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Micro - on Inland keyboards and mice ...

By: monkeytrots in RANT II | Recommend this post (0)
Sun, 03 Jul 11 11:02 AM | 35 view(s)
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Bought about 6 of them, 3 of the old style 'ps2' connectors, and 3 with USB connectors.

They lasted an average of three months apiece - and a couple would not work at all. Continual problems with them - they would mysteriously 'drop' from the system - sometimes coming back if hot-unplugged and plugged back in - sometimes requiring a system reboot. Keys that all of a sudden would no longer work (forever) - putting out the wrong character .... and so forth.

I will NEVER buy another Inland Product. They are shoddy products, at best.

At $9.99 for the Logitech Keyboard (low-end, simple, USB) - they are far superior in quality. Have been going for over a year on the one I am using currently. Logitech Mice - a laser mouse for $5.99 - ALSO far superior to the idiot MS mice in quality - and better than other brands. WIll never buy another 'roller-ball' mouse as long as I live - the laser mice from Logitech are excellent - and the 'mouse buttons' have not failed on me either - as they do with the MS mice - and don't even get me started on Inland mice.

Logitech - excellent quality, even at their lowest end of their models. Life's too short for crap. *s*

Oh, and USB vs. PS2 - USB is much preferred. Interchangeable ports - and USB boards are replaceable. Ever have a PS2 port go bad on ya on the motherboard ? You are SOL if that happens - no workarounds. Have never had a USB port go TU (tits up) on me - HAVE had several PS2 ports go bad over the years.

Just my extremely verbose (and highly opinionated) one and half cents worth.

Ciao,
~monkey

BTW: MicroCenter ROCKS - very pleased with that chain of stores.




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By: micro in RANT II
Sat, 02 Jul 11 5:11 PM 		Msg. 18786 of 20747

GM ma'am!

I noticed there was a microcenter for LongIsland area in NewYork.

Did you see if there was a store anywhere within say thirty miles of yourself?

Those Inland keyboards and mice really work very nicely. I keep spares in my house and my offices. Less than 6.99 each.

They have the same tactile feel as the Logitech. There isn't anything sacred about a Microsoft keyboard other than the NAME and you get the pleasure of paying for that.

Oh, almost forgot what I was going o tell you. I suggest that you have at least ONE PS2 (that's a purple colored round connector) on the keyboard because SHOULD you ever need to install an operating system from BOOT UP, you will need a PS2 keyboard,

I would not get hung up with a USB keyboard connection. WHY? Because you can still unplug and plug back in "HOT" a PS2 board just like you can a USB one. In other words, you could physically unplug your keyboard, use it on another computer, and unplug it again and plug back into the main one.
You do not need to turn off the computer to do so.

There isn't ANY advantahe I can see for the USB connection versus the PS2 other than the BIOS won;t recognize the USB one in the initial boot up out of the bios.

This isn't meant to dazzle only just good practice that not many are aware of.

Hope this may help next time you are in the market!

the best,

micro...

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