High quality gaming computers are great, and you definitely need one if you enjoy playing PC games. But even the best gaming computer won’t do you much good unless you have a good keyboard to use. So this article is about the best cheap gaming keyboards you can find anywhere online.
Think that cheap gaming keyboards are the same as normal keyboards? So did I until I started doing some research. Turns out that people have taken keyboards to a whole new level for gamers. Check these out.
This Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard is one of the most popular online. It has had over 126 customer reviews on Amazon.com, and the average rating is 4 stars. It has a very good LCD GamePanel that shows important information about your game at a glance. Its backlit keys let you play games in the dark long after you should be in bed. Don’t deny it! You are not a true gamer until you have stayed up until well in the early hours!
This Logitech G15 has 6 programmable buttons that run macros automatically. Does it take 3 keystrokes to change to your favorite weapon? Program a macro to do it. Need to launch a ton of missile strikes at once but have to do them individually? Program a macro to do it. I really had no idea these cheap gaming keyboards did this. Maybe that is why I got beat until I bought one!
Another very popular one is this Saitek Eclipse II Gaming Keyboard. It is also backlit light that comes in purple, red, or blue. I like the backlit feature on this one because it comes with a dimmer switch so you can adjust it to any setting. That’s right! A dimmer switch on a keyboard! I told you these things are serious.
These cheap gaming keyboards have rubber feet to keep it from moving around on you, and they have even made this one ergonomically correct. Its keys are especially quiet so you don’t wake your wife or girlfriend while playing (not that I have every done that).
Out of the 314 customer reviews on Amazon.com, 200 rate it with 5 stars. They also rave how you can get this Saitek Eclipse II much cheaper online than in a traditional store. Shop around a little, and you are sure to find this at an excellent price online.
One last one we will look at is this Razer Lycosa Programmable Keyboard. You get the backlighting, the rubber feet, and the programmable keys like normal cheap gaming keyboards. You can de-activate Windows keys so that you can use the keys that are most comfortable. You get the earphone and microphone jacks, and it comes at a great price at around $60 – $80.
Just in case the programming part of this keyboard scares you, don’t let it. Recording macros is very simple, and you only have to record them once. Then at the press of the button, you can automatically perform some of the manual functions that take time and distract you from your primary goal – beating the crap out of your opponent!