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Review on πŸ’» Kensington Pocket KeyPad with Dual USB Hub for Enhanced Productivity by John Chembola

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Good design, imperfect execution

I chose one of these to use with the 3D design suite which uses the numeric keypad for special functions. Unfortunately, while the pocket keyboard works well for typing numbers or cursor keys, it doesn't properly mimic a numeric keypad. For applications that need to be able to distinguish the numbers on the top row of the keyboard from the numbers on the keyboard, this device didn't work. I spent a few hours debugging the setup before giving up and buying another USB keyboard (Targus AKP01US) and found that the problem was Kensington. Too bad, because otherwise it is beautiful, compact and good - a unity of the senses. It just doesn't work for my specific application (a 3D package called Blender).

Pros
  • One year trial
Cons
  • Only available in white