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Apple is compatible with pc? I run Windows.

Yes, some of them can be shut off, some just dim while others can't be shut off. Whatever the case may be, I'm paying for that light show and I'm not interested in it. Would you buy an expensive car with all the frills, thrills and chills then shut them all off? All you'd have left is a high priced basic car.

One thing I forgot to point out is that you also have to take into consideration how close the keys are. On some models (brands) the keys are too close together for normal typing. Which would mean you'd have to have 2 keyboards, unless you can reteach yourself the spacing.

I'm not able to get to a store when I want. At the moment, I'm not able to drive and have to depend on others. It'd be a little difficult to go to a store just to try out keyboards.

You mentioned Corsair. You're right, there are too many bad reviews. Many of them is because the set up instructions are, I don't know, too vague or too complicated. Some have said that they had to call the manufacturer and have someone talk them through it. Customer Service is lousy or not helpful. Too many are slipping through Quality Control and being shipped out with defects.

I also read that type-C connectors are the way of the future and type-A may be phased out.
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16-Feb-2022 13:13:40

Rooh
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vonSageworth said :
Apple is compatible with pc? I run Windows.


Yep, an Apple keyboard will work with Windows (and vice-versa), the only thing to watch out for is that two of the keys get swapped - from memory its "@" and erm... another :P
There are also Windows keyboards that are very similar in feel.

As I mentioned, I like that type of keyboard for typing but it's probably not as accurate for gaming.

Corsair keyboards are easy enough to set up, I just think they're unreliable.

I don't see USB-A being phased out any time soon, so I wouldn't be concerned about that.

It's a shame you can't get to a store to try a few out, but I totally understand this being difficult, I'm in a similar situation.

Another option might be to order (after reading reviews) one from somewhere that makes returns easy, Amazon maybe? They're not too keen on people making a lot of returns but if you haven't returned many items in the past you should be ok.

At the moment I'm using a cheap and cheerful one I got from Amazon, one of those brands nobody's ever heard of but it's pretty decent for the money: "HCman"
It was something like £30 with a free mouse that I've kept as a spare... and it's cheap enough to throw away if it eventually breaks (though I've had three years out of it already)
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16-Feb-2022 13:50:54 - Last edited on 16-Feb-2022 13:55:43 by Rooh

vonSageworth

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A friend let me borrow his spare...Logitech K120. It's a space saver keyboard with a soft touch (or at least softer than some I've had). I like the feel, finger spacing and the fact that I don't have to hit the keys square on for it to type. I like it so well, I bought one.

Funny story: Shortly after buying the new keyboard, I broke the foot off the one I borrowed. I accidentally dropped it.

I tried calling him to tell him what happened. He was out of town for a week, so I told his wife. I also told her that I would be sending him a new one and would let her know the approximate date it would arrive. She said that she would send the message to (her husband). I didn't tell her that I had already bought a new one.

The next day, she emailed me and said that (her husband) gifted the keyboard to me and to save my money buying him a new one, because the one he has is fairly new and he still has 2 more spares.

Now I have the used one, which works very well, and a new one still in the box. I've decided to keep both. My old one I'm going to take apart to see if I can determine what suddenly went wrong.
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07-Mar-2022 02:56:48

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