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Customer Reviews:
The best wireless keyboard!
This is by far the best wireless keyboard I have purchased so far. All the other wireless keyboards, even the low frequency RF ones do not have the range and the all-in-one features that this keyboard has.

The built in touch pad is an excellent feature, for it is one less thing to have to get batteries for or loose.

Range is by far the best, where I could maybe get 5 feet out of the other low frequency RF keyboards, this one I was able to get 60 feet before I had to stop.

The only downside of this keyboard is there are no indicator LED’s, such as numlock, capslock, and scroll.

The scroll feature is a great one to have, and I like it a lot.

If the keyboard does go to sleep, just tap the FN key a couple of times and you are good to go.

As far as battery life goes, I remove mine after I am done, so I really don’t know how long the batteries would last if left in.

No custom setting options
If you are looking for a keyboard/trackpad that can be customized, this is not it. It is a true plug and play unit, but that is all. You have no options to adjust for the tap speed or turn off tap completely. You can not adjust sensitivity either. If you are alright with no customization, then it is a ok keyboard/trackpad combination.

worked great for a couple of months
Worked great for a couple of months, then just wacked out. Now it will just pick a letter and keep typing it over and over.

Tried to email support, somone from another country told me to read their terms and conditions and send back. Too much trouble.

loved it when it worked..wished it would have kept working.

Cheap Feel, Terrible Battery Life
I have had one of these for about 3yrs and have finally had enough of it. My biggest gripes are the cheap battery holder door, no low battery indicator, and terrible battery life.

When the keyboard has fully charged batteries it works well, the touchpad tracks great and it is very easy to type on this keyboard. The problem is, there is no indicator that the batteries are dying until the keyboard starts exhibiting very erratic behavior. The first thing that goes is the mouse, it becomes very difficult to track, and it takes longer to wake up the keyboard. On top of that, the numlock comes on automatically as the batteries die; try typing your password with the numlock on and no indication that it is on. There is nothing to indicate when caps lock or numlock is on, and it is very annoying when it turns on in the middle of typing something because the batteries are getting low.

Then the right mouse click starts sticking, and anytime you attempt to highlight something it starts opening windows or scrolling unexpectedly. If this keyboard had a battery indicator, even a little 3 bar LCD battery indicator it would be 10x better.

The other problem is battery life itself. I have tried 3 different types of rechargeable batteries, yet I am lucky if they last more than a few days. Although it cost a lot more I am going to try the Logitech diNovo Edge just because it advertises a 2 month charge. I’ll be happy if it just lasts 2 weeks per charge.

The last problem is the terribly cheap battery door. Several times I have had the batteries fall out when I picked up the keyboard, or have had to hold the battery door when trying to figure out if it was dead batteries causing the problems or if the batteries were about to fall out.

works on a MAC
This is the only wireless keyboard/trackpad combo I could find to work on a MAC. I have it hooked up to my Powerbook and a 42″ LCD and I can navigate from anywhere in the room. Trackpad and scroll pad work 100%. I would have gave it 5 stars if they made a MAC version with MAC buttons.