Kensington K72357USA Slim Type keyboard review & test

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  • Опубликовано: 20 дек 2024

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  • @Sam-us7nl
    @Sam-us7nl 3 года назад +7

    Thank you for actually doing a keyboard review with you actually TYPING - you wouldn't believe the amount of keyboard reviews without the video showing them typing or what it sounds like when typing

  • @hamstrungharry259
    @hamstrungharry259 7 лет назад +23

    Clavier mince just means slim keyboard in french.

  • @JessicaFEREM
    @JessicaFEREM Год назад +1

    I've found a keyboard called the Cherry Stream (yes that cherry)
    it feels exactly like a really good laptop keyboard. it also has the full IBM layout, not even any fn keys since it has a row of media keys at the top.
    but the thing that surprised me the most, I think the keyboard has keys that will last a lot longer without the legends coming off (either Dye sublimation or double-shot, though the lock keys are absolutely multi-shot)
    another thing that surprised me, this thing has a heavy metal back, so this keyboard feels surprisingly dense for a keyboard of it's class. it weighs about as much as my mechanical keyboard.

  • @jenn280
    @jenn280 2 года назад +1

    Thank you for posting. The one-shot live sound of typing is so helpful!

  • @dysfunctionalwombat
    @dysfunctionalwombat 7 лет назад +9

    As of now I use an old PS/2 compatible Windows XP Era HP keyboard, and I intend to get an IBM Model M. I have a laptop with those IIC-esque keys

  • @TheComputerGuy96
    @TheComputerGuy96 7 лет назад +8

    That Italian video is just a "first look" kind of review (the reviewer doesn't mention the typing feel and only criticizes the glossy part at the top), so it wouldn't have been very helpful regardless.

    • @simontay4851
      @simontay4851 7 лет назад +3

      I hate those type of videos. They're absolutely pointless. That italian guy might as well not have bothered. If you're going to review something, do it PROPERLY like vwestlife just did here. This is how to review a keyboard

    • @TheComputerGuy96
      @TheComputerGuy96 7 лет назад

      Someone impersonating VWestlife replied to my comment with an insult. Their reply is gone now, but depending who the impersonator was, I want to point out I didn't mean the Italian video is bad. I've seen worse video reviews on RUclips. The other user who replied saying those videos are "absolutely pointless" is someone else with a different opinion.

  • @lunsj
    @lunsj 7 лет назад +7

    Someone tell Steve Benway about his shout-out at 6:25 in this video :p

  • @Jones5121
    @Jones5121 7 лет назад +3

    I don't know if you can get them in the US, but the CHERRY STREAM 3.0 are awesome low-profile keyboards with laptop-style switches.

  • @green929392
    @green929392 5 дней назад

    I've been using this keyboard for around 10 years. It's great for the price and I like that it's wired. A lot of slim keyboards now are either cheaply made or wireless only.

  • @winabpc1564
    @winabpc1564 7 лет назад +2

    HP also used the same style keycaps on their laptops before switching to chiclet keys. My HP 2000 from 2013 has them.

  • @ProtoMario
    @ProtoMario 4 года назад +3

    Warranty has about 8 days left...

    • @und4287
      @und4287 3 года назад

      Not anymore...

  • @stereophonicstuff
    @stereophonicstuff 7 лет назад +5

    For the prices being asked for these new keyboards, one would hope the performance and quality would exceed that of one sourced from a thrift store at a bargain basement price. Alas, the quality and tactility of far too many rubber dome keyboards has steeply declined.

    • @honeypower
      @honeypower 5 лет назад

      It's way higher quality than a cheap crappy keyboard, big difference between this and the low profile dell that came with my pc

  • @TheRailroad99
    @TheRailroad99 7 лет назад +4

    I had a similar keyboard from Cherry, the Cherry Stream XT. It feels a bit like a thinkpad keyboard, but not that exactly like it. But i kept it for several years as my main desktop keyboard. The ThinkPad keyboard (the old style until T61, since T400 it is still the same layout, but the feel is different because the backplate is perforated) easily is my favorite non-mechanical keyboard, i really like it. The newer Lenovo keyboard is not that good, because i dont like the layout of the nav cluster, but it still has the best keyfeel out of (modern) laptop keyboards.

  • @Alkatross
    @Alkatross 7 лет назад +13

    I enjoyed hearing it what sounds like.

