Illuminated keyboards

TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
edited February 2004 in Hardware
Has anyone found one with a full normal layout for the keyboard where the middle section to the right with insert, home, page up etc... and the arrow keys below them are intact?

Some of the illuminated ones have really come down in price and I bought a cheap 30 buck one and would of loved it but hated not having that middle section. They combine all those keys into the regualr key area and I am a bad enough typist without them screwing with me even more by moving my keys around.

So I figured it was just my cheap keyboard and I started looking around and I can't find one with that middle section anywhere? Anyone help me here?

Tex

Comments

  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited February 2004
    I haven't been able to find the enhanced keyboards you are talking about. It seems that eluminix has the market pretty well cornered on the illuminated keyboards and those have only have the double function number pad keys instead of separate INSERT/HOME/PAGE UP/DWN/DELETE/END and ARROW KEYS.

    :(
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited February 2004
    And actually there tons of new guys selling similiar products. You can get them lit up now in purples and other weird colored lights even. The elluminux are pricey but the new guys are cutting into their market and you can get them for 25 to 35 bucks which is reasonable. my cheap keyboard was ok but I hate not having the full layout and everyone I have seen has it chopped down like that. They must be getting the same parts from Taiwan to make them or something.

    Tex
  • rykoryko new york
    edited February 2004
    I saw a Zippy fullsize (but slim) illuminated keyboard with a seperate keypad at Newegg. Let me find the link.......Here it is

    http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=23-128-018&catalog=63&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=1

    It is like $40 bucks and they have it in black and silver.
  • rykoryko new york
    edited February 2004
    Wait, my bad. The arrows, home, delete, etc.... are all scrunched together, with only the kepad seperated. Sorry
  • Optimus-MatrixOptimus-Matrix Phoenix
    edited February 2004
    I have the Eluminx. I love it . Yes it does take alittle bit of getting used to. I even bought a spare should this one give me any problems. I bought it becuase i hate playing games and such if there's any light in the room but if theres no light then i can't see my board so i bought the Eluminx. Problem solved
  • TexTex Dallas/Ft. Worth
    edited February 2004
    And the 25$ imitations are fine except for the keyboard layout which I think suxs. mines laying beside my desk on the floor now and thats why I keep looking for another answer...
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited February 2004
    Have you thought about modding a keyboard? I know the normal illuminated keyboards have the entire key light up, but you could always backlight a regular keyboard...
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