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Technical Details
- Media Center Control media playback from your keyboard- Hot Keys One-touch access to Windows Media Player, e-mail, Home, calculator, My Documents, Zoom, instant messaging, and photos
- Spill-Resistant, Quiet Touch Keys - Integrated water channels drain the liquid away
- Soft-Touch Palm Rest Get better, more comfortable support while you type with the plush, integrated palm rest
- Reliable 2.4 GHz Wireless Up to a 30-foot range and less clutter on your desktop
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By kaysue75
I do like this keyboard a lot. It is very durable as my cat has knocked it in the floor twice and it works like new. The keys are easy to use/ you do not have to press hard. The two things missing on this keyboard are indicator lights for caps lock and number lock. It has several buttons I haven't even used yet. The ones I have tried work like it says. There are 5 keys you can program to take you to certain pages on the web. I am very pleased with this keyboard.
By Jeremiah Michael Leedy (Key Largo FL, USA.)
Well I have had this keyboard for about 6 months now and the original batteries are still going strong. I love the feel of this keyboard and how light weight it is. The ONLY bad things I have to say about this board is the bad placement of the escape key. The software CD that came with it didn't work but I spent only 5 minutes downloading the software from the Microsoft website and it works like a charm. I use my keyboard on my lap while sitting in bed and surfing the net on my 52inch monitor just 5 feet away. All I can say is, If you can put up with a small escape key in a bad position on the keyboard than you should buy this. A+ product.
By Jessica Gustafson (honolulu, hawaii)
I got this keyboard just for the sake of it not having any wires. I'm using it right next to my computer and it works great. I don't care about the function keys and their size even though I honestly don't find the size to be that small..its not that hard to learn how to reach for the right one if I really wanted to use them though. The keys are really quiet and a mix in between a keyboard and laptop which I love. All in all, if you want a nice keyboard with no wires this one is perfectly fine and great for the price.
By rookierookie (Viriginia)
All of the basic keys work without installation of any software.
The special buttons work, except the music key, which may be only my problem.
It is easy to use and very comfortable.
By MonWolfos (USA - Fairbanks, Alaska)
I had quite a keyboard adventure which led to this purchase outside of Amazon.com. However, the keyboard has left me with several complaints, thus I am going to inform potential buyers of what to expect, as well as perhaps vent some of my frustrations with this device.
Now, as a first major point, Video Gamers Beware. This keyboard is not gamer friendly, particularly to MMO gamers I'd think.
Design
- I give the design a low rating due to a curve in the keyboard. It's rather weird, but for someone who is used to typing on a flat keyboard, this curve format really puts strain on my wrists. It's difficult to fully describe the shape of the keyboard, so for now I'll say it "dips". The Space bar is high, then it dips slightly to the ASD row of keys, then it rises again all the way to the top row of shortcut keys. Also, the keyboard can't be turned on or off unless you remove the batteries every night and put them back in every morning. Key softness varies: the letter keys are softish, the space bar is a bit noisy ("Clacky" as one reviewer stated, and a very apt description that is!), and the function keys are all but silent, which is a major downfall considering they're already tiny and hard to identify. You'll have no idea if they're actually functioning at all until you get used to it.
For typing in general, it's reliable, but it only really shines once you've gotten used to the layout of the keys and the shape of the board. Also, the size is rather ungainly, especially due to...
Wrist Rest Thing
- At the front of the keyboard, there is a small slanted rest for your...wrists I'd assume--I don't know. Now that I think about it, I wonder if this keyboard was designed for someone with either small hands, short fingers, or hulk-hands. Just be aware that the rest cannot be removed--the entire keyboard is one single unit, the only adjustable features being the two retractable flaps for propping the keyboard at a slightly higher angle. For gamers who use the [Space] bar frequently, and are used to flat keyboards in which a simple swipe of the thumb will apply enough pressure to use the Space key, you may find it difficult now that there's a plastic bar effectively holding your thumb up over-top the space key. You'll have to exert some motion to use it now.
