Some days it feels like people will just
slap a few flashing lights on a peripheral and call it a gaming device.
Naturally, where keyboards are concerned, extra shortcuts are added. On some
occasions, this works.
Sharkoon
Skiller keyboard
Add plastic here
There’s a lot of extra plastic on this and
it’s all glossy. Which means that anyone using this had better be constantly
washing their hands? Even the slightest bit of oil or grease shows up. It’s not
very pleasant to be honest. And beware of scratches too. Aside from that, it
does have an interesting layout. Media player controls on the right and web
browser controls on the left. With a row of some unusual shortcuts along the
top, there’s the usual email and media player launcher but next to them are
buttons for My Computer, Search function, and… the calculator? I guess it might
be useful to someone…
There’s
a lot of extra plastic on this and it’s all glossy
And a little more plastic there
Functionally, the keyboard is only about as
adequate as a gaming peripheral. The keys are quite soft to the touch and lack
feedback. Not quite the platform I was hoping it would be. The repeat rate is
slow, which means that there will be more than a few close calls during
matches. Not something for the faint of heart. However, the device is quite
comfortable to type on. So, while it won’t win matches, it will help you
complain about hackers later on the forums. In fact, this keyboard is
comfortable enough that I am writing this review on it. If only it wasn’t so
flimsy.
You’ll
be glad to know that this has N-key rollover support for up to 18 keys, and all
keys are fully-programmable
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Specifications
§ Price:
$22
§ Dimensions:
485 x 212 x 25 mm
§ Weight:
603g
§ Layout:
107 key US
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