Gear Head KB1500U Mini Windows Keyboard - USB 89 Keys Silver/Black New

Gear Head KB1500U Mini Windows Keyboard - USB 89 Keys Silver/Black New
alaScore 83

12 reviews

May, 2013

  • No negative mentions yet

alaTest has collected and analyzed 12 reviews from magazines and websites. People are impressed by the design. The build quality is also mentioned favorably, whereas there are some mixed views about the value for money.

build quality, design

We analyzed user and expert ratings, product age and more factors. Compared to other Keyboards the Gear Head KB1500U Mini Windows Keyboard - USB 89 Keys Silver/Black New is awarded an overall alaScore™ of 83/100 = Very good quality.

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Key labels wear off

 

can't real the key labels after about a month of use. Manufacturer says normal wear and tear, not covered under warranty.

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Good auxilliary laptop keyboard for the money.

 

I added this keyboard to my laptop when my factory keyboard started malfunctioning, and it works just fine - at a fraction of the cost of a new factory part purchase. It's a little smaller than the old one, but it has the same number of keys. They made...

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you get what you pay for?

 

My H.P. laptop came up with ''ghost keys'' (a well-documented problem in this model) that developed after it was out of warranty. To keep going until I could buy a new laptop I decided to buy an external keyboard. The store didn't have the keyboard I...

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What's not to like?

 

using it as an input device on my Sony Media Streamer and works perfect and looks good in a confined area. Would never use it as a mainstream keyboard due to mini constraints so cant figure out what all the bi***in's about.

Compact, stylish, good key feel

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Not surprising...

 

Size was the appeal. Cost was a benefit

But it is Junk. Came with strange issues. Shift keys works abnormally, like on some keys but not others depending on the shift keys. Shift + any of the numbers didn't work. the Fn key kinda never turned off after a while so I would type normal and have...

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Small, but exactly what I needed

 

The keyboard is too small to use everyday, but it works perfectly for what I needed. I have some servers that I access remotely, but I needed a keyboard to keep with the servers for the inevitable times when I would need physical access to the servers...

Very small and it plugs and plays (but what keyboard doesn't)

The 'e' key sticks a little, and the caps lock light sometimes does and sometimes doesn't work ; Some of the keys are *slightly* out of "normal" place - but I almost hesitate to call this a negative because you have to sacrifice some of the layout to...

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Pretty Average

 

Just a special little rant: For about 35 years, the control key has been the last key on the lower left or lower right of the keyboard. Until now. This keyboard has the function key there, the last thing on the lower left, which I have typed a...

It's small. And the keys are sturdy. I think it's got a good feel to it

As others have stated, the layout is not the best. But this is to be expected because it's not a full size keyboard. Also, in my case, it wobbles on a flat surface, each and every time I type a key in the upper right or lower right

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Useable for Hunt-and-Peck Only

 

Effort to get more keys per square inch into the headlines resulted in an unusable awkward layout. Squeezing the 'home' and 'backspace' keys together just isn't the idea of the year. Maybe a good limited-space choice for someone who needs restraint...

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Works great

 

There is an adjustment period before you are really used to it. A number of the keys are smaller than normal (which is to be expected) which makes you have to be more precise when hitting backspace, etc. After you are used to it this is a really nice...

This keyboard is small and light, and quite comfortable after getting adjusted to it. The keys seem to be organized in a way that makes more sense than the common layout after you're used to it. I especially like the home/pgup/pgdn/end layout, which is...

Num Lock is in the most odd place ever. Lacks XF86 keys (not a huge problem, you can always bind different keys to those functions, I'm using Mod4 (also known as Super or Windows key)+Arrow keys to do the audio functions)

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Small, works

 

bought this to place in a 19" rack shelf, needed something narrow for occasional use. not recommended for constant use, get a full size keyboard.

small, light, works

there are dozens of exposed screw heads on the bottom ready to scratch up your desk ; the usb cable is too thin, I suspect this will fail after years of use

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