Adesso Win-Touch Pro USB Keyboard with Wristsaver (AKB-430UG)

The tab key got stuck in the down position the first time it was pressed. This was the second of three Adesso keyboards I purchased which failed right out of the box. The first time, the ctrl key did the same thing. I recommend looking for a higher quality product.FYI, Amazon was great about handling the return.

Adesso - if you are listening, please redesign the '\' and the 'Enter' keys to like on your 'Tru-Form Pro 308' keyboard, this is a must for programmer. Also the touch pad cursor speed needs to be about 40% faster as currently adjusting the system mouse speed to the max makes my connected mouse almost unusable as the cursor moves too fast.Resolve these two issues and it's a perfect keyboard - well as a bonus add a trackpoint option as well :)

I've been using Adesso touchpad keyboards for at least 15yrs having bought 4 or 5 of different iterations of their ergonomic touchpad keyboards (currently PCK-308UB) prior to buying two copies of this keyboard (one for my desk at work and one for my home office). In general, I have been using touchpad keyboards for around 20 years. This time I opted not to go with Addesso's ergonomic keyboard because it is too thick and does not fit my keyboard trays properly.Overall, I like this keyboard and I think it is one of Adesso's more stylish looking keyboards. The key action is what I expected, reasonably firm with a nice movement distance. It is a quieter keyboard than I'm used to, which isn't bad. The touchpad is the standard sized touchpad that Adesso uses and a pretty average size for touchpads in general. The touchpad does not require the use of special drivers, but they are available for download if you really want them. On my personal laptop I do use the driver and it has some added features, however, the driver can get flaky every now and then requiring the the keyboard to be unplugged from the USB port and plugged back in. On my work laptop I won't be installing the drivers because of my company's IT policies. I use a three monitor (1920x1080) setup for work and the maximum pointer speed is not fast enough for my tastes. It takes about 3-4 finger swipes to get from the left side of the left monitor to the right side of the right monitor. There is a registry hack in Windows that can be used to increase the maximum speed of the pointer (https://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc978664.aspx) and it did seem to help some, but I wish Windows built in HID mouse driver had better mouse acceleration options.The thing I find annoying about this keyboard and why I took away one star is the position of the power, sleep & wake keys. Their position is the normal place for the print screen/Sys Rq, scroll lock and pause/break keys on other keyboards including Adesso's ergonomic touchpad keyboard (PCK-308UB). In all the years and through all of the Adesso keyboards I've used, my number one complaint has been their power, sleep and wake buttons/keys. The worst iteration was my first Adesso keyboard so many years ago, they were in a really bad position and constantly being bumped resulting in accidental shutdowns of my computer. This keyboard probably has the second worst position for these buttons as it is where I normally expect the print screen, scroll lock and pause/break keys to be (which I frequently use). The power, sleep & wake key position also results in all those action keys to be pushed down by one key row from their traditional location, which is going to take quite a bit of getting used to. In order to prevent any accidental system shutdowns, the very first thing I did was to disable the power and sleep buttons in my Windows power settings. I really do wish Adesso would either stop putting the power, sleep and wake buttons on their keyboards or at the very least put those buttons in the same place on this keyboard as they did on their PCK-308UB keyboard so that the keyboards were consistent.OVERALL SUMMARYPROS:* I've found Addesso keyboards to be fairly reliable over the years. Like any keyboard they do eventually wear out, but I've been happy with their longevity.* If you want a touchpad keyboard that puts the touchpad below the space bar (as I prefer), Adesso is probably the best of the available options (there just aren't that many choices).* This keyboard is very attractive with just the right amount of heft.CONS* The power, sleep & wake buttons are in a really bad location and could be annoying if you switch back and forth between different keyboards (as I do). In reality these keys need to be low visibility buttons (like they are on Addesso's PCK-308UB keyboard), not full keys in the main key area. To prevent accidental shutdowns the power and sleep keys should be disabled from the power manager.* Adesso's touchpad drivers tend to be a little flaky now and then, and historically have not been signed. This is mitigated by the fact that they really aren't necessary unless you want some of the added features.* The position of the action keys (e.g. print screen, scroll lock, insert, delete, etc.) are in a non-standard position because of the power, sleep and wake keys.TOUCHPAD TIPIf you are new to touchpads, you may find them to be very twitchy to use -- this is in their nature. What I have found is that to preform fine pointer movements, it is best to roll the pad of the finger controlling the pointer instead of trying to slide it fractions of a millimeter. A finger will always slide with a slight jerk and invariably move further than desired. By slightly rolling the finger, the pointer can be controlled very precisely.

I love this keyboard, although I place it on my lap to use it, and at times I wish it were shorter. One thing I like about it is the simplicity of the underside of the keys, which makes it easier to get it clean by just vacuuming it. But if I ever want to clean it thoroughly by popping the keys off, etc., there are no little parts (besides the keys) to deal with.I had some real problems getting the touchpad buttons on this keyboard working in Ubuntu 16.04.5 until it occurred to me that the problem might have something to do with the drivers in Ubuntu 16.04. (It works well with 18.04.) So I did a search and found that, according to the DebuggingTouchpad Detection Ubuntu Wiki page, this is indeed the case, and that the command "xmodmap -pp > ~/xmodmap" (without quotes) would supposedly fix the problem, which it did, at least well enough. (Get the command directly from the page - I don't want to be responsible for anything that might go wrong.) You can copy the command as usual, and paste it into the terminal by pressing Ctrl-Shift-V.

As is the case with other reviewers of this product, I'd become used to working comfortably with the keyboard/trackpad layout of a laptop (specifically, Dell's Inspiron E1505). Once the laptop reached obsolescence, I bought a desktop and therefore needed a suitably-configured keyboard (no combination of separate keyboard/mouse or other device worked for me without causing some discomfort).I was eager to try the Adesso Win-Touch Pro because the layout seemed right, and I have used the standalone Adesso Easy Cat touchpads as mouse substitutes in the past.While the integrated trackpad was just fine as expected, the keyboard itself was terrible. Keys felt very flimsy and cheap with mushy feedback and I frequently ended up with duplicated characters from regular touch-typing use, requiring constant backspacing and correcting. An extremely frustrating and ultimately disappointing experience which resulted in a return after a few days.I am currently trying the  Pos/rackmount Keyboard with built In Touch Pad USB Connector Black  from SolidTek and it seems to be a far superior product. Pos/rackmount Keyboard with built In Touch Pad USB Connector Black