Visikey Large Print Keyboard for PC & Mac
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Customer Review: Get Latest Drivers
Summary: 4 Stars
This keyboard is pretty good once you get the latest drivers. I installed the Mac drivers from the CD and nothing seemed to work. Once I downloaded the latest driver from the visikey web site everything worked fine. It would have been nice if somewhere on the install CD it told you what operating system the driver actually supported.Customer Review: Sticky keys, slick ink
Summary: 3 Stars
This is the second large-print keyboard I have purchased. I have bought two of this same keyboard, assuming that the problems faced with the first were a manufacturing error. However, I have had problems with both. Initial quality is good, but after a few months of use the print began to come off of the first keyboard and some keys began to stick, making them hard to depress. On this second keyboard, the ink is sticking better to the keys, but some of the larger keys (tab, shift, enter) are again beginning to exhibit the sticking that required a replacement of the first keyboard. The idea behind this is great for someone with limited vision, but the implementation leaves room for improvement.
The included software provides some useful features, but doesn't allow for an eject key, which is essential on a Mac keyboard. I've tried several workarounds, but none have worked, so I have been caused to leave a disc in the CD drive so that I can use the eject keyboard shortcut or menu option to change out discs.
Unfortunately, I haven't found a better option yet; so I may end up with another of this same keyboard in a month or two when this one gives out.
Customer Review: OS X drivers not working, uncertain quality
Summary: 3 Stars
I purchased this keyboard locally from a low vision store then downloaded the OS X 10.5 drivers from the vendor website. I then tested on a MacBook using 10.5.6.
1. The rubber dome keys are stiff but the space bar is loose. This is not a touch typist keyboard. It's hunt and peck.
2. There are drivers for OS X 10.5 and 10.4 and XP but not for Vista. There's no guarantee that there will be 10.6 drivers. Without drivers the standard keys work, but the special keys (power, volume, etc) won't work.
3. I installed the drivers in an admin account. The installer has a bug; it doesn't install the Visikey engine as a login item for other accounts. It has to be manually added as an account specific item for each account in order for the special keys to work.
4. If you change the default system shortcuts some special keys may not work without remapping. I tested on one kb and spotlight didn't work, but it worked on another kb.
Incidentally: Amazon has several distinct listings for this keyboard -- they've got some catalog confusion here.
Customer Review: Nice for Elderly, Not Great
Summary: 3 Stars
My dad has used this with his Dell PC for about 5 months.
Very helpful, but there is something about the key action that's not the best. Not quite sticky, but they don't glide up and down as nicely as other keyboards.
Special purpose keys: quite handy, especially Sleep and Volume buttons, although the Wake button doesn't seem to work with his Dell PC.
Wear: Under light use there has been no problem with wear. The markings are surface painted, not embedded in the keys, so I suppose there could be a wear issue if heavily used.
The painted-on key markings are reasonably crisp and uniform, but not perfect.
There are some competing keyboards on amazon, probably worth checking out.
Customer Review: frustration
Summary: 3 Stars
Wired Visikey Keyboard Large Print Pc and Macintosh
I'm sure this is a good product, but it didn't work with the USB ports on my Dell PC. I called the company, and they were initially helpful, though they couldn't figure out why it wouldn't work on any of the ports on my PC. They said they'd send me another one, but my phone calls since then have gone unanswered. I have returned the keyboard for refund. I am disappointed, because it looked like a great product.