Mad Catz Eclipse II

still using it for over 3 yrs... love it... all led lites still working just fine

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Excellent keyboard

No cons

Bought in July 2007, and I'm using it to type this review. The only key that has any sort of issue is the C key where the letter started to wear off. (I don't even care, but some people do.) This board has seen so many things thrown at it, survived 4...

Doesn't clean itself ; Out of stock

This is a worth predecessor to the Saitek Eclipse. It has soft, tactile keys that feel great for gaming. The LED brightness is controllable with a dial nob above the keypad and can toggle between Blue, Red, and Purple back lighting. System volume...

It only supports 3 simultaneous key presses. For a gamer, this probably won't be enough in some situations ; Unlike the Eclipse I, the Eclipse II has opaque indicators on the keys so the back lighting only bleeds through the keygaps. On the Eclipse I,...

Very durable! The backlights are great, and the keys are very easy to type on

The lettering eventually does wear off of the keys

Strong backlight with a choice of colors ; Dependable/lasting ; Media keys are very handy (mainly used in my case with iTunes) ; Nice design ; Rubber feet are great, no movement during usage

None, generally speaking

Nice presentation, media keys work well, lights are cool since they go through the keys themselves, solid construction

The keys are way to hard to press, when I first got the keyboard I thought I merely had to break it in, but after almost a year of use, it still hasn't gotten any easier. almost every key, except for the space bar, has to be pushed down with such force...

The backlighting is really nice, with the three colour choices and the dimming control. The keyboard responds very well, while typing. I do a lot of gaming and it feels good right out of the box

The keys are a little widely spaced, for some. I've got big enough hands that it doesn't bother me, but I can see some struggling with this

The backlighting is really nice, with the three colour choices and the dimming control. The keyboard responds very well, while typing. I do a lot of gaming and it feels good right out of the box

The keys are a little widely spaced, for some. I've got big enough hands that it doesn't bother me, but I can see some struggling with this

Nice illumination, Multimedia buttons

Letters starting to wear chipping away on the keys in about 7 mos