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    Razer Lycosa keyboard (refurbished) - $35

    Discussion in 'Notebook and Tech Bargains' started by Mastershroom, Aug 8, 2010.

  1. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    http://sellout.woot.com/?ts=1281235728&sig=1d65db86eb0b14db

    Pretty similar to their $70 Mamba deal a couple weeks ago...this is a great price for an awesome keyboard (if you like short-travel scissor switch keyboards anyway). It's refurbished, but if it's anything like the Mamba I got, you'll never know the difference.

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    Mastershroom, Aug 8, 2010
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  2. Ktulu85

    Ktulu85 Notebook Evangelist

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    damn, was ready to buy until I found out they don't ship to Canada :(
     
    Ktulu85, Aug 8, 2010
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  3. isavetheday

    isavetheday Notebook Consultant

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    I heard that razer keyboards feel really cheap for the expensive price you pay for them? For $35 I still rather go to a thrift store, get some 1990's IBM keyboard for $5, and go out to eat on the other $30.
     
    isavetheday, Aug 8, 2010
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  4. Mastershroom

    Mastershroom wat

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    To each their own. I think the Lycosa is an excellent keyboard, and it has not let me down so far (and none of my other Razer products have, for that matter).
     
    Mastershroom, Aug 8, 2010
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  5. unreal25

    unreal25 Capt. Obvious

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    I own this keyboard for the past few months. It feels good to me - it depends what kind of keyboard you like. I would consider old "clickety clicky" keyboards annoying and bad. :p Any questions, fire away.

    Here's my old mini-review:

    Feels really good when typing. Keys are covered with the same "grippy" material as Mamba. The non-key parts of the keyboard are glossy and thereforce fingerprint magnets, but it's not that visible, since I don't look at the keyboard that often. Markings on keys are practically invisible when the backlight is off (even during the daylight), but when it's on it works fine. Backlight has 3 modes: on, WASD keys on with rest of the keys off and all off. The backlight isn't even in the top left corner of the keyboard, but that's a very minor detail. The keyboard software that I downloaded (CD that came with it didn't work in the DVD drive on my desktop) enables you to assign macros, programs and such to any key (where's the any key? ^^). The keyboard comes with a USB port which really isn't extra since the other end of the keyboard has 2 USB connectors (1 for keyboard, 1 for whatever you plug into the USB on keyboard) and a mic+headphone port.

    @isavetheday,

    If you eat in the US (NHF...) $30 is better spent on this keyboard :D
     
    unreal25, Aug 8, 2010
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