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Title: Media keys or Not to Medias keys?
Post by: ablooga on Wed, 18 February 2015, 17:15:31
Personally I like to buy my keyboards with a minimalistic design with no FN or funky looking media keys.
So what do other people on GH think about them?
Title: Re: Media keys or Not to Medias keys?
Post by: fohat.digs on Wed, 18 February 2015, 19:30:55
I have a gigantic keyboard so I have a few keys dedicated to media since I have so many, but in general I like keyboard shortcuts for most purposes.
Title: Re: Media keys or Not to Medias keys?
Post by: Sygaldry on Wed, 18 February 2015, 19:31:57
I like FN. Don't like media keys.
Title: Re: Media keys or Not to Medias keys?
Post by: sethk_ on Wed, 18 February 2015, 19:33:06
I like FN. Don't like media keys.
Yeah, I always put it in if I can through FN, and if I can't I use toastify to use custom media controls for spotify.
Title: Re: Media keys or Not to Medias keys?
Post by: demik on Wed, 18 February 2015, 19:35:53
bruh.

griffin powermate > media keys
Title: Re: Media keys or Not to Medias keys?
Post by: gabbo01 on Wed, 18 February 2015, 19:42:21
bruh.

griffin powermate > media keys

Wow, I've never heard of it. I have a HHKB in the mail, and the biggest thing I will miss is the media keys and volume knob. Is this thing worth it?
Title: Re: Media keys or Not to Medias keys?
Post by: demik on Wed, 18 February 2015, 19:42:57
bruh.

griffin powermate > media keys

Wow, I've never heard of it. I have a HHKB in the mail, and the biggest thing I will miss is the media keys and volume knob. Is this thing worth it?

worth every penny IMO.

there is a bluetooth version, but it only works for apple last time i checked. but the wired version is perfectly fine.
Title: Re: Media keys or Not to Medias keys?
Post by: gabbo01 on Wed, 18 February 2015, 19:46:14
bruh.

griffin powermate > media keys

Wow, I've never heard of it. I have a HHKB in the mail, and the biggest thing I will miss is the media keys and volume knob. Is this thing worth it?

worth every penny IMO.

there is a bluetooth version, but it only works for apple last time i checked. but the wired version is perfectly fine.

The device only works for apple, or just the wireless? I'm using windows 8.1
Title: Re: Media keys or Not to Medias keys?
Post by: Evo_Spec on Wed, 18 February 2015, 19:49:30
I personally love my media keys on my K95 since it's right beside my mouse hand so i don't even need to take my hands off my mouse for the most part.
I've kinda always had media keys so i'll find out if i miss them when i get my GON but even then i think i can bound media keys.
Title: Re: Media keys or Not to Medias keys?
Post by: demik on Wed, 18 February 2015, 19:50:32
bruh.

griffin powermate > media keys

Wow, I've never heard of it. I have a HHKB in the mail, and the biggest thing I will miss is the media keys and volume knob. Is this thing worth it?

worth every penny IMO.

there is a bluetooth version, but it only works for apple last time i checked. but the wired version is perfectly fine.

The device only works for apple, or just the wireless? I'm using windows 8.1

bruh.

griffin powermate > media keys

Wow, I've never heard of it. I have a HHKB in the mail, and the biggest thing I will miss is the media keys and volume knob. Is this thing worth it?

worth every penny IMO.

there is a bluetooth version, but it only works for apple last time i checked. but the wired version is perfectly fine.

The device only works for apple, or just the wireless? I'm using windows 8.1

bluetooth version (new version) only works for apple. the wired one worked fine for me on windows 7. might want to do some research on windows 8 support before you buy. but i couldn't recommend it enough.
Title: Re: Media keys or Not to Medias keys?
Post by: gabbo01 on Wed, 18 February 2015, 20:30:16
Those powermates seem to not support windows devices now, which is immensely frustrating. Maybe some sort of programmable mouse is my best option..
Title: Re: Media keys or Not to Medias keys?
Post by: chyros on Thu, 19 February 2015, 03:10:00
I just use shortcut keys for everything. I don't like the look of media keys - besides, I prefer old keyboards so none of them have any.
Title: Re: Media keys or Not to Medias keys?
Post by: Nai_Calus on Thu, 19 February 2015, 07:44:20
Media  keys never did anything for me and  I've never used them. Don't think my music player of choice even supports them, actually. (WinAmp)
Title: Re: Media keys or Not to Medias keys?
Post by: qwack on Thu, 19 February 2015, 07:49:44
I use AutoHotkey to remap anything I need that my keyboard does not provide out of the box, so although I use media keys everyday their absence on a particular keyboard wouldn't be much of a deterrent.