Perixx PERIBOARD-409P Wired PS2 Mini Keyboard, Black, US English Layout

Gets me into BIOS quick, looks great, and works perfect, Thank You

Keyboard to label CD's from recordings on my studio CD burner. Easy to use and very handy.

We bought two of these (matching) to replace on of our old keyboards on the radio station's console that was dropping letters occasionally. These keyboards are for pony computers and not for our main automation PC which uses and expensive Keytronics KB. We needed a small footprint because the special keyboard shelf built into the console space has just enough room for two of these and the bigger Keytronics KB which features a numerical keypad. I'm happy to report a gentle tactile response with these boards and the chicklet keys feel nice. The piano finish is not glaring under the overhead lights, nor is it encompassing of the whole KB, the keys themselves are actually a matte finish, but compliment the board nicely. The letter stenciling is a thinner font than I'd prefer, so it remains to be seen how long the stenciling on the keys holds up to daily use by our announcers. Older keyboards seemed to have tougher letter stenciling than the ones made today and held up longer. But given the lifespan of a keyboard today seems to be only 4 to 5 years, I guess if the stenciling only lasts that long, then it's good enough. Other than Logitek or Microsoft I really don't trust any KB under $30 these days to be that durable in a work environment, but given that we needed this size of footprint at a budget price, I guess we'll give it a try. So far, so good. One was plugged directly into the PS-2 of the PC sitting in an alcove on the console and the computer booted right up and I was able to use the KB right away with no difficulties. The other KB was hot-plugged into the receiver end of a KVM for one of the pony computers. It, too, was recognized right away and was able to be used (and that was on a WinXP PC). KB works with WinXP or & no problem. The only complaint I have is that there's no power light to confirm the KB is active on the PC. Since there's no numerical keypad, the numlock light won't light, even though there appears to be a position for it right on the board. They could have made the numlock light up anyway, even though it's obvious you can't use numlock on this key layout, just so there's an "active" light to let you know the KVM or PS-2 is communicating properly. Caps and scroll lock lights work fine. I gave it four stars because it's clear the build quality is not quite that of a Logitek or MS Keyboard. But, it's still pretty decent. The boss thought they looked fine and he's big on aesthetics in our control rooms. I think you'll be pleased for the cost of less than a Jackson.

Older computer

I tried an adapter for a usb keyboard into the PS2 port, but it wouldn't work due to no driver support. Got this and was able to setup my computer due to the fact that it's a real PS2 keyboard, therefore would still boot up and work. Other than that I don't use it, but it served it's purpose for me and I'll keep it around as part of my computer repair/setup kit.

If you want a PS/2 keyboard for interfacing FPGAs, ESP32, or any other microcontroller, it won't work with them.This is a USB keyboard with PS/2 connector. It works with some computers that support USB on PS/2 port.IT DOES NOT WORK with normal PS/2 ports.

Good price.

I ordered this keyboard to replace my current mechanical keyboard that I use for PC gaming. Sounds strange, doesn't it? Well, just recently I've transferred over to PC gaming since I built a nice gaming PC for this current gen of games. Prior to this change I've always used laptop keyboards instead and I have become so adjusted to them that I ordered this keyboard. It is a PS2 mini-keyboard and the keys feel really nice and accessible.PS: For those who are also ordering this item, in order to get this keyboard to function you must turn off your PC, (I unplugged mine) plug the keyboard in, then turn on the PC. It works that way since PS2 cables aren't really meant to be going in and out of sockets.