the dinovo edge is too much:too big,too heavy,too fancy,too costly,too much. the Rapoo 2900 is more like it. my ideal is
1. compact.light weight.rigid.easy to grab hold of. 2. standard keyboard layout and size.no numeric keypad,a few programmable buttons. 3. no or low keyclick noise,short key travel,long keylife. 4. all keys illuminated. 5. resistant to spills. 6. touchpad.in right side of keyboard i.e. not below the spacebar.no trackball.no joystick.no rubber puck. 7. standard mouse control buttons:left/middle/right,scroll vertical/horizontal,backward/forward. 8. 2-hand friendly i.e. also at least left click button in left side of keyboard. 9. bluetooth (BT) and at least v2.0.no RF.no IR.with dongle for BT unaware computers. 10. USB port for wired connection as alternative to BT and for pairing BT.also for recharging i.e.no charging station/power supply. 11. long battery life,efficient battery use. 12.reliable and responsive.short wakeup time. 13. standard AA or AAA sized rechargeable batteries. no proprietary battery. 14. price $75
some other choices in no particular order 1. VP6310 2. Mediaboard 3. RF-636 4. WKB-4000BB 5. BT-637 6. GKM561R 7. KB-3962B-BT 8. KEY-3000 9. Vidabox wireless
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the dinovo edge is too much:too big,too heavy,too fancy,too costly,too much.
the Rapoo 2900 is more like it.
my ideal is
1. compact.light weight.rigid.easy to grab hold of.
2. standard keyboard layout and size.no numeric keypad,a few programmable buttons.
3. no or low keyclick noise,short key travel,long keylife.
4. all keys illuminated.
5. resistant to spills.
6. touchpad.in right side of keyboard i.e. not below the spacebar.no trackball.no joystick.no rubber puck.
7. standard mouse control buttons:left/middle/right,scroll vertical/horizontal,backward/forward.
8. 2-hand friendly i.e. also at least left click button in left side of keyboard.
9. bluetooth (BT) and at least v2.0.no RF.no IR.with dongle for BT unaware computers.
10. USB port for wired connection as alternative to BT and for pairing BT.also for recharging i.e.no charging station/power supply.
11. long battery life,efficient battery use.
12.reliable and responsive.short wakeup time.
13. standard AA or AAA sized rechargeable batteries. no proprietary battery.
14. price $75
some other choices in no particular order
1. VP6310
2. Mediaboard
3. RF-636
4. WKB-4000BB
5. BT-637
6. GKM561R
7. KB-3962B-BT
8. KEY-3000
9. Vidabox wireless