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My g13 has recently started playing up. I'm just switching to keyboard. :/

by DEADBEEFC0FFEE 7y ago

alasdair_ 7y ago
I used to use a Belkin N52 then an N52TE. My current gaming keyboard is a Razer Orbweaver Chroma (https://www.razer.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-orbweaver-chroma https://www.razer.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-orbweav...) which I’m pretty happy with - the mechanical switches are good, although the extra row of buttons seems a bit superfluous.
- petriw 7y ago
  After my G13 started acting up I got myself a Razer Tartarus V2 and honestly I'm disappointed to the point I feel like I need to warn people. If you buy Razer, make sure you can return it if you're disappointed. First the Tartarus V2 has issues with several MMOs where keys will get "stuck" and based on googling this has been an issue with other Razer products for 5+ years. While some may have been fixed Tartarus V2 still has the issue 2 years after release. Second, the Razer Synapse software pack suffers from gamer marketing bloat and requires you to have a razer account to even allow configuring your device.
  - alasdair_ 7y ago
    The razer account thing is absolutely ridiculous, I agree. What is worse is it keeps trying to update and has broken more than once (I have a keyboard too, and both were set up with different versions of synapse and I don’t want to have to redo my config). If they go bankrupt or if I lack a net connection, the hardware stops working. Super annoying. As for the Tartarus keys sticking - was that because it had membrane keys? Or was it software? The orbweaver has mechanical and is the main reason I bought it over the Tartarus.
    - petriw 7y ago
      I think it is software, or at least it can be fixed in software. Which is what makes it so frustrating. My workaround is to configure the whole thing as a joystick then use JoyToKey to convert it back to keyboard inputs. No stuck keys.

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My g13 has recently started playing up. I'm just switching to keyboard. :/

by DEADBEEFC0FFEE 7y ago

My g13 has recently started playing up. I'm just switching to keyboard. :/

alasdair_ 7y ago
I used to use a Belkin N52 then an N52TE. My current gaming keyboard is a Razer Orbweaver Chroma (https://www.razer.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-orbweaver-chroma https://www.razer.com/gaming-keyboards-keypads/razer-orbweav...) which I’m pretty happy with - the mechanical switches are good, although the extra row of buttons seems a bit superfluous.
- petriw 7y ago
  After my G13 started acting up I got myself a Razer Tartarus V2 and honestly I'm disappointed to the point I feel like I need to warn people. If you buy Razer, make sure you can return it if you're disappointed. First the Tartarus V2 has issues with several MMOs where keys will get "stuck" and based on googling this has been an issue with other Razer products for 5+ years. While some may have been fixed Tartarus V2 still has the issue 2 years after release. Second, the Razer Synapse software pack suffers from gamer marketing bloat and requires you to have a razer account to even allow configuring your device.
  - alasdair_ 7y ago
    The razer account thing is absolutely ridiculous, I agree. What is worse is it keeps trying to update and has broken more than once (I have a keyboard too, and both were set up with different versions of synapse and I don’t want to have to redo my config). If they go bankrupt or if I lack a net connection, the hardware stops working. Super annoying. As for the Tartarus keys sticking - was that because it had membrane keys? Or was it software? The orbweaver has mechanical and is the main reason I bought it over the Tartarus.
    - petriw 7y ago
      I think it is software, or at least it can be fixed in software. Which is what makes it so frustrating. My workaround is to configure the whole thing as a joystick then use JoyToKey to convert it back to keyboard inputs. No stuck keys.