- Media Center – Four hot keys let you control the most-used media activities (play/pause, volume up, volume down, and mute).
- Quiet-touch Keys – Quiet, responsive, thin-profile keys.
- Calculator Hot Key – With the touch of the button, you can quickly access the Calculator.
- Spill-Resistant Design – Enjoy a drink while you work, this keyboard is designed to withstand an accidental spill.
- Windows Start Button – Press to launch your Start menu and search your PC or the Web if you have Windows Vista installed.
Product Description
quiet touch keys, integrated water channels, Start button key for Vista, Calculator Hotkey and Media Hotkeys, USB-Connected Devices… More >>
I bought this keyboard as a replacement for the original one came with my HP computer which is a USB wireless. I liked the original one but it can’t be used with rechargeable AA for a long time. I had to keep recharging constantly. And I didn’t like the idea of wasting throw away batteries.
This new keyboard is just as compact and light as the original, it’s a minimalist’s dream. Key stroke is very quiet and requires very short stroke kind of like using a notepad keyboard. Plug & play operation is extremely trouble free, you’ll need no instruction at all. Some of the photos I have seen showing PS2(old type connection) adaptor included but mine didn’t include it, which wasn’t an issue for me. There’s a special key for “calc” but I didn’t have a problem starting it in a couple of key strokes, so it’s not a big advantage. Another feature is its “spill-resistant design”. It’s nothing more than a several slits under the keyboard. If you spill water, it may help drying quicker, for anything else, you’ll have a hard time getting it clean, probably never completely like any other keyboard.
Over all, I like everything about this keyboard with no negative opinion. Only thing I don’t know about it is its durability but from the way I feel, it seems well made and will last for a long time.
The photo showing on this page is misleading. It comes with keyboard only without a mouse.
Rating: 5 / 5
This feels neither like a cheap keyboard nor like a fancy, expensive keyboard.
It works with my ps3.
I’d say its above average since it has multimedia keys. The volume control is very useful.
The cord length is 6 ft 6 inches (198 cm)
It looks like I can just swipe a Lysol cloth over this keyboard to clean it.
Overall I say it is a good wired keyboard for anyone who wants volume control.
Rating: 5 / 5
I bought this keyboard to replace my work desktop keyboard which was a standard IBM one. My work didn’t require too much typing until recently, but once I was involved in heavy Word document composing I realized how noisy that IBM keyboard was and started to bother me quite a bit. I tried out some keyboards at local retail stores but didn’t like any of those. I didn’t need any fancy functions, just a normal one with quiet keys. No local stores carried this model. I really wanted to try typing in person but based on reviews here and other online places I decided to order one. So glad I did. It fits nicely on my keyboard tray underneath of my desk. Light typing touch and so much quieter compared to the old-school one. Like other reviewer said, it’s in the middle of standard keyboard and laptop keyboard in terms of key height. Feels right to me. Love the calculator key.
My only compliant is that I wish the Esc key was the same size as other keys. I have no problem with smaller Function keys as I hardly use them but tiny Esc is a bit annoying. But with everything else is so satisfying I’ll put up with it. Highly recommended for someone looking for an inexpensive, quiet keyboard suitable for document typing tasks. Th BlueProton was great, too. Can’t beat the price PLUS free shipping!
Rating: 5 / 5
I purchased this keyboard to replace one that I was happy with… Until it sustained an accidental spill that rendered it inoperable. I have not yet spilled anything on this unit, so I cannot comment on its ability to stand up to liquids.
What I can say is that the keyboard is quieter than any other I’ve used. It’s not perfect by a long shot, but it’s quieter than most. Unfortunately, that’s not saying much. This keyboard is not ultra-quiet by any means. When my wife is in bed sleeping (lying about 15 feet from where my keyboard is), I have to be careful not to type as I normally do. If I am not careful to type very softly and slowly, I wake her up. And that is not because I press extremely hard–it’s because this keyboard is not really all that “quiet”.
One thing that I still have a difficult time getting used to is the low profile of the keys. The F-keys, the Insert/Delete/etc keys… All of them… They’re much shorter on this unit than they are on most keyboards. For me at least, this makes them a bit harder to find and harder to use without looking.
Another reviewer complained about the arrow keys, saying that when pressed, they are recessed below the surface of the keyboard, making them difficult to use. Another reviewer was fine with this design. I agree with the former; what I find is that with the low-profile arrow keys, I have to put my finger exactly on the keys to press them. When I’m using a keyboard of the style I prefer, the arrow keys are more raised, meaning I don’t need to be so conscious and precise in how I press them. This criticism holds for not just the arrow keys but also the Insert/Home/Delete/End/Page Up/Page Down keys, as well as the outer numeric keypad keys.
Because of the design of the arrow keys, this keyboard is useless for gaming as far as I’m concerned. You shouldn’t need to be so deliberate and exact in your finger placement when you’re trying to hit the up arrow key.
The biggest problem I have with this keyboard is that it often registers keypresses incorrectly (or, at least, not as I’ve intended). For example, if I press Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+shift+Tab to move between browser tabs, it will often jump two tabs rather than just one. I never, ever had this problem with any previous keyboards.
And as far as the keys working properly, well that depends. I type pretty quickly (>90 wpm, with accuracy), and I very often find myself having to retype things. It’s as if the keys don’t spring back quickly enough to correctly register keypresses that occur in rapid succession. Again, I’ve never had this problem with any other keyboard. With this keyboard, I have to be more crisp and deliberate with my keystrokes. That’s annoying and it slows me down. If I was a hunt-and-peck typist, or just much slower, I’d be oblivious to this problem, and I’d post a review implying that people who realize this keyboard sucks don’t know what they’re talking about.
Rating: 2 / 5
Was just what the doctor ordered. Exactly what we needed and its quality is higher than expected for the price.
Rating: 5 / 5