http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/ Engadget Comments for Wolfking's Warrior Xxtreme: $80 through Dell http://www.engadget.com/media/feedlogo.gif http://www.engadget.com en-us Copyright 2009 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 1:41PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 2:29PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/]]>Nov 19th 2007 1:42PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 1:56PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 2:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 4:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 2:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 2:47PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/
Why?]]>Nov 19th 2007 2:15PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 2:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Who says keyboard usb hubs are relegated to only other HIDs?]]>Nov 19th 2007 2:32PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 2:34PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 2:17PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/
I must not be typing on a Zboard right now, and I surely must not have a Zboard Merc in my closet.

No sir

That would make their claims an outright lie]]>Nov 19th 2007 2:35PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 2:46PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 3:02PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Jan 17th 2008 10:33AMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 2:48PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 2:50PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/
Either way, it's a hideous and non-ergonomical design.

Anyone out there thinking of buying this...do yourself a favor and spend the 80 bucks on a 50 dollar Zboard, and then a 30 dollar faceplate for the game of your choice. Or get one of those shiny new Razer keyboards with the backlights. I don't see any reason why anyone would want this thing over the alternatives. Especially for that price.]]>Nov 19th 2007 2:52PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/
Why not make this similar to a split ergonomic keyboard?

qwert
asdfg
zxcvb

on the left, and

yuiop[]\
hjkl;'
nm,./

on the right

the left keys could be more ergonomically positioned for gaming use, and maybe some doubled up if necessary. But it would be a much more normal typing layout and work well for gaming too. Honestly, being a big fan of split keyboards and only begrudgingly getting a G15 (LCD FTW!), I would kill for such a keyboard.]]>Nov 19th 2007 2:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 3:01PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/
I can't see using this keyboard for gaming unless you had a dedicated PC for FPS games and another computer for other games. Someone else pointed out that it's not ergonomic. I suspect after extended sessions of Starcraft, your left hand will be cramped from the now awkward hotkey placement. Any Shift-1 users out there? Also, what about the lack of a numberpad? I for one use that thing a LOT in games. Nope, this keyboard ain't cuttin it...not at all.]]>Nov 19th 2007 3:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/
In fact, why would a keyboard this radical in design even try to stick with QWERTY, which was designed to be inefficient in the first place?]]>Nov 19th 2007 3:57PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 9:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/
The "Ice Blue"/"Blue Moon" backlight doesn't appear to illuminate the character, just the outline of the (unfamiliar) keys.]]>Nov 19th 2007 4:04PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 4:39PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 5:25PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 6:14PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/Nov 19th 2007 11:30PMhttp://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/http://www.engadget.com/2007/11/19/wolfkings-warrior-xxtreme-80-through-dell/
I'll stick with my eclipse ver. 1 for now...]]>Nov 20th 2007 9:30AM