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    Keyboard Ghosting

    Discussion in 'Alienware 17 and M17x' started by tofutofu, Feb 25, 2012.

  1. tofutofu

    tofutofu Notebook Enthusiast

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    I recently ran into an article review, raising its concern about M17x's keyboard quality and ghosting issue.

    Ghosting - unable to recognise multiple keys input at the same time.

    Like if you hold down, A + W and when you press Space it doesnt record your spacebar input or its unreliable.



    Is this true?
     
    tofutofu, Feb 25, 2012
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    katalin_2003 NBR Spectre Super Moderator

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    darkdomino Notebook Deity

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    Just launched Skyrim, I am able to simultaneously press 4 buttons at the same time.

    W + A + SHIFT + spacebar repeatedly

    There is no delay in the input, and I am seeing no ghosting. If you are pushing more than 4 keys at the same time, you may want to invest in a external gamepad such as the Razer Nostromo.

    I should also note that I have been playing all sorts of games on my Alienware M17x and I have not experienced ghosting of any kind. Not once.
     
    darkdomino, Feb 25, 2012
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  4. Douse

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    Wow, never even knew this was a problem! And I play a lot of games on my R2.
     
    Douse, Feb 28, 2012
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    noticed this while playing a small game called rochard.
    i could hold down a+shift and hit space (left with run and jump) however i could not do this with right (d+shift+space)

    lots of kb's have ghosting, really sucks for gaming when you're locked out of key combinations.
     
    xeroxide, Feb 28, 2012
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  6. Ferrari353

    Ferrari353 Notebook Evangelist

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    Yeah I just recently discovered this and it really makes me mad that they wouldn't put in a keyboard with anti ghosting

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    Sent from my SGS2 Skyrocket using Tapatalk
     
    Ferrari353, Feb 28, 2012
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  7. tayer

    tayer Notebook Consultant

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    I haven't experienced this issue yet :/
     
    tayer, Feb 28, 2012
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