Small wireless keyboard w/ trackpad and scroll wheel

PaulCa · 12 Aug 2018 at 19:00

Hi Guys,

I need to get a keyboard for my Raspberry Pi media centre. A significant use case will be running Chrome w/ YouTube.

I have a Logitech K400 for my laptop and the only thing that bugs me is the lack of scroll wheel. This means to scroll a page like youtube you need to find somewhere to click (that isn't a link) and use the cursors or PgUp/Down. This gets really annoying at times.

Is there such a thing as a K400 like keyboard with a scroll wheel or any kind?

PaulCa · 12 Aug 2018 at 19:06

Actually according to this:
https://support.logitech.com/en_ch/...K400-Plus-keyboard?product=a0qi0000008sKAdAAM

Scrolling is possible with a double finger swipe. I have to try this and see if my older K400 does it. Of course it might need drivers and that might be difficult with Raspberry Pi.

Hades · 13 Aug 2018 at 00:41

If you are prepared to learn the art of using a Thinkpad trackpoint instead of a touchpad and scrollwheel, then the Lenovo Thinkpad Compact Bluetooth Keyboard With Trackpoint is excellent. It's a little expensive for what it is. But I love the key feedback, it lasts ages on a charge and is just like using a laptop keyboard.

https://www.lenovo.com/gb/en/accessories-and-monitors/top-tech/KEYBOARD-UK-English/p/0B47187

PaulCa · 13 Aug 2018 at 07:50

Thanks. I tested the K400 and double finger swipe actually works, in windows anyway. I ordered another one.

It's interesting that the lenovo is the second wireless keyboard I have come across claiming only a month battery life.

My original K400 still has it's original batteries and it's 3 years old. Granted it's only used less than an hour a day.