Tze Chuen’s Weblog

So I finally decided to get a new keyboard for my gaming machine. My previous keyboard got me fed up at times especially when the computer goes TOOT TOOT whenever I smash the shit out of it. Also, the W A S D keys are all worn out anyway.

Most gamers would’ve probably went for Logitech G-15. But I didn’t - mainly because my desk keyboard drawer currently is so small it would only fit the keyboard alone.

I finally decided on Razer Lycosa. If you look at the keyboard, it doesn’t look any much different than most generic ones.

Pictured is the Razer Lycosa with my Razer Copperhead on the 5 years old funcpad (gonna replace this when I move to a bigger place later this year)

I have been using my Lycosa for about 2 days now. And I have to say, wow, I haven’t felt such sensation while typing or gaming. The keys are probably so well built it won’t wear out anytime soon. It has some sort of rubber on top of each keys that would make your fingers feel comfortable even when you smash the shit out of it.

If you work in dark rooms, this keyboard is probably worthwhile for you. It has a blue backlight and you can switch between 3 modes - no backlight, backlight on and backlights only on W A S D keys (probably useful for some FPS gamers).

However, while the backlight is a cool feature, if you work in extremely lit rooms I don’t recommend this keyboard at all

As you can see from the picture above, when there’s tons of light the keyboard keys will be extremely difficult to see.

The keyboard also has other features such as macros, usb 2.0 passthrough port, sound and mic-in jack etc.

As you can see, the keyboard lacks macro keys and therefore it uses the function keys to do the macros. You can switch between 10 profiles of different macro key settings. To switch between profiles you just tap the Razer logo on the top right corner where other multimedia keys exist together.

Do I recommend this keyboard? Yes, the rubber coating on the keys make it so much comfortable for long use. My fingers barely feel tired anymore after hours of button smashing sessions. This keyboard not only suits gamers but also people who type a lot (and I mean a hell lot).

What keyboard do you sport?

Came back to Aus about a week ago, found out my Logitech z-5300 is totally blown. No sound at all. I wasn’t really that upset. My z-5300 had been with me for 4 years now. Last year it was half blown where the front left and rear right speaker had no sound. This year it is FULLY BLOWN! Oh yeah and that means time to get a new set of speakers!

So, first I went to a computer shop called MSY nearby and asked if they had stock for z-5500’s. The lady at the counter was like mumbling I had no freaking idea what she was on about and the only information I captured was there wasn’t any at the moment. Then I asked if I could book any of them and she said they don’t know when will they get the next set in and she said it could take 2 months. I was like WTF and left the store. Went to another store nearby and yes that store had stock but it was like a hundred bucks more expensive than MSY so I said f**k that and left the store.

When I got home, I placed an online order for z-5500 and it came about two days ago. The price was sorta in between MSY’s and their “competitor”.

Logitech Z-5500 and my desktop

Boy, I could not believe my ears. These things are amazing. I never knew there were such a huge difference between optical and normal inputs. Everything sounded clearer. If I were to play a porn movie out loud, my neighbours woulda think there’s hot sex going on in my house.

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Also, I bought a new pair of headsets due to extreme comfort issues with my previous Razer Barracuda HP-1 headsets. Those headsets are extremely unfriendly to people who wear glasses. I’ve used these for about a year and previously the issue was just minor but ever since I got a new pair of glasses with thick side frames the problem became much more apparent and it is time to get a new pair of headset. Therefore, I went for…

Razer Piranha

These headsets are TRULY comfortable, easily a hundred times more comfortable than HP-1. The HP-1 would actually compress your head like a zip file and push up your glasses like how the chicks wear push up bra’s except that chicks do that for world peace and HP-1’s are the opposite.

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In other news, I became a fan of Angela Zhang (or Chang) thanks to my friend Vinson who introduced me to the Taiwanese Drama ‘Romantic Princess’. Yeah I know I can be gay (or feminine) at times but yeah that’s me. Angela’s latest album, Ang 5.0 should be in my mailbox within next week. ;)