Nice keyboard set, room to improve | Kensington SlimBlade Media Notebook Set with Wireless Keyboard, Laser...

Near-perfect touch-typing; combines function, form and dual platform versatility | Kensington SlimBlade Media Notebook Set with Wireless Keyboard, Laser Mouse, and Numeric KeyPad (Graphite) ...

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	• Kensington SlimBlade Media Notebook Set with Wireless Keyboard, Laser Mouse, and Numeric KeyPad (Graphite) ... Kensington Kensington average customer review:based on 16 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Just Right!!!

This keyboard is easy to install, has great range, and is about the smallest keyboard you are going to find. I put the numeric keypad away in a drawer because I never use it. I will warn you that the keys have a low profile and are very sensitive. This design may be problematic if you are heavy handed.

Nice keyboard set, room to improve

Have had this wireless mouse/ keyboard set for several week now. Overall I like it; no problems connecting, drivers installed fine on XP on two machines. No conflict with Logitech wireless drivers on my Lenovo. Small keyboard size is very nice, I much prefer not having a number pad in between the mouse and keys, but it is cool to have one wherever I want it when needed. I still like my Typematrix 2030 keyoboard better but the vendor is out of them until later this year. Tactile feedback on the keyboard is a little less than ideal for me- I find I sometimes don't press down enough on some keys as I type. It is a very quiet keyboard to work with and I like that a lot.

The mouse works fine but it is not my favorite. It has a low form factor- easy to transport with a laptop- but I would rather use a normal-sized mouse. The trackball is a cool idea but it ends up shaking pages left and right at times while trying to scroll through articles, etc. I think a scroll wheel with left/ right tilt capability is better, as it is steadier. The 2 cm usb receiver fits into the mouse for storage, but you have to open the battery cover to put it in. Logitech has a better design with a little "cave" you stick the USB receiver into, and press a button to pop it out. Who wants to open and close a batery cover every time? it is not elegant. Also, the lack of side buttons on the mouse is frustrating, especially while surfing the web. All in all, I would say it was a good purchase. Keepin' it real.

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Near-perfect touch-typing; combines function, form and dual platform versatility

At this price point one might expect out-of-the box plug-in convenience, but ordered set had defective USB receiver. Help phone was 'no longer in operation', online FAQ remedy required a third hand, and email contact was needlessly frustrating. But once the problem was pinned down to the 'dongle' (after several wasted hours), the entire unit was replaced ... turned out to be well worth the aggravation.

The key that ejects a CD/DVD in either Mac or PC mode from the Mac's sealed optical drive alone makes up for some (as yet) unrecognized combination keystrokes. As are the shaped and lively keys, the elegantly functional graphited chrome design, and the non-sliding metal case (far preferable to Apple's chicklets pasted on fancy plastic). If your needs are for a multibutton multimedia form-over-function control center, rather than a functional office typewriter, then this isn't for you. Conversely, if you want just a solid office tool without bells and whistles, then the SlimBlade is a rewarding choice. Adding to the cord-free keyboard are the laterally scrolling mouse wheel for spreadsheets, the removable numeric keypad, and wireless operation. [The also detachable remote media control unit is a $20 option.]

Although a 5-star performer, with lightly sculpted touch-typing (rather than flat slippery) keys and the delightful ability to switch painlessly between Mac and Win operation, the keyboard falls short in some lesser areas: "Caps Lock" ought to have an integral LED to show it has been struck unintentionally (rather than the 'a'-key); not all keyboard shortcuts are recognized--even with the Mac-driver installed--notably the strokes that use modifiers (alt/option, Ctrl, shift) with a command key (eg, shift-Cmd-F to preset Mac's search dialog to filename detection), or Ctrl-Eject to bing up the logoff dialog for Mac.

Note: I haven't yet fully tested the Micosoft 'Office' for Win shortcuts--thus far they seem to do the trick. I anticipate broader multi-key shortcut compliance in a version 2 driver release.

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By swapping the magnetically attached modules on the left or right side of the keyboard, the Kensington SlimBlade Media Notebook Set can be instantly transformed into whatever combination you need. The result is total control of your media and home workspace. Add the 17-keys wireless keypad when needed for crunching numbers Goes into sleep mode when your notebook does Add a media remote to enjoy your digital media and control Windows Media Center and Front Row from anywhere in the room

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