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Alternative Keyboards: Press Here for Extras

EluminX glows for your touch, Creative gets musical, and Logitech combo goes cordless.

By Frank Thorsberg and Harry McCracken   

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Creative CREATIVE PRODIKEYS - MUSIC AND PC KEYBOARD IN ONE (Creative Labs-7000000000269)

Auravision EluminX Illuminated Keyboard Black Case / Aquamarine Illumination (AuraVision-S00211)

The days when you were stuck with the plain-vanilla keyboard that came with your desktop PC are long gone. Stylish, sleek, and sporty keyboards to fit all lifestyles and ergonomic preferences are now available.

Three of the standouts are the EluminX, a backlit keyboard suitable for low-light computing from Auravision; Creative's Prodikeys, a keyboard that makes music; and the Cordless Navigator Duo from Logitech, a combo keyboard and mouse setup.

All three add to the cost of your system, of course, as opposed to that plain-Jane keyboard that is usually bundled. Both wired keyboards from Creative and Auravision are priced at $100 and are compatible with Windows-based machines. The Prodikeys works with Windows 98 Second Edition up through Windows XP; EluminX works with all Windows flavors (including Windows 95). Logitech's entry costs $80 and is compatible with Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, and later versions of Windows, and also works with Macintosh OS X.

For detailed buying advice on a range of keyboards, mice, and other devices (such as trackballs and pen tablets), check out How to Buy Input Devices.

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