Product Description: Nostromo SpeedPad n52 - Created to enhance your gameplay on the PC, the Nostromo SpeedPad n52 takes the best things about the keyboard and compresses them into one easy-to-use device! Typically the keyboard is your controlpanel. WASD for movement, and a multitude of other keys depending on the game. The problem is, the keyboard is meant for typing, not gaming. Having to halt your movement to hit other control keys leaves you a sitting duck in multiplay, and is just a waste of time otherwise. The Nostromo puts everything within reach, maximizing your speed&performance. Color - Black
Customer Reviews
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Rating: - nostromo n52 speedpad
I have used the n52 speedpad for about 6 months now, with many different types of games, and find that it is easy to program and setup for each game. the ergonomics are good enough and the speedpad works well in all situations. The key contacts are positive with minimal effort, and there don't seem to be any problems with keybounce. I liked it so well I bought a second unit just in case the first ever fails.
Rating: - Not Compatible With Mac OS X Leopard
While I greatly enjoyed this product and used it heavily for World of Warcraft, it is not compatible with Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.4). I recently switched over from Windows XP Pro, and tried to install the old software onto the new Mac system. The install was successful, and the software opens, but it won't accept programming instructions for the device.The N52 SpeedPad retains the default WASD settings, but the shift, round button, 8-way hat, and wheel don't function.
My only gripe with the controller was that it didn't have that 'clickey' feel that I love in keyboards... another layer of tactile feedback would have been perfect for this device. However, it was a minor beef, and I still highly recommend it for all you Windows users. Abilities become second nature, and it radically speeds up your gameplay, once you get used to it (which is quickly).
Looks like I will be upgrading to the Tournament version as soon as the 60$ comes my way.
Get one. You won't regret it.
Peace.
Rating: - Great device
I've owned one of these for about a year now and they are great. There is a period where you have to learn to use it, and you will suck while you are getting used to the controls. Once you do you will notice it's a lot easier to game with it than a keyboard.
Once you get all the keys mapped and you learn to love the configuration swapping (the round orange button) you'll be fragging like crazy. Note: it is a little stiff in the beginning but after a month or so of usage it loosens up a bit.
Rating: - Useless for me
Useless for me, do not have enough functions. Any game i play required F buttons, and this thing dont have them. So i never used it. So if you play Wow, or Cs trust me its junk dont buy it.
Rating: - Cheap build quality and WOFTM. I couldn't even give it away!
I'm a videon game noob' and i ordered this to help with shooter games and the like. Sadly im still a noob' no thanks to this keypad.
Pros-none really. I think if u want a key pad with easy key access a z-board may be your best bet.
Cons-Build quality is cheap and some of the buttons on the side such as the big orange one, the direction pad and "thumb" button are reminiscant of the type of thing you'd get on one of these budget joysticks K-Mart sold in the 80's. They're really clunky and you have to press firmly for any sort response. The keys are pretty flat and unresponsive as well. Theres also no weight to this thing so it would move accross the table if you weren't careful. Call me old skool but i like my gear sturdy and heavy. Imagine a brick without the weight (this thing is too light even as a paperweight!)
All in all I found that the pad was fiddly and tried to cram too much into a small space at the expense of ease of function. A poor concept really given the complexity of games these days and even if the design was improved the poor Belkin manufacturing quality would ruin it. I Think i used this thing for about 2 weeks before I stored it in a box in cupboard where it has remained to this day 18 months later....
- nostromo n52 speedpad
- Useless for me
- Cheap build quality and WOFTM. I couldn't even give it away!