Function Keys and Macro/Shortcut Keys
- The keyboard comes equipped with standard function keys, F1 through F12, along with 22 non-standard keys with functions ranging from opening the Documents folder, Windows Media Player, Media Player Pause/Play/Stop/Next/Previous keys, Volume Up/Down/Mute keys, and even an Open Calculator key just above the number pad. The major problem with these Function and Macro keys however, is their size: they're tiny! Small, rectangular tabs with their function displayed in the form of a small white picture, that may or may not have any bearing on what you're doing. Now, here's where the first of several major issues come in: the function keys themselves are not function keys, they're macro keys. In order to use them as actual function keys (in programs aside from Microsoft Word, Messenger, etcetera), you must utilize a "Function Lock" key, placed right of the F12 Key. For example, if you are in a program and attempt to use the "F2" key, the keyboard will instead perform "Ctrl + Z", since F2 is set to a "Undo" macro by default. Fortunately however, this issue can be bypassed using the Keyboard Properties > Key Settings menu, which we'll look at in the next section.
Aside from the function keys, you have 13 more keys that are hot-linked to different functions. To the left of the keyboard you have "Documents" and "My Pictures" shortcut keys. Above the [Esc] key you have four keys set for "Mail", "Internet", "Windows Messenger", and "Windows Media Player". All six of these keys can be customized. Next however, we have "Favorites" keys, 1 through 5, with a sixth key called "Show Favorites", which basically tells you what you've bound to the 1 through 5 keys, and allows you to access those shortcuts on-screen. These six keys cannot have macros attached, however--they can only be hot-linked to shortcuts. As a warning however, I wouldn't recommend pressing any of these six keys until you've disabled them or hot-linked them. Nothing bad will happen, but they'll make a loud and annoyingly cheerful dinging sound, and pop up a window asking you to add a shortcut to the key.
The remaining keys include the Windows Media Player control keys, a Calculator shortcut key, Zoom/Scroll keys, and the volume keys. The volume keys adjust your system volume however, so unless you're using headphones or speakers that don't have a volume knob or something, it's fairly useless unless you need a quick mute-button for whatever reason. The Zoom/Scroll keys are useless unless your mouse doesn't have a scroll wheel. However, the Calculator shortcut key is in my opinion one of the best keys this keyboard comes supplied with. This is the only case in which I think the size is appropriate, its function useful, and it's position perfect. Situated right above the [Number Lock] key, it serves as easy access to a handy program.
As my coup de grâce however, let's point out that there are no lights on the keyboard aside from the Battery Power light. Thus, unless you have the "Display
In order to fully describe the function keys, let's take a brief look at the Software that allows you to customize the keys...
The Software
- Is annoying. It works well enough, but there are some restrictions that are brilliantly irksome. For starters, you can't customize the Zoom In/Out, Volume, or the Favorites Keys (1-5 and the star key). The volume keys will always provide volume, and the Zoom keys will always zoom or scroll. The Favorites Keys can only be hot-linked to shortcuts, such as Folders or Internet Favorites. The Star Key next to the 1 - 5 keys can only be enabled or disabled. Next, while you can disable the Function Key shortcuts by over-writing them with macros, if you try to use the Function Lock feature to switch between normal Function Keys and Microsoft Program Shortcuts, you'll have to remember when the last time you turned it on or off was, since there aren't any lights to indicate its status. Other than that, the rest of the non-standard keys can mostly be configured to use one of the following four functions:
1) The Default action for that key--for example, [F2]'s default function is "Undo", that when pressed, performs a "[Ctrl] + [Z]" macro.
2) Custom: "Choose from a list of commands" that include starting up Microsoft programs (Word, Excel, Messenger), Copying and Pasting, Exiting, Internet Navigation, Vista features, User folder Shortcuts, Media Player Shortcuts, etcetera)
3) Custom: "Start a program, Web page, or file", which allows you to hot-link a shortcut to that key
4) Custom: "Disable the use of this key", which disables the key entirely. Surprise!
Now, most of these same keys can also be assigned macros. When the "Assign/Manage Macro" buttons pressed, you are given an easy-to-use window that allows you to create new macros, copy macros, delete macros, and customize the ones you're making or editing with a name and if necessary, insert "special" keys (such as mouse-button clicks and DPI buttons).
Life
- So far I've had this keyboard one full day, and I'm still getting used to it. All together, I'd say it's a decent keyboard, but only if you're using Microsoft programs 24/7. For gamers, artists, and even casual computer users, you may find it uncomfortable to start with, and perhaps more complicated than necessary to deal with. I recommend taking a good hard look at the images, before making up your mind.
Worth
- In total, I'd say this keyboard is worth $19.99 at most. It's wireless, and it has some special features, but it just doesn't feel organized.
Conclusion
- This keyboard was definitely designed by Microsoft, for Microsoft products. I'm sure it'll be a great keyboard for anyone getting started with using Microsoft Office, but for everyone else, it may be better to look for something different.
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