PERIBOARD-407B US, Wired USB Mini Keyboard with 11 Hot Keys - Glossy Black - US English Layout

After reading reviews on all kinds of mini keyboards on Amazon, I decided on this keyboard to use with my tablet, which has a full-sized USB port. PROS: -better than my fancy bluetooth keyboard -lightweight, fairly compact -spacious, with dedicated del, home, pg up, pg down, end keys -inexpensive CONS: -makes clickity-clackity noises (if this bothers you or others) -wired (if you're looking for WIRELESS keyboards. yes the picture is misleading, but I wanted a WIRED one) I owned a bluetooth keyboard, but when I used it, it would lag a lot, skip around, and think that I held down keys for longer than I did. Like "thissssss." The Perixx PERIBOARD-407B, Mini Keyboard worked like a charm - mainly because it was WIRED, which meant it has no problems "talking" to the tablet. I can be confident that what I type is registered immediately. It was a huge plus that the keyboard comes with dedicated home, pg up, pg down, end, delete, and backspace buttons, which I thought was worth the larger frame. A lot of the smaller keyboards sacrifice these and replace them with the function-buttons, which is a hastle. The keys are meaty but not hard to press. The keys also have a satisfying sound; it's NOT silent as some people prefer, but I like hearing the keys when I type. It adds assurance. I prefer this to those ultra-slim mac-inspired keyboards that feel flimsy; though if you're a self-conscious person in a dead-silent library, I can understand how they might be "too loud." I use mine mostly from the comfort of my bed, but have used it in small tea houses without anyone staring at me. The cord is about 4.25 feet long, which is longer than I needed for use with my tablet (I could have been fine with 1 foot, but I'm not complaining.) I wrap up the excess with a tie and can tape it to the bottom of the keyboard. It's not the prettiest solution but I don't think $14 buys much elegance. The size of the keyboard makes it feel scaped-out enough, unlike some of the other minis that are very cramped. It fits in my laptop bag easily, and is surprisingly lightweight. Now the best part: The price. $14 when I bought it, probably goes on sale for $12. Low enough price so that I'm not concerned with it getting accidentally scratched or dropped on the ground. Sometiems I cram it into my overpacked laptop bag with books and a tablet, and am not worried about the keys getting jostled or smashed. It's not so cheap that I think it'll conk out on me anytime soon either.

This keyboard has turned out to be just what I needed. I have a lap top with Vista that still runs very well, but the keyboard on it has seen better days. Some of the keys stick, and others just stopped working. Some time ago I set up the lap top to be on a shelf with a USB board down in front of me. The one I have been using was purchased at Staples and larger, has old time keys that require a lot of travel, and generally is cheap and frustrating. I sprang for this one that is actually cheaper in price than the one I have been using and couldn't be happier. I like the compact design after using the keyboard on my laptop for so many years, and especially the keys on it that are larger, flatter, and much more like the one on the actually lap top that I was so used too. Setting this up was a breeze. Even with my old laptop I just plugged it in and less than 10 seconds later it was hot...As mentioned before in some other reviews, the num lock is activated with every boot up, as well as when first plugging it in. But that was easily remedied by pressing the FN plus NUM-LCK key at the same time as was suggested. As for it being a plug in, with the set up I have here that isn't any problem since the cord on it just falls behind the table and never in the way. I prefer it over a wireless that needs batteries and can sometimes lose the connection. One last thing. The feet on this are of a nice rubber that really keep it held in place. My other keyboard had so called footing on it but left a lot to be desired. I even added a non skid pads to my other one and it still wasn't as good as this is. Overall this keyboard is really nice quality, the perfect size I wanted, and very comfortable to use.. For a compact wired unit, they don't come any better for the price...Highly recommended..

I’ve been using mine for almost NINE YEARS. Still works. The labeling has worn off some of the keys. Sometimes lately a key will stop working. I turn the keyboard over and bang it on my desk. Good as new. 100% awesome keyboard. Love the size and setup. I was going to buy a new one for fresh keys but let’s see just how long it’ll go. Still going.

I really was not expecting too much from this keyboard: I'd originally purchased it in response to my laptop's built-in keyboard becoming defective and I'd wanted something in a similarly "compact" size that I could conveniently take to work with me. But it didn't take too long for me to realize that this was too good of a keyboard to keep risking it getting banged around and scratched-up in the back-&-forth trips to and from work, so I decided to pull it out of that unenviable rotation and set it aside as the main keyboard for my secondary home computer system once I've gotten around to setting-up a "Linux" distribution on that second machine. This keyboard is relatively lightweight, its keys are firm yet supple and smooth, plus wide enough with keys sufficiently spaced to where they do not give too much of a sense of a "cramped" feeling. Of course, in order to fit within these dimensions, there's the necessary absence of a separate numbered key pad -- and in relation to this comes my only real gripe, which is anytime it is plugged in anew to be recognized as a newly added device, you'll more than likely be required to RESET the board to exit out of "Number Lock" mode, which seems to have been established as its default setting (who was the genius who had decided to give us that inconvenient headache, I wonder). So as an overall, whether as a primary or back-up keyboard, this model easily fits both bills rather well. -- Recommended.

Bought this to use with Boot Camp on my Mac Mini (mid 2011). Works perfectly.

Size is good and price is reasonable. Sturdy keyboard!

the keyboard is compact yet i get the full sized keys unlike those other ones where the arrow keys are shrunk to the point they are no longer usable. it is stable as well and doesn't wobble or move at all while typing. you wont regret this one!

da ich den Num-Block nicht nutze, habe ich mich bis jetzt ueber mein breites Original-Keyboard geaergert: der Weg von der Maus zur Tastatur war 'ewig' weit und bei 9 bis 12 Stunden Arbeit am PC pro Tag schon laestig. Das Periboard ist, da der Num-Block fehlt, echt schmal, dazu recht flach. Also klappts jetzt zwischen Maus und Tastatur deutlich besser. Das Periboard selbst macht einen qualitativ hochwertigen Eindruck und funktioniert bestens. Dazu ists es noch recht guenstig. Also fuer alle zu empfehlen, die keinen Num-Block brauchen.

I had some doubts. I was quickly reassured when I received this package. It's beautiful, well designed, functional. It looks like a laptop keyboard, but better: the keys are a little thicker, and full width. Not too soft or too hard, just comfortable. I would have liked a French Canadian keyboard, but I changed the layout to “US, intl, + AltGr keys” in the system preferences. So I have all this same standard QWERTY-US layout, plus my French accents. Excellent!