On 2014-03-30 12:35, Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC) wrote:
1. Has back-lit keys as I work in a low light environment
I bought a Zalman ZM-KK400G, designed for gaming, and backlighted. I had to discard it. The "ink" on the keys is too dark to see easily on room light, unless it is strong. So you use the backlight, right? Well, the lighting on the keys at the back rows is too dark, so unless the room is really dark you do not see them either. So under normal room light the labels on the keys are close to invisible. I'm almost a touch typist, but... well, "almost" is not "fully". One day I might disassemble it to find out if I can increase the backlight intensity. Perhaps the back row is disconnected or misaligned. But I disassembled recently another keyboard (water fell on it, I was attempting to dry it out internally), and half the keys do not work anymore. So I'm not too confident on repairing keyboards anymore. I bought a different keyboard instead... mechanical, and no backlight. A "Tt esports by Thermaltake". It is good, touch is good and reliable. Has two handy USB socket on the back, and for earphones and microphone. The labels are bright white... but even after just a month or two of use, some of the labels degraded to grey. This is absurd, in an expensive keyboard the paint should not be paint, but thick white plastic at least a millimetre or two in thickness, so that it does not wear out till years of use. I can not win. -- Cheers / Saludos, Carlos E. R. (from 13.1 x86_64 "Bottle" at Telcontar)