( 5 reviews )
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Posted: May 15 2009
1. The left control key is in the wrong place, making it very frustrating to execute keyboard shortcuts like control-c, control-v for cut/paste. 2. The touchpad is almost unuseable, with the cursor frequently jumping across the screen. 3. The keyboard feels flimsy and cheap. In fact mine arrived with 2 keys that had fallen off in the mail and the springs underneath were nowhere to be found. I can put the keys back on, but they are useless without the springs. 4. Adesso has appalling customer service. Don't expect your email to their service desk to be returned. Calling is not much better: twice, I waited the arrival of replacement springs, after customer service agents promised to send them to me. Its 3 months and I'm still waiting.
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Posted: Jun 26 2007
I wouldn't disagree with what other reviewers have said. The keys are clicky, but no big deal to me. The touch pad buttons are a bit low, but I'm managing. The auxiliary keys are quite small. All of that said, this is working well for me. I needed a very small keyboard to fit in a small space (with no room for a mouse) that I use in a home office area with my laptop. If you have space for a large keyboard AND mouse, I'm not sure why you'd want to use a small keyboard. But if you need a small keyboard for a small space, this one works great.
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( 2 of 2 found this review helpful ) Posted: Dec 6 2006
Pros: -The keyboard and touchpad worked immediately upon plugging it in. No driver downloads (at least with XP). -The touchpad is actually fairly responsive, if a little small. It takes maybe three movements to get from the left side of the screen to the right side. Not many goofs along the way. -The upper right corner works as a right-click, which is handy. -The small size of the keyboard allows me to have both it and my mouse on the keyboard tray (I sometimes use my mouse with my left hand in conjunction with the keypad/keyboard.) -I can use it on my lap Cons: -The 2 "mouse" buttons under the keypad are angled down on a slope, making them difficult to click. Pretty stupid design really. -The touchpad is a little small, especially the scroll area. Sometimes the "up" movement doesn't get picked up. -Most of all, the special keys (CTRL,ALT,TAB, DEL, etc.) are ridiculously small. I don't know how anyone who types correctly can use this keyboard. My laptop keyboard has normal sized keys for these, and it doesn't seem much bigger. -The keyboard has a very "clicky" response, not at all like my laptop, so I often miss a stroke from tapping too lightly. Bottom line: it's okay, not great. but what else is out there? It has helped with the pain in my hand/wrist from using the scroll wheel all day for work. It's taken about 3 weeks to get used to it. I'd probably spend $50 on it again, but I'd also look more closely at the full sized and/or wireless options.
