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The most comfortable keyboard for fps gaming ?

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I am for a keyboard which would enable me to pres WSAD + surrounding keys during long gaming sessions with as little pain/discomfort as possible - this is basically my only requirement - don't care about the price / macros / anti-ghosting / back-light etc (it can be a non-gaming keyboard if its comfy). Well I do care a bit about noise - I would prefer it to be quiet if possible (however the comfort is more important)

Can you recommend me any such keyboard(s) ? Or can you give me general advice which types of keyboards are more comfortable (rubber domes vs. mechanical, normal profile vs. low profile, built-in wrist rest vs. buying a separate wrist rest ...) For mechanical keyboards - is there some general rule to order mech. switches by levels of comfort for fps gaming ? E.g. red > black > brown ... ?

So far I've been looking into Microsoft Natural Ergonomic 4000, read some positive feedback about it, not sure though if it being comfortable for typing translates also to "it" being comfortable for fps gaming. Yet I have already ordered it but I intend to buy couple of other keyboards (based on your recommendations) to see if at least one works for me.

Btw wish I would have started solving the keyboard comfort issues much sooner then only after my left hand suddenly developed severe pain symptoms (after prolonged gaming session) where lack of a proper wrist support was likely a major contributing factor into it. mad.gif
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Mech + Red.

     
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Comfort depends on the person. General consensus doesn't matter. You have to try keyboards to find out whether they fit or not. Nobody has the same hands as you.

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+1 for the MS 4000 keyboard. But if you are worried about ergonomics might I suggest not using the keyboard at all. I have a N52te and it's very comfortable even during long sessions. I map nearly everything to it these days and can't live without it. Can't imagine going back to a regular keyboard.
Edited by Tadaen Sylvermane - 5/23/12 at 5:17pm
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For just gaming i would suggest a gameboard thing, such as the logitech G13. I had one for a little while (i decided it wasnt worth keeping it) but it was very comfortable.. they keys were sort of spread out which made using WASD a little more comfortable.
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I love my razer nostromo.. EXTREMELY comfortable for me.. Other people that have tried it have said the same thing. Plus you get a little joystick thing. And it glows. So Win Win Win with the razer nostromo. biggrin.gif
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Originally Posted by djriful View Post

Mech + Red.

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Quote:
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^^^^^^^^^

^^^^^^^^^

once you go red, you never go... back?
Edited by pnoozi - 5/24/12 at 4:12am
    
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Once you go red your opponents drop dead
you'll never go black unless your finger's lead
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