  • @BeachCat
    @BeachCat 3 месяца назад

    I've been using one of those for one month. I'm typing on it now. The "number three/hashtag" key died today. I took the key off but you can't clean the contacts. Great feel on the keys, nice and quiet, but very poor reliability. Keys/pcb traces dying after one month of use is ridiculous. I had it sitting in its box, untouched for a couple of years in a warm, indoor environment until last month, so it was basically brand new. As an experienced Repair Tech you can trust me when I say that you can't disassemble it completely to fix broken traces either because it has plastic welds holding the back of the keyboard pcb on. not screws. So when something breaks on it you have no choice but to replace it. No wonder they were discontinued. Off it goes to the recycling depot.

  • @Conanbroman
    @Conanbroman Год назад +2

    I've bought this keyboard, honestly it's great. Fast, quiet and mild clicky action with the scissor switches. A little bit of key travel so you aren't immediately bottoming out like on a regular membrane chiclet keyboard. Enough keys can be pressed simultaneously so it's fine for gaming. Wired connection and not ridiculously expensive. Would compare it against the Logitech MX Keys but that's over twice the price and is wireless connection only, some people prefer a old school wired connection.

    • @ethanwasme4307
      @ethanwasme4307 Год назад +1

      perfect to hear! i like the mechanical switch feel and am just looking for something that isn't going to get my fingers caught on the edges of the caps

  • @reggiep75
    @reggiep75 7 лет назад +1

    Scissor switch keys have a really nice feel, low travel to them and nice tactile feel that's why I got a Logitech UltraX keyboard.
    The typing sound/feel of the Logitech UltraX was like crushing black beetles but with gloves on to damped the sound. After a few hours it was a comfortable feel and changing or using another keyboard it was strange.
    I'd love to get another UltraX or similar but it's got to be an ISO layout but UltraX's were discontinued long ago and the prices for them are crap!

  • @ruskreeder2434
    @ruskreeder2434 7 лет назад +1

    A very good review. There used to be a company that made real good membrane keyboards. I can't remember the name of the company right now--oh, Microspeed, I believe. There were a couple at our library. I believe they were an Arizona company that made some of their models in the US and some in Mexico. I believe Dell might have sourced them a long time ago--we're talking about 20 years. Anyway, their membrane keyboards were really good and tactile. Very precise. I think that's the right company.

  • @HPad2
    @HPad2 7 лет назад

    The last few months I've been using an old Dell AT102W keyboard with black alps switches. Got it a few years ago for $1 at a thrift store.

  • @tnbspotter5360
    @tnbspotter5360 7 лет назад

    I bought and returned that Kensington keyboard too. The keys required too much force to press, and the flat surface would make my finger skate across it if I hit it with the nail.

  • @louisoft01
    @louisoft01 7 лет назад

    Guessing by the french, was this originally ment to be sold in Canada

  • @farhanatashiga3721
    @farhanatashiga3721 7 лет назад +4

    What happened to the Amazon basics keyboard?

    • @vwestlife
      @vwestlife  7 лет назад +8

      I returned it, because although I liked the typing feel, the glossy black finish was too much of a fingerprint magnet for me.

    • @simontay4851
      @simontay4851 7 лет назад

      Wash your hands before using a keyboard. It won't get as finger-printy then.

    • @vwestlife
      @vwestlife  7 лет назад +9

      Anything made of black glossy plastic will show fingerprints no matter how many times you wash your hands.

  • @mofia2736
    @mofia2736 4 года назад

    What's the model number of the Acer keyboard? I can't seem to find it anywhere online

  • @JessicaFEREM
    @JessicaFEREM 5 лет назад

    I wish HP made full keyboards based on their chicklet designs, their keyboards are really nice to type on these days. My Elitebook has a great keyboard. Only problem is that i keep knocking off the trackpoint nub and sometimes the keys get crumbs under them and i have to bang the key to get it working again

  • @FSM_Reviews
    @FSM_Reviews 5 лет назад +1

    5:15. You're right about that! I have one of those Dell laptops from that era of keyboards. Feels nice to type on!

    • @sr7572
      @sr7572 3 года назад

      I came here looking for a keyboard I can use with my PC that feels and sounds like my Dell E7440 laptop. I was so glad to hear him here saying that. Seriously considering buying one this week. I only wonder whether there is a newer version out now.

  • @loeffel_hh
    @loeffel_hh 7 лет назад +1

    I just switched to a Fujitsu KBPC O. used to have a logitech g110, but I never really liked typing on it, especially when I was using other keyboards for longer periods and switched back, I made a lot of mistakes on the g110 (think the layout was a bit different).

  • @1dolar1note1
    @1dolar1note1 7 лет назад

    Have you thought about trying to get one of those small Cherry keyboards, be it modern or from the '90? Something like a G84-4100 which is super small and mechanical to some degree. I myself own a G84-4400 which also has a trackball but damn I'll never get used to keyboards that small.

