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Perfect Arcade Cabinet Keyboard (I think)
DeLuSioNal29:
Hello all,
I saw a keyboard online that I thought I would share to you all... Looks like it may be perfect for arcade cabinets. I'm thinking about buying it. It's on sale for $49.99 with free shipping with coupon code: EMCYNZW32 (normally $54.99 plus shipping)
1 - It's wireless
2 - It's compact
3 - It has a built in trackball
What do you guys think?
Here's a link to the product: Link to Newegg.com product
DeLuSioNaL29
Herk:
DeLuSioNal29,
The only concern I would have is that the wireless connectivity may not kick in until windows starts loading drivers and therefore you will not be able to do pre-boot keystrokes, to get into your bios for example. When I ever used wireless keyboards I would also always have one tucked away that was direct into the keyboard port, not even USB.
Herk
shateredsoul:
I have a wireless keyboard for my normal comp.. It's connected through a wireless dongle and I've never had any issues with getting into preboot menus (bios and all).
markronz:
Thats a sweet keyboard. Wish I saw it before I bought the wireless one I have now...
Regarding the pre-boot business... I have a wireless one, similar to the one posted, and it also has no problems with the pre-boot key presses. However, on my other computer, I have a bluetooth wireless keyboard. This one does not work with pre-boot key presses. So it depends on what kind of wireless it is.
Malenko:
most wireless KBs dont need windows to run, so they work just fine in the BIOS screen, they just need the 12v from the USB port to power the receiver; however any special buttons prolly wont work until windows boots (like volume and other short cut keys)