looking for a keyboard

[colore]

hello

can you tell me please a keyboard with as many as possible customizable keys at left up or down side of the keyboard

the best would be to be splitted in two halfs and have a touchpad and some basic keys like ENTER, DELETE, etc betweet the two splitted parts of the QWERTY

also a plus is to be slim (like notebook's keyboard)

thanks

[Guest]

Logitech has several keyboards with extra customizable keys. None are the split "natural" type, and none are cheap.

Logitech G15 - 6 programmable keys on left, plus display.
Logitech G19 - 12 on left, plus expensive display.
Logitech G110 - 12 on left, no display.
Logitech G510 - 18 on left, plus display.

For a thin laptop style you can try the Razer Lycosa. Also not cheap, not split, and no extra keys. I use this with a Logitech G9 Laser mouse.

Edited September 19, 2010 by 5eraph

[puntoMX]

I almost would say Microsoft Sidewinder keyboard, but, it's crap. I used it for some time but after fixing the contact layer part several times I went back to a simple Logitech keyboard. Fixing that keyboard also void the warranty. Also the keys didn't hold their paint, but I could have lived with that. It would heave been the perfect keyboard for you IF Microsoft used better parts in it...

[Tripredacus]

This keyboard promises to be the most customizable keyboard ever, but it is also out of mostly everyone's price range:

http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/

[colore]

it doesn't have many custom keys

[jaclaz]

This keyboard promises to be the most customizable keyboard ever, but it is also out of mostly everyone's price range:

http://www.artlebedev.com/everything/optimus/

For that kind of price I think I can hire someone to type for me .

A few nice keyboards (and NO, not that many custom keys):

http://www.datamancer.net/keyboards/keyboards.htm

this might just do :

http://www.usermode.org/photos/munich2008/p34.jpg

These are actually available:

http://www.umd.com.au/itd/products/tipro_free.html

jaclaz

[Tripredacus]

it doesn't have many custom keys

You can reprogram every key with their software.

[Blekthor]

For plenty of keys to program, I like the Logitech gaming keyboards

http://www.logitech.com/en-us/search?q=g15