H20 Wireless Keyboard

I've had a lot of mini keyboards, and this one is my favorite. The buttons are nice and clicky, the backlight is good, it has a good set of function and media controls, and works with pretty much everything - it can even be programmed with standard remote controls. Some of the reviews complain about not being able to use the touchpad and keyboard at the same time, but I actually bought this because I much prefer this design - I appreciate the simple symmetrical layout, and flipping the keyboard over to have a full size multi-touch capable touchpad is way better than some practically useless tiny little touchpad stuck next to the mini keyboard. Another cool feature is that you can ROTATE the touchpad and use it horizontally like a normal touchpad, or orient it vertically where it feels more like a phone touchscreen.

I bought it to use as a remote for a Surface Pro 2, which I'm using as an HTPC. For this type of usage, it's well suited. It's not 100% perfect, but the few quirks very minor, certainly not dealbreakers, especially considering the low cost. It's entirely plastic, very light, to the point that if it didn't work well, one might dismiss it as "cheap." But it does work very well. The whole mechanism of flipping it over to swap between mouse and keyboard works near perfectly. I think one or two times it got confused, and I just flipped it over and back again, and it was fine. The keys are in a non-standard layout, so, yes, it takes some getting used to. Maybe that's an issue if you're looking to do serious typing. But for use as an HTPC remote (typing into search boxes for streaming sites, etc), it works great. The keys have a nice punchy feel to them, adding to the confidence of each key press. The mouse part works great. Only complaint is that the double-tap-and-hold-to-drag action is a little finicky at times. The battery life is good, not great. I have other, larger remote backlit bluetooth keyboards that can retain a charge for months with light use. That's not the case with this one. Just turn it off when not using it. One more small nuance to be aware of is that it might prevent another keyboard being recognized when the dongle is plugged in. This is the case with a Surface 2 Pro and the Type Cover. Again, no big deal, just fyi.

Overall the device works well. Recharge via USB, has physical keys and a touchpad in a compact unit. Layout is good and Fn keys are pretty handy. Touchpad is surprisingly decent! Works out of the box on every machine I tried. I got it for a stealth Raspberry Pi install, so being small and wireless was key. So why only 4 stars? Primarily because it's not Bluetooth. This means you have a 2.4Ghz dongle you need to store somewhere and not lose. Most units have a solution for storing the dongle inside the device, and surely there was room to do that here. They skimped on that though. Besides that, Bluetooth would allow it to work on phones and tablets making this truly a universal and portable device. The case is very cheap plastic, which is fine, but for a portable device it should be a little sturdier. All in all, it's fine. It works, the form factor is unique, but it is a cheap little device that could be better even if it cost a little more.

This review is the H20 version, with the keyboard on the front and the trackpad on the rear. I’ll start with the deal-breaking flaw; when the trackpad becomes active, it will always perform a single left click. If you’re using the keyboard and flip it over, the trackpad will activate and do a left click. If you set it down with the trackpad facing up and it goes to sleep, when it senses movement and wakes up - left click. I tried every combination of turning it over on both Windows 10 and OSX, making sure I wasn’t touching the trackpad - something in the device firmware is mis-programmed. Aside from that, this would have been perfect. Great key feel (firm and snappy), good balance of size and usability, good variance of backlight control, and the trackpad (once activated) worked amazingly. I had gotten two at first and was hoping to get more, but if you use this to watch videos (where the unwanted click will start/stop video) - avoid.

This thing is so light, has great battery life and functionality. It fits in your hand like a super lightweight cell phone so it's easy to maneuver. Fn keys are great. I have to fiddle with it to figure out how to hold the left mouse button and move a window... It may lack that but I'm not sure. May be operator error. *Giggle* Mousepad is easy to use. Sometimes the orientation gets switched if I turn around with it in my hand. One flip and it got back to normal. It's very responsive! Battery life...it's amazing. I've left it powered on, used it and it lasted over a week! Very happy with this purchase.

I love the functionality of this little keyboard. The mousepad is plenty big and works great, then you flip it over and it magically knows that you want to use the keys. The backlit function is perfect for use in the dark. The battery life is good and it is USB rechargeable which is convenient. Highly recommended for anyone with a media station computer setup