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Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: Hellfire29 on Wed, 23 November 2011, 01:21:59

Does anyone have any information on any mechanical keyboards that come with actual media keys or a reasonable number of macro keys? Basically, not a Razer Blackwidow
I don't want to use a stupid function button to access media keys or have to remap all my macro keys to media functions. And yes, I do know you can get software that will let you map your keyboard to anything you want, but I need pretty much every key to do what it already does e.g. for RTSes.
I was thinking about importing a Dearmo GA9 (Which I can't link you to due to forum rules) and programming that little macro board thing to be media keys, leaving me with a few spare on the keyboard proper. The Corsair K90 is pretty much exactly what I want, except none of this silly half-mechanical business.
EDIT: It also needs to have a numpad.

Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: hashbaz on Wed, 23 November 2011, 01:57:58

The Ducky has media keys I think.

Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: reaper on Wed, 23 November 2011, 02:00:01

Yup and also CM Storm QuickFire.

Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: Hellfire29 on Wed, 23 November 2011, 02:27:00

Both of those keyboards have function media keys, something I hate with the power of a thousand suns.

Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: rodtang on Wed, 23 November 2011, 08:23:35

You want a Blackwidow.

Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: nar on Wed, 23 November 2011, 08:23:50

The TT Meka G-Unit has dedicated media keys and 12 macro keys.

Not sure if 12 is too many macro keys for you and the dedicated keys are super small non-mechanical buttons but it's the only keyboard I know of that has actual media keys.

Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: trax on Wed, 23 November 2011, 08:33:12

Cant you program macro's on any keyboard with some 3rd party software?

Like Cherry's KeyM@n that works with any standard keyboard (like a cherry).

Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: Lethal Squirrel on Wed, 23 November 2011, 08:38:22

Azio levetron mech4 maybe?

Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: RColinTaylor on Wed, 23 November 2011, 08:39:55

Quote from: Lethal Squirrel;458223

Azio levetron mech4 maybe?

You could macro and media an entire nation with that keyboard.

Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: nar on Wed, 23 November 2011, 09:03:28

Quote from: RColinTaylor;458226

You could macro and media an entire nation with that keyboard.

Oh wow, that thing has an actual volume knob...

Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: zoidbergslo on Wed, 23 November 2011, 09:39:01

Buy tenkeyless keyboard and additional Tipro matrix for macros :)

Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: Human on Wed, 23 November 2011, 09:43:48

Quote from: nar;458252

Oh wow, that thing has an actual volume knob...

Just to share incase anyone here don't know bout it.
The Azio Levetron is a rebranded Dearmo GA9(China company) which is trying to rip off MS X6.

Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: Apokalipse on Thu, 08 December 2011, 18:16:30

Quote from: ripster;458265

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What keyboard is that? not mechanical is it?

Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: False_Dmitry_II on Thu, 08 December 2011, 19:51:46

I would suggest one of these:

http://geekhack.org/showthread.php?19459-eBay-US-Cherry-G80-8200LPBUS-2-18-99-shipping

If you can find one. I think there was one or two in the classifieds by people who got too many. I would have linked the review instead, but I can't find it right now for some reason. I say this because it has so many freaking keys, they are programmable, and it even has NKRO. It just comes kinda ugly with all that beige.

Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: Hak Foo on Thu, 08 December 2011, 20:40:19

The programmability may disappoint, depending on intended use.  You only get like 16 keystrokes (incl. raises) per key.  Cherry tools does let you define them as media keys.

The Ducky 1008 layout does have four media keys (enough, especially if you remap them or use them with modifiers to trigger macros) and is available in a wide array of flavours, both Cherry and Alps-style.

Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: spill on Thu, 08 December 2011, 21:08:04

Quote from: ripster;458265

The keyboard I'm typing on.  A Filco Camo.
Never use them though.  Media keys blow.

How so?

Didn't notice that this particular model had Fn capability.  Would've probably gone with it over the Ninja I did end up getting if I'd noticed.

Title: Mechanical Keyboards With Macro/Media Keys
Post by: Apokalipse on Fri, 09 December 2011, 01:24:00

Quote from: ripster;466781

Rubber dome dell that came with the Dell XPS Gen2.

I always did like the volume dial though.

Went searching and found it's model is RT7D30 for regular PS/2, and RT7D40 for a wireless USB version.
Does it work with a PS/2 to USB adapter?

I'd like to get something just to pull the media keys out of it and use separately (and keep using my Ducky Shine for my actual keyboard). A volume wheel is a must.
Since Corsair decided it would be a good idea to use rubber domes for their K90 and K60 :mad2: