Kensington 19-Key External Pocket Keypad and Calculator (33059) |  | Brand: Kensington
List Price: $30.99
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Seller: ANTOnline
Rating:  12 reviews
Format: CD
Platform: Windows
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: Windows
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10.1 x 7.1 x 3
Warranty: 1 year warranty
MPN: 33059
Model: 33059
UPC: 085896330592
EAN: 0085896330592
ASIN: B00009L1XO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | External keypad/pocket calculator, 19-key layout | | • | Simple USB connectivity | | • | Number lock function | | • | Phantom-powered, no AC adapter or batteries required | | • | PC and Mac compatible |
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Product Description
Why carry a calculator or struggle with those in-line number keys on your laptop if you don't have to! Pocket KeyPad/Calculator makes it fast and easy to input numbers on your laptop, with a fully functional 19-key layout and an ultra slim, lightweight design.
Amazon.com Product Description
A portable keypad designed for use with PC laptops, the pocket keypad/calculator provides both an easy way to input numbers on your computer and to make simple calculations. The easy-to-use 19-key layout makes numeric entry a breeze, while its number lock feature allows you to separate laptop and calculator functions, avoiding any input confusion. The pocket keypad/calculator connects to your computer via its USB cable, which conveniently retracts into the calculator when you're on the go. The keypad utilizes phantom power through the USB port, meaning no batteries or bulky AC adapters are required. The lightweight 8-ounce design makes traveling with the keypad easy. Compatible with both PC and Mac platforms, this keypad also comes backed with a one-year limited warranty.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 12
 Works well but for the occasional bizarre situation October 18, 2009
R. Koning (USA)
This keypad is reasonably compact and coordinates well with silver laptops. The keys have good tactile feel and feedback. There is a raised dot on the 5 key to ensure the "home" position for data entry. The keypad works as a simple calculator when disconnected from a computer. This is a critical accessory for spreadsheet users, including teachers using a spreadsheet for gradebook entries.
Contrary to the experience of another reviewer, I have found this model to work just fine with all my Macintosh computers and laptops running OSX 10.2 through 10.4 and Excel 98 and 2004. (I will not use Excel 2008 until it is restored to more than 50% of the function of 2004). It requires no driver installation on a Macintosh.
I would have given this accessory a 5-star rating save for one annoying problem. When using this with a Mac laptop, if you leave the keypad attached to the computer and put the laptop to sleep by closing the cover, the keypad annoyingly fills the current Excel cell with a long string of a single digit repeating rapidly. The fix for this is to unplug the USB cable and plug it back in, then delete the many (hundreds sometimes) false digits. The keypad then works fine thereafter...unless you put the computer to sleep again.
So a good product in my opinion, just not perfect. ross
 Poor quality September 22, 2009
Hugh (Vermont, USA)
If you do a lot of work with numbers on a laptop, and, like me, you are much more familiar with a number-pad than with the numbers row of the keyboard, then an external keypad is a huge benefit.
Unfortunately this one does not realise the benefits: so frequently do keystrokes fail to register that I have to check the screen after every entry. This seems to apply to all the keys. The keys make a noise when you hit them, but that noise does not mean that the keystroke has worked. The keys are also a little narrower and therefore harder to hit than a standard number-pad.
The retractable USB cord is a nice feature.
The calculator feature is absurd: why would you need a calculator beside your laptop?
Misleading specifications June 25, 2009
D. W. Moore (Portland, OR USA)
When I originally spotted this, I saw a calculator with an Enter button, so I thought it would be a Reverse Polish Notation calculator. The picture on the Amazon site is too small to make much out. Going to the Kensington web site wasn't much help. They don't tell you much about their product.
I bought it anyway and it appears to be OK.
But the description on Amazon.com says it doesn't use batteries. It does. Turn it over and take the plastic barrier out before using it. That connects the BATTERY.
Also the description says that the USB cord withdraws into the calculator/keypad. No, it doesn't. I don't think you would want it to. It includes a small USB cable that has a device that rolls up the cable for you.
There is a similar Kensington product sold on Amazon for about the same price that has a 2-port USB hub on it. This one does not. That would have been a welcome feature. But the other one apparently shuts down without warning.
So it's just OK, not great.
Small Keys September 24, 2008
Wolfepaks
This item has some unique features, you can use it as a stand alone calculator it uses a standard watch battery so it is easy to find a replacement. it is able to transfer your calculations to the computer via a single button. There is a down side to this item the keys are on the smaller side; most external 10 keys have large keys this unit's keys are similar in size to a standard calculator so takes a little getting used to. All in all it is a good unit for the money.
Kensington 19 Key External Keypad August 17, 2008
Kjoel (Aptos, CA)
Easy setup, works well, no problem. I have big hands so it could be a bit larger, I have developed a reasonable speed on it. Just one wish- wireless. Very good value for the money overall.
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