Best Keyboard and Mouse?

Hi,

I'm using the new Razer Diamondback 3G, and I have fallen in love with the thing. Its got 2 buttons for the thumb (Customized to 'Use' and 'Talk') and two more for your pinky. If you are dextrous enough. (Customized to 'Reload'. Second one blank (Can't reach ))

I have the Saitek Eclipse keyboard, and Razer Deathadder mouse.

Originally posted by syn Wasting a lot of money on an expensive razor or g5 mouse is as laughable as buying a physx card. Price doesn't translate into quality (those razor and g5 peripherals break just as often as the $5 oem mice), and it doesn't make you any better at games either (If you suck with a 10 dollar mouse, you're going to suck with a 100 dollar mouse). My mouse: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826105026 My keyboard: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126023 Both are EXTREMELY solid, comfortable products, and are dirt cheap. For those of you who prefer mice with several buttons, there is a very high-quality low-cost option as well: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826105122 Moral of the story: Dropping more than $25 on a mouse or keyboard is absolutely foolish. Spend that money upgrading hardware that actually matters, and is going to have some effect on your gaming experience.

  Everyones got their own opinions, but I can sure tell you this. It depends on /what/ 5 dollar mouse you are using. I work at a electronics store that sells extremely cheap mice (Source by Circuit City) and our 20$ and under mice are junk. Hell, if you are buying anything from there that isn't microsoft brandname, be warned.

  That on the market, I strongly disagree with a mouse not being something worth spending money on. If you honestly think someone can game just as well with a trackball mouse as they can with a top of the line Razer mouse, thats your opinion and I'll respect it... but I know of a lot of gamers that would disagree.

  As for a keyboard, I can agree on that. I've never spent any money on actually getting a keyboard so I wouldn't know. But when I spent 50$ (Employee discount rocks) on my Razer mouse, my first person shooter scores got scrapped for a week. Then they bounced back higher then they've ever been once I got over the learning curve. I'm sure if I ever upgraded keyboards it would be a similar situation.
 
   Edit - And if you are good with a 10$ mouse, you'll be great with a 100$ one.


Edited by Rai - 12 Feb 2008 at 8:14am

Doesn't matter how much you spend on hardware. It won't make u a better player. If you are sh*t with a $700 computer, you will still be sh*t with a $5000 computer.

Good mouse = laser, usb, mouse4 and mouse5 button

All in the head?

 LIES!


  I keep seeing this reverting to 'The worst stays the worst, even with with a better mouse'.

  Well yes, that may very well be true. But a player that is already good with a sh*te mouse definitely can improve with a better one! I know this because I know I certainly did!

  Then again, as I said, I upgraded from a really old thumball trackmouse to a new Razer mouse. Maybe if I'd gone with a 10$ craptacular one from my work I'd see the same improvement.

I use the original version G15 keyboard and a logitech mx1000 laser mouse.  I love this G15, and I am planning on modding it very soon.  I've used it so much, in fact, that the paint on the keys is wearing off;  Some of the keys are actually clear now, heh.  But don't get me wrong, I've had this keyboard for about two years now, and it holds up very well even after all the abuse I've put it through (It's been punched several times).  I plan to change out the LEDs to red, and repaint the keys when I mod it. 

The 18 'G' keys are a godsend, and I customize them all the time for whatever game I'm playing at the moment.  I have some login passwords set on some of the keys.  It's awesome -- press a single key and it types in my username and password.  It's so awesome that games like World of Warcraft have banned the advanced use of the macro engine for the G15 keyboard cause it gives a huge advantage over players without it. 

At first the LCD on the keyboard looked pointless, but I did some searching and found a few useful programs for it.  I use an app called SirReal's LCD; and it allows me to display all the stats I need on the LCD.  I can see my CPU and system temps, CPU and RAM usage, net I/O, the time, date, and volume all on the tiny 1"x3.5" screen. 

The mouse is a little older as well, but it's got everything I need.  9 customizable buttons; and I haven't found a game where I needed to use all 9.

If you're looking for a mouse to increase performance in frag-fest type games, I feel any laser mouse will do.  This leaves the decision to comfort over functionality; and really, you want a nice comfortable mouse if you're gonna be using it all day.  Another thing that may be overlooked is mousing surface.  You'd be surprised how a good, slick mousing surface can help you take better control.  Alot of people have sworn by the Ratpadz brand of mouse pads, and I think it's worth trying. 

I haven't tried any of the Razer products, but it's because the products I already own are more than enough for me.  I'm not a big fan of laptop-like keyboards.  Yeah they're quieter, but way too sensitive IMO.