Kensington Slim Type Keyboard – PC
Product Description
Kensington Slim Type Keyboard for PCs : Dress up any desktop computer with a stylish, low profile keyboard. The Kensington SlimType Keyboard delivers comfort and convenience – with a style that will complement any desktop. Outside, the sleek, slim black and silver exterior reflects today´s contemporary styling. Inside, the latest keyboard technologies deliver fingertip convenience and control. Scissor-switch key technology – found in laptops – delivers light acti… More >>
Kensington Slim Type Keyboard – PC
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March 16th, 2010 at 10:47 pm
I need my computer’s ports for the USB devices I have that can’t be powered through the keyboard. I can’t afford to use them up with the keyboard and mouse. And, the loss of the two USB ports that are always on a Mac’s keyboard is too great a loss. You can’t even plug the mouse in, for heaven’s sake! No, if Kensington is going to put “for Macs” on the package, they must design the keyboard to have built-in USB ports, or else it just doesn’t work, not for me. I returned mine.
Rating: 2 / 5
March 16th, 2010 at 11:49 pm
It is more like a laptop keyboard than a regular PC keyboard which may have been stated in the description. I wouldn’t have purchased it if I was aware because it is harder to type on than a typical PC keyboard that has the keys more defined.
Rating: 4 / 5
March 17th, 2010 at 12:29 am
I like this keyboard. It seems to be very solidly built and the key action is nice. However I must note two caveats: 1. The cord length. If you are replacing a standard keyboard you may find that the cord on this one is too short. 2. I found that plugging this keyboard directly into the USB port caused the mouse pointer on my computer to disappear. I solved the problem by using a PS/2 USB adapter. However this is not included with the keyboard and has to be purchased separably.
Rating: 3 / 5
March 17th, 2010 at 2:40 am
The sliver band outside the keyboard will wear out in less than 2 months for regular users.
The keyboard will look very bad.
Don’t buy it. Kengington will not cover this in their warranty.
Rating: 1 / 5
March 17th, 2010 at 4:33 am
Ive been using this keyboard for over a year now, and simply put, it is BEAUTIFUL as keyboards go, great for typing, and somewhat compact. That’s pretty much all that’s good about it: you’ll love the feel and looks.
Now, on the negative side, it suffers from some of the worst special-button layout in the history of keyboards. The Volume-Up/Volume-Down and Mute buttons are simply in the dumbest, most illogical, ridiculous, hard-to-memorize places one could possible hope to put them. They are among the silver buttons on the top button-bar, but are surrounded on both sides by other buttons, so you can never just reach down blindly and hit them in the dark. It’s a nightmare. I mean, for crying out loud, the Calculator button is on the far right where the Mute should be.
Simply put, whoever designed the special-buttons bar needs to be handed this keyboard and told to try making volume adjustments for an hour, in the dark.
That alone makes this keyboard almost not worth getting.
Other negative issues include the fact that the silver border around the edges of the keyboard has all but entirely worn off on the bottom half of the keyboard, exposing a beige strip of plastic. I don’t really care, but the thing is supposed to be metal for a KB that costs this much.
So, all-in-all, its a great keyboard with a massive, drive-you-up-the-wall flaw that really should be a turning point in deciding whether or not you get it.
Rating: 4 / 5