N-key rollover confusion

[pizzahead911]

Hello. I was thinking about buying a Thermaltake Poseidon Z keyboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823162029) as it looks like a rather solid keyboard and I don't mind the knock-off Kahil switches. While it seems like a great value keyboard as I found a place selling them for $56 I noticed that it only has 6-8 key rollover which is kind of a big deal for me as it was one of the gripes of my last keyboard. Now looking at the TKL version of the keyboard it advertises itself as "full n-key rollover" and is about $5-10 more than the normal version. Can anyone confirm this for me because if that is true I would much rather spend the tiny extra bit of money for full n-key rollover but I don't understand why it would be any different from the normal version.

 

[Suedbirch]

Yeah, i know someone who bought the poseidon Z, and was annoyed to realize the 6-8 key rollover, however he returned his for the TKL version, and it has full n key roll over. (its also a great keyboard in general)

 

[pizzahead911]

Ok thanks alot. I don't mind paying an extra few bucks if I get full n-key rollover

 

[synphul]

According to thermaltake, they have two versions of their poseidon z keyboards. One is a "Z" with ten key and the other is a "ZX" or tkl (ten key less) without the ten key. The zx without the ten key description says n-key rollover via usb (usually this was done with a usb to ps/2 adapter in the past, but no mention of that in their webpage description). The unit with the ten key has 6-8 key rollover. So yes, if you want the n-key rollover and don't mind giving up the ten key pad on the right, the zx (or tkl) would be the right model to get.