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VIRTUALLY INDESTRUCTIBLE KEY BOARD USB WIN/OS/LINU |  |
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keyboard/keypad
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| Product Reviews from Amazon.com (Rating System 1 to 5) |
| Review | Rating | Last Updated | Great product
Great product, it was exactly as i had hope it would be, easy to use, and very flexible. I currently use it for my Xbox360 but it worked extremely well with my computer. found it could be a little touchy if stored rolled up for a long period of time. | 4 | Today | very cool!
This is a great keyboard for houses with messy kids and/or lots of pet hair. It takes a while to train your fingers to type correctly (the keys don't go down and bounce back up like a traditional keyboard)--but you can't beat the ease of clean up on it! | 4 | Today | true to its name
This most recent purchase was a replacement for the antique beta VIK that I had used for at least five years... the one that had survived tons of filth and debris, cat fur, crumbs, coffee spills, several bathtub dunkings, numerous travel abuses, etc. The base of the old left side shift key eventually fatigued (but still worked), and many of the most used letters had lost their bright visual lettering... I'm told by others that the touch seems odd at first... too quiet and less "clickety clackety" than a regular KB... but that's precisely what I love that about it... It may take a few minutes to adjust to it... but the first time you spill something on it, you'll really adore it... | 5 | Today | I can't stop laughing
If nothing else, this thing is a great conversation piece! I don't think any of the reviews mentioned that this keyboard is really just a thin rubber mat with the keys molded to it. You can roll it up and store it in your pocket, if you've got large pockets, or in an empty soup can. You've got to get one of these, if only for the amusement value. (The instructions say you can roll it but don't fold it.)
Surprisingly, the thing actually works. I'm typing this review on it. I don't know if it will become my main keyboard, but I'll stick with it and see.
The arrangement of the keys is pretty good. One nice thing -- the Control key is closer to the space key, overcoming one of my gripes about every other keyboard I've used. (I use the Kedit editor, with all the Ctrl-letter keys defined as shortcuts, so this saves me the constant stretch of my little finger.) The keys are very "sure" -- no missed strokes or double bounces. The raised bumps on the F and J keys make it easy to find home position. One review complained that the keys don't click; however, they're not silent, they make a satisfying little thump as you tap them. The rubber mat is "sticky", so the keyboard tends to stay put rather than sliding around.
It comes with USB cable plus a PS/2 adapter, so it works with almost any PC as-is.
Puzzling, however, is that some keys are duplicated, without apparent reason -- for example, two backspace keys right next to each other. And a big inconvenience: Home, End, and PageUp/Down require the Fn key, meaning I sometimes have to look down.
Overall, so far, I like this thing, will certainly keep it for travel, may use it at home, too.
| 4 | Today | Very poor quality
Bought one.
Returned - unacceptable (many missed keystrokes)
Bought a second one.
Returned - unacceptable (top row of keyboard goes dead intermittently)
Tried a third one in a bricks-and-mortar store.
Did not buy - unacceptable (many missed keystrokes)
The weird thing is, I bought one about three years ago and it was great. I used it until I wore it out. I could touch type at top speed with it. But I guess there is no suitable replacement- - I've had to go to a hard plastic keyboard instead. My point here is that it's not like I need to "learn how to use the device" or "there is a hardware incompatibility". The old one worked. Three new ones failed.
Oh. Yeah. The mfr bitterly reports that CompUSA ripped off his idea and built their own. Maybe they did a better job . . . | 1 | Today | Great to have full size keyboard no so great typing
I like that I can bring this keyboard anywhere and have a full size keyboard and number pad but using this is less than friendly. The backspace key is just the size of any other key and easily missed. I have pressed insert more times than I would like to count. The feel of the keyboard is a little funky so it is hard to keep the fingers home for touch typing. I think I will hold on to this keyboard for those times when I need to full size keyboard on but I don't think I will use it as often as I had hoped. | 3 | Today | I guess you love it or hate it.
I can't believe the negative reviews of the Grandtec keyboards. I have been using the regular edition for over a year. It's a real steal for the current price too, I bought it locally and spent a lot more. Anyway I just ordered the glow version for another computer and it's basically the same with the glow feature added which can be turned off or on. Many times people complain about products (mice,keyboards,software,etc.) which cause all kinds of nightmares on their computers when in reality they have a messed up computer which needs to be wiped clean and windows reinstalled. That's way to much trouble for many people so they would rather put up with constant issues and curse a lot. I've used the regular edition on all three of my computers without ANY problem. A friend hooked up one of these keyboards and had it not respond at first but I advised them to simply unplug the USB cable and then plug it back in while Windows is running and from then on it worked perfectly and they also now love it as much as I do. Be warned anything this radically different will have a learning curve since it lies very flat and does have a different feel for sure. I got used to it quickly and think the pressure is designed to feel just right. Since it't made from silicone the board I've had for over a year still looks brand new and can be easily cleaned and of course is spill proof etc. I think it's kind of like the split ergo keyboards in that you have to get used to it and maybe it's a love it or hate it thing. I suspect many give up on this keyboard before giving it a chance. | 5 | Today | Don't waste your time.
I had one of these for all of five days before I sent it back. While it was portable, flexible, silent, and capable of rolling up to fit into a pocket, it was also too unresponsive to touch typing. To accurately register typed characters, I had to resort to two-fingered hunt-and-peck typing because using all ten fingers was just too much for it. Even when I did so, about thirty per cent of the time characters would simply not register. On top of all of this, the amount of force necessary to make the keys register keypresses aggrivated my RST, which was the final straw. I've returned my Virtually Indestructible USB Keyboard. | 1 | Today | The key word is virtually.
We have purchased several of these keyboards for use in a quiet enviornment. While they are very quiet, the "touch" takes getting use to. We have also had to replace a few, but the company has been good about that. | 4 | Today | virtually useless
I bought this several months ago to use with my slate tablet when I wanted to/had to use a keyboard. For awhile it generally worked, although the keys are very gummy and you need to press them very firmly when typing. But that's OK. What's not OK is that after very light use, the keys for all numbers other than 5 and 6 have stopped responding, along with all of the corresponding shift-keys--parenthesis, the "at" sign for e-mail, etc.--I can't type them because I'm using this piece of junk now. You can't appreciate how irritating it is to work without number and the other keys until you are forced to do it. Stay away from this virtually useless product.
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