Logitech UltraX - Nice silent keyboard
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Great thread...
As mentioned before, I think the demand for a quiet keyboard/mouse is greater than one might think. For example, me and my gf live in a one room flat and at night the most annoying thing for the one trying to sleep (while the other is using the computer) is the clicking of the keyboard and mouse.
Btw, has anyone tried the Logitech DiNovo keyboard? I tried it in store (lots of ambient noise around) but it sounded pretty quiet to me. Downside is that I think it's part of a kit (keyboard/mouse) and cannot be bought separately...it's also pretty pricey.
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As mentioned before, I think the demand for a quiet keyboard/mouse is greater than one might think. For example, me and my gf live in a one room flat and at night the most annoying thing for the one trying to sleep (while the other is using the computer) is the clicking of the keyboard and mouse.
Btw, has anyone tried the Logitech DiNovo keyboard? I tried it in store (lots of ambient noise around) but it sounded pretty quiet to me. Downside is that I think it's part of a kit (keyboard/mouse) and cannot be bought separately...it's also pretty pricey.
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I smashed my UltraX with a srewdriver last week. Nothing wrong with the keyboard, i was just seriously pissed off... Anyway, my dad just so happended to have a review sample of the diNovo media desktop doing nothing so now im typing on a diNovo. Someone mentioned lag in the notebook diNovo thread(its not bluetooth) but i fan play FPS games no probs with this one It is more quiet than the UltraX but not by much, there are however a few things i find disturbing. The left shifkt key is seriously small, same size as the normal keys, and the delete button is twice the normal size with the insert button moved up on row and the scroll-lock button is removed. These are hopwever a minor nuisance, and will keep using this. After driver updates the media keys also work in WinAmp.
The best thing is i got the mouse closer to the keyboard, but i still have the numpad when i need it and the layout on they keyboard is standard apart fromt eh small things i mentioned above.
The best thing is i got the mouse closer to the keyboard, but i still have the numpad when i need it and the layout on they keyboard is standard apart fromt eh small things i mentioned above.
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Are you perhaps suicidal? We are all agressive and extremely hostile people, and we have polar bears and wolves wandering around the streets just waiting to eat you updaba wrote:Wow. I have a friend in Finland that I plan on visiting... *makes a mental note never to talk to any "nici's" in Finland"
Anyway, the keyboard is the least expensive thing i have on my table not counting an empty Pringles-can Or it was, the diNovo is more valuable.. I dont go around hitting things with a screwdriver as a hobby or anything, i just happened to have a screwdriver in my hand when hitting my keyboard
Oh and its perfectly safe to talk to me, though when i start talking i might not stop for several hours
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UltraX USB variant
Hi... Can anyone confirm the existence of the elusive USB variant of the UltraX keyboard? One poster has mentioned buying it, but I can't find it on sale anywhere.
I'd be very grateful for a link to a retailer - preferably in the UK, but I'll take one anywhere else - who carries it. My imminent system upgrade will render my PS/2 UltraX obsolete... Failing a bona fide USB variant, is there a widget I can stick on my UltraX's PS/2 connector to make it work with a USB port?
Thanks all!
I'd be very grateful for a link to a retailer - preferably in the UK, but I'll take one anywhere else - who carries it. My imminent system upgrade will render my PS/2 UltraX obsolete... Failing a bona fide USB variant, is there a widget I can stick on my UltraX's PS/2 connector to make it work with a USB port?
Thanks all!
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They charge extra for that you know...zoob wrote:I've had my UltraX for about a year, and my "S" is almost completely gone. I can see a very very faint shadow of it depending on the viewing angle and lighting.
My UltraX's left shift key is starting to stick. Didn't realize I use it that much.
Edit: Use WASD a lot?
I got my 3rd Ultra-X a couple weeks ago, it is Ultra-X Media Keyboard that was recently released (2005-11-03).
If I would rate my 3 keyboards for silence it would be this:
Score _________________________ (Purchase date)
92/100 Ultra-X Media Keyboard USB (November 2005)
90/100 Ultra-X Flat Keyboard PS/2 (September 2004)
81/100 Ultra-X Flat Keyboard PS/2 (March 2005)
The quieter it is the more stickier/heavier the buttons feel, I need to use more force to press down the keys and it feels annoying. So I use the loudest keyboard for gaming where I need a faster reaction time.
The Ultra-X Media Keyboard USB doesn't have as good tactile feedback as the older ones, and the quick launch buttons are MUCH harder to press down. I don't like this keyboard even when it's much quieter.
If I would rate my 3 keyboards for silence it would be this:
Score _________________________ (Purchase date)
92/100 Ultra-X Media Keyboard USB (November 2005)
90/100 Ultra-X Flat Keyboard PS/2 (September 2004)
81/100 Ultra-X Flat Keyboard PS/2 (March 2005)
The quieter it is the more stickier/heavier the buttons feel, I need to use more force to press down the keys and it feels annoying. So I use the loudest keyboard for gaming where I need a faster reaction time.
The Ultra-X Media Keyboard USB doesn't have as good tactile feedback as the older ones, and the quick launch buttons are MUCH harder to press down. I don't like this keyboard even when it's much quieter.