Unicomp totally dropped the ball by not having a NKRO SKU. They would have nearly monopolized the gaming market had they released something 5 years ago. While Cherry switches are great, they just don't hold a candle to the tactility of BS.The unicomp would be a poor choice for gaming. The buckling spring mechanism is noisy. And its only 2kro. And it has no macro keys or dedicated volume control.
The unicomp would be a poor choice for gaming. The buckling spring mechanism is noisy. And its only 2kro. And it has no macro keys or dedicated volume control.
Corsair/Gigabyte/Coolermaster have gaming keyboards with macro keys/backlighting/volume control. Some are mechanical using cherry switches. Filco/Ducky if you prefer ordinary mechanical keyboards with no extra keys.
Can you guys link me a few on newegg?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...9SIA23C1B34200
Is that it? And are they backlit?
In the case with the Unicomp Classic 104 usb which I have, it comes with newer a controller board which supports 6KRO.
Just FYI.FYI, the Unicomp keyboards don't have 6KRO. Try holding the W and A keys and then the s key won't register. It is hard for unicomp to make an NKRO keyboard because the buckling springs have a membrane under it and membranes naturally can't accommodate the diodes for NKRO. I own a Unicomp BTW. Still a great keyboard because NKRO is overrated.
I'm gonna go to a local frys tomorrow and see what I can pick up. Mechanical keyboard is the best way to go though for sure? So no G510's?
Absolutely no offense intended but since this is the first time I've ever heard this you can understand why I would be skeptical. I sent a message to Unicomp to confirm/deny 6KRO on newer boards.Mine is made 12/2013 and it is 6KRO
2KROGiven the way we connect our switch matrix, I guess our statement about phantom keys and rollover is, unfortunately, complicated.
Our keyboards will support any one to four modifier key combination ( Shift, Control, Alt or GUI keys) plus a fifth key as long as 1) no Left+Right modifier keys(Left+Right Shift, Left+Right Control, etc. ) are involved in the combination and 2) neither the Pause key nor the Caps Lock key are the fifth key. Our original intent was to support multikey sequences required by any Microsoft OS or Application and to the best of my knowledge, that's still true.
Of course our keyboards will support other key combinations larger than five key sequences without generating a phantom key situation and there are some 3 key sequences which will generate a phantom so it's difficult to a generic statement beyond the one above.
As for rollover, the HID and boot protocol standards limit our USB keyboards to six key rollover. The buffer sizes and key processing in our PS/2 controller limit those keyboards to 7 or 8 key rollover.
Thanks
- Zach
That's not how the key rollover numbers are defined. If there is even a single 3-key combination that fails to register correctly, the keyboard is 2KRO, such as the Unicomps and some of the awful Razer mechanicals (ironically, Razer has very prominently advertised "advanced anti-ghosting" features in conjunction with those keyboards, while 99% of their mechanical competition had NKRO and thus total absence of ghosting).That's partially true with old 80s/90s IBM model Ms, it can do certain 3 key combos (Like Control+Alt+Delete) and having tested with key test software there are cases where you could press 4 keys down.
In the case with the Unicomp Classic 104 usb which I have, it comes with newer a controller board which supports 6KRO.
Just FYI.
The more junk that a keyboard has, the more that can break. I can't think of too many cases you want to press 6 keys down at once.