Keyboard Reviews

I bought this a few days ago and it's definitely a quality keyboard, with plenty of extra buttons and straightforward software. It has extra keys for the internet toolbar, MS office, multimedia, and copy/paste. The scroll wheel is a nice touch, though most mice nowadays have them already. However, be warned that this kb is very clicky. The noise can be irritating at first, but one gets used to it. The included palmrest is very comfortable, and has a nice semi-rough texture.

Let me first state that I have carpal tunnel and after surfing the web for a few hours, my right arm is in lots of pain. Keyboards, such as this one, which is "click-y" (it uses springs under the keys) has been proven to reduce carpal tunnel. HOW? The clicking sound actually provides both an auditory and tactile feedback-you can hear and feel when you press a key. Since you don't get the auditory or tactile feedback with membrane keyboards (which the majority of keyboards are), you tend to push down on the keys with much more force than necessary to engage the keys. I also love all of the "hot buttons" - they reduce my need to use the mouse, which tends to aggravate my carpal tunnel. I love the fact that it has a scroll wheel on the left hand side as well. I used to use Microsoft Office keyboard but the keys hurt my fingers. I even tried their latest Wireless Elite Keyboard. That one felt better but they eliminated several of my favorite "hot buttons" like Word, Excel, Cut, and Paste. It was also too big and you couldn't remove the palm rest. I personally don't like them and I like the fact that you can remove it from the Memorex keyboard (or not install it at all). It is also programmable so you can change the default buttons. Yes, it may sound a little like you are "trotting on a horse" when you type but it'a music to my ears.

This mouse will do the job, so why not get the full set of them... I have a house full of computers, and a nice clean, new set of mice really sets a tone. I would strongly suggest.

Microsoft® IntelliMouse® Optical is one of Microsoft's best-selling optical mice, featuring a versatile ambidextrous design and supercharged with Microsoft's new proprietary IntelliEye® optical technology - the most powerful in the world. IntelliMouse Optical features silver detailing, Microsoft's signature glowing red underside and taillight, and ergonomic enhancements to provide comfort for left- and right-handed users.

Features:
5-pack
Proprietary Microsoft IntelliEye® Optical Technology
Ambidextrous design
Five programmable buttons
Accelerated scrolling
IntelliPoint version 3.0 software (included)
5-year warranty
System Requirements: For PCD: 486DX 66 MHz or higher processor, 16MB of RAM, 25MB of hard disk space, CD-ROM drive, Microsoft Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP, PS/2 or USB port; For Mac: 15MB of available hard-disk space, CD-ROM drive, Mac OS 8.6 or later operating system (excluding OS X or later); iMac also requires iMac update 1.1, USB port

This was one of the first mice I ever bought. I've had it for at least four years and it's performed reliably with every computer it's been connected to. I've brought it with me from job to job and back and forth from home and have never had any problems with it. The buttons always click crisply and the wheel revolves easily. Now I'm buying another one to permanently connect to my home laptop workstation so I can leave one at work and one at home.

This mouse is made to last. I've had mine for seven years and it still works great today. The BEST QUALITY MOUSE in the world! Buy it now and you can look forward to a good eight to eleven years with your new mouse.

I really like this product. I used to have to juggle a Palm PDA and a separate keyboard, but now I grab both with one hand! It's a little big to carry around all the time, but if you bring your keyboard around most of the time, this is a great product!

If you have an m500 or m505 and the accompanying Palm Keyboard, this case is a must have. Carry everything you need for your "poor man's laptop" right here. I've been using it to carry everything in my bookbag together while in graduate school, with no problems. Everything fits fine, and there's room for an extra stylus plus slots for business cards, IDs, or whatever you need to carry around. Outstanding!

On an earlier review, I stated that you could not get PinP, (picture in picture), with this unit. It states in the manual that PinP is not provided, but you can get it. Press the CMD button and the W button together, for PinP. then press CMD and M together to change the position of the PinP. After realizing this, I'd have to say that I like this keyboard the best, of the different Webtv compatable keyboards. This is really comfortable, when you have to use the keyboard for long periods.

I have two different webtv plus receivers. The first purchased in 1999 and the second in 2001.This is the first keyboard that I have found that is compatible with both of my receivers. I especially like the three different colored keys, making it easier for me to avoid errors, especially when hurrying to finish an email.The keys do not become as uncooperative (sticky, just don't always print) as the key boards did that came with the two receivers I have. I would highly recommend this keyboard to anyone seaching for a webtv plus keyboard.

