Genius LuxeMate i200 Compact Stylish Keyboard

• Stylish, slim keyboard
• Twelve function keys for instant access internet and multimedia applications
• Fashionable square keycaps are soft to the touch and great for typing
• A USB interface means a plug-and-play experience that's ready to go right away, with no software to install. The slim and elegant keyboard design has soft nylon square keycaps for comfortable and fast typing.
• Color: Black

I was very skeptical when I ordered this keyboard since no one has written a review on it yet. So I took a gamble and just based on looking at the picture and doing some googling (to see more pictures), I went ahead and ordered it.

Much to my surprise this keyboard is awesome! The layout is quite good, very similar to what you will find in most laptops. The feel of the keyboard is very nice. It has a very expensive feel to it, due to the glossy outer case. I like the individual keys and the spacing between them. This keyboard is as close as you can get to the Apple design (though the Apple keyboard is much thinner).

Overall I would highly recommend this keyboard for those who are trying to conserve some desk space and do not use the numeric keys.

Good job Genius! You're product is well...Genius!

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I use it for CAD to get my wrists and arms in a more natural position and bought a separate number pad. Its compact but not because the letter keys are any smaller then normal. The size savings is really just from taking out the number pad and smushing in the other keys. But all the keys are there and the letter keys are the exact same spacing as a normal keyboard which was just what I was looking for. Not overly loud. The usb cord is a bit short so I had to use an extension to reach my computer.

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so much, much better than this one 89-Key Mini USB Windows® Keyboard

just spend the extra few dollars and get the Genius. not sure why the other reviewer complained about clakity keys. this keyboard is not as quiet as a full-on scissor-switch laptop keyboard. but it's definitely quieter and smaller than a regular size keyboard that has a full frame + number pad.

this is just what I needed to keep my sanity with my limited desk space. the glossy black finish seems to attrack smudges and fingerprints and pet hair, if that will bother you.

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On many issues I'd rank this keyboard as fully satisfactory: It's extremely handsome; layout is great; and it's ergonomic at least in terms of consuming minimal space (and therefore not restricting us from using areas of our desk which larger keyboards will infringe upon). In virtually every other area, I'd rate this keyboard a 5.

But the most important thing about a keyboard is how it types; and the most important thing that enables it to function well in that regard is the mechanics of the keys. I've worked more hours a day than you want to know about... and I generally wore out a keyboard in under 6 months until I discovered BTC keyboards quite a few years ago. Until recently, I used to buy my BTCs from Amazon here, but now they've become scarce or not available. The BTCs I've been using are this size, and they just type fantastic, owing to very good key mechanisms. While the BTCs weren't available, I bought this Genius in the hopes it would feature similar mechanics... but no... it's one of the old plunger types which I wear out so quickly.

To explain my complaint... plungers introduce a looseness -the keys will wiggle around because there has to be some clearance for this (cheap) kind of mechanism. This looseness works against you. If you stroke straight down the center of a key, you get one kind of stroke response. Any side movement (and there almost always is some lateral movement in a keystroke) or missing the center, and your stroke cants the key, forcing it to stick as it tries to depress. This of course makes for terribly inconsistent response -especially in a thin board like this, which has to have shorter shafts (which is why I anticipated that it would probably feature the BTC style mechanisms instead).

Another thing you're going to have then is all the faster wear, because with the shorter plunger mechanisms, your keystrokes are binding all the worse -wearing this plastic gizmo out all the faster.

Great looking unit. Perfectly compatible with a Mac or Windows. But right out of the box... terrible for typing. Loosest new keys I've ever experienced. Worse than other (deeper) plunger types I've suffered. I won't be using this one for long. It's such an impediment to good typing that really, it needs to get tossed away brand new for interrupting my timing -which of course is what sticking keys do.

Upgrade the mechanism, and this would be a great board. Otherwise, imho, of *negative* worth to your work.

Shoot, I see now that the BTC is available. I really screwed up:

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I purchased this USB keyboard to use with an Acer A500 Android tablet. It works, like most USB devices, by simply plugging it into the tablet and typing. It is making my tablet use much more productive for note taking and writing emails.

The physical size of the keyboard strikes a great balance between being compact, but also having key size and spacing be comfortable and comparable to regular keyboards.

The sound of the keys is normal for most keyboards. It definitely isn't a loud keyboard, but if you were using it in a meeting, it might be a distraction. It definitely isn't as quiet as a laptop keyboard.

I would recommend this product to anyone looking for a compact USB keyboard.