Computer Reviews » Mice and Keyboards

Logitech VX Revolution Cordless Laser Notebook Mouse

pumpkinslayer — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:55:08 +0000

A wireless Bluetooth notebook mouse that offers good grip, and a design that does away with some little issues with older designs.

Gone are the days when mice were little more than blobs of plastic, and wired to the notebook. A mouse with good features can increase the comfort with which a computer is used and give little extras like extra buttons to automate common tasks.

There are a number of different buttons on this cordless laser mouse. The scroll button can be set for various degrees of resistance, making the notches more or less distinct, at the least, just being a smooth scroll.

The small lip on the left hand side solves a problem that older models have had. When using the older model there was a tendency for it to catch the skin slightly between the mouse and the surface of the table. This has been an insistent niggle with the one I use at home. The lip keeps the hand off the surface of the table, making it a little easier to use, and keeps the skin from getting pinched.

A compact size and comfortable grip make this a great portable mouse to take around with your laptop, it’s at a size that kids can also use it, and it connects wirelessly.

Sunbeamtech Solar Illuminated Keyboard

pumpkinslayer — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 05:52:32 +0000

The Sunbeamtech Solar illuminated keyboard was reviewed over at gideontech recently. The keyboard is designed with gamers in mind, mostly the people who go for LED lights and backlit keyboards, for LAN parties.
The keyboard itself is nothing to write home about with a standard set of keys with a few extra multimedia keys. Big bright blue LEDs replace the usual green ones for the different “lock” keys. The whole thing is backlit with a blue color. The keys do not show through any of the light, the keyboard itself is a gloss black and the keys are a greyish color.

The keyboard does what it is intended to do, but the setup is one of guesswork and fiddling around a little. The installation disk has no markings and there are no instructions included with it. If you just plugged it in you would loose the multimedia functions, if you don’t mind that, otherwise, fish around on the floppy disk and install the drivers for your operating system and you get access to the multimedia keys. These, as noted by the reviewer are not all available, there are some noted in the software that don’t appear on the board. Weird.

A functional board which does its job and looks quite good.

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Microsoft Natural Ergonomic 4000 Keyboard

pumpkinslayer — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 09:31:21 +0000

For those who type for hours on end or whose jobs are in front of a computer you may know what happens after hours of strain using a normal keyboard. Serious long term damage can be caused by this.

The Microsoft Natural keyboard, takes the keyboard down the middle (as according to a touch typist) and rotates the keys into a position that is more natural for your fingers to get to, resulting in more comfortable typing.

The keyboard itself will not do for those who peck at the keyboard as the distance between the two sides would make the searching process that much more difficult. A rest for your wrist is included and is actually part of the keyboard. It has a soft comfortable feel to it according to the review at everythingusb.com

The curves of the keyboard have been thought out to make it look more modern and sleek. Gone is the gray look from the past and now a better black with silver function keys and trimming is the standard.

One other interesting thing is that the keyboard can be tilted backward, the back of the keyboard can be raised, as with most keyboards, but the front can be raised too. There is also a slope from the middle down to the edge, almost as thought someone took a keyboard and slammed it on their knee.

A great keyboard for those stuck to one.

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