Firstly, apologies. I do love mechanical keyboards. Current favourite is vintage cherry blacks followed by topre.
However, I need to set up a NUC box for the kids with a wireless keyboard and mouse. I'm on a budget. Can anyone recommend a wireless keyboard mouse combo for less than £50 that is reliable, responsive with a reasonable feel?
I've trawled the site and think that we may all benefit from a more recent response as it's been a couple of years since this question was raised previously.
Feel free to tell me to install a Bluetooth module in a model m as long as you can assure me it passes the criteria...
Many thanks. Mark
Wireless keyboard and mouse on a budget
- urbancamo
- Location: Windermere, UK
- Main keyboard: HHKB PRo 2
- Main mouse: Kensington Pro
- Favorite switch: Topre
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- scottc
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- Location: Remote locations in Europe
- Main keyboard: GH60-HASRO 62g Nixies, HHKB Pro1 HS, Novatouch
- Main mouse: Steelseries Rival 300
- Favorite switch: Nixdorf 'Soft Touch' MX Black
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My mum uses a wireless Microsoft keyboard with an integrated trackpad. It's standard fare, just what you'd expect: fairly unimpressive scissor switches, normal sort of compact laptop layout, and mushy mushy mushy. It wasn't too expensive from what I remember. It's just called "Microsoft All-in-one Media keyboard".
Amazon has it for 40 GBP (wtf): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Media ... a+keyboard
Logitech has this similar, cheaper one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Wirele ... a+keyboard
Amazon has it for 40 GBP (wtf): http://www.amazon.co.uk/Microsoft-Media ... a+keyboard
Logitech has this similar, cheaper one: http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Wirele ... a+keyboard
- Mal-2
- Location: Los Angeles, CA
- Main keyboard: Cherry G86-61400
- Main mouse: Generic 6-button "gaming mouse"
- Favorite switch: Probably buckling spring, but love them Blues too
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http://deskthority.net/keyboards-f2/log ... t9649.htmlurbancamo wrote: ↑However, I need to set up a NUC box for the kids with a wireless keyboard and mouse. I'm on a budget. Can anyone recommend a wireless keyboard mouse combo for less than £50 that is reliable, responsive with a reasonable feel?
I can't guarantee you'll find one for under £50, but you might. I found mine for under $40 shipped. The trackpad is... quirky. Great for controlling a multimedia PC or browsing or OS chores, totally useless for gaming.
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- Location: Poland Warsaw
- Main keyboard: lenovo 0B47190
- Main mouse: cheap'n'dirty
- Favorite switch: don't know yet
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I've had very medicore experiences with cheap Logitech and Repoo wireless keyboard+mouse sets. Logitech is a bit better, but still crappy if you would compare this to cheap wired corporate rubber dome keyboards.
What I would recommend to look for are Fujitsu wireless sets LX390, LX901 and the like. You can get that refurbished at decent prices. There are sets like this from Lenovo, but the quality and durability is much worse in my opinion.
What I would recommend to look for are Fujitsu wireless sets LX390, LX901 and the like. You can get that refurbished at decent prices. There are sets like this from Lenovo, but the quality and durability is much worse in my opinion.
- urbancamo
- Location: Windermere, UK
- Main keyboard: HHKB PRo 2
- Main mouse: Kensington Pro
- Favorite switch: Topre
- DT Pro Member: -
- Contact:
There is an ebay.uk seller with LX390's on for £20, is that a reasonable price?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wireless-Keyb ... 1500400152
Thanks for all the advice. Mark.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wireless-Keyb ... 1500400152
Thanks for all the advice. Mark.