Perixx Periboard-507 Wired Ergonomic Split Keyboard with Touchpad, Full Size Layout, Black, US English Layout (11348)

I am pretty good at making things work with computers. Peripherals often need some kind of coaxing or tweaking to make them work well. This, however, was beyond help. Let me explain..WHAT IS THIS KEYBOARD LIKE?LAYOUTThis keyboard is what I thought I had been waiting for for years. I have been using my third PC Concepts Ergonomic keyboard that I have used since the early 1990s. I used them because they are set up far better than any of the Microsoft ones. The problem is that they are not USB so I have to have an adapter to use it in USB slots.TOUCHPADThis keyboard is set up almost exactly like the other keyboard I have been using. The only difference is the touchpad is in the middle of the keyboard instead of on the right side like it is on mine.SETTING UPI was VERY excited to try this. I put my hands on it and was so excited- the spring in the keys and the way that they worked in typing was fast and effective. I could not wait to plug it in! Surely this was worth the VERY long wait for a keyboard like this.HOW DID THIS WORK?The box claims that this is plug and play. I plugged it in and ..nothing. WHAT? First the system claimed that there was nothing there. Okay, so I changed USB ports. The mouse signed in haltingly, but no keyboard. I removed all drivers, and then re-installed them. Nope. Nothing. First the touchpad would stagger and no keyboard. Then the keyboard would work but no touchpad. It was very erratic and no matter where I tested it, it would not work correctly.I tried everything to troubleshoot this thing. Finally I figured out that somehow it appears that thistouchpad/ mouse driver shares the other mouse driver that is in the system. That means that my Wacom pad was no longer working as well as usual. It seemed to be fighting.Finally I got the keyboard to load up. I began typing. I even considered keeping the keyboard and not hooking up the mouse (probably not possible). Then it happened. I began to type the word "keyboard"Here is what came out..keybooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooard.Did the key stick? Nope. It sprang back. I tried again. Typed fine. Suddenly it happened again. ooooooooooooooooWHY DIDN'T I JUST GET THE KEYBOARD WITHOUT THE TOUCHPAD?I got this because due to a wrist issue, I have NEVER been able to use a mouse. Touchpad is all I can use. I also do not have the room on my desk for a mouse pad due to my Wacom tablet. Using the Wacom tablet is not convenient most of the time for regular touchpad use (non-graphic) or I would use that. When I want to do productive work, I want the touchpad in my keyboard.BACK IT GOESI tried EVERYTHING to get this to work correctly. I was really hesitant to try another one because at THAT price it should not be this difficult to use. I even tested it on another machine. It worked but had occasional hiccups too.THE BOTTOM LINEI wanted this to work SO BADLY. There are just too many issues that made it frustrating. The touchpad not working (seeming to share the regular mouse driver causing other devices to lag along with touchpad not working) , the key repeating, this should not be happening for a keyboard that costs this much. When I put my old keyboard back, the Wacom and touchpad in the old keyboard worked beautifully.MY RATINGONE STAR This was very upsetting and try as I might I could not get this to work. I had to send it back. I want so badly to have a keyboard like this that actually WORKS before my remaining keyboard stops working It is really old.

I wanted this layout and I couldn't find the equivalent Microsoft version. I am very productive with this layout, especially the windows key on the right side, the "right click" button, and the music controls at the top.I don't use the touchpad much and it doesn't get in the way. I suppose it'd be handy if I didn't want to use a mouse but the only times I've tried to use it the cursor moves way faster than I'd expect.The keys are super loud which makes me think the device as a whole is pretty cheap. I'm not a mechanical keyboard expert (this is not a mechanical keyboard) but it sounds louder than my coworkers' mechanical keyboards. It's pretty light despite its huge footprint. The USB connection can also be a little finicky. Despite those traits, I still ordered this keyboard a second time (when my first one got stuck in the office after COVID shutdowns) because it's trusty and all the keys are right where I want them.

