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Kensington Notebook Keypad/Calculator with USB Hub, 19-key pad 72274

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(4.5 out of 5)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Very good - Just what the doctor ordered

Jan 18, 2008 - By J. Andersen (Boston, MA)

I am an accountant and work on the road with my laptop most of the time. But data entry without a numeric keypad has been a real drag. The Kensington keypad design is awesome because it kills two birds with one stone. It combines its original purpose as a numeric keypad for notebook computers with an external calculator. Also, given that my notebook only has two USB ports, two extra USB ports on the keypad is a godsend. The only complaint (albeit a very minor one) is that the keypad goes to sleep after a short while which is a minor annoyance. And you do have to remember to toggle it back to keypad entry after you use it as a calculator. I highly recommend this product.

3 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
(3 out of 5)

Good Keypad but not great.

May 2, 2008 - By S. Vemparala (MA, USA)

Its a good number keypad but not great. Some keys functions are not understandable. Manual is not there to explain the special keys. Also when in NUM LOCK Mode the LCD screen does not show the pressed number keys or does not echo the pressed keys on the LCD screen. This is important because when we are pressing the number keys our eyes are on the keypad and not on the computer screen so its should show what number sequence we have typed.

Over all it works but the special key functions are poorly designed or its functionality is not designed properly.

I will give it a 3 - STAR or a bit less RATING. But I could not find any other Laptop Keypad better than this either so far. Being a Multifunction key pad is certainly a good feature.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Great Product!!

Jan 14, 2008 - By Michael Zingalis (Houston, TX USA)

Product does exactly what it's supposed to. Buttons are great for data entry and selecting modes (calculator/keypad) is flawless. I highly recommend this product everyone with a laptop.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
(5 out of 5)

Wonderful

Apr 15, 2008 - By Kelly Walsh (Holland, PA)

It always bugged me that I couldn't input data on my laptop as I could on a conventional PC, but I purchased this and now I can!!! Plus, it has two extra usb ports on it [and when can we not use more usb ports :) ] and it is a calculator to boot!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
(4 out of 5)

price decreased

May 9, 2008 - By H. Yu (Palo Alto, CA)

It came with a manual and works fine. It can be switched to a calculator and later input the final result to the computer, which is cool. The position of the keys is a little odd and may take some getting used to.

The price decreased bit by bit since I bought it 2.5 months ago, when it was over $30. So I guess it won't hurt to wait =)