Wireless Keyboard Angst

At a previous place of employment we supported about twenty of what we called "smart-rooms". All this meant was that the room was equipped with audio video equipment, a computer, and wireless keyboards/mice. The wireless keyboards and mice that we used in these rooms were all Logitech mid-range models (I don't remember the exact model number). Their performance was just ok. The keyboards were a little "laggy", but as I recall the mice were ok and rechargeable. When I decided to purchase a keyboard and mouse combo for myself, I decided not to use a Logitech. Instead, I bought a Gyration mini combo (GP1100-001). The mouse worked well. In fact, it's still working. The keyboard, sigh… the keyboard…

I smashed the keyboard. Yup, in three-year old- it's not bedtime fashion… I ripped all the keys off and broke it over my knee. The thing just didn't work well. It constantly needed to be resynced with the receiver, was unresponsive, and was built poorly (the keys fell off). If I didn't cut my fingers, it would have felt quite good! So about a month ago I went wireless keyboard shopping and ended up buying an Adesso WKB3000-UB (see picture). I must say, I was a little apprehensive about using the built in track-ball, but still had the gyration mouse incase I didn't like it. I LOVE it! The keyboard rocks and works from like twenty feet (not that I'm ever this far away, I tried it from another room).

So, if you're in the market for a new wireless keyboard and are thinking that some of the major brands are your best bet- you may want to consider giving Adesso a shot. After I figured out that number lock was on (for some reason it was turned on by default) everything has been perfect with this board and I really like the built in trackball and sturdy feel of the keyboard…plus it makes fun click noises when I type that make me feel important.