Illuminated Keyboards- A Gamer's Dream

Most hard-core gamers know that lights provide a perfect and necessary upgrade to your computer. Most of the time the tower is lit up by a variety of neon lights. Keyboards are no exception to this rule. Illuminated keyboards can instill the same awe as a lighted computer tower, and provide benefits to the user as well. By using a thin EL sheet (Electro-Luminescent), the keys on the keyboard are pleasantly lit, providing relaxation and less strain on the eyes from staring at a LCD or CRT monitor constantly at night. Of course, they also provide ease of typing in low light rooms, giving you more visual clarity and less typing errors, sparing you from embarrassing spelling mistakes or losing that veteran unit that was three-starred. Illuminated keyboards can be a very nice addition to your gaming rig and are sure to impress your friends and family. But gamers aren't the only ones who benefit from illuminated keyboards. Business men, novice typers, computer cave dwellers, and other people can also appreciate the light and application of illuminated keyboards.

Some Great Illuminated Keyboards

If you've shopped around for illuminated keyboards, you've probably notices that there is a lot of choices for you. So, below is a discussion of some high quality illuminated keyboards that will do the job nicely for you. In general, the more you pay for a computer keyboard, the better the quality. Higher priced illuminated keyboards wil have more specialized keys (such as internet hot keys and various command keys), will have a more egonomic fell to them that fits your hand better, and will also have a more solid and high quality feel to the keys when you're typing. Here are some illuminated keyboards that you may want to check out:

• Saitek Eclipse Illuminated Keyboard- This one has had great reviews from various customers and have a plethora of options and additions to it, such as a extendible hand rest, extra large space bar, high quality and precise background lighting, and solid key strokes. You can check it out here. Oh, did I mention it comes with THREE lighting options: high/low/off.
• Xoxide Illuminated Keyboards- This company makes good illuminated keyboards at a good price, starting at $17. Not bad. This type of keyboard will do for a variety of applications. They also sell other high quality brand names, such as the keyboard above. Go check it out here.
• XPC Gear- not a brand name, but a website that sells numerous illuminated keyboards. Worth checking out if you didn't like the famed Saitek Eclipse. Go check it out here.