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| Platform: Windows XP |
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Customer Reviews:
keyboard is crap 
The keyboard itself has a nice feel, but after just two months of using it, the keys are getting more and more unresponsive, and have to be pressed harder. I wish I had read the other reviews before I bought this one.
Mouse OK but keyboard has issues. 
I own two of these keyboards and on the overall, it is ok. The main problem that BOTH have is range for one (as mentioned by another reviewer) and the fact that they seem to have an issue with holding the ctl or shift key while selecting files.
Many times I have been in the process of selecting files by holding the CTL and clicking on the mouse only to look and see all my selections go away as the keyboard just ‘lets go’ of the ctl key while I am still holding it.
Also not very good for gaming at all for the same reason. The keys will just ‘let go’ even though you have not.
Good mouse but not the keyboard
I have been using these bundle for a while and decided to write a little bit detail about it.
- Good thing first:
+ The signal is strong (or at least I never seen any signal drop or anything).
+ Mouse is pretty smooth. I like the silence scrolling of the middle wheel button. I must disagree with the person review before me because by default, this button is set for changing to the next application window (like ALT-TAB). You can change this default behavior easily.
+ Keyboard has the volumn control keys which are very useful.
- How about the bad and the ugly?
+ Well, the keyboard is certainly a huge drawback:
* No light indicator to say if the keyboard is on or not, is the capslock, numlock… on or not. The only way you can have a clue about what mode the keyboard are operating in is by typing something to see the behavior.
* Sometimes, the signal from the keyboard to the receiver got repeated. Which means you are typing something and it accidentally display your letter repeatedly like thisssssssssss.
+ To have the full functional keyboard and mouse, you have to enable two programs provided and run them in the background. If not, numerous new keys will be useless.
+ The default values of many keys are not very familiar. The middle wheel of the mouse is an example. More than that, all F’s keys are set to new values. You have to press another key to activate the normal mode of these F’s keys.
+ On the small keypad between the alphabet pad and number pad, the INSERT key is missing, it is annoying to me since I use this key a lot.
If you really to buy a good stuff, try Logitech which can be expensive but very reliable. Microsoft hardware stuffs seem to get more and more sloppy.
Horrible — do not buy
I am returning my unit tonight - it is not a good product. The problems include:
* Range is about 6″, yes inches. I have the keyboard/mouse on a keyboard tray and the transmitter sitting on the desk. It complains about having a weak signal. The keyboard also misses keystrokes because of this. I’m using the batteries supplied with the product.
* Middle mouse clicks are nearly impossible. I use a browser that supports middle-mouse click to open a new window in the background. This is virtually impossible to use with this mouse. You have to try at least 5 times to get the mouse to register a middle click.
* The keyboard itself is a little cramped compared to my old, wired Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite.
