Kensington SlimBlade Media Notebook Set with Wireless Keyboard, Laser Mouse, and Numeric KeyPad (Graphite) K72279US
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Manufacturer: KensingtonAudio: English (Original Language); French (Original Language)
Format: CD
Platform: Macintosh, Windows
Model: K72279US
Color: Graphite
Product features:
- Timeless and sleek design that fits in perfectly at your home office.
- Universal wireless keyboard with PC or Mac hotkeys gives you instant access to your favorite applications and websites
- Slim, wireless laser mouse with Scroll Ball provides easy and intuitive 360-degree scrolling
- Add the wireless keypad when needed for number-crunching
- Mouse goes into sleep mode when your notebook does to prevent power drain
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Customer Review: Near-perfect touch-typing; combines function, form and dual platform versatility
Summary: 4 Stars
At this price point one might expect out-of-the box plug-in convenience, but ordered set had defective USB receiver. Help phone was 'no longer in operation', online FAQ remedy required a third hand, and email contact was needlessly frustrating. But once the problem was pinned down to the 'dongle' (after several wasted hours), the entire unit was replaced ... turned out to be well worth the aggravation.
The key that ejects a CD/DVD in either Mac or PC mode from the Mac's sealed optical drive alone makes up for some (as yet) unrecognized combination keystrokes. As are the shaped and lively keys, the elegantly functional graphited chrome design, and the non-sliding metal case (far preferable to Apple's chicklets pasted on fancy plastic). If your needs are for a multibutton multimedia form-over-function control center, rather than a functional office typewriter, then this isn't for you. Conversely, if you want just a solid office tool without bells and whistles, then the SlimBlade is a rewarding choice. Adding to the cord-free keyboard are the laterally scrolling mouse wheel for spreadsheets, the removable numeric keypad, and wireless operation. [The also detachable remote media control unit is a $20 option.]
Although a 5-star performer, with lightly sculpted touch-typing (rather than flat slippery) keys and the delightful ability to switch painlessly between Mac and Win operation, the keyboard falls short in some lesser areas: "Caps Lock" ought to have an integral LED to show it has been struck unintentionally (rather than the 'a'-key); not all keyboard shortcuts are recognized--even with the Mac-driver installed--notably the strokes that use modifiers (alt/option, Ctrl, shift) with a command key (eg, shift-Cmd-F to preset Mac's search dialog to filename detection), or Ctrl-Eject to bing up the logoff dialog for Mac.
Note: I haven't yet fully tested the Micosoft 'Office' for Win shortcuts--thus far they seem to do the trick. I anticipate broader multi-key shortcut compliance in a version 2 driver release.
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Description of Kensington SlimBlade Media Notebook Set with Wireless Keyboard, Laser Mouse, and Numeric KeyPad (Graphite) K72279US
By swapping the magnetically attached modules on the left or right side of the keyboard, the Kensington SlimBlade Media Notebook Set can be instantly transformed into whatever combination you need. The result is total control of your media and home workspace. Add the 17-keys wireless keypad when needed for crunching numbers Goes into sleep mode when your notebook does Add a media remote to enjoy your digital media and control Windows Media Center and Front Row from anywhere in the roomDigital Cameras and Photo Categories
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