Two months ago, when I bought my new computer, I wrote1: the keyboard on the new computer is not very good; I suppose it's a function of getting used to it, but at the moment, I am inclined to invest in a better keyboard. All morning I kept on hitting the 'PrintScreen' key when I wanted to press F12 - that's very annoying. Finally I got around to doing something about this and purchased a new and heavier keyboard - a Razer Ornata v3.
This seems to be very much a gaming keyboard although that is not my
interest. It's packaged very well and the USB plug even comes with a
terminator (if that's the correct word). When I plugged it in, the keyboard
seemed not to respond but that's probably because the computer was asleep.
But I couldn't awake the computer via the keyboard because the keyboard
wasn't recognised yet. I touched the power button lightly on the computer
which caused it to spring to life and recognise the keyboard.
The first thing that I noted was that the keyboard changed colour every 30
seconds or so - very distracting. So I had to look for the firmware that
would allow me to turn this 'functionality' off. I had to log in to the
vendor's web page, possibly created a user ID and went through several
screens before I could find something to download. In the end, several
programs were downloaded - these are mainly intended for gamers and show
demos of various games and products. Eventually I found the dialog that
would allow me to turn off the colour show. This entire process was very
annoying but fortunately I won't have to do it again. I have left the
software installed on the computer in case I change my mind, or want to
impress one of my grand-daughers, or have an epileptic fit.
Otherwise the keyboard itself seems fine - maybe I would have preferred
something even heavier, but it's certainly better than the cheap keyboard
that I had previously. I'll know soon enough whether this was a good
purchase.
And talking of purchasing: I bought this from one of the shops in the
local mall, what we would once call a stationers. It cost me 199 NIS which
when amortised over several years amounts to nothing. When searching for a
picture of the keyboard, I saw that the official importers charge 299 NIS
for this keyboard. As the Americans probably say, do the math.
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