Keyboard Is The Key

by c.J
published by Rinie 24th September 2009


Keyboards differ in their design and function which varied from macro to hybrid, that it’s hard to compare them to each other. Therefore, Spotgamers will list 5 of the best, most popular gaming keyboards on the market right now. These keyboards are not listed in a best of five orders. These are the best of the best, and I’m sure that more than one of these will fit your needs as avid gamers.

Optimus Maximus





The name says it all, the maximus!! As the most innovative and most expensive keyboard on the market (as far as I’m aware), I couldn’t help but put the Optimus Maximus keyboard on the list. Priced at almost a whopping of $1600.00, this is out of the price range of most gamers, but you have to take a look at it! It’s the wave of the future. Each key is its own OLED display, so you can change the keys to a variety of different setups. You can switch from a Qwerty display to a gaming display. The OLED displays are colour and fully customizable. If you have to have the best out there, then this is the keyboard for you. At the very least, it will make great conversation the next time you are with your gaming buddies.


Razer Lycosa Mirror




As one of the best names in gaming peripherals, the Razer Lycosa Mirror features a high gloss, mirror finish. It is truly a keyboard tailored for the gamer’s needs. It has a wide array of macro capabilities, and has a fully-programable Hyperesponse keys. Any key can be reprogrammed through the advanced software that is included. This keyboard is a great choice for someone fooling for the ultimate macro gaming keyboard.


Merc Stealth



The Merc Stealth is an illuminated gaming keyboard that features a very easy to use hybrid design. This keyboard is also unique because the user can choose between three different colors for the backlighting: Blue, red, or purple. The movement keys are rubberized, which is nice for gameplay. The keyboard also has many macro features and includes 125 pre-defined mapping layouts.


Razer Tarantula




The Razer Tarantula is one of the most elegant keyboards on the market and is known for having extremely comfortable keys. This keyboard also comes with 32KB of onboard memory, which is enough to save about 5 custom game layout profiles. With a wickedly fast response time, this keyboard also includes 10 programmable hotkeys as well as two USB ports (which most gaming keyboards have).


Saitek Cyborge





The Saitek Cyborg is a great upgrade to the popular, backlit Eclipse model. The Cyborg offers multi-color backlighting and 12 programmable “cyborg” buttons on the far left and right of the keyboard. Some say that it is hard to get used to the buttons being so far apart, but that is simply a matter of personal preference. With this keyboard, you can enter into Cyborg Mode, in which all windows keys are disabled and it switches to the pre-defined settings with the click of one button.