    • @vwestlife
      @vwestlife  7 лет назад +1

      No. I've never liked the feel or sound of Cherry switches. I'd rather use rubber domes.

  • @gil_L
    @gil_L 3 года назад +1

    Was looking for some keyboards so I decided to pick this acer up after your recommendation. Currently using a dell kb216 that came with my workstation and an Apple A1243. Dell is a Cheap feeling keyboard but i don’t mind the typing on it actually.

  • @andljoy
    @andljoy 7 лет назад +1

    That TKL keyboard you have we have quite a few of them in work , the feeling is fine but they are far too spaced out , i will stick wiht my Apple Extended keyboard v1 thanks .
    They do a wirless verson too.

  • @undefined6947
    @undefined6947 6 лет назад

    The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

  • @compactc9
    @compactc9 7 лет назад

    The only reason I don't have my model M connected to my iMac is that I have a hard time going between a normal keyboard and the chiclet key thing on my MacBook, I really get used to one or the other if not just struggling with both, so I just use the Apple keyboards on my iMac. I have both the corded one with number pad and the bluetooth one, not the best typing feel, but definitely not the worst. They have just enough of a feel to them for me to actually be able to use them.

  • @gil_L
    @gil_L 3 года назад

    What kind of mouse is that?

  • @chrisg4069
    @chrisg4069 7 лет назад

    Acer makes retail keyboards?

  • @DenshoGiallo
    @DenshoGiallo 7 лет назад

    Background music feels like I'm watching the urban gentry, with TGV reviewing Seiko watches.

  • @theshroomer9825
    @theshroomer9825 7 лет назад

    Hmmm, Kensington is definitely not top of the line stuff, but decent, so that's a keyboard i'd expect from them. I am also used to the usual IBM layout and not the layout that is used by that kensington keyboard, nice to know that I also have an acer keyboard exactly like that one you have in your video. It came with an acer aspire revo, and i'm curious to know if you actually have the acer pc that came with it. Anyways, nice, simple, informative video!

  • @HBC101TVStudios
    @HBC101TVStudios 7 лет назад

    What is that hiding behind your monitor? I could see it throughout the video.

    • @vwestlife
      @vwestlife  7 лет назад +3

      upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/EIA_Resolution_Chart_1956.svg/2000px-EIA_Resolution_Chart_1956.svg.png

  • @jvatell6111
    @jvatell6111 7 лет назад

    I have that exact same Acer keyboard and I love it! The one on my laptop not so much. It is quiet but you constantly brush the touchpad and other keys, it is a Toshiba L75D.

    • @mofia2736
      @mofia2736 4 года назад

      What's the model number for that Acer keyboard? Having a hard time finding it

  • @harshlands
    @harshlands 7 лет назад +1

    Heh, I had that exact same board back in 2013, with release date of 6/13 just with a dark grey
    box designed for Win7 (pre-win10 box basically) so all they changed was the box, it was otherwise
    identical. I also wasnt impressed with it, and only got it to replace a white low-profile scissor switch board
    that got damaged but it wasn't nearly as good as that had been. So I bought a black Ducky Legend with
    cherry MX Blues and that was the end of my non-mechanical days til they put me in the ground. Never going
    back, also got a Logitech G610 Orion with MX Brown that I also like for my second system, not as clicky
    and tactile as the Blues, but still a really nice board and sturdy.

  • @Camidoodi
    @Camidoodi 7 лет назад

    What keyboard are you using to compare the Kensington? The one that is actually more quiet?

    • @vwestlife
      @vwestlife  7 лет назад

      The Great Wall U310 keyboard PC. I have a video about it.

  • @TheBardicDruid
    @TheBardicDruid Год назад

    I love mine, I can type faster on it than anything other keyboard I've used, and the first one lasted 14 years before I had to replace it.

  • @CommodoreFan64
    @CommodoreFan64 7 лет назад +2

    i'd rather just use a lubed Cherry G84-4100 over one of these even though it does not have a standard layout, or number pad, as they are just so much better, and can be had on eBay for a decent price if you look hard enough, but again you need to lube the keys on a G84 with the Cherry ML keys or over time they will have a scratchy feeling to them on most of the boards.

    • @genericgreensquid6669
      @genericgreensquid6669 7 лет назад +3

      I agree! The old stuff or a cheap tenkeyless with Cherry clone switches will provide a better typing experience. He said that he wanted a similar typing feel to the Keyboard PC, so that's his preference.

