logitech g11 alternative?

[flux1]

Just wish those cheap usb numpad keypads were programmable hehe.

I found something today I was going to make a thread on, but since it relates to this I'll post it here.

I found a program called HID Macros http://www.hidmacros.eu/ that allows input from multiple usb devices of the same type on a system to be filtered into different commands. Has anyone out there used it any before?

The main purpose seems to be for flight simulators to use extra keyboards for different macros in them. Of course the macro part would be flagged by blizzard, but using it to map single keys from an external device like a numpad connected to your system may be worth using. On my system it shows a numpad I had laying around as kbd1, my G keys as kbd2, and the main section of my G11 as kbd3. With numlock on, it shows input from the numpad correctly. A couple keys I set to single letters worked fine in notepad for a quick test.

The usb devices will likely be different on everyone's machines since no two are the same. However it might be usable for turning cheap usb keypads into x-keys work-a-likes without needing another networked system like HKN does.

[ElectronDF]

I bought a G15 (orginal) about 2-3 months after it came out. I liked it so much, I bought another to have a backup. Time went on and they said they weren't going to sell the original one anymore and they changed the number of keys (6 instead of 18) and the screen (non-moveable---alignable). I bought one since I wanted to see the WOW stuff on my other computers (bag space, shards---for locks, ammo, etc). It was smaller, but I would never use it on my main, I can't give up the 18 G-keys. Next the Logitech forums, which I read weekly for software and hardware info (pretty much only reading gaming forum) mentioned they would sell off their remaining G15 original keys new. They had kept some due to warranty replacements. Everyone on the forums /cheered since they didn't like the less keys on the new G15. I bought 5. Yeah, it is overkill, but it took like 2-3 years for a G510 to come out, so having a replacement for something I didn't want to do without was very important. Right now, I have 5 computers, main has G15 original, 2 PCs have G15 ver 2 and 2 Mac have Apple wireless keyboards (the ones without the numpads to take up less room).

So if you are worried about your item breaking, and you really like it and want to keep it, buy a backup. Again, if you have money for boxing, you might have money for stuff that makes playing fun.