SteelSeries Zboard Gaming Keyboard by SteelSeries
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Digital camera reviews of SteelSeries Zboard Gaming Keyboard
Digital camera Review: Disappointed
Summary: 2 Stars
My son REALLY REALLY wanted this gaming keyboard and was very excited when it arrived.... However, the one thing they do not mention in their notes is that this keyboard is NOT compatible with all gaming systems.... Customer support for this product was slow as well, (need to send an email and wait for a reply), too long! I can say the product looked nice and arrived promptly and safely, but we never got to use it! Actually it's all backed up and ready to go back!Digital camera Review: Disappointed
Summary: 1 Stars
The keyboard worked well for a couple of months, then it QUIT!!
I was VERY disappointed.
Digital camera Review: Disappointed
Summary: 1 Stars
I purchased 3 of these keyboards as Christmas presents and had to send 2 of the 3 back for replacements since the keys stop functioning after the first few uses. The first replacement was a breeze and I was greatly surprised at how easy Amazon is to work with when having an issue with an item. When the second keyboard went bad, I was irritated but knew it would be easy to replace. Unfortunately that wasn't the case the second time since Amazon is no longer replacing the item but instead refunding my money since they have had more issues than expected with this item. I now have to send back all 3 keyboards and lost $60 on the World of Warcraft keysets I purchased for them.
My only advise to someone looking to purchase one is go with the Merc or Fang instead. I have since purchased the Merc and Fang to replace these 3 christmas presents.
Digital camera Review: Don't buy this version, get the MERC instead or the Viper!
Summary: 3 Stars
I purchased this keyboard two years ago and have gone through two of them. They layout is great and very useful. No problem with that, but it has a serious tendancy to malfunction physically or wear out. And it usually seems to be related to the fact that you can interchange the boards. Here are some of the problems I had:
1. When I would switch out keysets, the keyboard would go completely dead. I had to unplug and plug it back in again. Then it would work. This got to be annoying because it was completely random, sometimes every time for a day, sometimes it was fine for the next 10 changes! I have no idea if it was my motherboard or the keyboard. But two completely separate zboards did it, the first one was a lot worse. I upgraded my BIOS and followed techsupport suggestions. Nothing fixed that issue.
2. Don't spill anything on it, even just a tiny amount like I did! That completely destroys it, even if it's just a small spill. My bad but yes, it doesn't just wreck the one keyset you spill it on, it destroys the entire base.
3. The numbers/letters on the keys wore out. I had to get it replaced via RMA because they were all disappearing. The final one I didn't have for a whole year so I didn't see if it happened again. Either that or put some clear nailpolish on it to prevent them from wearing off.
4. The final one I bought, within 6 months, the gaming keyset had a malfunction. The chat side space bar completely stopped working. No spills, no rough use. It was sudden. I couldn't play online games and not be able to space words out to my friends.
5. It's really hard to type on the in package gaming keyset - if you are a fast trained typer that is. The spacing and the placement of the keys will screw you up. Hunt and peck people probably won't care but I was trained and found it somewhat irritating to have to relearn to type on the gaming set. It's not a huge problem, just an annoyance. Some of the purchased sets aren't designed this way so no big deal.
In the end, I got tired of replacing it and bought the Zboard MERC (all one piece!)
I think the design is great but it breaks too easily and people seem to be complaining about that a lot. There is only a 1yr warranty so out of that, you are screwed.
I'd recommend going with the viper or the MERC. They are all one piece and still have the same useful design to them. I love my MERC zboard!
Digital camera Review: Excellent for gaming and general computing
Summary: 5 Stars
Well constructed and worked right out of the box. We are anxious for more gaming templates.
How about templates for MS Flight Simulator and the different planes??