Adesso AKB-132UB Spill-Resistant Multimedia Desktop USB Keyboard for Windows

For some baffling reason the backslash (\) key has been wedged between the quote and ENTER keys, so that every time I try to hit 'enter' while typing, I get a backslash instead? Why would someone make a keyboard layout like this? I've been using computers literally since the 80s and never in my life have I encountered a keyboard where the enter key was not immediately to the right of the quote key, where it should be. And there's not even any REASON for it, it's not like this is some kind of compact keyboard where they ran out of space to put the keys in the correct locations? And of course, the picture on the listing is tiny, and you can't zoom in on it, so it's very hard to notice the wonky layout. If you've learned to type on any kind of normal keyboard, this will not work for you. It's completely unusable, I had to return it.

The keyboard that came with my desktop computer purchase was junk, all the letters wore off the keys in a month or two, which was extremely annoying. So I needed a new one but I wanted it to be as inexpensive as possible since I was replacing something that was supposed to be free to begin with. This fits the bill perfectly. The price was more than reasonable and so far I have no complaints whatsoever. Not many bells and whistles, although it does have some of the handy buttons across the top (hot keys) for volume, playing tracks, etc. To be honest I don't really use those buttons but the ones I've tested all work fine. It does have the Windows key too, which I do use a lot to jump to the desktop. The keys have a somewhat soft touch as they tap down, not a loud clicking like older keyboards but not silent either. It does have the more traditional height to the keys, which I like. The last keyboard had very low profile keys, which I personally didn't like for some reason.I did as the instruction booklet suggested and plugged it into my PC while it was off and then started it up. Windows detected it immediately upon startup and started installing the driver without any issues.One thing to note, the description says: "Available with either a USB or PS/2 connector". Just to be clear, you don't get both, or an adapter or anything, you only get one or the other, so pay attention to the title of the Amazon listing; this one is for USB. Anyway, perfectly good keyboard at a great price; I can't imagine why anyone would spend more, unless you need certain features for some reason. This was a great buy!

The keyboard arrived and was well packed as expected, and I anxiously plugged it in to an available USB hub's vacant port. To my surprise, it did not work at all, and I needed to plug in the old keyboard to get my computer working. I tried other vacant ports on the hub and two ports directly on the machine and got nowhere.So I called my computer guy, who came by and noted that many of the current crop of USB keyboards are sensitive to where they are plugged in. He bypassed the hub altogether and plugged the keyboard into one of the open USB ports in the **back** of my CPU,.far from where I use the keyboard.. That meant that a USB extension cord.was required in order to make the connection.At that point -- Success! But my computer guy's bill and the extension cord were sufficiently costly that any illusion of my getting an attractive price for the keyboard were vaporized. Incidentally, one of the reasons I chose this keyboard was that it needed no drivers, and was supposedly plug and play.The keyboard is now working, and I am quickly learning the tactile elements of the board which obviously are more sensitive than the keyboard it replaces, where the letters on some of the keys had disappeared and some of the keys were barely working. So at this point, I would say I am satisfied albeit the early pains and added expense. The instructions might tell of the sensitivity to USB ports, which would help customers.

I ordered this to replace a keyboard that had become annoyingly quirky - skipping letters, mostly - due to age and spill damage. It's sturdy and has a decent feel to it, though it has added featured I didn't need and won't use, so I can't speak for or against those. But it came with worse quirks than on my "dead" keyboard. Left Ctrl key won't work with the arrows for movement and selection, but right Ctrl works fine. Page up acts as if it were Home. Backspace doesn't work, moving cursor to start of line instead. Even though there have been no complaints about the one of these used by someone else in the house, I wouldn't order it again.

Works well with the JAWS screen reader.For those that are blind, the keys are layed out in the following order from Left to right as far as the extra keys.The very top row from Left to right.1. MyComputer(Windows +e)2. Search if installed.3. Calculator.4. Media Player.5. Volume Down.6. Volume up.7. Mute.8. Play/Pause.9. Previous track.10. Next track.11. Stop for playback.12. Web browser (internet).13. Email.14. Favorites only works if in web browser.The only issues I have with this keyboard is the keyboard is flat even with the legs folded out. Also the enter key is like a letter L that is rotated 180 degrese. The backslash is beside the '" key. That will take some getting use to.

This is probably the cheapest full-sized, multimedia keyboard you will find, and it works pretty well. The keys compress softly and bounce well, and are spaced out enough for my phat fingers. All of the multimedia keys and Windows shortcut keys work well having installed the keyboard drivers (proprietary will do) and no keys do not work. The inclining feet on the bottom seem strong enough, too. My only complaint is that the inclining feet on my issue were a little uneven, so the keyboard would wobble a little if I was using the feet (which I always do). However, I fixed this with a few layers of duct tape on the bottom of the short foot. Solid as a rock now. Great deal.

While I love the keyboard (this is second I bought, and would (will) likely buy again, I find the keys wear off MUCH too fast. I've had mine for almost 1 year and a half, and I have 8 keys that are totally worn off, and another half-dozen that are at least half gone. I am very pleased with the position/size of the enter and backspace, and really enjoy the multimedia keys. I'd love a sleep/wake button, but that is in the line of a bonus not a necessity.

Short in the keyboard causes all my USB devices to turn off and on regularly. The rubber pads on the bottom fall off if you move the keyboard at all. A ton of essential keys for gaming are all on the same circuit and can't be pressed at the same time. Avoid this.

This item was purchased as a gift. They were very happy to receive it.

Works great