    • @CommodoreFan64
      @CommodoreFan64 7 лет назад +2

      I was trying to think of something that's a slim profile, with around same key feel but just has better overall quality in general, and the G84-4100 boards came to mind as I have 2 of them I picked up on eBay a few years back that cost me around the same as this board, but yeah his preference. Also to note my daily driver on my main computer is a $28 Chinese AULA tenkeyless with Gateron Blue switches that has multicolored LED backlight, so yes even most cheaper Chinese mechanical clones are better.

  • @waterup380
    @waterup380 7 лет назад +3

    why do a review if you are just going to return it back to amazon

    • @vwestlife
      @vwestlife  7 лет назад +9

      Because no one else has!

    • @simontay4851
      @simontay4851 7 лет назад +2

      To show that its actually a pretty crappy keyboard even though the Amazon reviews are good. The stupid layout of the PgUp, PgDn, Delete, Insert, End, Print Screen, etc keys is ridiculous. It just doesnt make sense. Of course, it would be Microsoft that came up with that layout. Not surprised. IBM layout is the best.

    • @TheMrDemonized
      @TheMrDemonized 7 лет назад

      thats how all reviews work

  • @mrabudi1
    @mrabudi1 7 лет назад

    try cherry brown or topre switches?

    • @vwestlife
      @vwestlife  7 лет назад

      I don't like Cherry switches, and Topres are just horrendously overpriced rubber domes.

  • @DanDoesYoutube
    @DanDoesYoutube 7 лет назад

    My current daily driver is the Logitech K200. And I think mine is the same as the Acer, the switch seems kind of quiet, but the actual key it's self, causes it to sound louder. Still, it's not bad. (But I do want to upgrade to a Cherry MX brown switch one day)

  • @kylehungerford7746
    @kylehungerford7746 7 лет назад

    I can't seem to find this keyboard link?

    • @vwestlife
      @vwestlife  7 лет назад +1

      Look for it by the model number.

    • @carolinenguyen7363
      @carolinenguyen7363 7 лет назад +1

      www.amazon.com/Kensington-Slim-Wired-Keyboard-K72357USA/dp/B00426HI8U/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1506990796&sr=8-2&keywords=kensington+slim+keyboard

  • @KingHenryVR4
    @KingHenryVR4 7 лет назад

    I have an older Dell guess Slim Type keyboard but I don't really like typing on it, same goes from my older Apple aluminum USB keyboard.

  • @olik136
    @olik136 7 лет назад

    I have one of these white acer keyboards (came with some sort of mini pc) and although I like it it has yellowed horrendously- it is a few years old but looks like it was from the 70s now... and for whatever reason the keys yellowed very differently- so it has a ugly random pattern on top of the bad color...

  • @crsorsmth9951
    @crsorsmth9951 7 лет назад +1

    I'm one of those folks who got an external keyboard for his laptop.
    This keyboard will make 0 sense for me lol.

  • @themovietheatre
    @themovietheatre 7 лет назад

    Clavier Mince is the word in French for the Quebec market.

  • @twocvbloke
    @twocvbloke 7 лет назад

    Kind of reminds me of the looks of a Logitech K400r wireless keyboard...

  • @EgoShredder
    @EgoShredder 7 лет назад

    It looks and sounds a little spongy and I imagine has a laggy feel to it, which causes typing errors and is why I hate 99% of all keyboards of this type, especially on laptops apart from old IBM / Lenovo.

  • @juanneedstorepent9379
    @juanneedstorepent9379 6 лет назад

    Great review sir. Been using that Kensington for over 5 years. I love it. I'm sorry you had to return it. However, now, the space key is having issues. Very hard to actuate. I'm thinking of buying the acer one you mentioned. Thanks for the review!

  • @filipmac1545
    @filipmac1545 7 лет назад

    wireless mice are ok but wireless keyboard occasionaly have some lag

  • @supertoasting1011
    @supertoasting1011 7 лет назад

    Someone is using your username and same profile picture and spamming fake comments on this video, vwestlife

    • @vwestlife
      @vwestlife  7 лет назад +2

      I have blocked them. If you still see any comments by the impersonator, report them as spam.

  • @Yogi_Bear69
    @Yogi_Bear69 7 месяцев назад

    I find this is a good keyboard. I am pretty satisfied with it. I do not like the clickiness of mechanical keyboards. I find if you don't type as hard as you do (habit from mechanical keyboards) it's good. I did have to go into the registry and disable the windows key though. I wish I could have this keyboard without that key because now I have a key that does nothing where Alt should be

  • @wgrantha4438
    @wgrantha4438 5 лет назад

    nice! I have a dell keyboard that looks like a Chiclet but its not.

