marco
04-Aug-2002, 08:50
Not 3d related, but more gaming related: Bjorn3D has a review on virtually indestructible keyboards. They are perfect solutions for lan party's (which I'm going to held soon again :) ).
"Over the years I've become more and more involved in LAN gaming. My group consists of about 8-12 regulars and a few floaters and we play on a pretty steady schedule now. Throughout that time I've learned a fair bit about what it takes to make a decent game rig and initially focused my attention on the guts of such a rig. Since then I've realized that raw performance, while an important factor, isn't the only thing to consider when taking your game rig on the road. Size and weight are also a serious consideration!
I've really grown to hate my steel midtower case and 17" monitor anymore and have been looking at ways to trim the weight and bulk of the crap I drag to games every month. While aluminum case and LCD flat panel will certainly make the biggest difference, I've looked into slimming down my peripherals as well. A while back I tested the puny but functional Belkin Miniscroller optical mouse and recently I stumbled across what may be the optimal keyboard solution for LAN games, the Virtually Indestructible Keyboard (VIK) from Grandtec."
You can find the review here (http://www.bjorn3d.com/_preview.php?articleID=37)
"Over the years I've become more and more involved in LAN gaming. My group consists of about 8-12 regulars and a few floaters and we play on a pretty steady schedule now. Throughout that time I've learned a fair bit about what it takes to make a decent game rig and initially focused my attention on the guts of such a rig. Since then I've realized that raw performance, while an important factor, isn't the only thing to consider when taking your game rig on the road. Size and weight are also a serious consideration!
I've really grown to hate my steel midtower case and 17" monitor anymore and have been looking at ways to trim the weight and bulk of the crap I drag to games every month. While aluminum case and LCD flat panel will certainly make the biggest difference, I've looked into slimming down my peripherals as well. A while back I tested the puny but functional Belkin Miniscroller optical mouse and recently I stumbled across what may be the optimal keyboard solution for LAN games, the Virtually Indestructible Keyboard (VIK) from Grandtec."
You can find the review here (http://www.bjorn3d.com/_preview.php?articleID=37)