I work from home and this is my primary keyboard. I am a minimalist, so I don't like cords and I don't like "stuff" on my desk. This is perfect for me. I was first drawn to the small size. I can shift the keyboard anywhere on my desk or hold it in my lap if I wanted. It leaves plenty of room for my mouse to roam. I was skeptical about the feel and the battery life.
I use Mac and PC laptops as well as a PC desktop. I have always been most comfortable on a full size PC keyboard - the key spacing, the feel, the general ergonomics. Laptops always feel cramped and some of the keys are often in the "wrong" location compared to a desktop keyboard. That is the one downside of this keyboard. A couple of common keys are moved to save space - namely the page up and page down, which I use heavily to switch browser windows or Excel sheets. Everything else is decent as far as location. I was really afraid of how the keys would feel coming from full size desktop keyboards. If I had it my way, they would bring back the mechanical click keyboards from the 80's and 90's PC's. This actually feels pretty good. It is a solid click and feel when buttons are depressed, great feedback. These don't feel anything like laptops with the mushy key strokes. This feels solid.
I've had it for months, and I always leave it on. It is smart enough not to drain the battery when not actually being typed on. It may be a small inconvenience to some to simply switch it on and off, but the convenience of not thinking about it is great. In this way, it functions like a wired keyboard without the unsightly cords. I always prefer corded peripherals because I hate thinking about charging devices. We all have enough rechargeable products to think about. With this, it's not an issue at all. I have no problem charging or replacing the batteries once or twice a year when I use this device for most of the day, every day.
Aside from feel and battery life, this has a couple more things going for it. It looks real nice with the piano black color. It's small and the back is adjustable. I leave it flat for my preference, but maybe not for everyone. Also, the media keys are quite helpful. It's clumsy to click through to volume on the screen. This is much more intuitive. A lot like a laptop in that respect. Speaking of which, the function keys are useful as well. I haven't messed around too much with the programming as I don't need the function keys too much, but I do use some of them. This is easily used on both PC and Mac. This is a natural PC keyboard, but you can customize for a Mac when you first pair it. I didn't do any customization and use it just fine with the Mac. I use both OS's pretty heavily and use the same desktop setup (monitor, mouse, keyboard, etc.) on both of them pretty seamlessly. Finally, this is a great value. I was willing to spend much more on a keyboard because I spend so much time and make my living on the computer. I wasn't convinced I would like this but gave it a try because it was only about $23. For that price, I expected it to be low quality and disposable, and I would simply try another if it didn't work out. Looks like I found what I was looking for and will be keeping it for a while.
| Wireless Type | 2.4 GHz Radio Frequency |
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