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Your keyboard is your direct line of communication with your PC. It can affect your comfort, productivity, and even the quality or your work. That’s why it’s important to select a keyboard carefully. Evaluate all your options, and you won’t find a better choice for your money than the Adesso Mini Keyboard.

Technical Details

- Small Size Fits Almost Anywhere
- Includes One Touch Access for E-Mail and the Web
- Includes Audio Control for CDs and A/V files
- Low Profile “Notebook-Style” Keycaps
- Has the functionality of a 104-Key Keyboard
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“Junk!” 2009-12-15
By A. Spediacci (Livermore, CA)
Space bar was stuck within the first 5 minutes of use. Never did unstick so I sent it back. Great return process, just a poor keyboard.

“Looks great, works great, smaller than expected.” 2009-09-18
By Gabriel’s Buddy (Carrboro, NC USA)
We have our computer in a tight space and this allows us to use the mouse next to the keyboard.

The keyboard is a little smaller than normal so it takes some getting used to but, after you do so, it works great. It helps if you are right behind it and not off to the left or right even a little bit.

We use it on a desktop and appreciate the PS/2 connector in that it frees up a USB port. Even with six ports on the back, we’ve run out of them and this would look ugly coming out of one of the front ports. Of course, on a laptop you would need a USB keyboard and I believe this comes in that flavor as well.

It does what it supposed to and has worked well for us so far.

“Very nice mini-keyboard, small size works great.” 2009-09-09
By A. M. Hernandez
I got this keyboard to replace a Logitech Divino (which I paid full price for and just died on me in less than a year) and I’m pretty happy so far. First off, the size is very nice and doesn’t take up my whole desk. I have also been using a laptop for a while (and I use a laptop at work) so I am comfortable with the small layout. This is great for gaming because now I can have my mouse closer to the screen and not hanging off the edge of the desk. I also use a Belkin n52 speedpad, so I can have the n52 and the mouse equally spaced around the monitor without the keyboard getting in the way. I simply hate the number pad, who uses it anyway? This keyboard also has the multimedia keys which come in handle (especially the volume) and are a nice touch for a keyboard this size. Pressing the keys themselves feels fine although they don’t have as much tactile feedback as you get with a standard keyboard (like logitech’s models). It also works with the PS/2 cable so you don’t have to worry about lag or interference like you do with wireless keyboards (and no batteries either). The design is also clean and simple so its not a problem matching with other PC components.

There are a few annoying things, but its not so bad. First off, the “delete” key is in an unorthodox position. Instead of being on the upper-right (like every other keyboard, even on laptops) they have placed in on the bottom right next to the “left” arrow key. I use the arrow keys a lot (like to cycle through images) and a few times I pressed it and Windows was like “Do you want to delete this file?”. So annoying. They could have easily just put it in the top-right corner and ditched one of the obscure keys like “pause/break”. Seriously I don’t think I have touched the “pause/break” button since the DOS era. What does this key even do anymore? Another minor issue is that the keyboard is set at an angle (lifted in the back) and you can’t really adjust it. There are legs, but they only add a few millimeters so its the same deal either way. Also the build quality could be better, especially coming from the Divino. I’ve only had it for a week and it feels sturdy enough, but I don’t imagine its going to last as long as some other keyboards. For the price these issues are minor and I still like the keyboard a lot.

“Adesso Mini Keyboard” 2009-08-06
By RK (Florida)
Compact and still available in PS2 format. Happy that it wasn’t UBS. Excellent for multi-boot computer.

“Poor quality keyboard” 2009-04-26
By R. Johnson (SoCal, USA)
The only thing good about this keyboard is that it is short and gives you more room for using your mouse. But all I wanted was a standard layout keyboard without the numeric keypad. Instead, they made it very different from a standard keyboard. It is very much like a laptop keyboard. I don’t use laptops. It took months to get used to the new key layout. Also I very much dislike the low profile keys. It makes it harder to type. This keyboard is the least durable keyboard I have ever used in my life. Some of the letters rubbed off, and it didn’t take too long for that to start happening. Finally, the W key stopped working reliably so that I couldn’t play first person shooter games with it. This happened in less than a year of use. So I threw away the keyboard. I payed $27 for a piece of junk. That’s pretty high price for a piece of junk.

Why can’t somebody just make a good, standard keyboard without the numeric keypad? That’s all I want! Keyboards with the keypad are too darn long!

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