Good Keyboard - Paint wears off the keys! | Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard ( PK02AU)

I like it. | Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard ( PK02AU)

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highly recommended

Great, comfortable keyboard

I have seen no signs of the super quick wear to the keys some reviews spoke of. On the contrary after using this keyboard for more than a month I appreciate its durability (cat has unnatural attraction to it as a place to sleep). The keyboard itself has a very nice solid feel. The keys have a orange peel look and feel, and so if you cannot stand any kind of texture you might find this annoying...or you might not, its a very light textural feel. I happen to like it as it gives a bit of textural feedback to go with what I think of as a mid weight keypress resistance. My mom who was a typist at one time (she learned on manual typewriter then used an electronic then a computer) thinks it has a harder keypress than her computers basic keyboard, but her current keyboard is at least 8 years old and very well broken in.

The grippy feet and the weight keep it very stable. The black areas of the keyboard are a bit greyed out from a combination of oils off of my hands, cat fur and dust from a desert environment. The black has a bit of a tendency to show scratch marks...but that is true for any shiny black surface that will happen.

The only minor quibble I have is that while the light intensity can be adjusted (and stays adjusted) when you change the LED color will reset to default blue when you restart or turn your computer off. Overall there is absolutely no question that I love the thing.

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Good Keyboard - Paint wears off the keys!

What? Wears well in a little over a month of use? HAHAHAH!

That isn't a sign of wear at all! Try TWO YEARS! I've been using my Eclipse 2 for over two years with games such as BattleField2, Battlefield 2142, Unreal Tournament 2004 and Unreal Tournament3, Quake Wars, etc.

Please don't post that it wears well when you've had the keyboard for less than three months because you've barely used it long enough to even talk about how it wears.

I have seven keys that you can no longer read because the black paint has worn off of them! You can barely read the key letters with the blue light on at the highest setting. Red and "purple" allow for better readability with the "Purple" color being a bit more readable.

Other than the keys wearing out and the poor light transmission through the keys, this has been a great keyboard for me for gaming and other use. It's been over two years and I haven't had a single key malfunction and I use this keyboard a lot. Hours and hours of pretty heavy gaming.

I'll be looking for replacement keys.

I'd recommend this keyboard but I'm a bit disappointed in how the keys paint has worn off.

UPDATE!

I just got off the phone with Saitek customer support. The warranty on this keyboard is 2 years! I called and told them about my seven keys with the paint worn off and they told me as long as I had a receipt they'd completely replace it with a new one! It's an exchange. My receipt says I purchased this keyboard on 1/04/2007 so it's under warranty.

Not only that but they said that when I receive my replacement keyboard the replacement receipt gives me another two years! You can't beat that!

So, just keep your receipt and when something fails or the paint wears off, fill out the form and get a replacement for free! That's what I call good customer service!

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I like it.

I like this keyboard. Even though the blue is the dimmest, it is easy to see in the dark. My only complaint is that there isn't a separate on/off switch for the illumination. It's integrated into the color choice button (blue, red, purple, off). I think they should get rid of the dimmer switch and make it an on/off switch. My keyboard doesn't need mood lighting.

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Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard

Works great. Love the colors. Bright enough for me. All in all a great keyboard with great features at a great price.

Great ketboard

Love having 3 colors to choose from and also the fact that it is nothing fancy (not a gaming keyboard). It is perfect when I get up late at night and do not want any bright lights....the blue is the default color and that is the color I use then. Early evening I will use the purple or sometimes the red. You also have the option of shutting the light off completely. Love the keyboard and would highly recommend this one....Amazon has the best price also!

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