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Kensington SlimType Ultra

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 - Kensington SlimType Ultra
1.5 Poor

Pros & Cons

Here's a switch: While notebook makers are trying to get their keyboards to feel like those for desktop PCs, Kensington has introduced a desktop keyboard that feels as if it belonged to a notebook. The SlimType Ultra has a skinny profile and crisp aluminum keys. As with notebooks, key travel (the distance the keys move down when pushed) is short. The keys are tightly arranged, and some standard task keys have been moved between the letter keys and the number pad. The SlimType Ultra doesn't have any media keys. It might find fans among those who want a small keyboard to carry around easily, but we find it too cramped for everyday use.

Final Thoughts

 - Kensington SlimType Ultra

Kensington SlimType Ultra

1.5 Poor

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