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Sunbeam EL (Pro Series) Lite Up Keyboard Review

Others/Mice & Keyboards by SidneyWong @ 2005-07-20

Every desktop comes with a keyboard. Some of us could type over 60 words per minute error free while few of us enjoy using only two fingers and create some really interesting reading materials. Sunbeam Tech is introducing yet another line of product ? a Lite Up Keyboard. Let?s find out how it differentials from the crowded market.

KeyBoard Features

Features:

Aside from the blue lighting, there are 33 little buttons/switches for your pleasure. I found a few frequently used "buttons" and the rest will depend on individual preference. I did experience a slight difficulty in locating the on/off light switch as it was never mentioned in the manual. But, it is right here.

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EL ON/OFF

Now, with the main feature turned on, the following photo’s show some of the unique quick keys made for the lazyman.

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With Office XP I have no problem using the office application keys. I am sure not many home users are into MS Access.

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The Internet keys are straight forward as long as the Home Page is what you set in Internet Options.

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Instead of popping up the “Player Display” from your DVD or VCD the Multimedia Keys allow for easy control. The photos above showing the F keys, which are mapped by installing the provided Driver CD.

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EL Keyboard utilizes Netropa mapping and support. This utility allows changes to re-direct "hot keys".

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I found the Toggle and Close to be the most frequent keys for me rather than going to the mouse when working on my PowerPoint work.

Next, to find out how those hot keys work for me ->

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