Good stuff: It is of a decent size, I like the form-factor, and the buttons have a nice clicky feel and are about right in terms of force required; not too much, not too little. It has a little space on the underside for storing the little USB dongle.
Annoying stuff: The trackpad area is a little rough, feels strange after using laptops with an ultra-smooth surface. The power on/off switch is very small and feels cheap, it may not last very long, I have no idea. It uses AAA batteries, when the unit looks large enough to have accomodated AA size batteries almost. The foam pads underneath the unit look very small, can't see them lasting very long. Also, I think the screws to open the unit to service it (e.g. if the power switch fails) are underneath the foam pads which is irritating. Double-finger scrolling is supported, but the direction isn't configurable. If you drag down with two fingers, then the text on the page scrolls up, i.e. the opposite to what would happen if you drag down on a touch display. This may be configurable in the PC operating system, but I would have liked to see it configurable on the device, because you don't have access to OS configuration settings on every computer you may wish to use this on. There is no LED to let you know when the device is powered on. I would add my own, but the screws are under the foam pads.
Nice-to-haves: It would be nice to see different color options, not everyone will want an all-black trackpad device. It would be nice if it came with a cloth case, to make it more practical to place in a laptop bag for portable use.
| Brand | perixx |
|---|---|
| Product Dimensions | 8.6 x 7.5 x 1.1 cm; 70 Grams |
| Batteries | 1 Unknown batteries required. |
| Item model number | 11284 |
| Manufacturer | Perixx |
| Series | PERIPAD-501 |
| Colour | Small |
| Form Factor | Laptop |
| Standing screen display size | 3 Inches |
| Processor Count | 1 |
| RAM Size | 1 MB |
| Graphics Card Interface | Integrated |
| Number of USB 2.0 Ports | 1 |
| Hardware Platform | Laptop, PC |
| Operating System | Android |
| Are Batteries Included | No |
| Item Weight | 70 g |
| Guaranteed software updates until | unknown |
