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Saitek Eclipse Backlit Keyboard - Red LED ( PZ30AUR ) | 
| Brand: Saitek
Category: CE
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $35.99
You Save: $24.00 (40%)
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Avg. Customer Rating:  103 reviews
Format: Cd
Platform: Windows
Color: Red
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows
Keyboard: QWERTY
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 19.5 x 2.6 x 1.1
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
Warranty: 1 year
MPN: PZ30AUr
Model: PZ30AUr
UPC: 021165104761
EAN: 9328878000757
ASIN: B000EA2HD4
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Black finish and silver keys with laser cut lettering for true illumination through the keys | | • | Zero-slope design and adjustable wrist rest for ergonomic comfort | | • | Three lighting levels, volume control and mute buttons | | • | Night Vision Sensitive Red Hue | | • | Plug and Play USB Design. Windows 98, SE, ME, 2000 and XP compatible. |
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Product Description
Saitek award-winning keyboard design just got better! The Eclipse PC keyboard features patented TrueVu key illumination for use in any light, from day to total darkness.True-Vu key illumination through the keys! The Eclipse 104-key keyboard features patented red LED key illumination and backlighting, Zero-Slope design and adjustable wrist rest for ergonomic comfort. It is a Plug'n'Play design with USB connector.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 98 more reviews...
 Overall good August 22, 2010
I got this a few months ago so I can play World of Warcraft on my laptop at home and have a numberpad and not worry about batteries. It works fine, only had 2 instances when one of the holy WASD keys got stuck down, and that was easily remedied by pushing it again.
Its fine on the comfort level, the wrist rest is nifty cause you can adjust how far out it goes, from being right up next to it to where it is in the picture. The keys feel fine, just like my old wireless one, but they might annoy a roomie if you are actually in the same room.
The backlighting is really nifty too. Comes both straight through whats on the keys and through the gaps between. Due to the plastic nature of it though, some lettering isn't crystal clear, but any moron can tell whats written there.
Only bonus keys on it are volume up, down, mute, and light brightness change (high, low, off).
Overall its a good keyboard. But if you have a higher budget than this for gaming, go ahead and splurge on something higher, maybe the next level Eclipse.
 Saitek Eclipse keyboard August 15, 2010
Coming from a generic brand, old, slow, and quite hard keyboard anything would have been an improvement. Despite this, I can still 'feel' the things I like about one electronic piece of typing or the other.
The Saitek Eclipse keyboard feels solid, has a nice appearance (but nothing special) and feels good to use. Backlighting isn't the reason I got it but I occasionally use it. There are 2 levels to it, one for day and night use each, but I'm sure you'll just use them depending on your preferences. Mine lights red and doesn't seem too even when seen from the side. Numpad and generic keys are mostly OK, Insert-Pg Down keys don't light up as good.
In general it feels quite good for everyday work, there's no macros for gaming so I'm surprised it even can be considered to fit into that category. The only multimedia keys are volume controls, would have been nice to have playback controls but you might be OK using control keys la Winamp and other programs. There's an armrest also which adds to the ergonomics of the Eclipse. Other things: USB connection (quite long cable), 1.5W stated maximum consumption and made in China.
 Had it for a year. August 13, 2010
I bought this keyboard because of the back lit keys. It was really a godsend being that I most often play games at night. But alas, it wasn't too long before I had to replace it.
After about 6 months the (space bar key) started sticking in a depressed position. Yes, very sad indeed. It also got dirty easy being that there is a big gap between each key.
I almost replaced it with the latest Cyborg V.7 but thought better of it and decided to give the Razor Lycosa a chance, and I am glad i did, but that is another review for another day.
The Saitek Eclipse was a nice keyboard for its time, :b a long time ago. Its NOT a keyboard for gaming but that is what I used it for anyways.
Great Keyboard August 4, 2010
Great keyboard. I am business owner who just wanted a something a little more exciting than the typical keyboard--and it has delivered. I will likely replace all of my keyboards with this one as the need arises.
Great keyboard! July 30, 2010
Saitek Eclipse Backlit Keyboard - Red LED ( PZ30AUR )
[NOTE: I BOUGHT THIS ON SPECIAL: -> I WRITE THIS REVIEW AS IF THE PRODUCT WERE 35$]
The keyboard is awesome, PROS AND CONS:
PROS:
1) Standard keyboard layout for the keys, NOT GAMING LAYOUT (some gaming keyboards line up the keys so w,a,s,d, are not off set. This for me is undesirable because if you have been using a standard keyboard layout for a long time, it's hard to get used to the alignment of gaming keyboard keys. The Microsoft red back lit keyboard is in this layout.)
2) The keys are squishy tall and responsive. They feel great to type on. One of the best feeling keys i have felt on a keyboard. But that is my opinion, some people prefer short clicky keys.
3) Looks cool!
4) Cheap!
CONS:
1) The volume control is unreliable. It sometimes works, but it also sometimes does not. (especially when you are playing a video game)
2) The hand rest is plastic, and pointless. It pops out if you have big hands like me, but really, if you've been on the computer for a while it starts to get uncomfortable.
3) Key combinations are sometimes unreliable. I have noticed while playing StarcraftII that sometimes a combination of 3+ keys can sometimes work, and sometimes not work. This I believe is the greatest flaw in the keyboard.
OVERALL:
Great Keyboard for the price. I paid 35$ after shipping, and i have no regrets. I use it for gaming and other computer stuff and it fulfills all of my expectations with few headaches. I would buy another one if this one was to break. (note: i looked around, and this is the best backlit keyboard for the price. Don't make a trip to Bestbuy, they only have Logiteck 65$ backlit keyboards.)
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