New Keyboard

[Aniky]

First of all hello to everyone since i am new around here.

In the last couple of days i have been searching for an appropriate keyboard but somehow cant really pin it down to what would i want to get as of yet. Basically my eyes somehow stucked to the Microsoft SideWinder X4, which sadly is as rare to get in Europe as finding 100€ at street. So i was checking onwards by some other brands but couldn't really find something decent for myself. I would like to get some suggestion for alternative of X4, will be used mostly for gaming and should preferable have some kind of wrist rest like X4 has. Budget is till around 150€, so try to keep it up within that price as well.

Note: Should have media keys and volume switches as well if possible.

Cheers.

[Paranoid Android]

I think that what you'll see here is eventually many people recommending their own favourite or preferred keyboard, and you can't get a proper recommendation until you give some guidelines, other than just the volume and multimedia buttons...
Please specify keyswitch type (Cherry MX, Alps, Topre..etc), layout (tenkeyless, fullsize...), keycap material... and such. Recommendations could probably be given as well if you specified what the main use of the keyboard is.

Well, you did say that you can't really pin it down to what you would want to get, so I'm sorry if I'm misunderstanding what you mean.

[Aniky]

Well the reason i didnt really specify none of other stuffs, is mostly because i haven't heard of it yet. I have been using old keyboard for roughly of 10 years and didnt have any other reasons of getting a new one until now. Yeh i do understand that its better with some additional informations that could pin it down easier, but all i could say is that i will be using it for FPS games most of the time, and some casual games of the type of League of Legends. Like said, no idea bout the material, type of swiches and such, reason i though of getting some basic image here to see what would best to pick up in my scenario.

[Khers]

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[Paranoid Android]

Well the reason i didnt really specify none of other stuffs, is mostly because i haven't heard of it yet. I have been using old keyboard for roughly of 10 years and didnt have any other reasons of getting a new one until now. Yeh i do understand that its better with some additional informations that could pin it down easier, but all i could say is that i will be using it for FPS games most of the time, and some casual games of the type of League of Legends. Like said, no idea bout the material, type of swiches and such, reason i though of getting some basic image here to see what would best to pick up in my scenario.

I think reading this would be a great guide, since most of the people on this forum will likely recommend the ones listed on that page, though some swear by Topres and Alps.

http://www.overclock.net/t/491752/official-mechanical-keyboard-guide

[Defect]

For gaming I recommend a smaller layout (TKL boards, 75% aka MINI, but not 60%)

This let's you put your hands closer together and is better for long sessions.  Also most games don't use the numpad.

The sidewinder is good because it has (I believe) 8KRO.  This means you can press guaranteed 8 keys at once and have them all register.  Some key combinations let you press more.

Most mechanical boards allow for 6KRO over USB, which is more than enough for most games (you only have five fingers on your left hand)

Switch type is a big discussion...PM if you want to bounce ideas.