Saitek Eclipse: Blue, brilliant alround keyboard

Advantages: Back light, very well built, great for gaming, great for office use, erganomic, durable.
Disadvantages: back light not quite bright enough - but still impressive

...-----| My Experience |----- ---| Product |--- This product gives you the impression of being a well made and quality product right from the go. The shape of this keyboard is stylish and sleek, with a slightly dulled black gloss finish which matches most other black computer components brilliantly. It also feels great to touch. The keys are silver, which goes well with the overall look of the keyboard. However at night when you wish to see the glow in full effect the silver does reflect some of the screen light and detract from the glow of the blue lights. This is minimal but must be mentioned. The keyboard also has a decrease volume button, increase volume button and a mute button, which are along side the light setting button. These are very useful for quickly muting music when an incoming call needs to be picked up...

andybuck123 02.08.2007 (05.08.2007) · Read review
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Review of Saitek Eclipse Backlit Keyboard

Look Daddy, my keyboard lights up!

Advantages: Quiet keys, it lights up!!!! - choice of colours, media controls, doesn't hurt your fingers.
Disadvantages: Blue colour isn't all that bright, keys starting to lose lettering, medicore build quality

...Well, I bought my Saitek 2 back in November 2008, and after over a year of use I think I have experienced this keyboard enough to write a decent review! Let's start off with the good thing. IT HAS LIGHTS! AND THREE COLOURS AT THAT!!! It's great to show off to your mates, and down the pub it's always a great thing to say when half drunk! They keys are nicely placed, it feels natural to use and the keys don't have that horrid nasty texturey feel you get on cheap OEM keyboards. It has media controls which work well for me using Media Player. The dimmer switch is nice, although I never use it since I think the idea of having a keyboard that lights up is to have them bright, but that's just me. Yeah, it has 3 colours, Blue, Red and Pink. Fairly nice selections which you can change through (or turn off!) on the fly by using...

xJay1337 25.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Saitek Eclipse Keyboard II - keyboard

Keyboard of the future!

Advantages: Cool blue LED backlit keyboard
Disadvantages: Not wireless, only 3 extra feature buttons

...I have just recently purchased the Saitek Eclipse Keyboard, and I constantly ask myself "Is this the next evolution in keyboards along with the backlight for late night review writing sessions?" The Eclipse PC keyboard features True-Vu key illumination for use in any light, from day to total darkness. Either way, this keyboard cannot hide from you! True-Vu key illumination lights the keys from the bottom and allows the light to come through the keys. The Eclipse 104-key keyboard features 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, and is compatible with Windows 98, SE, ME, 2000 and XP. Saitek's Eclipse keyboard features three lighting levels: high, low and off with a volume control and mute button. It has...

lex061284 31.05.2006 · Read review
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Review of Saitek Eclipse Backlit Keyboard

A Basically Good Basic Keyboard

Advantages: Simple installation, good performance, good value
Disadvantages: None really

...As far as basic keyboards go, the Saitek Compact USB keyboard is basically OK. I was particularly looking for a simple keyboard with a USB connection which I could plug into my new Dell Inspiron 1501 Laptop and this fits the bill perfectly. It even has the same colour scheme - black keys and silver casing. Installation is simple - plug in and go. It doesn't need any software, the Add New Hardware Wizard in Windows installs it automatically. It has adjustable feet so you can alter the angle and is very lightweight It doesn't have anything but the usual basic keyboard functions but at a cost of £8.99 from Argos (used my Nectar rewards again!), I'm not complaining. It also comes with a 2 year guarantee. It took me a little while to get used to the feel of the keyboard, as compared to others I have used, the Saitek keys are...

pollypickle 22.11.2007 · Read review
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Review of Saitek Compact USB Keyboard keyboard

strongest keyboard ive seen!

Advantages: Durable, looks sweet, easy to use
Disadvantages: not as visible in the dark as expected.

...I purchased one of these keyboards a while back as i love playing pc games. When i received the keyboard i saw it and my jaw dropped. This is by far the sexiest keyboard i have ever owned. The keyboard comes with an extra little pad with 9 numbers on it and two mode buttons, so in total the pad can be used for 27 different buttons, these are all fully programmable with the saitek SST programming software. Not only can you assign any button to one of the numbers on the pad you can assign multiple buttons to one number, i found this very useful for counterstrike as i set up my favourite weapon group on a button so i can choose all of my weapons with one button press . One problem with the number pad is the cable that connects from it to the keyboard is only 1meter long and i could not position the pad where i wanted to. Other than this...

fatmatt06 03.08.2006 · Read review
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Review of Saitek Gamers Keyboard keyboard, keypad

working in the dark no more. (Now includes photo)

Advantages: backlit keys, heavy non slip base, simple controls (no silly extra's)
Disadvantages: No sleep button.

