo sexy.

I was thinking it was going to be a musical one too...

I want this one:

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=2539615&CatId=142
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/upp/details/US/EN,crid=2676,contentid=12339
soooo sexy.

Those are admittedly beautiful (I was drooling over the DiNovo earlier today before I saw the price), but I would find it hard to justify spending almost $200 on a keyboard. Mine's $30.

IBM Model M all the way baby.
What the hell is the purpose of cordlessness on a device that never moves from its spot? One more battery to change/charge -just what I needed. Besides, I'm a gamer. Response time matters; as does key feel. Those crappy modern ones just don't have the feel that the old Model M does.

Wow!

BMW Actually designed something attractive for a change. And all this time I thought all was lost (I will say that I do like the new 3 series coupe tho..)

I hate to ruin anyones day but this is the only keyboard to own.

http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/

Where's the Bangle butt?

Put an out of place ice shelf on the top row of keys! Then, jack up the price.

I hate to ruin anyones day but this is the only keyboard to own.

http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/

Wow... that thing is amazing. DiNovo out... optimus 103 in. Says it should be available later this year!

It's said that since last year. That's gotta be the biggest piece of vaporware since any Disk Drive from Nintendo for the US market...

http://images10.newegg.com/NeweggImage/productimage/23-121-117-06.jpg



I just ordered it from NewEgg, full review when it gets here near the end of next week. :)


http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823121117

Very cool how it levitates like that... :)

The best keyboard ever made is the IBM tactile keyboard. You know, the "clicky" one. You can't wear them our, they are easy to clean because the caps can be removed, etc. They rule. The only reason I'm not using mine now is because my laptop doesn't have a PS2 port and I haven't gotten around to buying an adapter.

It's said that since last year. That's gotta be the biggest piece of vaporware since any Disk Drive from Nintendo for the US market...

HAHA so true, and the way you stated it - delicious!

If the DiNovo's touch sensitive buttons are anything like those on the Logitech Z-10 forget it! While trying to find a happy set of speakers I tried the Z-10's [Logitech purely dropped the ball on those nothing but $150 worth of gargage] and I found myself having to press hard on the "touch sensitive" controls and in other instances having to press the surface repeatedly.

I have a wireless mouse and keyboard from Logitech myself. The reason? my desk chair is a recliner. :) I have the kb in my lap, and mouse on the arm rest.

I have the Logitech MX5000. My girlfriend got it for me as a Christmas gift last year.

I've come to appreciate and love wireless when I'd move my computer from place to place. It being built as an HTPC and and having to move zero wires is just so easy!

As a gamer [FPS/MMORPGS/RPGS/RACERS] I've had zero problems with my Bluetooth keyboard after I moved the reciever a bit higher [using a Logitech USB extension cable I bought off E-Bay] from just behind my PC.

The best keyboard ever made is the IBM tactile keyboard. You know, the "clicky" one. You can't wear them our, they are easy to clean because the caps can be removed, etc. They rule. The only reason I'm not using mine now is because my laptop doesn't have a PS2 port and I haven't gotten around to buying an adapter.

That's a Model M. The are the best keyboards in the world. Model M's from the 1980s are still in service while the computers and display monitors they came with have been relegated the back room if not thrown out altogether. This is not for no reason. Likewise the Model M is still in production!

I used to buy them low and sell on EBay high. A guy I work with will basically pay anything I ask. I've seen version in black on EBay but the price was crazy. That is the Holy Grail of all keyboards - the black M. I've never seen one in person and I've even seen some "M's" that were, infact, not clicky. I'd suspect it was not a "clicky" unless I touched it personally (the black version).

I used to buy them low and sell on EBay high. A guy I work with will basically pay anything I ask. I've seen version in black on EBay but the price was crazy. That is the Holy Grail of all keyboards - the black M. I've never seen one in person and I've even seen some "M's" that were, infact, not clicky. I'd suspect it was not a "clicky" unless I touched it personally (the black version).

You have to be kidding me.

Here's the keyboard I'm replacing:

http://www.8thdaycreations.com/images/IBMkeyboard.JPG

People actually lust over those Model M's?! They're so basic! They're like the GM 350's of keyboards. Old, simple, trusty and time tested.

You have to be kidding me.

Here's the keyboard I'm replacing:

http://www.8thdaycreations.com/images/IBMkeyboard.JPG

That is a pile of shit. That is not an M. Thorw that one away now.

People actually lust over those Model M's?! They're so basic! They're like the GM 350's of keyboards. Old, simple, trusty and time tested.

