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SCheeseman
Apr 23, 2003

I use a basic Dell keyboard:


Been using it for over 3 years now and it works excellently. Pretty easy to clean too, the keys pop out easily and are simple to put back in. It's completely no-frills and that's how I like my keyboards.

The family PC uses a Full-Size Mac keyboard, despite it using WindowsXP. It works very well actually.

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SCheeseman
Apr 23, 2003

I've been looking for a good media center keyboard and I think I found one:


It has a built in optical trackball instead of a lovely touchpad. There is also a mouse button under the right-hand side and a scroll wheel under the left hand side.

Looks nice and ergonomic too. I'll be buying it some time next week.

SCheeseman
Apr 23, 2003

An update on this guy:


I'm using it right now and I have to say it's a worthwhile purchase. It is by no means the highest quality keyboard ever, the keys are a bit mushy and the trackball skips when you move it too fast. That said, it does suit my purposes exactly.

Shintaro is an Australian-based brand so I don't know how non-Australians could get a hold of one, however they're a rebrander of generic OEM stuff so it's likely that you could find the same product under a different brand name where you live.

SCheeseman
Apr 23, 2003

Bagarthach posted:

Like here for example. :)
Yup, even appears to ship with the same batteries :) Oddly enough mine was a little cheaper at AU$70.

Bagarthach posted:

This Chicony 9820 (the black one) has served me very well for years, but it looks like ps/2 ports are finally disappearing and besides this thing eats batteries like crazy.


Judging by reviews online I hear good things about the battery life of these keyboards, the 3 month battery life indicated in the specs appears to be an accurate estimate.

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