...So.. how do you write a review on a keyboard? Obvious puns aside, I'll try. I was looking for a backlit keyboard for my work years ago, but all the ones I seen then where indeed lit from behind, but the light did not shine through the letters (unlike the Saitek) and all you could see at night was shadows of keys, and the others had such a bright light it nearly blinded you. Anyway I spotted this one on eBay one night, and after one can of beer too many I took the plunge and bought it. When it arrived, straight away I noticed how heavy the box was (usually a good sign) and as it's a USB board I simply plugged it in and waited for windows to "see" it. 30 seconds later all done and ready to go. First impressions, well the silver keys make it easy to type in low light conditions even without the backlight (other makers take note...

brianmcc 25.05.2006 (18.09.2006) · Read review
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Review of Saitek Eclipse Backlit Keyboard

Illuminatingly Good

Advantages: Great feel; Great Design; Fantastic Price
Disadvantages: None

...You may have noticed that I have recently reviewed a keyboard and Mouse Set which was made by Trust. I expressed that the keyboard in particular, was very hard to use, due to it's incapability to pick up certain key strokes. You would have also seen in that review, that I had said I was due to get a new keyboard, the Saitek II. Well here I am, and here is my review. EASE OF USE The Saitek II is one of the most easy to use keyboards around. When you begin typing with it, you can really notice how responsive and easy the keys are to press. This may sound silly, but in my previous experiences, I have come across keyboards which were very hard to use. This was mainly to to the fact that the keys were hard to press. It made it difficult for me to write lengthy essays and reviews as it was uncomfortable. With the Saitek II, this is...

TheGingerKid 14.10.2008 · Read review
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Review of Saitek Eclipse Keyboard II - keyboard

Pushes all the right buttons

Advantages: Very comfortable, good blue backlight, sturdy, good looks
Disadvantages: Limited 'extra' features

...The humble keyboard? One of the most used items in any household or business, but so often little care or attention is given to it. As something that you will probably be using extensively everyday it is worth putting some thought into which keyboard is best for you. The Saitek Eclipse keyboard is simple, but what it does, it does very well. Comfort & Feel & build quality This is where the Saitek keyboard really excels. The Saitek keyboard is billed as a gaming keyboard and has been very popular in this market and you can see why. Firstly, it's surprisingly heavy. It's got big rubber feet and this means it stays put. No more 'chase the keyboard' round the desk as it slowly creeps towards your monitor. The keys are brilliant. They are the right size and the space bar is nice and chunky. I have yet to miss hit a key...

spoonstar 26.10.2006 · Read review
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Review of Saitek Eclipse Backlit Keyboard

Excellent for gamers

Advantages: simple, to the point and very responsive - back lit!
Disadvantages: Lacks media keys, wired might not be everyone's cup of tea

...I?ve had the Saitek Eclipse for a while now ever since I had problems with every wireless set I tried and went back to a wired mouse and keyboard. I?m a keen gamer and don?t really use a keyboard for anything more than typing and playing games ? I have no need for media keys etc and for this the Eclipse is perfect. It?s a very basic keyboard in terms of features so if you are used to fancy Logitech boards with buttons all over them it will come as a bit of a shock! Where the board excels is in it?s responsiveness and easy of use. It is the best keyboard I?ve used for gaming ? the buttons are very positive indeed and are very well laid out so work well with the W,A,S,D keys used in many modern games. The left ctrl key if very easy to reach unlike some keyboards so for games like Battlefield 2 where you need to press this to crouch...

piloteer81 28.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Saitek Eclipse Backlit Keyboard

Total eclipse!

Advantages: Good size of keys, nice design
Disadvantages: cant fault it.

...I brought the Saitek Eclipse II keyboard from PC world for around £25 last year and so far so good! The buttons are a really good size for everyone from the ''sausage finger'' to dainty fingered people. There is a clicking sound but it is not that loud and the buttons do not stick either which is a problem i have encountered with a few keyboards. The keyboard has a sleek and stylish black and silver design and the keys have a back light in which the colour can be changed (from blue, red, purple,) and also you can adjust the brightness of the light to suit. The angle of the keyboard can be adjusted and there is also a removable wrist rest. there are buttons for music players but not for other things as seen on some keyboards (e.g. sleep and open internet browser) but its OK as it makes the keyboard less cluttered. To conclude, I...

Jenny_Wuv 03.02.2009 · Read review
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