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Summary: Amazing Keyboard
Review: After using Microsoft Internet keyboards and having them break or lock up (keys start sticking after time) I came to this one. After receiving this keyboard I was simply amazed at how smooth the keys worked (requires hardly any effort to press) and the USB setup, something I've had problems in past keyboards, worked perfect with this one. The special internet/media keys work perfectly. Being a C++ programmer typing on a keyboard for more than 8 hours a day - keyboards are very important. After going through 10 keyboards in my lifetime (rated 155wpm on Mavis Beacon), this keyboard is the best I've used so far. Great stability and feeling. A++
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Summary: Excellent product
Review: I bought this item for my IBM X21 subnotebook, and it's phenomenal for those times when I'm stuck in a hotel and have to do a fair amount of writing. The X21's keyboard is about as good as something so small can be, but it's agonizing to have to do any long-term keyboarding on it. The Media Access Pro has a very nice feel, is very light (which matters for travel) and relatively compact. I can do 100 WPM on it without cramping, and that's a fine thing in my line of work. (I'm a writer.)But the kicker is the 2-port USB hub. The X21 has the canonical 2 USB ports, but with the Media Access Pro installed, you still have 3 USB ports to play with. I can thus plug in my compact Targus USB mouse, a USB ZIP drive, and the X21's USB CD-ROM drive all at the same time. (Before, I had to choose between ZIP and CD-ROM access.) The media access features (basically configurable hot keys for Internet access and program launch) work well, but they're less useful on the road, when I'm typically not surfing but logging in and out quickly for email or rapid fact checking. I haven't tried the DVD controls, but the audio volume control works well. In short, a big winner [...]!
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Summary: Superb travel keyboard for laptop users
Review: I bought this item for my IBM X21 subnotebook, and it's phenomenal for those times when I'm stuck in a hotel and have to do a fair amount of writing. The X21's keyboard is about as good as something so small can be, but it's agonizing to have to do any long-term keyboarding on it. The Media Access Pro has a very nice feel, is very light (which matters for travel) and relatively compact. I can do 100 WPM on it without cramping, and that's a fine thing in my line of work. (I'm a writer.) But the kicker is the 2-port USB hub. The X21 has the canonical 2 USB ports, but with the Media Access Pro installed, you still have 3 USB ports to play with. I can thus plug in my compact Targus USB mouse, a USB ZIP drive, and the X21's USB CD-ROM drive all at the same time. (Before, I had to choose between ZIP and CD-ROM access.) The media access features (basically configurable hot keys for Internet access and program launch) work well, but they're less useful on the road, when I'm typically not surfing but logging in and out quickly for email or rapid fact checking. I haven't tried the DVD controls, but the audio volume control works well. In short, a big winner [...]!
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Summary: A Good Keyboard
Review: I was originally looking for a simple cheap keyboard. But then noticed that this USB keyboard cost just a little more then a generic one. And it works great. If you have WinXP, no need to load the driver off the CD. Just plug it in (when power is on) let it load the general driver, then go to Windows Update where it will detect the new keyboard driver needed.
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Summary: A Good Keyboard
Review: I was originally looking for a simple cheap keyboard. But then noticed that this USB keyboard cost just a little more then a generic one. And it works great. If you have WinXP, no need to load the driver off the CD. Just plug it in (when power is on) let it load the general driver, then go to Windows Update where it will detect the new keyboard driver needed.
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Summary: USB Keyboard - strange layout of some keys
Review: Nice feeling keyboard...a good tactile feel. However, the ins,del,home,end, and the arrow keys are all kinda mushed together in a strange way. Also on the 10-digit pad on the right, the 0 key is 1/2 size. It feels kinda odd at first but you *do* get used to it. I still have an occasional typo or have to look for the del key. Alas.
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Summary: Built in USB ports
Review: The IBM Media AccessPro keyboard has a wide range of services at your finger tips. E-mail Launch,Internet Launch, Tech Support Launch and many more. I think putting two USB Hub ports built into the keyboard is a great idea and very useful. The keyboard itself is excellent quality and feels great.
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Summary: Pro Rip Off
Review: This is a nice keyboard for those with small hands, such as myself, but there are serious problems as well: First, the color coding on the multimedia keys is missing, making it very difficult to figure out which one is which. Second, the USB connectiors are too small to fit any of my USB devices and are, therefore, completely useless. Third, the push button sound adjustment is a very useful feature, but its increments are rather large, making it hard to fine adjust sound like you could with a more sophisticated round button system. Beyond these, this is a nice, compact keyboard.
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Summary: Good bang for the buck
Review: This keyboard has an excellent tactile feel. I used to swear by Keytronic, but I really enjoy typing on this unit. The extras are fun too. An LED light turns on when you get e-mail in Outlook Express. Not sure how it works since it sometimes lights up when OE is not launched. My shortcut buttons are all black unlike the picture here which show them color-coded. That would be a plus in my opinion since the black keys tend to disappear in darkened conditions. Plus the glare off the monitor pretty much reflects off the clear plastic overlay of the customizable label (prints from keyboard software) which makes it impossible to see them. Apart from that, there's the nifty volume and CD/DVD controls. I love the mute switch the best though. Quick and dirty. Some may not like the placement of the cursor arrows and the Ins, Del, PgUp and PgDn keys which have been somewhat crowded between the alphanumeric keys and the numeric keypad. I got used to it rahter quickly though. It makes for relatively compact keyboard with a low-profile. Only 1" high at the front and 1.5" at the back. Software is easy to use and the built-in USB hub is useful for a mouse or the occasional digital camera plug-in. Speaking of mouses, check out the matching IBM Optical Navigator Mouse in Slate Blue with a glowing scroll wheel. Makes for quite the desktop duo. At about US$30 each, this duo has form and function for peanuts. Really. Try them both before you blow your money on Logitech or Microsoft's overpriced offerings.
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Summary: Excellent product
Review: This keyboard is one of the best I have used. You get more for the money than you will with any other Microsoft and Logitech keyboard. This comes with a load of features, including two USB ports(a large plus for those who have only two USB ports), 8 shortcut keys including two that can be customized, DVD and CD playback can be controlled right from the keyboard, there is a back and forward button for Internet Explorer, and the volume can be adjusted also. Try finding a keyboard with features like these, it will be [expensive]. The keyboard itself is extremely comfortable to type with and the buttons take alsmost no force to push down and it has such good response. The black and the look of the keyboard is sleek and nice that will go with any computer. It looks wonderful with a black computer. The only negative is the different keyboard layout that IBM has used. The Insert, Delete, Page Up/Down keys and the Arrow keys are a little bunched up. This saves space but it does get awhile to get used to, especially if you are one of those people who use those buttons a lot.
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