Review on Kensington Slim Wireless Keyboard K72344US by Barb Gordon

I will never again order a $12 Revain Basics or Logitech keyboard for me or my office. This Kensington keyboard is *super* quiet! I'm a quiet keyboard fanatic - I take apart keyboards and smear them with super-expensive DuPont lube just to experiment with noise-cancellation. I roll my eyes at what an inexperienced user would consider "quiet". Trust me - when it comes to something out of the box, I've found this keyboard to be nearly silent. It's thin, sleek, and the keys have a low profile. It's noticeably heavier than the economy keyboards above, but I attribute that to the higher quality build materials. Notice the added Function (Fn) key between the CTRL and ALT keys next to the Windows key. If you're not used to this type of keyboard layout and frequent copy/paste, you may find that WIN+C instead of CTRL+C is a product of muscle memory, or vice versa. You should also be aware that there isn't a good way to take this keyboard apart for cleaning. You can remove the rubber plugs at the back and behind the legs to remove the back half of the frame, but the front half is permanently attached to the metal frame. This means cleaning has to be done from the front, which is both PIA and somewhat risky due to the delicate nature of the island buttons. For those who really want to try their hand at disassembly, it should be noted that there is no screw behind the foil sticker in the middle of the back. My cleaning tip: Get the OXO Good Grips electronics cleaning brush add-on for less than $5. Step and complete the following steps in the following order: 1) With the system off or the keyboard detached, use the end of the crevice tool to brush dirt off the stepped edge of the keycaps. 2) While holding 3 or 4 keys with one hand, use the end of the brush. Tool to loosen dirt under the edge of the top keys. Example: Press and hold the ASDF button to gently remove debris from the bottom of the QWER. 3) Turn the keyboard over and tap the back of the keyboard a few times. Don't rest the keyboard on the keys—keep them elevated above the writing surface. 4) Turn the keyboard over and blow out any loose debris with compressed air. Do this every week or so instead of waiting for the keyboard to be glued together and it will work well for years. **Updated May 2017** My first keyboard broke shortly after receiving it and was replaced free of charge under the Kensington warranty. It was a failure; it happens sometimes. But the replacement keyboard has been working for almost 3 years now. This is my office keyboard and I work in IT so I code and type emails on this thing for 8 hours every weekday. I would like Kensington to make a TKL (ten keyless) and/or wireless version.