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Written by RotoSequence
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Quirky, but well made, stylish and comfortable.
Today's review is of the new ViewSonic Viewmate Miultimedia USB keyboard. (KU206)
The keyboard in all its glory
This sleek little number is what I decided to give a try to replace my
old worn out piece of junk generic keyboard. So how well does this
keyboard work? Well, as I have found, it is a fun little bugger to use,
but it requires some getting used to, due to some slight variations in
key placement over the standard model.As you can see, the right hand
shift key now has the \ | key next to it. It might be a little annoying
if you tend to use the right shift key and use the dissapointed
emoticon in MSN very often. Others shouldnt have any problem getting
used to this keyboard as far as layout is concerned.
Now that layout concerns are out of the way, how well does it perform?
Well, this keyboard is most definitely far quieter than the previous
one that I used; a major plus when hanging out with family members who
are easily annoyed by the clicking sounds produced by cheap keyboards.
This keyboard is also comfortable over extended periods of time, which
is a must for those who either surf the inernet a lot of the time or do
a lot of their business or school work on them.
Unfortunately, this keyboard is not without issues. The most noticeable
one is that when not using the wrist wrest that the keyboard comes
with, your hands will be resting against a hard plastic edge that cuts
off circulation to your hands. You have to be nuts not to attach the
wrist wrest that this keyboard comes with. I honestly think that the
only reason they even made the thing detacheable was to allow people to
use one of their choice. It is comfortable and easy to use with it;
genuinely painful without. However, yet another annoying problem arises
when you install the wrist wrest. The keyboard only has one elevation
setting, which is only 3/4" higher than normal. I found this extremely
annoying, so I had to do a little "modding" to make it suit my tastes.
Lego mods... Now I've seen everything
Despite these annoyances, all of them are easily remedied and arent all
that much of an issue. This keyboard has some real modding potential,
thanks to the gap underneath the keys. It would be a simple task to get
some El-wire to make a glowing keyboard. In addition, the simple, clean
design also has the potential for elaborate paint schemes.
Pros:
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Quiet
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Stylish
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Comfortable
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Quality construction
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Lots of Modding Potential
Cons:
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Semi-quirky key layout in a couple of places
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Limited height adjustments
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Wrist wrests are a must!
All
in all, this is a well made keyboard with plenty of features, options
and potentential for modding. Its not perfect, but I would definitely
reccomend this keyboard to anyone who is in need of a new keyboard for
a low price.
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