Microsoft Reclusa Gaming Keyboard (Black) by Microsoft
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Digital camera reviews of Microsoft Reclusa Gaming Keyboard (Black)
Digital camera Review: Great keyboard so far
Summary: 4 Stars
It's a very nice keyboard for the price
Keys are fairly quiet, the lighted keys are great for using in the dark, The hand rest is squishyish foam which is nice, and comfortable.
Only complaint is that it has fairly large knobs on each side, one to zoom and one to control the volume, which is nice, but it just looks kind of weird.
Goes well with the matching Habu Mouse
No problems with the install software either.
Digital camera Review: I've bought two
Summary: 5 Stars
I'm a computer science guy, and I'm very picky when it comes to accessories to my computer. Keyboards and mice have to feel just-so, monitors can't have the flicker I see on 75% of LCD screens, etc.
I picked up one of these on a whim when CompUSA went out of business (at 70% off), and fell in love with it. Even though it bears the Microsoft logo (which generally means average quality), it bears the marks of the quality engineering of the Razer co-developers.
Yes, as other people have said, the software for it is terrible, and by default, the eject button will eject your CD. But -- you can set the keyboard to control Winamp (or Windows Media Player) instead, and then the play/shuffle/eject/next/previous keys on the keyboard control your mp3 player *from inside a game*. If I'm playing a full-screen game and a song I want to skip comes on my playlist, I no longer have to alt-tab out and back in (which can take ages, or crash some games) -- I can control winamp directly from inside of the game. Including the volume, which is also awesome.
I also disable the buttons which launch Firefox and Thunderbird when in full-screen mode, so as to avoid accidentally punching them (though after using the keyboard for a week, I no longer do so), and don't see any use for the copy/paste buttons or the left jog dial (which works just like a mouse scroll button).
However, the ability to control Winamp from inside of a game + the LED backlighting (which is critical in low light situations) + the very well-tuned feel of the keys made me like the keyboard so much, I bought a second one for my second main computer. I highly recommend it.
Digital camera Review: Is it the Keyb too sensitiive or is my fault?
Summary: 2 Stars
I really like this keyb. It is absolutely fancy, mmatch my PC coolors and add a soome style to my desk.
Hoow dooes it works? Not that goood IMO. Great when gaming, but so far horrible typing a docuument.
II come from a very standard keyb, one of those for 10 bucks att any store, and typing docs and email i never had typo issues. Noisy clicks, mayybe yes, not fanncyy look, ok.. for 10 bucks, but no typo mistakes whatsoever.
The Reclusa, looks nice, has a soft keyb, not too noisy, but for me is a nightmare to type on. mayybe tooo sensitiive, but thhere is no way to really fix thhe problem. I already set evverything I could at low sensitivity. Ok I''ll show you what I mean:
-- Starting now, I am typing withhout fix alll the typo errors gennerated by thhe kkeyboard. As you can see, it''s a nightmare. of course iit possibble it s mme, althou withh my old keybb iit never hhappened and at mmyy office i have no issues wiithh a bbasic DDELLL kkeybb. ----
So, now you have an idea. I am tryinng to get used to it. Writiing a documents takes ages now and I am not happy for this. It is possible I will send it back if i cannot improve my typing skills on it.
I will give it a shot, and that s why I set 2 stars. otherwise it would be only 1 star. All the othher functionalities are absolutely OK and a snap to programm.
Unfortunately, if u cannot use a keyb to type, in my mind it fails the reasoon why it exists.
Digital camera Review: Just what I was looking for!
Summary: 5 Stars
This key board is perfect for my needs. I was looking at the G-15 because it got such great reveiws, but I felt it was to freakin ugly. The Reclusa's keys are smooth and responsive and the blue glowing keyboard is the perfect blend of asthetics and functionality. I could not be more pleased. Get one now!Digital camera Review: Made for gamers, but your wife will use it more...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is my second purchase of this keyboard. By far the best keyboard I have ever used. Absolutely no sticky key issues. Does not feel cheap or made out of cheap plastic. Back lit blue keys shows all at night. Why is this my second purchase? Because my wife liked it so much that she stole it from my gaming rig to put on her comoputer... The 2 USB ports are a plus, so is the rotary encoder for the volume control. At this price, buy 2, especially if your married.