Wireless keyboard with built-in trackpad or trackball for HTPC?

[scwilson]

Folks - just bought a Rii mini bluetooth wireless keyboard for £25 and so far so good. Very neat size, very responsive, has blue backlighting if you want it on, obviously not designed to write large emails but for general navigation of XBMC etc and web browsing it is excellent. Good range also, I can sit 20 feet away from the screen and it works fine. Have yet to build my HTPC but got this ready for and tested on home PC.

This didn't last long. Started behaving odd, battery life lasted only an hour or so on a full charge. Cack basically. Will be returning.

 

[Jay794]

SANDSTROM SKBAIO11 Wireless Keyboard with Trackpad ***!

 

[scwilson]

SANDSTROM SKBAIO11 Wireless Keyboard with Trackpad ***!

So this is something you own? What is it like to use? Is it full size?

 

[edscdk]

I used the key sonic one for a while but the batteries were always flat

Anyone know of one with a on / off switch?..

 

[Smit]

I used the key sonic one for a while but the batteries were always flat

Anyone know of one with a on / off switch?..

The Lenovo ones have an on/off switch on the back of the keyboard

 

[Jay794]

So this is something you own? What is it like to use? Is it full size?

Yeah it's the same size as a normal PC keyboard, but it doesn't have the numbers on the right side, it just has the trackpad, which is a little small for my liking, but perfectly usable with your thumb

 

[HEADRAT]

Just received Lenovo N5901, OMG it seems perfect

Could the search finally be over after trying:-

RII Mini Wireless Keyboard (just too small for me)
Keysonic ACK-540RF (not keen on build quality, battery life).

HEADRAT

 

[scwilson]

Sounds good. Yes, I finally got a Logitech DiNovo Mini for £49.99 (1/2 price more or less) at a well-known Uk retail store and I must say, its ****** awesome.