2.4GHZ Rf Wrls Mac Touchpad Keyb Cirque 2BTN Touchpad White

by Adesso

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.1 x 9.5 x 1.7 inches ; 1.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001EYV7HQ
• Item model number: WKB-4000MAC
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #10,365 in Electronics (See Top 100 in Electronics)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: September 14, 2004

Product Description

Product Description

Now you can work freely without the hassle of space, angle or distance. This compact SlimTouch Keyboard is perfect for compact spaces, including the multimedia living room, kiosks/stations, classrooms, conference rooms, on mobile, and in group project. The Wireless SlimTouch Keyboard features a 2.4GHz RF connectivity, a slim and stylish design with clean lines, and an integrated touchpad. This unique keyboard fits perfectly with your Macintosh OS X and above systems.

Main Features

Manufacturer: Adesso, Inc

Manufacturer Part Number: WKB-4000MAC

Manufacturer Website Address: www.adesso.com

Product Line: SlimTouch

Product Type: Keyboard

Keyswitch Technology: Membrane

Keyboard/Keypad Connectivity Technology: Wireless

Keyboard/Keypad Wireless Technology: RF

Number of Keys: 88

Pointing Device Type: TouchPad

Keyboard/Keypad Host Interface: USB

Dimensions: 1 Height x 11.8 Width x 8.3 Depth

Weight: 1.1 lb

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Adequate at a big price, March 16, 2009

By	Peter B. Degroot (Ashland, OR USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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This review is from: 2.4GHZ Rf Wrls Mac Touchpad Keyb Cirque 2BTN Touchpad White (Electronics)

SUMMARY: It works reasonably well for light keyboarding chores, and the keyboard layout is about 90% mac-like, but it's flimsily constructed and over-priced.

Pros-
Built-in trackpad obviates need for wireless mouse and surface to run it on (My main reason for buying it.)
Light, small, portable
Reasonable range

Cons-
Flimsy construction. Nowhere near the quality of an Apple wireless keyboard.
Over-priced
Interference from 802.11g networks and other 2.4 MHz devices
No indicators for when Caps Lock or Function keys are activated
Touchpad too sensitive to tapping

Contrary to some other reports, I get satisfactory performance at 12-15 feet, even with the USB receiver stuck in the back of the Mac mini and facing the wall. I put the USB receiver on an extension cable and moved it away from the Mini, but didn't really see any improvement in performance. It still occasionally drops keystrokes or cursor movements.

The touchpad is very sensitive and interprets even a light touch as a tap which equals a mouse button click. I got a lot of inadvertent mouse clicks just setting my finger down to move the cursor around. I decreased the frequency of this problem quite a bit by trimming a screen protector for my touchscreen GPS to fit the touchpad. It reduces the sensitivity somewhat. Since the touchpad has real left and right buttons, I wish you could just turn off the tap function. The scrolling function on the touchpad works very well.

It is adequate for the limited keyboard use I need to operate my Mac Mini as a media center for my HDTV and Home Theater system, but I would hate to have to use it for extensive typing or data entry. Between the occasional dropped keystroke or cursor movements and the inadvertent taps on the touchpad, you really have to check the screen frequently to see that you are getting what you intend.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars It does the job nicely but could use an upgrade., June 6, 2009

By	drips - See all my reviews

This review is from: 2.4GHZ Rf Wrls Mac Touchpad Keyb Cirque 2BTN Touchpad White (Electronics)

I have a Mac Mini based media center and while looking for the right input device I experimented with the Apple remote, a bluetooth cell phone, Snatch for iPhone/iPod Touch, and using screen sharing with my MacBook. All worked with varying degrees of success but I decided I needed a wireless keyboard with a built in touch pad regardless of what else I might use.

I focused on the Logitech diNovo Mini and the Adesso keyboard. Although I liked the size of the DiNovo I decided to go with the Adesso due to it's Mac compatibility and similarity in size and layout to my MacBook keyboard.

After a few hours of weird operation the Adesso worked very nicely with the Mac and I'm quite pleased. The keyboard is lightweight and is small enough to not be a tremendous eyesore in the living room. It is a bit expensive and doesn't have a really sturdy, high quality feel, but it's good enough.

I have found that with the keyboard on my lap and the receiver in the back of the Mini the connection was unstable with a lot of dropped keystrokes and choppy trackpad movement. I got a USB extension cable and moved the receiver higher and forward of other electronics which has improved the reliability considerably. I have tried to type as fast as I can to force it to drop a stroke but it doesn't happen any more.

I do wish it had a redesign to make it more Mac-like and similar to an Apple keyboard. Look at some of the images and you can see the 'Clear' and 'Delete' buttons on the lowest row of keys as well as the tiny 'Command' key to the left of the space bar. Removing the former two buttons and expanding the Command key would be much better in my opinion. Also the ugly two-button design and scroll control on the side of the touch pad is a bit awkward but being as it doesn't have a two-finger touchpad like the MacBook it does help sometimes. And as other reviewers have stated, switching from RF to bluetooth would be a great improvement as well.

In summation, if Adesso (or another company) could make just a few tweaks to this unit to pretty it up, make it bluetooth and possibly add two-finger control but keep the price the same, it would be a fantastic Mac input device. As it stands, it's pretty darn good though.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Working wise it is great - but it is ergonomically challenged, June 16, 2009

By	Cooriander (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: 2.4GHZ Rf Wrls Mac Touchpad Keyb Cirque 2BTN Touchpad White (Electronics)

Used it with a Mac Pro & my Lazy Boy. I like the integrated touch pad (the selling point for me). It is nice and light - yet I wish it was larger because it is slightly cramped. Great connectivity. Looks good. I have no problem with interference.

Working wise it is GREAT, but it is ergonomically challenged.

Cons:
- Noisy, especially when clicking on the 2 buttons under the touch pad.
- Keys on lower left (clear, alt and command are awkward, especially the small command key which is annoying when using keyboard shortcuts.
- Command key is too small and in a weird place (hard to reach).
- Mouse click keys are also too small and should be `flat' like the mac's laptops - a bit uncomfortable as it is.
- I am really annoyed at the command key being so small. I may have to remap the command key - I will be back let you know if that works better.

An substantial improvement in design would be to remove the lower left 'clear key' and make the command key larger. Right now there are 3 keys that are clear or delete keys.