22ndSAS PC Gaming Clan

Does anyone here have a good quality QWERTY UK Layout keyboard?

A UK Layout is shown below (ignore the blue):



The keyboard I have now is a UK layout as above, and I've had it for as long as I can remember...its been great and still is, however it has turned a funny colour (originally light beige) and some of the keys have the character worn off lol, so its a bit of a 'guess the key' keyboard.

Anyhow, being a programmer I can type on my keyboard without looking but feel i should take the plunge and get a nice new black one (since my new PC will be black).

This has led me to a problem though, alot of the keyboards for sale are not set out as above, and some websites dont use the correct image. I need a keyboard set out as above or else I'll have loads of coding errors. Ideally im after a rectangular keyboard, not those wavy/curvy ones.

dont get you ice, all keyboards i have look like that...unless you mean just those keys without the num pad bit ???

Im not just on about the QWERTY layout mate, the placement of the other characters/symbols varies (such as @, #, ", ^, & etc). Also the shape of the RETURN key varies and that has a knock on effect on the key layout.

Im not after a compact keyboard, I do want a 'normal' one with the arrows/numpad/print screen/scroll lock/pause/break/insert/home/pageup/delete/end/pagedown

Im also not after one of those wavy/curvy ones, just a simple old school rectangular one, doesnt have to have a million internet shortcut buttons as I'd never use them.

Razer tarantula and battlelight ftw . But I fear this will be too expensive for your expectations lol!

non-alphabetic keys are not in the same place as a UK Layout mobo mate (such as the @ symbol)

IceT-Bag wrote:non-alphabetic keys are not in the same place as a UK Layout mobo mate (such as the @ symbol)

I've looked at the bog standard keyboards I own and they all look like that as well as the zboard I usually use as well. Just go to town and get a standard UK101 keyboard.

just surveyed all the keyboards I posess (those in use and those for resale)
all are UK layout all are as your picture. If you want a keyboard for work as opposed to gaming look at the Logitech or Microsoft office/professional products. Some cheaper ones have the # key in a different position and a smaller backspace like this one
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/132133
and this Cherry "Business" one has moved # and \ but I'm [f*cked] if I can see where.
http://www.ebuyer.com/product/167849 both of these are under a £5
If the @ is a shifted 2 it's not a UK layout.
It also looks like some [tw*t] at ebuyer has bought a shitload of non uk keyboards and they've taken UK out of the description.
Best bet is to take a pic of your current KB into PissySwirled and find one that matches.

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/166422

picture shows clearly its like thw one you want honest pmsl

zBOARD MERC has the standatd layout and exact same shape enter key .... but it does have the gamepad on the left

This one has all the right bits in the right places
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showprodu ... 3&subcat=2
and most importantly, IT LIGHTS UP for when your watching porn in the dark

The K80 has the same layout without the really useful lights
http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.a ... d=pk21vbk#