Computing - Saitek Eclipse II Keyboard Review - Part 3
Conclusion
The Sitek Eclipse II keyboard is a great piece of equipment.
It is extremely well made and all of the small issues from
the original Eclipse appear to have been solved with this
version. One problem from the original keyboard we are unable to
test at the present is the wear & tear on the key-caps. As with
the original Eclipse this keyboard has laser-etched caps which
we would have hoped would mean that the keys couldn't wear down.
Unfortunately after some time some Eclipse users reported that
the letters and/or characters had worn off their key-caps just
as quickly as on cheaper keyboards that use stickers - we will
have to wait and see if this issue has now been resolved.
I looked at this keyboard mainly from a comfort point of
view. If I am going to be doing a lot of work in front of a
keyboard I need one that will not make either my fingers or my
wrists tired and I'm pleased to say this keyboard is perfect. It
will not be to everyone's liking - the glowing features look
nice for use at home (and are great in the dark) but maybe not
appropriate in an office environment, thankfully the glow can be
switched off. The smaller keys will take a little getting used
to and some people will never get used to them and will possibly
slate the keyboard purely on that issue, please don't let that
put you off.
Also please do not allow the "looks" of the keyboard to put
you off. Personally I think it is a very sleek looking keyboard
and doesn't look out of place anywhere, others have already
started calling it ugly. Keyboards are sold/bought on many
factors, looks should not be one of these.
A few more images:
Guide Parts
1, 2,
3
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