Perixx PERIBOARD-409H Wired USB Mini Keyboard with 2 USB Hubs, Black, US English Layout

This keyboard is your ride or die. I spent $400 on a reproduction of the original IBM model F keyboard in April. They’re all made to order and handmade so I probably won’t receive it for 1-2 years. Point is, this isn’t a fancy mechanical keyboard. If that’s what you’re looking for them skip this. But if you want something compact that’s affordable and works well for what it is then look no further.I’m 5’5” and have narrow shoulders. Shorter and smaller people will know the struggle of most office furniture and accessories being made for 6’2” men. So you run into ergonomic issues.This is the perfect length keyboard for ergonomic purposes. You run into not having the 10-key which is what allows it to be shorter. A full sized or even 75% keyboard with 10-key will cause shoulder strain from using the mouse on the right side. You have to stretch your arm and it’s uncomfortable. This eliminates that if you use your mouse on the right side.At my desk I use a full size keyboard because I do a lot of data entry. I taught myself to learn the mouse left handed so now I can put the mouse on the left and still have the 10-key eliminating shoulder strain.When I want to work elsewhere I used this keyboard and set it on my laptop lap pad and use the mouse and this keyboard on it with my laptop plugged into a tv monitor. Works perfectly. This is great for travel in that way. It has two USB ports so you can connect a mouse and even a separate 10-key to it if you want it. Works great. No complaints. Best out there for the price. I like the layout and that certain keys aren’t eliminated for space which can be a pain on compact keyboards. For example I like having separate function keys at the top. This one is a winner.

I love this keyboard. It's nice and compact with a low profile, easy to toss into the laptop bag and take on the road. The touch is nice and light, with well-sculptured key caps and a good amount of travel. The layout is very convenient, with the Home/End/PageUp/PageDown functions accessible as a vertical row at the right side of the keyboard without needing to use the Fn key. My only complaint is that the key legends are painted on and will likely wear off quickly; I can already see some fading after just a few days of use. If the key caps were double-shot molded, I would rate this keyboard as perfect.

There are not a lot of keyboards available with this much legacy-key support in such a small package. It's helpful for me, dealing with some legacy software as my job requires, to still have Insert, pause/break, scroll lock and all 12 function keys available without having to use modifier keys to get to them.Nit picking: the "Fn" key in the lower left is awkwardly placed (it's where you are probably used to finding the windows key) and oddly implemented. There is a numeric keypad feature if you hold down the Fn key while using the 7890UIOPJKL;M,./ keys. I think that is the only real use it has. Fn+Delete uselessly produces a scroll lock event, the same as the scroll lock key which is already provided; Fn+Insert looks like it is supposed to activate num lock, but that doesn't actually work, although it does cause an indicator LED to light up. For all other keys, as far as I can tell, the Fn modifier does nothing; which is a shame, because although I appreciate having the top row function keys in their traditional roles, it would have been nice if Fn+[function keys] were mapped to some of the starndard multimedia controls.Still, I can live with the Fn issues. My use case is to interact with a Linux workstation connected to a large television across the room, using a USB extension cable. The keyboard provides a good combination of control and compactness, and being wired, doesn't have the range and latency issues I ran into when first trying a couple of flaky Logitech wireless units. The built in 2-port USB hub lets me plug in a standard mouse as well.

Nice, comfortable, compact, hardwired keyboard.It has the additional feature of USB ports which should be handy though I honestly haven't had to use them, or test their speed (yet).This keyboard doesn't get everyday use,but stays in the PC building tool box for setting up new PC's.Has been 100% flawless for me, quickly sets up with no drivers needing to be added, or used,though I haven't tried to use the USB ports (as stated above) on any brand new PC builds yet.Recommended.

I bought this for my daughter to use with our laptop. She gets a little rough with the keys while playing her games. This keyboard is nice and well made. I waited a bit to make a review to have her use it for awhile. I have grown to use it now myself and I have no complaints! It plugs in and works right away and I haven't had a single issue. Even after my daughter using it like crazy. We even have a wireless mouse and I have that plugged into the keyboard and again, no issues.

Had to squeeze a Wacom tablet onto my keyboard tray. I know, bummer right? Well this keyboard is nearly full sized minus the number keys along the side. Though I should have gotten adept at using those keys after this many years, truth is I most always used the number along the top of the keyboard.Given that, this keyboard allowed just enough space for the tablet. Hurray!All else about the keyboard is just as it would be on a normal keyboard, and there's a USB port that you can use for your mouse or some other nearby peripheral.