The keyboard weighs about the same as the Clie itself. Opens easily and the keys are comfortable to type in.

I only have 2 complaints:
- There're no keys for "Home" or "End". I guess it may not be possible to do this on a PDA, but it would have made navigating through a doc a bit easier.
- The keyboard cannot hook up to an adapter, which means the PDA's battery may run out in the middle of typing, though this seems unlikely.

Still, the complaints are minor, so I rate this as 4 stars.

This keyb is great. With this, and Documents To Go, the handheld is a great laptop replacement handling most wordprocessing and simple spreadsheet applications with ease. The keyb is small, light, and comfortable. The cool factor is very high the way it opens up. And, yes, you do get second glances when sitting in the coffee shop and writing your latest novel. Works really well with the Sony PDAs with 16 Mb ram in them... makes it convenient to store all those documents.

This product looks good to me. I don't know if it actually is, but it sounds good. I like it because it has guide lamps and an ac adapter. It does not cost overly too much. I think this is a good product.

It Looks Very Cool I think it's good maybe it's good you can decide once you buy it I don't know if it's good or not but it probably is

Just a note to all interested in this stand: as of now, Amazon's technical details invert the width and height of the stand. It is actually 25.25" tall and 30 & 3/8" wide. I'm fairly tall. By losing 5 inches in the advertised height of the stand, my knees barely squeek under with my bench adjusted all the way down. The stand itself is sturdy, looks great, and is probably fine for those under 6". Anyone taller might want to consider something a tad taller. And Amazon: fix those specs, please.

It has added that more stylish feel to my home studio. A must have for your keyboard.

Functional stand comes in pieces which are easily assembled in about 5 minutes with the allen wrench provided in the hardware kit. It is more sturdy than you might think - which was a concern of mine since there are small children in the home. It does not tip easily thanks to nice wide feet - and they have rubber caps that won't scratch the floor either. The stand is adjustable in height - but that feature is for adults to have the option of sitting or standing. It does not go as low as I would like for my 8-year-old daughter to play comfortably, so we have to put a couple of cushions on her chair to get her up to the right height - or at least until I go the extra dollar to buy a piano stool. All in all a very nice, sturdy and functional stand.

This is a very good keyboard. It has many features that were very helpful to me.

This keyboard turns a PDA into a poor man's laptop. If most of what you need it for is document driven, it's fantastic. I can type almost as fast as on my desktop, and with Wordsmith (an inexpensive but pretty powerful word processing program), I can create full length documents to review. Niceties such as spell checking and grammar (etc) can be done after syncing with a PC. I've been using this as a substitute for a pad at some meetings.

A couple of caveats. I've seen some reviews that say that the Stowaway will work on your lap. I wouldn't advise it. The parts feel rather delicate--particularly the connection point. Use a table or, if you think you'll be doing lots of lap typing, go with GOTYPE. If space is a concern and you normally have meetings at tables, then this should be fine. (Moreover, there's a "gee whiz" factor to consider. The thing is just cool). Second, because of the small screen, one can write long documents, but it becomes tedious to read them. Bookmarking functions ameliorate this problem, but don't cure it.

Still, it's obvious that a lot of thought went into the design of this product, and it pays off. The keys have good tactile response, and the function and shortcut keys were well thought out. If you have the cash and the inclination, definitely worth the money.

I have an old Handspring Visor - the 2MB RAM variety. Buying this keyboard ...has breathed new life into this older hand held. I'm using it to write down short story and novel ideas as well as rough drafts - not exactly light weight typing tasks. The keyboard performs flawlessly and has a great tactile feel. Once I had to do a hard reset of the Visor while holding down the delete key to remove a line of text, but I attribute that to my setting the keyboard repeat rate too high.

What's great is even without the LapTopHack software, there are a lot of operations you can perform without using the stylus. You can launch palm applications, execute OK, New and Cancel commands among others with the provided function keys. Certain applications are designed to take better advantage of these functions, so if you by one, look for software that's designed to work with this keyboard. WordSmith, for example, is fantastic.

I'm pretty utilitarian when it comes to gadgets. Style is at the absolute bottom of my priority list. Still, I have to say this is one very slick, very stylish piece of hardware.

I can't say enough good things about this keyboard. It's taken my Visor from being buried under a pile of paper under my desk to significant daily use. Thanks Targus and Think Outside!

Awesome! Setup is quick. Works great with my ipaq 1910 !!!