Keyboards - Pressing multiple buttons simultaneously(from hardware)

Neek · 06-01-2008, 05:55 PM

I have a very basic keyboard, it's cost was cheap.

I play World of Warcraft. At times I have to press many keys simultaneously and I noticed sometimes my keyboard does that register one of the keys that I was pressing in the beginning of the key combination.

I'm assuming most keyboards have a standard of number of buttons being pressed simultaneously that it will report as being pressed.

I want a keyboard that can handle 5+ keys being pressed at one time; a good gaming keyboard.

I need help finding one but I don't want to spend more than $60ish.

If thats not possible I'll rethink my budget.

This here keyboard is the only one that I have seen so far that advertises the number of keys that can be pressed simultaneously.

I'm just wondering your thoughts on this.

**Terrister** · 06-04-2008, 01:59 PM

Since this has not had a reply in hardware, let's see if the guys in the gaming forum may know which keyboards are best for gaming.

u551 · 06-08-2008, 01:11 PM

Old keyboards (~10years) can usually handle more keys simultaneosly than most of the current ones, dont know why but this is just what ive noticed. So you could try digging in your closet of old hardware first :)

06-01-2008, 05:55 PM	#1 (permalink)
Neek Registered User Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: CA Posts: 28 OS: Windows XP SP3	Keyboards - Pressing multiple buttons simultaneously(from hardware) I have a very basic keyboard, it's cost was cheap. I play World of Warcraft. At times I have to press many keys simultaneously and I noticed sometimes my keyboard does that register one of the keys that I was pressing in the beginning of the key combination. I'm assuming most keyboards have a standard of number of buttons being pressed simultaneously that it will report as being pressed. I want a keyboard that can handle 5+ keys being pressed at one time; a good gaming keyboard. I need help finding one but I don't want to spend more than $60ish. If thats not possible I'll rethink my budget. This here keyboard is the only one that I have seen so far that advertises the number of keys that can be pressed simultaneously. I'm just wondering your thoughts on this.

06-04-2008, 01:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
Terrister Moderator Hardware Forum Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: West Georgia, USA Posts: 6,923 OS: Xp	Re: Keyboards - Pressing multiple buttons simultaneously Since this has not had a reply in hardware, let's see if the guys in the gaming forum may know which keyboards are best for gaming. __________________

06-08-2008, 01:11 PM	#3 (permalink)
u551 Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Tampere, Finland Posts: 197 OS: WinXP, sp2 My System	Re: Keyboards - Pressing multiple buttons simultaneously(from hardware) Old keyboards (~10years) can usually handle more keys simultaneosly than most of the current ones, dont know why but this is just what ive noticed. So you could try digging in your closet of old hardware first :)