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Lenovo WIRELESS KEYBOARD CONTROLLER N5901A UKBLACK 57Y6473 Keyboards Keyboards
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
This product is great for an HTPC set up, and its the first time I got a device my non tech wife is happy to use. Before buying this I was using the MS MCE Remote control which was good but using the pressure pad to move the mouse and use the on screen keyboard was a total pain. I tired using my Android phone, which I liked but was a big no from the wife. This does a perfect job.
At last my HTPC is being used by my family for watching and surfing. Next step cut the chord!
At last my HTPC is being used by my family for watching and surfing. Next step cut the chord!
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We bought this Lenovo as a controller for our Nettop through which we watch UK TV.
It communicates to the Nettop via a dongle which seems to have a good detection range, not only by distance but also from the angle at which you point the keyboard.
The Lenovo is basically hand sized, so yes the keyboard itself is small and you wouldn't really want to write a lengthy e-mail using it, but as a controller, or for typing a few words in a 'Google search' it is ideal.
The roller ball is loose and is very sensitive. It doesn't take much to make it whizz unintentionally from one side of the screen to the other, but like most things once you mastered how to use it, it is fine.
The rollerball also seems sensitive to moisture.... ie damp hands or atmosphere.... the rollerball then does not control the on screen cursor, but once dried out it resumes and works properly again.
We like it, it serves the purpose for which we bought it, namely a wireless controller to change the screen on our TV from the comfort of our settee, and looks good with the other items we have. (ie Lenovo Nettop)
It communicates to the Nettop via a dongle which seems to have a good detection range, not only by distance but also from the angle at which you point the keyboard.
The Lenovo is basically hand sized, so yes the keyboard itself is small and you wouldn't really want to write a lengthy e-mail using it, but as a controller, or for typing a few words in a 'Google search' it is ideal.
The roller ball is loose and is very sensitive. It doesn't take much to make it whizz unintentionally from one side of the screen to the other, but like most things once you mastered how to use it, it is fine.
The rollerball also seems sensitive to moisture.... ie damp hands or atmosphere.... the rollerball then does not control the on screen cursor, but once dried out it resumes and works properly again.
We like it, it serves the purpose for which we bought it, namely a wireless controller to change the screen on our TV from the comfort of our settee, and looks good with the other items we have. (ie Lenovo Nettop)
Agree with some other comments on here that this product should have been great but they failed on a few big features.
The overall design is spot on, but the build quality lets it down.
Pros
Comfortable in the hand
Cheap
Comfortable ball/mousekey/keyboard configuration
Looks natty on the coffee table next to the Sky+ remote. Got a few 'Cool gadget' comments from friends.
Cons
Trackerball is loose fitting and causes curser to jump every time you take your thumb off. This gets very frustrating as its design means you usually lift your thumb off the ball to hit the mouse key. But when you do the curser jumps away from the link/object. The only way around this is to adopt a cumbersome two handed approach keeping one finger permenantly on the ball to stop the curser jumping around on its own.
After short time of use I found that certain keys were increasingly unresponsive.
Impossible to use keyboard in poorly lit environment. Badly needs backlit keyboard.
Occasional problems with poor signal strength.
I persevered with it for a couple of weeks and then gave up and sold it and went back to my much larger but infinitely more robust and comfortable Emprex 9019URF keyboard with joystick mouse. Sadly they have discontinued this product or I would be buying a new one to replace the one I've punished with daily use for 3 years. The only time it has broken is when I trod on the joystick and snapped it off. It continued to work with the remaining joystump, and this was still prefereble to using the Lenovo.
At the time I bought it there was few other options similar to this product so it was this or one other much more expensive option. But now there are quite a few reasonably priced products like this so my advice would be to look elsewhere for now.
Might look at the Lenovo again if they release a new generation and address the few issues I've mentioned. I still like the overall design.
The overall design is spot on, but the build quality lets it down.
Pros
Comfortable in the hand
Cheap
Comfortable ball/mousekey/keyboard configuration
Looks natty on the coffee table next to the Sky+ remote. Got a few 'Cool gadget' comments from friends.
Cons
Trackerball is loose fitting and causes curser to jump every time you take your thumb off. This gets very frustrating as its design means you usually lift your thumb off the ball to hit the mouse key. But when you do the curser jumps away from the link/object. The only way around this is to adopt a cumbersome two handed approach keeping one finger permenantly on the ball to stop the curser jumping around on its own.
After short time of use I found that certain keys were increasingly unresponsive.
Impossible to use keyboard in poorly lit environment. Badly needs backlit keyboard.
Occasional problems with poor signal strength.
I persevered with it for a couple of weeks and then gave up and sold it and went back to my much larger but infinitely more robust and comfortable Emprex 9019URF keyboard with joystick mouse. Sadly they have discontinued this product or I would be buying a new one to replace the one I've punished with daily use for 3 years. The only time it has broken is when I trod on the joystick and snapped it off. It continued to work with the remaining joystump, and this was still prefereble to using the Lenovo.
At the time I bought it there was few other options similar to this product so it was this or one other much more expensive option. But now there are quite a few reasonably priced products like this so my advice would be to look elsewhere for now.
Might look at the Lenovo again if they release a new generation and address the few issues I've mentioned. I still like the overall design.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Think twice before you buy
I have a small room and do not have any space for a desk. I therefore mount my monitor on the wall and sit/lay on my bed when i'm surfing. Read more
Published 5 months ago by KW1529
Good - but not so good in dim light.
I needed a relatively small wireless keyboard and mouse and this seemed to fit the bill. It does the job even though the mouse buttons are awkward and the keyboard needs good... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Mr. J. Jenkins
A really neat little gadget
If you watch 'on demand' TV through your laptop and / or computer, this is the gadget for you. You can hide your laptop away in your TV cabinet and control it from the comfort of... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Dr. Anne Dickens
