eskro Wrote:weird, did not seem to have anything to let you control your mouse..
oh well, just tell us how it works! thx
OK, I just received this baby on the mail!! For reference:
[10] HP LK752AA#ABL / LK753AA#ABC / XB387AA#ABL
RF: yes
BackLit: No
Mouse:
yes
The way the "mouse" works is like this: you'll see that on both top corners are what looks like screw covers. They are actually the left and right buttons which you click on. And the right one doubles as movement optical sensor, since it is transparent and "sees" your finger as you touch and move over it.
The mouse works pretty well, precision is far from great but it's usable for the occasional web browsing and light desktop usage. Think you have a thumb-sized sensor mated to a 1080p big screen and do the math!
The keyboard itself is awesome, heavy solid construction, high-quality keypress feel, pretty sexy-looking in a minimalist way. I'd say it's definitely mac-inspired
The top row "F" keys are, by default, media keys: play, pause, stop, etc. which makes it ideal for machines that serve mainly as HTPC.
The RF sensor feels a little flimsy, and reception at the back of my HTPC was erratic so I had to move it to the front.
Opened the box, did not even look at all the "read me first" HP papers, installed it on my Linux-XBMC machine, and it was plug-and-play!!!
In summary:
Ideal for complemeting a remote so you can type internet searches, etc. Looks professional and very elegant with any décor (high WAF
). Helps avoid a separate piece of hardware (a mouse) in your coffee table while providing a decent pointing functionality. Find a good price on this and anything else more expensive is not worth it.
Not ideal for heavy web navigation or gamers.
My veredict: it's a keeper!