IOGear 2.4G Wireless Long Range Media Center Desktop Keyboard Mouse- Black (GKM551R)
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IOGear GKM551R Long Range Media Center Desktop US English, Enjoy the freedom of 2.4G wireless connectivity with IOGEAR Wireless MCE Desktop (keyboard/mouse combo). The keyboard and mouse allow you to work up to 33 feet away from the USB receiver connected to your computer. In addition, the laser mouse provides great accuracy over most surfaces requiring minimal hand movement due to its 800 dpi resolution. The ultra thin, lightweight, and stylish keyboard offers comfort wherever you type. The Media Center (MCE) hotkeys give you quick access to My TV, My Music, My Video, and My Pictures.
Oct 23rd, 2009 at 9:20 pm
Had this combo now for 3 months. Battery life is good (2-3 weeks on rechargables) mouse wheel will flash red when I need to recharge. Keyboard is flat, light weight and has quiet keys. Volume, mute buttons are handy, space bar pauses starts video. I use Ctrl +,- and 0 to increase,decrease,normalize screen size alot. My complaint about this board is the occasional pointer stutter that happens. Occasional being the key word here. This happens with full batts, line of sight with receiver and at around 10 feet. Tolerable as it doesn’t happen all the time. Keyboard has only lagged behind my typing once. No complaint there. This has made couch surfing on my 32″ panel a lot of fun and wouldn’t be without it now. Have given up my laptop armrest surfing for this. Would recommend this (already have) to a friend. Great value.
Oct 23rd, 2009 at 11:31 pm
This keyboard and mouse seems to work pretty well. The range is pretty good, and I have my computer enclosed in an entertainment center with no window. The 2.4ghz signal is robust, although occasionally it will miss a keystroke on the keyboard, and the mouse will take a couple seconds to wake up. The only complaint I can see coming up is a short battery life in the keyboard. It’s killed one set of batteries after only 2.5 weeks, but it’s hard to say if that was the batteries, or the keyboard. All in all, the keys feel good to the touch, the keyboard and mouse are well made, and the mouse is responsive and comfortable. Hard to beat for $45. Recommended.
Oct 24th, 2009 at 12:56 am
When this keyboard arrived, I found it a little difficult to get the box open… though I get the feeling that’s something to do with the merchant I bought it from; the thing was covered in tape and royally screwed up my nailpolish (ladies, keep freshly-painted nails away from packaging, as a general rule). No biggie, I wanted to get at the product inside… so after digging through and ripping open cardboard barriers and plastic bags, I had a nice, slim, long keyboard on my lap, a TINY receiver in hand, and a mouse that… well, we’ll talk about that later.
The receiver is tiny, and I do mean TINY. You have to keep really good track of the thing or you’ll never see it again. I mean, drop it on your carpet, blink your eye, and you’ll spend the next hour looking for it.
I put in the batteries, turned the keyboard on, and was instantly typing away. There was no hassle – I’ve had more difficulty making myself a Hot Pocket. This was easy as pie, and performed just as advertised; though I was only sitting 12 feet away or so, it definitely held up.
The mouse is another story. It’s… well, I guess it’s alright, if you have big hands. I however am a tiny girl, and subsequently have tiny hands; this mouse is HUGE to me. I like the way the buttons feel when clicked, but the design just feels weird to me – see that grey plastic stripe in the middle, as pictured at the top of the page? For some reason, the black buttons on either side are recessed into the mouse, so all you feel on your palm is a thin plastic strip. Wtf?
That aside, all I was really looking for was the keyboard, and it performs spectacularly. As someone with back problems (but is an avid gamer), I was looking for a way to continue to enjoy my hobbies without ending up hunched over in pain. Said hobbies require me to be at my PC or on a console – most recently the PS3 – and this keyboard has been the instrument of my salvation.
Instead of sitting all doubled over in my computer chair, trying to type, mash keys for skills in a game, or generally wander around the internet… I am now seated in my bed, with my computer hooked up to my television as a monitor. Seated comfortably like this, I no longer have to take a “break” every half hour (which several guildmates appreciate, of course).
As for the PS3, I’ve yet to encounter an actual game requiring a keyboard, but I spend a lot of time sending messages over the PSN to friends and often just called them up on the phone – despite long distance charges – rather than agitating myself trying to use the onscreen keyboard. I plugged the receiver into the USB ports, turned the keyboard on, and was typing away. Perfecto.
I’d recommend it to anyone else in a heartbeat, as the company is also very good with replacing any defective merchandise, as seen on the Newegg reviews.