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Saitek Eclipse Gaming Keyboard
Introduction
When I reviewed Saitek's gaming keyboard, I said that the backlighting looked real nice, but didn't help any with finding keys in the dark. I also said that the gaming pad was not likely to appeal to the majority of the gaming crowd. Now mine wasn't the first review on the keyboard and I certainly wasn't saying something that hadn't been said before. Many like the keyboard, even called it great, but it just seemed flawed. Well apparently Saitek listened to the criticisms and decided to do something about it. They dropped the gaming pad altogether, laser-etched the letters onto the keys, tweaked the backlight a little and re-released the keyboard under the "Eclipse' moniker. While the form looks completely unchanged, the new backlighting scheme promises to live up to those late-night LAN party needs.   Manufacturer's Notes: Our award-winning keyboard design just got better! The Eclipse PC keyboard features patented TrueVu key illumination for use in any light, from day to total darkness. True-Vu key illumination through the keys! The Eclipse 104-key keyboard features patented Blue LED key illumination and backlighting, Zero-Slope design and adjustable wrist rest for ergonomic comfort. It is a Plug'n'Play design with USB connector. Compatible with Windows 98, SE, ME, 2000 and XP.
Page 1: Introduction & Manufacturer Notes
Page 2: First Impressions & Testing Page 3: Quality Check & Conclusion 
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6 User Comments 1 - Posted by
J2T
on April 19, 2005 - 8:54 am Ooo, I like that much better...wonder if I can trade mine in for the new one. :D edit: Well I emailed Saitek to see if its possible to purchase the etched keys separately to replace the ones on my Gamers keyboard. :wink: 2 - Posted by
J2T
on April 19, 2005 - 1:26 pm Well, guess its a no go. :(
3 - Posted by
Nick
on April 19, 2005 - 5:20 pm Yah, they actually tweaked the brightness on the backlight too and the plastic seal underneath the keys is darkened between the keys to keep glare down. Too bad they dont have an upgrade program where you can send yours in and get a $20 credit or something. :) 4 - Posted by
Kurtis
on April 19, 2005 - 6:39 pm lol, that's why you buy that sort of stuff from best buy, so you can get store credit and exchange later :-P
5 - Posted by
PennyManDeux
on April 22, 2005 - 12:38 pm That is a sweet looking keyboard. Would come in very handy for night gaming. Looks better than those Zippy EL-Keyboards.
6 - Posted by
Guest
on July 4, 2005 - 8:51 pm Keyboard is great - problems using it with Windows XP Pro as the USB driver doesn't support it but it still seems to work ok with Microsoft's default. Saitek mentions a CD enclosed with the keyboard if you go to their website for a patch that might fix the problems but the instructions refer to using the "CD enclosed with the Keyboard" as the final step - and the patch they have available on-line at their website isn't "Microsoft Compliant" so there were two reasons not to install the update without further confirmation from Saitek that it was good. Overall, I love the keyboard and will buy another as soon as the USB driver issue has been resolved. wgb - Texas Add Comment To add a comment without being a member, you may omit the password field, but you must enter your name (or nickname) along with your comment. * Denotes required fields. |
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