Saitek Eclipse Backlit Keyboard - Red LED ( PZ30AUR ) | 
| Brand: Saitek
List Price: $59.99
Buy New: $32.32
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Rating:  55 reviews
Sales Rank: 903
Color: Red
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
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: 0021165104761
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 50 more reviews...
 Looks Great but not Perfect July 14, 2006
Maraich (PHOENIX, AZ USA)
14 out of 18 found this review helpful
The keyboard looks as good as advertised - the red backlighting is great. Unfortunately the keys are mushy. I like to have a nice, smooth, defintive click when I press down. In this the keyboard falls short. The little feet in back that push the keyboard up at an angle are too short as well and I ended up using the wrist guard to help prop it up at a little steeper angle.
 This keyboard is awesome! October 25, 2006
Wolf (Southern California)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
I have the blue version also, I recently purchase the red one. For me this is great becuase the computer I use for games is in a dimely lit room, sometime with only the TV and the computer on. So I struggle constantly to see the letters on the keys. Not only does this keyboard look cool, I can see the keys! I wish I had thought to look for one of these a long time ago. You can also adjust the brightness of the light.
full-size rules January 11, 2007
C. Church (West Hollywood, CA United States)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Unlike a lot of illuminated keyboards, this bad boy is the full-sized and standard layout. Illumination comes around each key and through each letter, rather than through the key itself, which makes it much easier to use in the dark.
Delightful Keyboard July 5, 2006
X-man (XavierSchool, ForGifted, Children)
12 out of 15 found this review helpful
For the person who has everything! (Also very functional). Most important, the QWERTY area is visibly well lit no matter how you position yourself to type; each letter is well defined. I would have to say though, that this keyboard looks best when you sit directly over it as much as possible. This is best made possible by placing the keyboard on a slide out keyboard tray such as the one that slides from under my desk.
If I were to nitpick.... Even in this ideal position, some keys are not evenly lit; some portions of the character black out. For example, the '@' above the 2 is not illuminated entirely and evenly. However, you can live with this. You see just enough to know what it is!
In addition, the most important thing is that the QWERTY area is well illuminated. Most keys that do suffer uneven lighting, suffer uneven lighting only to the slightest degree. I chose the red version over the blue for reasons I've read over the net. Apparently, looking at the color red affects night vision less than other colors. After extensive use of this keyboard, I've had no complaints!
This keyboard is a delight to use in low light environments; no more fiddling about with desk lamps in a futile attempt to make out your keys! This solution is much more elegant. The defining attributes of this keyboard outweigh its very few and very minor foibles. Buy this keyboard! It well set you well on your way to feeling as if you are Mission Commander!
Note that the Logitech illuminated keyboard is a close competitor but I have not used it before to be able to make a comparison.
 a great gaming keyboard September 11, 2006
TeddyN "GenBanks" (London)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I play lots of games of all kinds of genres (strategy, shooters, role playing) and so of course I needed a good keyboard to keep me company.
I have to say that I've been pretty satisfied with my decision.To be honest, there aren't too many keyboards out there that make you jump up and down with delight, but this one nevertheless does its job admirably. The keys feel nice and smooth, and they are also quite soft and quiet, which is great for gamers (and late night typists) who don't want to be disrupted by a sound resembling a pneumatic drill.
Function-wise, this keyboard keeps it simple. You've got your basic keys, plus a few discreet buttons in the top right which are (from left to right): lower volume, raise volume, mute sound, and cycle keyboard brightness. Although I would have liked a 'pause' button for movies and music, I like the fact that they keep the extra buttons to a minimum- it encourages you to actually use them, since too often keyboards give you a plethora of shortcut buttons which simply aren't accessible to use.
As for the backlighting... well, to be honest, it hasn't made that much of a practical difference to me (I touch type anyway, so I don't really need to see the keys- plus, when gaming, my fingers use the same few keys). Nevertheless, it has added a lot to the visual appeal of my desk. The black finish goes really well with my equally black BenQ FP202W monitor. The red lighting makes it look especially nice, without it drifting into the over the top territory of 'gaming bling' styling, which seems to dominate so many hardware manufacturers' premium products.
My one complaint: when the foldable stands on the forward part of the keyboard are not up, the keyboard slopes downwards. This is kind of annoying, as your fingers need to stretch a little bit more to get to the top row of keys- especially when you're playing an intense first-person game where the WASD keys are in constant use. The reason I find it annoying is that the plastic parts that help tilt the keyboard upwards a bit more are kind of flimsly, and it annoys me that I have to rely on them. This isn't a big problem though, and as a gamer and an everyday computer users, I recommend this keyboard.
Furthermore, if you're not sure that red appeals to you, these keyboards are available with different backlighting. Also, if you're a gamer, many preferred this keyboard's predecessor (of the same name, I believe); the reason being that it came with an extra number pad type thing which was useful for binding macros.
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