Perixx PERIBOARD-409U Mini Keyboard, USB, Piano Finish Black

The problem I was trying to solve by buying this was that my old keyboard has a number pad on it and is really long. I don't need a number pad and there were times when there was too much distance between the right side of the keyboard and my mouse, which became very inconvenient. So I bought this keyboard. The price is good, the keys feel good when they type, and the key action is fine. The size of the keyboard is good. Sometimes I arrange things on my desk in several different ways, and the old keyboard was too long to fit in some of the locations where I was putting it. This is much smaller so that is good. Cord length is fine, and I was able to plug it in and use it immediately. I like the fact that the keys are dedicated and aren't sharing functions with other keys (there aren't 2 functions on the same key that you have to select from, like there are on some other keyboards). Basically it is good. The biggest downside that I see is that the location of the scroll lock key is such that somehow I keep hitting it by accident and a blue light comes on (out of the 3 lights that can come on at the upper left side, it's the one on the far right). Nothing bad happens as a result of this, just the blue light is annoying. To fix it I just hit the scroll lock key again and it's over. So it's easy to fix. But this does happen on a semi-regular basis. Sometimes the caps lock key comes on when I hit it by accident (center light), but that used to also happen on my old keyboard sometimes so I don't think there is any change in that compared to the old. Mostly it is the scroll lock key I hit by accident. I recommend that you don't throw away the little manual that comes with it, because the lights aren't labeled clearly, so if the scroll lock light comes on, you will have to look up what the light is in the manual in order to turn it off. I don't use the function keys that often so it's mostly irrelevant, but the function keys aren't labeled. But they also aren't labeled on a lot of other keyboards. So that's not different than my old keyboard. Overall, I am satisfied and this keyboard has solved my issue of removing the number pad and being able to fit better on my desk in certain configurations. I've only been using this a few days so this review is based on using it that length of time. If there was more space between the main keys and the scroll lock key so I don't keep hitting it, I'd say this is almost perfect. But it's fine and I like this better than the old keyboard so I'm satisfied with it.

Ero alla ricerca di una tastiera particolare che avesso lo Shift destro molto vicino alle frecce e questa mi ha pienamente soddisfatto. Essendo mancino per molti giochi dovevo usare le configurazione diverse dalle solite e per questo mi son trovato bene con questa disposizione dei tasti, qualità ottima e materiale robusto, la tastiera si presenta leggera e sottile, poi col cavo USB non bisogna neanche sprecare soldi per le pile. Ottimo prodotto.

The Perixx PERIBOARD-409U is a PS2 compatible keyboard with a USB connector. It works perfectly with my Olimex version of the AgonLight2 retro computer. I also tested it on an old PC. The keyboard layout is completely standard and the keys have the normal spacing. I appreciate the large font on the keycaps. The keyboard action is snappy, the press distance is on the short side, and the keys make a soft click. I've used it for coding on the AgonLight2 and it is well suited for this role. The three LEDs (NUM lock, CAPS lock, and SCROLL lock) are blue and quite bright, but they are all OFF in normal operation. The LEDs don't bother me, but I tested applying an Avery "See Thru Colour Coding" label and this reduced the brightness to a dull glow. I needed a good PS2 compatible keyboard and didn't want to spend too much. I'm very happy with the 409U.

Muis en toetsenbord kunnen nu dicht bij elkaar en dat werkt echt lekker. Het bordje typt lekker en heeft alle knoppen die ik wil. Dikke aanrader (wat mij betreft).

Quiet to type on, seems like good quality. I just wanted a keyboard without the numeric pad so I can use the mouse closer in and keep my wrist happy. Working well so far.