Corsair K83 Wireless vs Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Wireless

As you said, most Android apps that do not already have an Android TV version are built around a touch screen interface and it often isn't going to be worth trying to make it work. Sometimes with my keyboard and trackpad, it works ok (Corsair K83), sometimes using the nvidia shield app for control and navigation works better, other times it is hopeless.

I'm returning it and buying the Microsoft 5050. I borrowed the one my GF has and it is more comfortable immediately. Typing this review on it now.

It feels quite premium overall and offers a good typing experience. The keyboard has a white backlight, and its companion software allows you to customize the lighting as well as key macros on both Windows and macOS.

That said, the Kensington nails the details. There are a lot of little things that go into making this style of ergo keyboard work well, and the Pro Fit Ergo Wireless has them. The keys near the center of the board that border the split are all different sizes, which keeps the sides even and makes it easier to keep track of the layout. The feet are under the near side of the keyboard, rather than the far side, creating a reverse tilt where the keyboard meets your wrists

(And face it: Everyone's fumbling when they're splayed across a couch.) The keys feel tight when pressed, in a good way: I wouldn't swap out a mechanical keyboard for the K83, by any stretch, but the keyfeel is just as comfortable as the typing experience you get on most thin laptops.

All too often I see words with missing characters as there is sometimes a delay and characters get missed. Occasionally, I have to just keep pressing a key waiting for the keyboard to begin typing. Love the mouse, buy it as a stand alone product. Skip the keyboard

The thumbstick and "game" buttons might be used by like 1 human being on this planet, but otherwise they are pure annoyance, I only see them as something to make it harder to pick the keyboard up one handed, because this has a metal faceplate there is a lot of extra heft, usually a good thing (does add to structural integrity) but when you want to pick it up and move it you're going to push some buttons till you get used to the few decent spots to pick this thing up from, yes you can claw grip it from the top and bottom, but not small handed people. If you don't ever plan on moving your new wireless media keyboard, then you can just ignore what I just wrote. Speaking of wireless, the signal is soooooooo bad with the dongle, if you want smooth and CORRECT feedback you need to have the dongle out somewhere in line of sight of the keyboard, not to mention the times when you unplug the keyboard to kick back on the couch and it just doesn't want to wake up when you tell it to, be prepared to wait a couple minutes sometimes (I have a feeling the frequent updates is causing this), mind you when plugged in no problems (except for that firmware incident). The frequent updates I spoke of before were just firmware, the software is updated way too often too and causes my settings to be reset, not every time though

If you're looking for a cheap ergonomic board for your office setup, the best we've tested is the Kensington Pro Fit Ergo Wireless Keyboard. It has a curved shape and a split layout to help reduce the strain on your wrists. The three incline settings angle the board at a negative incline, providing a more natural posture for your wrists, and it comes with a comfy wrist rest attached.

Still, though, even if the touchpad is just defective the actual design is fairly flawed with the placement of the physical mouse buttons. The touchpad is circular (which seems pointless?) but as a result the buttons are about a 5mm below where my thumb wants them to be. I use a MBP touchpad all day long and bought this keyboard to replace a much flimsier Logitech one and both have dramatically better ergonomcis. All in all this device is about 90% amazing but that last 10% (the touchpad) is just a dealbreaker

I don't think I have large hands, but when I pistol-grip the mouse (as expected with an ergo mouse) my finger tips basically hang over the mouse and using the scroll wheel is not convenient as I have to bend my finger back a lot. -Mouse size issue 2 - While the mouse is comfortable to hold, with my pointer finger on the left click button, middle finger on the right click button (as with a traditional mouse), my pinky and ring fingers are squished together and drag along the desk surface. I think this is due to the small size of the mouse and how large the buttons are. -Mouse design - it's not as ergo as I was hoping