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Small enough that it's comfortable to use and have around the TV (I use it as a media center keyboard) and yet VERY fuctional and easy to use. Great features.

I have had this keyboard for about a month now. I really liked the idea of a keyboard and mouse combination when I was building my new HTPC. I looked at the reviews, and this keyboard had a good rating, compared to most. I use the keyboard on a daily basis to controll my Win7 media center PC. I really like the keyboard and function buttons. The response and key feel are pretty good, considering the purpose of this device. Also, the placement of the mouse buttons is nice. The trigger button below the trackball would be very useful, if the trackball worked well. The one sore spot with this device is the trackball. The optical trackball does not pick up motion without a small amount of pressure being applied when it is rolled. This makes the use of the trackball awkward and precision movement of the pointer difficult. If anyone is looking to use this solution for a HTPC, I would suggest a keyboard with an integrated trackpad, or a Media Center Remote Control.

basically it felt solid, however the 100ft range is more like 20 feet... and the transmitter should be facing the keyboard.
also the channel button is in a bad location its pressed frequently causing it to disconnect.

Have been using the Adesso 2.4 Ghz wireless mini keyboard for about a month now. It has performed well for my application. I have a very large plasma TV to which I have a few HDMI devices attached. One is a media laptop. With the Adesso keyboard, we can sit back on the couch and view pictures, videos and surf the web. The track ball and mouse click buttons are very ergonomically designed and placement is very intuitive and convenient. The track ball has a modest 'gritty' resistance (kind of like a Blackberry trackball) which makes the pointing very accurate and does not roll away on the user. The keyboard works from >25 feet away, however, beyond that you can't see the screen anyway. I have observed only minor keystroke skips which was one of my bigger concerns. But for my application, I am not typing a 100 page dissertation, so the occasional backspacing on a URL or userid is not a problem. The only design issue I have is that it doesn't have Numlock/Caplack LEDs.

We have a computer hooked up to our TV, so we needed a wireless keyboard so we can sit in the living room, use the computer and watch programs or use the internet on our TV. This keyboard freezes up constantly, needs to be reset, and about 80% of the time does not reset correctly or after the first try (more often after about 30 minutes of frustration).

The battery cover in the back is completely flimsy and poorly made. Ours does not stay on, and we asked the company for a replacement that we have yet to receive.

This keyboard is nice when it works, but you spend more time wanting to throw it at your TV screen that actually using it to watch online TV.