Desktop keyboard required for laptop

[gavster]

Hi.

I need some advice on choosing a desktop keyboard for a new HP (not my choice!) laptop. It needs to be USB as it has no PS/2 ports. I've found the following product but am unsure:

www.ebuyer.com [UK site]
Quickfind: 81986

It looks nifty and good value but its purpose is to be larger than the inbuilt laptop keyboard. Any comments or suggestions would be appreciated.


Thanks in advance.

[Stevo]

Looks like an ok keyboard, I personally use a laptop sized keyboard for my PC, all my friends hate using but I think it's great and prefer it to a standard sized one. I originally bought it so it would fit in my Shuttle transport bag.
It feels like a laptop keyboard but is a lot easier to use as it is separate.

http://www.cubexshop.com/?Page=ShowP...roductID=62002 mine is a bit like that cept black.

[nichomach]

One of my users has an UltraX and it's extremely nice. It's meant to be as slim and flat as possible, and the keys are more like laptop keys; they have quite limited travel, but in terms of layout, the keyboard's the same size as any ordinary desktop keyboard (barring, as I say, depth).

[Gunbuster]

I have a Benq Xtouch Quick Find: 75723
Its a halfway house, the keys are taller than a laptop, but shorter than standard. It has been working fine for quite a while. A bit cheaper than the Logitech, but I like Logitechs too I use them exclusively at work. So at home I tend to use different hardware and in a different config (right handed vs left) to reduce RSI. It gets my vote, their mice are no match for Logitech's though (then again I haven't met a mouse by another manufacturer that has).