G19, G13 or N52 Te?

[Chilaxx]

Hey guys,

Well, xmas is coming and it's time to make my wish list
But i'm having a hard time deciding what's actually the best option...

As the topic states, should i go for the G19, G13 or the N52 Te?

The G13 and N52 Te aren't full keyboards, which I've never played with.. but I think this could benefit me A LOT because of the extra keys that i'll be able to use (think about the direction pad that you can bind as well)
But I'm not sure if you can bind one of those buttons to your left shift button? Because it would give you a lot of extra options if it does. Another pro about one of these is that they are relatively cheap compared to the G19..

Well the pro's about the G19:
It also has more programable buttons.. But they aren't in range of your hand position, which isn't that easy to use i think, i'll probly bind those keys to stuff like buffs and shit, because you're probly not gonna use those in mid combat..
The LCD also looks nice, but not sure if it's that usefull, any current users can give their opinions?
A con is the serious price.. The chance i'll get this for xmas will be pritty slim i think ^^ (they'll probly tell me to go buy it myself )

Well if any users could help me a bit with this decision, would be nice!


Thx in advance guys!

[shaeman]

I voted for the G13.

I was a die hard N52 user for a good couple of years but recently bought the G13.
I struggled to use it at first - I found the thumb joystick awkward after the N52's D-Pad.

However I've been using it for solo play for a little while now - and I love it.
More than enough keys. It's comfortable, I've grown used to the thumb joystick too.

I did have issues with the binding software. Seemed a bit temperamental on whether it loaded or not or saved changes. In the end made use of the export facility whenever i changed it and not had a problem since.

I'm not using all of the keys - don't hold my hand on it's home keys, but absolutely love it.


I should say I also have a g19 keyboard on my machine upstairs - and don't bother with it.
The G13 is more natural, and allows me to swap over from mouse movement to joystick movement instantly (for example when I want to position a shadowfury).

BIg thumbs up from me - and apologies for the huge wall of text.

[jettzypher]

saitek cyborg/pro-gamer command unit.

[Fef]

Same as Shaeman : Die hard N52 (original) user, bought a G13 as soon as it was released, and never looked back.

Very hard to find anything bad to say about it. The only thing is that the screen is useless to me, more of a personal thing than a drawback.

[Katharsis]

I sure would like to see a photo of the N52 sitting next to the G13. I'm also a long time N52 user and find the G13 appealing but I would have no use at all for the screen. If one of you who still owns both would take a couple of photos of the two side by side and perhaps, even one of the N52 sitting on top of the G13, it would be greatly appreciated and might even help the OP with his decision (he added, keeping the thread on track).

[Sam DeathWalker]

saitek cyborg/pro-gamer command unit.

[Fursphere]

Standard PS/2 keyboard.

[mikeftb]

Standard PS/2 keyboard.

I second this. I can't really imagine needing more keys then what comes with a standard key board.

[thinus]

I second this. I can't really imagine needing more keys then what comes with a standard key board.

Its not about having more keys, its about accessability of the keys.

[HPAVC]

The lua programming of the g19 is amazing. its definately a different keyboard than just a keyboard with some extra programmable macro keys.