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.

[Lax]

Personally I would recommend the Logitech G11 over all of the above. The keys are right next to where your left hand would normally be, and it doesn't have a useless LCD that doubles the price. (I have an original G15, v1 myself -- I never use the LCD) ... granted, there are probably decent uses for the LCD, but I'm a touch typist and I don't make a habit out of staring at the keyboard.

I find keys being where they are rather convenient, and when I'm multiboxing I generally use them for combat instead of making hotkeys on the main area of the keyboard. Then non-combat stuff I use stuff like ctrl+alt+M to make everyone mount. I never have to "pause" anything to chat in the game
Examples of how I use the G-keys: http://www.lavishsoft.com/wiki/index...h_G15_Keyboard

[shaeman]

The screen on the g13 is pretty useless. The whole point of the g13 for me is to be able to quickly activate any talents i want without looking away from the computer screen.

[rocnroll]

I have a G11 also and love it, but I am not taking advantage of it fully (i.e. using all the G keys). I also have an N52 which I've only used a little. I spent probably 15 minutes at Best Buy looking at the N52 and G13. The G13 is pretty cool, but the buttons felt really large for my hand (I have an average size hand) where the N52 was a more comfortable fit. I probably don't need both the N52 and the G11. Oh, if you get the G11 get the one with 18 G keys.

Fur, lol at PS/2 keyboard, but hey what ever works for ya. What kind of mouse do you have (let me guess Mickey?)?