  • @RetroGamingWithEdgarRivera
    @RetroGamingWithEdgarRivera 7 лет назад +3

    Let's be honest that kensington keyboard feel that of my laptop.

  • @MordecaiTheAwesomeBluejay
    @MordecaiTheAwesomeBluejay 7 лет назад

    The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.
    The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.
    The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dogs.

  • @Livewire91
    @Livewire91 7 лет назад

    I prefer classic microsoft keyboards but i love Steelseries keyboards also.

  • @esseferio
    @esseferio 7 лет назад

    A surprisingly good very low profile / ultra slim (less than 0.6") keyboard that really makes me want to use it instead of my noisy mechanical Cherry is this one, by Cherry too :
    www.cherry.de/cid/corded_keyboards_CHERRY_STRAIT_BLACK_30.htm?
    The only thing missing maybe is backlight. But I was pleasantly surprised typing on it. And it has like a blue PCB that somehow you can see around the keys which make it look cool (but the pictures don't show it too well). Pricepoint IIRC was around 45 euros (53 USD). Really enjoyed my time on it though :)

  • @jeffparryncc1701
    @jeffparryncc1701 4 года назад

    This is still a very loud kb.

  • @infinitecanadian
    @infinitecanadian 7 лет назад

    Hey, Chiclet style keyboards aren't always bad; I'm still using mine from 2008; it survived even my 2008 computer.

  • @Squirmish89
    @Squirmish89 7 лет назад

    Ahh, I'm glad someone still uses Windows XP

    • @simontay4851
      @simontay4851 7 лет назад

      I still use XP as well. Its simple and it JUST WORKS! Old hardware will work on it too unlike 7.

    • @Squirmish89
      @Squirmish89 7 лет назад

      Exactly, it is so much easier to configure than windows 98 and much less resource intensive than windows 7 or 10. I do like windows 7, but if I have an older system I will use XP.

  • @modco2.1
    @modco2.1 7 лет назад

    Interesting video.

  • @Ghativega
    @Ghativega 7 лет назад +1

    Subbed! ;)

    • @vwestlife
      @vwestlife  7 лет назад +1

      Ignore that rude comment. It was posted by an impersonator.

    • @Ghativega
      @Ghativega 7 лет назад

      VWestlife Ok anyway I still like your channel :)

  • @JessicaFEREM
    @JessicaFEREM 5 лет назад

    I wouldn't buy the keyboard especially since you can buy an actual mechanical keyboard for that price, not cherry, but close

    • @honeypower
      @honeypower 5 лет назад

      Not everyone likes or wants a mechanical keyboard, the feeling and travel is very different on something like this.

    • @JessicaFEREM
      @JessicaFEREM 5 лет назад

      @@honeypower But even the cheaper mechanical keyboards feel better than rubber dome keyboards

    • @honeypower
      @honeypower 5 лет назад

      @@JessicaFEREM I agree membrane and rubber domes feel horrible but I like how scissor switch laptop keys feel and I like the spacing and low travel of them, especially because I'm so used to them. For games like Tetris and OSU they are arguably better than a mech keyboard because of the low travel, and some people can also type faster than on a mech keyboard because of this too. Of course mech keyboards last longer and are way better for FPS and are more quality in general. I have a chunky membrane keyboard and a low general rubber dome and they both feel horrible and the keys were too big for me to type on so I picked this up online yesterday cause I need a scissor switch. But I want to get a red or brown switch mech too and see how it compares to a regular membrane and if I will like it despite its size.

  • @bdog840
    @bdog840 7 лет назад

    I still like Lenovo keyboards.

  • @genericgreensquid6669
    @genericgreensquid6669 7 лет назад +9

    Interesting. I still prefer mechanical keyboards though.
    www.reddit.com/r/Mechanicalkeyboards

    • @chrysanth.5700
      @chrysanth.5700 7 лет назад

      Generic Green Squid The Redditors are always drawn to these videos. There is something to be said about this sort of development. That's cool they have a whole subreddit for mechanical keyboards though.

  • @kyliandc9276
    @kyliandc9276 7 лет назад

    I hate these kind of keyboards
    Very hard to clean with these keys

  • @gabrieldutra7750
    @gabrieldutra7750 7 лет назад

    hi

  • @alphawastaken6455
    @alphawastaken6455 7 лет назад

    I can traslate the video in english for you

  • @abufaisal1365
    @abufaisal1365 2 года назад

    Worest keyboard ever, do not waste your money

  • @theoblivious2001
    @theoblivious2001 7 лет назад

    first