Logitech Playstation USB mini-keyboard is perfect for UMPCs

I have seen a number of blogs mention the Brando mini-keyboard for use with portables like the Samsung Q1 and thought I would mention a keyboard I have been using for over a year with the Sony U.  I found it in the local CompUSA in the game console section.  It is the Logitech USB Keyboard for the Playstation 2.  It is a small USB keyboard that is easy to carry and even easier to use.  The Brando keyboard looks very similar but you might be able to find the Logitech in a local store like I did.  These keyboards sure come in handy when you need a keyboard at boot time.  $30 at the Logitech store, cheaper in retail outlets.

-jk

Comments

[Cheryl]

Doh! Wish you'd posted this yesterday, before I bought this ultra-mini keyboard from Tigerdirect (I blogged a little bit about it yesterday)... It's really cute, but the keyboard layout is not really ideal for touch-typists. And the keys seem to need a lot firmer pressure to register keypresses sometimes. Kind of annoying... I might return it, but I'm going to try it out some more before making a final decision.

The almost normal layout of the Logitech keyboard looks a lot more appealing. And searching online, it seems to be available way cheaper than these ultra-mini keyboards that were blogged about recently -- average prices around $17 - $20 instead of $23+.

[Cheryl]

Oops, I meant I wish I'd read this yesterday. Apparently you did post it yesterday. :)

[Kevin C. Tofel]

Oh shucks Cheryl...are you Late to the Party on this post? ;) Sorry, I couldn't resist. Actually, I spoke to jk on the phone just this morning and he thought that the keyboard you bought from TigetDirect is a rebadge of the Logitech (or the other way around).

[Cheryl]

Ha, ha, very funny (yet true!). *smirk* Actually, I just got back from Fry's, where I picked up the Logitech keyboard (they had a lot of them on the shelf) for $19.99. The Logitech keyboard is much bigger than the Solidtek keyboard I bought yesterday. The Solidtek keys are pretty tiny, and their key arrangement is a bit annoying (no right-side shift key??!?). So when I saw that the Logitech keyboard had a fairly normal layout, I was very interested in seeing it.

I'm planning on posting pictures of the Solidtek keyboard that I took last night. Perhaps sometime tonight I can take some comparison pictures so everyone can see the fairly substantial size difference between the two keyboards.