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This product went belly-up after 1 year of use. My son and I were both using and we did switch keyboards often as he enjoyed the WoW keyboard and I prefered a regular qwerty board. I don't know if it was the constant changing of keyboards that caused the problem or near constant use or just poor design. We have shared a Dell keyboard that came with the computer (nothing fancy) for over 5 years now and it still works so I'm thinking zboard isn't made to last.

As for how good it makes you at WoW. All I can say, is I didn't use any of the special buttons. There really is nothing this board and keyset does for you that you can't already macro in-game. You then have to learn new placement of keys if you do use it and were able to get it installed (also not very user friendly).

My son did love it, but I watched him using it and didn't see him using any of the "special" keys either. I think with the kids, it is just eye candy. Zboard is getting over-rated by younger folks who are enamored by WoW and anything WoW related. The keyboard itself may deserve an average rating but I'm going low because I really think 1 year is poor and an over-rated product needs some balance.

Short review- Maybe 3 stars if you don't mind difficulty of use and it lasts more then a year (mine didn't).

1 star because it is over-rated and needs a reality check.

If you are a gamer this is a very useful cool keyboard... I bought for my son and he loves it. Well worth the $$$... I have one too and it works better than any keyboard I have owned.

Key set seems to function well and works great with world of warcraft. Make sure you read the whole description because this item is just a key set for the ideazon Zboard that you need to buy separate from the key set. Space bar is two separate buttons kind of crappy because the space bar keys don't line up to well. The key set is in a enclosure and when using buttons close to the out side the outer enclosure is in the way. I give it good ratings for World of Warcraft,but for typing find something else.....

If you played your games with an standard keyboard this will take a little getting used to.

However, once I did get used to it I really wasn't that impressed. In a nutshell, the keyset (you need to buy the base unit first)simply creates Macros for some of the most common commands. Other than that it's a standard keyboard with the righthand numerical key section removed.

If you did buy the base unit it comes with two keysets, a standard keyboard layout and one for gaming. The gaming keyset is laid out in a very different manner, larger red keys for movement on the left etc. the difference is that the software enables you to customize the key commands using Macros for your game. You don't need to be a Brain Surgeon to customize the keyboard. Simply visit you games many community or fan sites and you can find Macros that you can copy and paste to the keyboard. I was able to customize the standard gaming keyset that came with the base unit in a very short time.

Personally, I'd say to save your money and just buy the base unit. Configure the keyboard yourself to the way you play the game. The little research you may have to do to save the money is well worth it.

My Zboard runs Excalentooo. Every keyset works great and updates the way it is supposed to. I have Age of Conan, WoW, And Now Warhamer online. they all work great