Left: 2 x 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) - female, 1 x 4 PIN USB Type A - male - Right: 1 x 4 PIN USB Type A - male, 2 x 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) - female, 1 x 6 pin mini-DIN (PS/2 style) - female
Advantages: looks smart, easy to install & use, responsive Disadvantages: batteries wear out quickly
I purchased this wireless mouse and keyboard set when I got a new computer as I thought it would look smarter and more modern than the wire mouse and keyboard that came with it. I chose this set as I felt that Microsoft had a good reputation and, at £30, this represented good value for money.
This was easy to connect up with the computer, just a simple plug in to the front of the box. That was all that was required to install. The mouse and keyboard each take two batteries. I find that the batteries wear down really quickly. This is frustrating, especially when typing where letters can be missed out in your work, or quite often, the space bar won't function. The batteries in the mouse wear out especially quickly.
Having said that, this is the only flaw I can find with the product. The keyboard is comfortable to type ...
Advantages: makes connecting to live wireless Disadvantages: very high price
i bought this for £50 second hand, and i found it very easy to use and it connected to my modem in minutes, but i know not everyone connects it as easy as i did, infact i couldnt connect it to my old router when i first got an xbox 360, so then i went for the ethernet cable method which is ideal if the router is in the same room as the xbox 360 because its much cheaper, gauranteed to work and normally makes connection better, but in my case i had a 30m ethernet cable running down my stairs which is not ideal! therefore when i bought my xbox 360 back i wanted to get it sorted with the network adapter.
THINGS I LIKE ABOUT THE ADAPTER:
its a easy method of connecting up to xbox live if it will connect to the router
its small and as a nice slot at the back of the xbox 360
theres a light which is green if its working and red if its ...
Advantages: Good quality, cheap, optical mouse Disadvantages: PS2 not USB
About a week ago I was happily typing away on my computer and suddenly found that some letters were missing from what I had typed. A check showed that the entire bottom row of letters, except for some reason B and N, were not working, along with the comma and full stop. I tried the usual troubleshooting, unplugging it, plugging it in another USB port, restarting the computer, shaking it, hitting it, hitting it with a sledgehammer (ok, I didn't go that far, I don't have a sledgehammer at home), and still it wouldn't work. Thankfully windows comes with an on-screen keyboard, which allows you to click the keys with the mouse, so I could survive. The only spair keyboards I could find either had the old style big round connectors, which I have an adapter for but have no idea where, or were the one that I'd had previously that also missed ...
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This USB PS/2 cable allows you to connect a PS/2 Mouse and/or keyboard to any spare USB port. It can be used on any laptop or desktop. It's simple and easy to use and is compatible with KVM Switches, PCs, MACs, and most operating systems.
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