Kensington Essentials Kit for Netbooks with Mouse, Lock, and Protective Sleeve

by Kensington

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 10.2 x 7.4 x 2.2 inches ; 12.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B001VNL11W
• Item model number: K66619EU
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 20, 2009

Product Description

The Kensington Essentials Kit for Netbooks is a collection of simple, reliable accessories made just for your netbook. From a wired mobile mouse that makes surfing a joy to a Neoprene sleeve and a self-coiling lock that will protect your netbook while you´re in transit and when you get there. Each Kensington netbook accessory is sized to suit your netbook and fit easily in your travel bag. So visiting your local coffee shop is as easy as visiting your favorite website.

Customer Reviews

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great Deal, September 22, 2010

By 

Ayanami (Vermont) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kensington Essentials Kit for Netbooks with Mouse, Lock, and Protective Sleeve (Personal Computers)

Netbook sleeve: Fits my Acer Aspire One D250 very tightly and snugly. It takes a few seconds to get wrap it onto the Netbook. I personally wanted something that I could just quickly "drop" my Netbook into and zip up, purely for speed. However, some will probably prefer this more snug Netbook "skin". Reversible side is gray by the way (may not be completely obvious by the picture. Oh, and some people might be bothered by the butyl rubber smell coming off of it at first (it smells like a new mousepad). Just air it out somewhere and the smell will subside after a bit.

Mouse: Insides of this mouse work fine, accuracy at first test is just as good as my Logitech and Microsoft mice, and the buttons respond well. No extra buttons or scroll wheel; this is a very basic laptop mouse, but it works fine. It's "laptop sized" so a bit smaller than a normal mouse. The outside however, feels very cheap, and the scroll wheel will probably collect dirt easily (it's not as raised as some wheels, and I can feel my finger rubbing into the groove between the casing and the wheel).

Lock: Easy to reset the combination, and fairly easy to install. You need to shuffle the combination while holding in the button in order to lock it. I'm a little klutzy, so this multitasking was a bit awkward at first, but nothing extreme. The lock itself feels a little "wobbly" when connected to my netbook, but it holds on well (I'm more concerned about me breaking it off with a chunk of Netbook than the lock coming loose). After playing with the lock for a bit, I found that I could "feel" when the first couple correct numbers lock into place. Looking at other laptop lock reviews, I've found that this isn't too uncommon. The good news is that the last 2 digits don't feel any different, so while someone might be able to break the first couple digits, it would take them a while to work out the last two. They could eventually do it by trying all the different combos of the last two, as the lock "pops" immediately when the last digit is entered correctly. Better than some locks though, which are completely breakable in this manner. I feel that this is adequate for protecting my sub-$300 Netbook. If you have a more expensive laptop however, or one that you plan to leave laying around unattended on a regular basis, you might want to spring for a more hardcore lock, or a keyed lock.

Overall: It should be noted that I bought this set from Amazon at 70% off retail. At this price, you could easily spend twice that on JUST a lock or a sleeve. If it was a whole lot more, I would probably reduce the rating, or suggest buying higher-quality components separately. At this price however, it's a great bargain.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for the price I paid, May 4, 2011

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ira_est_a_donum (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Kensington Essentials Kit for Netbooks with Mouse, Lock, and Protective Sleeve (Personal Computers)

Sleeve is smaller than expected... a 10 inch netbook may or may not fit depending on model and battery size... but if it does fit it will fit very tight... which can be a good thing or a bad thing depending on how you look at it... on the packaging it says for 7-9 inch netbooks... but it doesnt say this on the ads for anysite that Ive seen this product advertised for sale...

so if you have a small netbook or a smaller 10inch one and want it to fit tightly, then this sleeve is great...

the sleeve would also fit great on a 7 or 10 inch tablet... maybe not the ipad so much, bc the ipad is more square than it is widescreen size...

the actual dimensions are 10 1/4 inch by 7 1/4 inch and it will stretch another 1/4 inch or so in each direction...

the lock and the mouse are nice little pieces and work as advertised... got mine on a very good discount with free shipping...so I am happy for that price and will use the sleeve for a future tablet purchase...

hope this helps someone out with their purchase...

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Deal for a new notebook, January 25, 2011

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John T. Magraw "Sub Jockey" (Boston, MA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kensington Essentials Kit for Netbooks with Mouse, Lock, and Protective Sleeve (Personal Computers)

Although this package may not be perfect, for a price of $15.00 you can't find a better deal. The neoprene case is a little snug, but very stretchy, and looks great. I have never seen a kensington lock for less than $15.00 by itself, never mind as part of a package. Mouse works fine, but my one complaint is that the cord is a little stiff, so when you let go of the mouse it might move around some.