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 Skip this get a Timber Wolf Keyboard instead. August 30, 2008
P. Thomas
Timberwolf Gaming Keyboard
The Timber Wolf has everything this pad has and is better built. Spend the extra money it it's worth it.
Skip this get a Timber Wolf.
 Awesome August 16, 2008
C. Fore (NM, United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Highly recommended for gamers great design. I improve your gameplay. Only downside is that it's a little large.
 Needs tactile feedback April 4, 2008
Stephan T. Ahonen (United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
It found it very hard for my fingers to find their "home." The non-rectangular key layout means your fingers get lost very easily and you have to look away from your game to find them again. Eventually I ended up taking my pocket knife and scoring hatchmarks into the Shift, A, W, D, and Space keys where my fingers should normally rest to provide tactile confirmation that my fingers are where they should be.
There are some aspects of the layout I would change. The large Z, X, C and Space keys could all be split into two keys with no loss of usability. The top half of the Space could be turned into a V key, and the MHN keys could be moved up into the lower half of the ZXC keys where they would be more easily accessible.
Otherwise, it does a good job at taking keys that would normally be scattered all over the keyboard and putting them within reach... As long as you're willing to spend the time developing the necessary muscle memory.
 Great Product February 15, 2008
Kevin Busby (TX USA)
I purchased this gamepad for online games such as WOW. It worked right out of the box. It seems to be very well constructed.
Good For A Gamer September 26, 2007
Christopher Goodno (Gaithersburg, MD USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been looking for a good one-hand option for my online gaming to go along with my Logitech trackball mouse. As a person that uses a computer most of the time he's awake, alleviating wrist stress is also important.
The Warrior Gaming Keypad is the best option I've found and has everything I need for performing in-game actions when I don't need to type responses to others. The board is 9" in diameter. The bottom has 5 plastic pads for friction as well as two flip legs for raising the board at a slight angle. When raised, it can move around if nudged since the raised legs don't have any pads or otherwise friction resistance attachments.
The keyboard has your core gaming keys: WASD, Alt, Shift, Left Ctrl, Right Ctrl, TAB, 0-9, and F1-F12. In addition it has volume control buttons, K, F, R, G, T, ~ (tilde), and others. The W key has a noticeable nib on it for quick hand placement.
There is one major con to the board, which is having to get used to the placement of the keys on the keyboard. It's not a normal keyboard and if you're not quick at picking up new key placements this is probably going to slow you down more than aid you in the short term. I'm still getting used to the 0 key being before the 1 key as opposed to its normal placement on the standard keyboard. Furthermore, if you're looking for a left-hand based gaming keypad, you may experience a greater learning curve since key placement primarily mimics the left-hand placement on a normal keyboard.
If you have a keyboard with USB expansion slots, this does work since it doesn't use up much power. I'm using a Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard, a Logitech Trackman Wheel Optical Mouse, and the Warrior Gaming Keypad with only one USB cord plugged into my computer and have experienced a lot less stress on my wrists when gaming. If you have large hands, I'd suggest going with a Microsoft Trackball Explorer Mouse over the Logitech Trackman Wheel mouse.
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