I had really wanted this keyboard to work out. I've been looking for years for a touchpad keyboard that had a multi-touch touchpad, not the single touch Cirque trackpad based keyboard.While the angle of the keyboard and placement of the keys fit the ideal ergonomic position, the feel of the keys themselves was quite inferior. I'm not looking for the ideal touch of a mechanical keyboard switch, but I expect a keyboard not to feel like I'm sliding plastic on plastic with an overly hard landing at the bottom of the keystroke.They touchpad was the killer for my keeping this keyboard. My current touchpad keyboards have the Cirque trackpad module. That means that scrolling has to be done by sliding your finder on the far right side of the pad instead of using two fingers anywhere on the pad. It also means no two finger tapping for right click.I was excited about this keyboard because its touchpad supported multi-finger gestures. The problem is that the computer doesn't get to see the touchpad directly, and therefor cannot adjust the sensitivity of taps and scrolling. This is all done internal to the keyboard.The tap sensitivity was good out of the box. The problem was with two-finger scrolling. Even adjusting mouse settings to maximize sensitivity of the scroll wheel, scrolling with this keyboard is extremely slow when dragging your fingers down the pad. The only way to get a decent scroll speed was to quickly flick your two fingers and then let the scrolling coast, flicking again when it slowed down, until you reached your target, when you would tap to stop the scrolling.I don't know if this was a sample defect or a flaw, but pressing the "Perixx" button did not disable click-on-tap the way the manual says it should. This was another feature that I was looking forward to. Since the touchpad has left and right physical buttons, the ability to disable click-on-tap would prevent my palm brushing the touchpad while typing from messing things up.So while the specs of this keyboard sounded very exciting, the quality of the typing experience and the scrolling problems with the touchpad resulted in my having to send this back.BTW - I tested this keyboard both on Windows 10 and openSUSE Linux, so no operating system issue behind my problems.

It is not the definition of "quality" but much better as expected. It is by far the nearest to the "Microsoft natural elite" which is unfortunately out of production.If you are a touch typist you can type much faster than in the MS ergonomic 4000 which they 've made completely silent and because of that it is like typing on gum. From the perixx you get a feeling of "direct" typing and not like floating in the MS4000.It seems to be the best from my keyboards so far:- Microsoft ergonomic 4000 (old and new version)- Microsoft ergonomic sculpt- DAS Keyboard 4 ultimateIt's not that big like people are writing and for sure smaller than the MS4000.For sure it is missing a soft material like in the MS4000 to lay your hands on (in front of the space bar) which ist slippery in the beginning and then getting sweaty after some time of use on the pure plastic surface... Really guys... Come on... It is your job, do it right.I wouldn't mind paying double or triple for a keyboard that covers my needs. I spend most of my life on it anyway! I don't need a bunch of cheap keyboards, I need just one which is awesome.The ideal Keyboard for me would be ergonomic, split, mechanical, backlit, soft material where the palms layTo summarize: A fair product and better than much more expensive ones out there (like MS sculpt).Oh, and the trackpad, works fine.P.S: I 've adviced the seller to change the title to "EN US layout" for all the folks out there looking for it, but still... Nope.

I love that it worked right out of the box - just plug it in and it works. The instructions are straightforward and I got the hang of it within a day.The design is good. I was afraid that my palm might trigger the trackpad as I type but the way it’s designed this is not a problem.The best part is the neck pain I had from using a mouse is now gone and my shoulder strain has improved tremendously. I would definitely recommend this if you have mouse use related injury.

Same problem as many others. It worked well for a couple of months. Now it is unreliable. Consistently receiving an error message that the computer does not recognize the keyboard.

Perfect for office use, the built-in USB hub is good for pair programming in a covid safe way.Creates good support of my arms and wristsThe trackpad is too small and not a precision trackpad, not that usefulMight be too big and too noisy for home use. It takes away my mouse space, but I am trying to use it without a mouse

When I first plugged in and started to use this keyboard I found that to would randomly repeat letters about 15 times for a single press. It was not consistently the same key. That happened on the first two days but has not happened since. I have been using it for 35 days now.It is comfortable to use. Having a button to turn off the trackpad click functionality was a nice touch as I accidentally click my laptop's trackpad all the time. The way this keyboard is laid out I don't have that problem.Typing is smooth however louder than I would like. I have to put myself on mute to type.