my das keyboard

[obi_wan]

I always liked the 'Das Keyboard' with its black keys... but i couldn't get one cause there is no mac version. So i decided to do it myself, with a friend of mine who's a car painter

hard work, about 12 hours for 2 persons... see the result :

http://bureau.oligraphes.com/obi_daskeyboard.jpg

[tChr]

Ok.. thats it.. you are the geekiest of all.. seriously.

[kozak6]

Man, that's hardc0re.

I can handle everything except for those symbols you get from SHIFT+numbers.

[PHREAK]

You could have just bought one.
Das Keyboard II has Win, Mac and Linux support.
Good job though

What I really want is a "Deck Legend LED-Backlit Keyboard"
Looks good and performs even better. Check this out...it supports 240 characters per second!!!!!
And the cherry on top, it looks very minimalist. Not like a piece of borg technology.

[esteel]

All i need is a keyboard that can handle several keys pressed at once and NOT only on the left side. I do not use wasd or esdf for movment but uhjk and i have not found a single keyboard that does not give problems.. The thing is most keyboard work fine with the first two key configs but i like uhjk more. For example if i press uk (forward,right) i can't switch to the nexgun (i) or uh (forward,left) and i can't switch to the rocketlauncher (y or z on german keyboards..).
And i do not want to buy a keyboard, try it out and give it back if it does not work. Thats not a big problem here but i do not want to try out 10 different keyboards

[tChr]

All i need is a keyboard that can handle several keys pressed at once and NOT only on the left side. I do not use wasd or esdf for movment but uhjk and i have not found a single keyboard that does not give problems.. The thing is most keyboard work fine with the first two key configs but i like uhjk more. For example if i press uk (forward,right) i can't switch to the nexgun (i) or uh (forward,left) and i can't switch to the rocketlauncher (y or z on german keyboards..).

I've gotten the same problem now.

I maneuver with wasd, laser on q nex on e RL on c, but now I've put the electro on x (right under s), and I cant press x and two of the maneuver keys at the same time :/

[esteel]

Yeah you have a bad keyboard It seems what we want is "full feature n-key rollover". With that a keyboard should be able to recognice each single key. After some googeling it seems most keyboard producers no longer support this as its harder to do. You need a diode for each of the keys which costs more money. I have found a small list here: http://www.hardforum.com/showpost.php?p ... ostcount=1
The saitek keyboard i have is listed as 5-key rollover. But as i can't even press 3 keys i guess its not on the whole keyboard . On that list are only 3 full rollover keyboards and the raptor is non standard layout which i do not like. Deck now also has a 105 keys keyboard but i can't find it anywere to buy in germany. So maybe i'll test the logitech g15.

[esteel]

I got my self the g15 and i must say wow.. sofar all the key combinations work fine and its a fine keyboard in general. But its a bit bigger then my old keyboard so i could need more space on my desk.
And there seems to be linux applications to make the extra keys and the display work

[PHREAK]

g15 is nice but a bit pricey as well as borg looking.
I'v tested it out but i just can't stand to look at it. Works like a beauty though.

[esteel]

Its not cheap but there are more expensive keyboards available. I have to get used to those keys to the left.. well they seem rather useless in games anyway. Might use them to start some programs or something
But i like the layout and design..