Dedicated media keys

[Tuplag]

I'm in the market for a mechanical keyboard this time round, but want one with dedicated media keys. I used them a lot on my G15, even during gaming sessions. A function key won't cut it for me, as I don't want to press two buttons to mute, change volume etc, while in the middle of gaming.

So far I have come across a Corsair K90 which uses the Cherry MX Red Switches, but are sold out everywhere. (From UK)
Can't seem to find any other switches with dedicated media keys, is the K90 the only one?

I type and game a lot, mostly rts games. Would the red be ok for typing long sessions? I know it's down to personal preferrence, but I've not tried any mechanical keyboard.

Any help much appreciated.

[Daniel Beaver]

A function key won't cut it for me, as I don't want to press two buttons to mute, change volume etc, while in the middle of gaming.

Is it really that much of a bother? The Razer BlackWidow has multimedia function keys.

[The_Beast]

Could use Autohotkey to write a script that changes keys into dedicated media keys

[Tuplag]

Yeh, Iwatch a lot of media and sometimes use media keys while playing StarCraft 2 competitively. One button vs two buttons is very helpful when playing a game like SC2.

I'll have a look into Autohotkey, probably will end up with the K90 though, I'd just like a bit more options.

[Acolarh]

Could use Autohotkey to write a script that changes keys into dedicated media keys

This.

I have set up my (otherwise useless) Scroll Lock key, to act as a switch to turn on/off media keys on F5 - F12 (when off, they can be accessed using Super+F*). This means that when on (also indicated by the scroll lock LED), I can e.g. turn up the volume by pressing F12 (no modifier) or play/pause music with F5.
And all of this was done with a rather simple AutoHotkey script.

[The_Beast]

This.

I have set up my (otherwise useless) Scroll Lock key, to act as a switch to turn on/off media keys on F5 - F12 (when off, they can be accessed using Super+F*). This means that when on (also indicated by the scroll lock LED), I can e.g. turn up the volume by pressing F12 (no modifier) or play/pause music with F5.
And all of this was done with a rather simple AutoHotkey script.

Post it so he can try it out


Plus I'm interested too

[Acolarh]

Here: http://pastebin.com/JbKc9fgA
Works, but might not be the best way to do it. The scripting language is a bit odd, and I only used an hour or so reading through the documentation in order to create the script. It's quite easy to use if you just want to set up shortcut keys though.