That is why they are loved. They are pefect if you are a "lap typer" as well. They are heavy and have a nice feel for those of us that like to use keyboard over a mouse.

I agree, those are excellent and indestructible. I hated to give mine up.

The best keyboard ever made is the IBM tactile keyboard. You know, the "clicky" one. You can't wear them our, they are easy to clean because the caps can be removed, etc. They rule. The only reason I'm not using mine now is because my laptop doesn't have a PS2 port and I haven't gotten around to buying an adapter.

gothicaleigh; That's what I currently use and I love them.

http://www.clickykeyboards.com/index.cfm
for all your hideously overpriced Model M needs. Perfectly servicable ones are discarded all the time. That's how I got mine. They are still made new, though, so no worries. I just like the classic "IBM" design over the newer ones, although there is no functional difference.

The one I use now isn't a cliky one it's the KB9910 P/N 09N5545

Just.... wow.

You guys are geeks, this whole thing was Greek to me.

All I need is a somewhat flat surface in which I can mostly make out letters and numbers.

Right now I'm on a laptop, so it sorta comes with it...

I like the look of this one a lot:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823201015

Plus it's really cheap (I can't see myself justifying more than about $25 for a keyboard,) so when my best buy special takes a crap I will be getting that one.

Just.... wow.

You guys are geeks, this whole thing was Greek to me.

All I need is a somewhat flat surface in which I can mostly make out letters and numbers.

Right now I'm on a laptop, so it sorta comes with it...

Maybe but like a mechanic needs good tools, IT people need good equipment. I personally try to never use my laptop keyboard or pointing device. My hands swaet a lot and I like to keep my computer clean so I always use external keyboards and mice.

I want the Optimus Keyboard if it ever gets released....

http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/

http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/keyb_002.jpg

What happens when you push the donkey??

Hitmoney, you probably didn't see my post about that which makes it even scarier because we really do think alike.

Hitmoney, you probably didn't see my post about that which makes it even scarier because we really do think alike.

Yup, I missed where you already posted it... sowy.

But mine has a piccy!! LOL

Damn I don't know why but when I first read this I was thinking a musical keyboard :)
Dude! You read my mind too.
I want this one but I don't think I'll be able to come up with the scratch for it.. :crying2:

http://hammondorganco.com/images/portable%20B-3_mid.jpg

http://hammondorganco.com/portableB3.htm

Well I'd go for a classic tone generator organ over those digital jobbers any day. They can say they faithfully reproduce the sound 'till they're blue in the face; I've played both (I used to own a Tonewheel Hammond when I played the organ) and there IS a difference.

Give me an X-66 or a B-3 any day of the week...

Well I'd go for a classic tone generator organ over those digital jobbers any day. They can say they faithfully reproduce the sound 'till they're blue in the face; I've played both (I used to own a Tonewheel Hammond when I played the organ) and there IS a difference.

Give me an X-66 or a B-3 any day of the week...Oh, I agree with you regarding the earlier wannabies, but listening to the new version demos it's hard to tell. I'd have to give 'em a try to hear for sure. For now I'd be happy to find someone who can repair my old portabalized B-3, I miss my old screamer! My C-3 doesn't have the guts the other one has.

Check out the demos.. (http://hammondorganco.com/B3video.htm)

Ah, but for the price of a Hammond B-3, why on earth would anyone spend as much as a small car on an immitation, regardless of how good it sounds?

Ah, but for the price of a Hammond B-3, why on earth would anyone spend as much as a small car on an immitation, regardless of how good it sounds?Well, when you've lugged the beast (which feels like it weighs the same as a small car! well, only about 425 lbs) The thought of a portable version that weighs less than half and sounds pretty much the same starts to sound pretty good!

My custom B-3 only weighs around 200 lbs, but it's getting harder to find anyone who can repair her since the guy who customized it is now dead. I think one of the components in the pre-amp is fried. I also should get my woofer in the Leslie re-coned. Ah well, it's only time, money and the search for intelligent technicians!

:hijacked: !!!

Sorry :gothicaleigh:

:p

Well, Newegg can't seem to withdraw funds from my PayPal account (despite there being over $1k in there each time I've tried and the fact that I use it with no problem to conduct business daily). So I've said "F it!" and reordered using plastic.

Oddly enough, this proved lucky for me because now they are on sale for $4.99!

I ordered three. :D





Just thought I would update seeing as this is a great deal.







Here's the link again:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16823121117