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| Thread ID: 26305 | 2002-10-24 04:43:00 | Prices of keyboards | Susan B (19) | Press F1 |
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| 92420 | 2002-10-24 04:43:00 | Does anyone know why there is such a big difference in prices of keyboards? Example: DSE have an A4 internet multimedia keyboard for $38; alongside this is a Microsoft multimedia keyboard which looks way fancier but probably does the same thing for $89. That's just an example. I'm not after lots of fancy features, just ease of use and comfort so do you really get what you pay for with keyboards as far as quality goes, or are you paying for the "features"? |
Susan B (19) | ||
| 92421 | 2002-10-24 04:49:00 | A well meaning friend gave us one of those fancy multimedia keyboards with all those quickie buttons along the top and raved about how easy they were to use.................. We did use the quickie buttons but sometimes they worked, sometimes they didn't so long story short we ended up going back to what we were used to, trackball and click. You do need a good keyboard that you can be comfortable with and easy to use but whether you need all those extra buttons..........and then you have those egomatic something or other keyboards which in my case anyway makes the spell checker work over time. |
duckyduck (197) | ||
| 92422 | 2002-10-24 04:54:00 | Some are better than others so cost more . Some have more expensive advertising and managers, so cost more . Some are sold by retailers with bigger markups so cost more . . . It used to be that you could judge the quality by the weight . :D |
Graham L (2) | ||
| 92423 | 2002-10-24 06:02:00 | I would just go for the cheapie Susan. I have a keyboard that came with my Packard Bell PC - only has the minimum amount of hot-keys, but what the hell. Only thing it has lacking is a volume control, which I am sure you would get with one of those top of the line jobbies. You said in your posting that you didn't need anything fancy, so I suppose you answered your own question. |
Baldy (26) | ||
| 92424 | 2002-10-24 06:10:00 | the only differences the cheap ones and the expensive ones have is that the expensive ones have a well known brandname attached to them, and they expensive keyboards have more of those hotkeys, which become a nuiscance after a while. | vk_dre (195) | ||
| 92425 | 2002-10-24 06:16:00 | To be honest, I've got a keyboard with all the fancy hotkeys on it, and I can't remember when the last time was that I actually used any of them :) If it's got the QWERTY, then it'll do me fine... all the extras just cost more. Mike. |
Mike (15) | ||
| 92426 | 2002-10-24 06:18:00 | DSE have a $21 keyboard arriving at end of month Cat no XH3442. I have one on order for a 1995 computer to replace a keyboard that my grandson has flogged to death playing games. My current keyboard has all the fancy row of buttons but after finding out what each one did have'nt used them since, only problem is if you get a fiddler on the keyboard he/she can play merry hell. By the way Susan thought you might be interested to know my daughter has replaced her Epsom Printer with a HP and is pleased as punch with it. |
FrankS (257) | ||
| 92427 | 2002-10-24 06:23:00 | You all need a run of the mil P/S2 Keyboard from IBM, like i have. I don't know how old it is, maybe 15 years or more, loud as hell, but never a sticky key. heavy enough to ................. well i'll leave that up to you | roofus (483) | ||
| 92428 | 2002-10-24 06:23:00 | just out of curiuosity, do any of u guys here wear earrings? | vk_dre (195) | ||
| 92429 | 2002-10-24 06:36:00 | >>> just out of curiuosity, do any of u guys here wear earrings? Why do you ask that? and in this thread? Did it like just suddenly pop into your head and bug you so much you just had to ask out of the blue like that? Weird :D :p Mike. PS I do. |
Mike (15) | ||
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