Help /advice move from Razer

[maka12]

Hi
ive seen azeron products around for years and always liked the look of them, i currently have a Razer orbweaver and a Razer Tartarus Pro which i use mainly for
Battlefield and call of duty, only play Fps games can someone tell me what the keyzen compares like to the ones i currently use, and will it take much getting used too?
or is the cyborg compact 2 better suited for me , i want something as close to my razer pads as possible?
also do these ship to the UK?
thanks

 

[Ocean]

I've used several keypads in the past. Including a Tartarus v2, Logitech G13, a Nostromo n52, and most recently a Redragon K585 pro (which I still use with my laptop). If you have long hands, then the Keyzen will work great as the functions are almost identical to something like the Tartarus v2. If your wrist to fingertip length is any less than 19cm though, it almost certainly won't work without modification. All keys and the joystick are fully rebindable. It's more comfortable if your hands are large enough since the keys are arranged like the Kinesis Advantage. The compact 2 has 2 less inputs than the keyzen, but might be better after a small learning curve since all the inputs are closer together.
I'd say it's better than the Orbweaver in just about every way if you have long enough hands, except for that it's not backlit rgb.
With the Tartarus pro, the downside is that you'll loose the wheel and the analog inputs. The upside is that you'll pickup a proper thumbstick and 4 way hat. If your tartarus pro is anything like the Huntsman v3 that I have, then you'll loose the ability to bind buttons to analog axes, rapid trigger, snap tap, customizable actuation points, and secondary functions on deep presses. You get more independent buttons than the tartarus. You get 32 inputs before you account for the analog inputs on the thumbstick, which you can bind another 8 to if you wish. Get the elite stick. Custom resistance and easily swappable sticks. If you like the feel of regular cherry mx switches better than analogue inputs and your hands are long enough? Get the Keyzen. If you hands are shorter than 19-20cm, get the cyborg compact 2. It uses microswitches like mice do, iirc.

 

[maka12]

I've used several keypads in the past. Including a Tartarus v2, Logitech G13, a Nostromo n52, and most recently a Redragon K585 pro (which I still use with my laptop). If you have long hands, then the Keyzen will work great as the functions are almost identical to something like the Tartarus v2. If your wrist to fingertip length is any less than 19cm though, it almost certainly won't work without modification. All keys and the joystick are fully rebindable. It's more comfortable if your hands are large enough since the keys are arranged like the Kinesis Advantage. The compact 2 has 2 less inputs than the keyzen, but might be better after a small learning curve since all the inputs are closer together.
I'd say it's better than the Orbweaver in just about every way if you have long enough hands, except for that it's not backlit rgb.
With the Tartarus pro, the downside is that you'll loose the wheel and the analog inputs. The upside is that you'll pickup a proper thumbstick and 4 way hat. If your tartarus pro is anything like the Huntsman v3 that I have, then you'll loose the ability to bind buttons to analog axes, rapid trigger, snap tap, customizable actuation points, and secondary functions on deep presses. You get more independent buttons than the tartarus. You get 32 inputs before you account for the analog inputs on the thumbstick, which you can bind another 8 to if you wish. Get the elite stick. Custom resistance and easily swappable sticks. If you like the feel of regular cherry mx switches better than analogue inputs and your hands are long enough? Get the Keyzen. If you hands are shorter than 19-20cm, get the cyborg compact 2. It uses microswitches like mice do, iirc.

thanks for reply, i don't like using thumbstick . i use wasd keys for movement would it be ok using keys for movement on this device? and bind the stick for something else.
my hands are 21cm so size should be ok.
thanks

 

[Ocean]

i use wasd keys for movement would it be ok using keys for movement on this device? and bind the stick for something else.

If you have average or thin fingers you're good, much more comfortable than a regular keyboard, but if you have really thick fingers then no. I have average fingers, and it feels just fine. I'm not hitting any keys I'm not intending to hit. The issue is the aggressive curve they went with on the towers. It allows them to pack more inputs in, but people with really thick fingers are probably out of luck. If anything, I wish they'd have added two more buttons to them; one at the top of the main pinky tower and another one on the outside index finger tower, making the top row five keys wide instead of three. I assume it's just a limit of the control board they use. It looked pretty packed when I opened it up to change palm rests.

There are no limitations on what you can bind the stick to that I've seen so far. You can even set the rotational orientation of the stick and the input angle limits to fit the way you have the stick adjusted for your hand. You can also bind four or eight keys to it. You can have it assigned as a xinput or directinput stick. It can also emulate a mouse and there's also a neat analog mouse wheel function that you can assign it to. And that's all available with the on board profiles.

My only suggestion is to get a couple of textured stickers or something so you can easily find the wasd home keys until you get used to it.