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Nathan F.

Nathan F.

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Not spill resistant. 1 spill, fried.

IOGEAR GKM552R Black USB RF Wireless Slim Long Range Keyboard and Mouse Combo
IOGEAR GKM552R Black USB RF Wireless Slim Long Range Keyboard and Mouse Combo

Pros: Mouse is comfortable and works great. The range in my living room is 15' and works great for both the keyboard and mouse. They don't have to have a direct line-of-sight to the USB receiver either. I like how each is lightweight and the buttons on both work nice. Battery life seems pretty good too, at least with the mouse. Not sure about the keyboard for reasons noted below.

Cons: The first week of owning this, my roommate spilled his soda on the keyboard and it was ruined. Only two keys would work. The advertised "Spill-Resistant" on the box is bogus in this case. I looked inside the keyboard and multiple circuits were fried. Iogear customer service agreed to look at the keyboard as a replacement if I shipped the keyboard/mouse combo to them. The cost of shipping (each way) and no guarantee it would be replaced wasn't worth it since the overall price is $40 or less shipped most places. Iogear seemed helpful, but my falsely advertised keyboard never got replaced and they closed my warranty case in a few days, before I even made a decision on what to do. Not all their doing I'm stuck with a bunk keyboard, buying online and having a clumsy roommate are at fault as well.

Overall Review: Overall great product in my opinion for a HTPC. Just don't spill anything on your "spill resistant" keyboard.

11/22/2012