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Phillips Wireless Desktop SPT5701
Aniket Kadam, May 29, 2008 1615 hrs ISTA wireless keyboard and mouse from Philips -- just how convenient is it?
Elegant design, slim, light-weight keyboard, good gaming mouse
Too easily damaged by spills, limited bundle
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Design and Features (Keyboard)
This is a surprisingly slim keyboard. Although it's basically a plain rectangle, the pure black color with a blue stripe across the top gives it a look of subdued elegance. It feels comfortable on your lap. The keyboard has five multimedia buttons and a scroll wheel that alters the volume when moved and mutes audio when clicked. There is no indicator for caps lock, numeric lock or scroll lock status on the keyboard itself, though there is an onscreen indicator.
The LED on the receiver lights up every time it receives input from the keyboard or mouse. Typing with it on a steady surface feels a bit odd since the keys are the same depth as a conventional keyboard but are recessed deeper into it.
The keyboard and mouse have matching colors and look good together. The board is also surprisingly light and carrying it around for prolonged periods on one hand won't be strenuous. The keyboard feels ergonomic; however, although spill proof (up to 50ml), it does start malfunctioning if you get that much water on it.
It was a little disappointing to not have the scrollbar to scroll pages and only control the volume.
With the sole exception of the wireless functionality, it seems like an average keyboard. Operating on the standard 2.4GHz frequency, it does have a pretty good range of 10m, though.
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