Review Date: 8th May 2002 Reviewed By: Michael "Hughesey" Hughes Product: BTC 5110S Wireless Keyboard Rating: 90% Manufacturer: Behaviour Tech Computers

Features Up Close

As we can see in the image above, the contents of the box are minimal, but you have to ask yourself: What do you really want in a keyboard box? Inside the box are the infrared receiver, the keyboard itself, 2 x AA batteries, an instruction manual (beware Engrish), and a driver disk for the multimedia buttons. The box itself lists that there should be a PS2 -> AT adapter included, but unfortunately, that was not included in this sample.

The keyboard itself is a rather snazzy unit. It is lightweight, and very comfortable on the hands. At the top are 15 multimedia buttons, which include sound control, ACPI functions, and Internet functions. With the included drivers, we were able to get these buttons working perfectly on Win98/ME but unable to get them working on Windows XP Professional. Perhaps with a future driver release (if there will be one) these will work properly.

Also on the keyboard, is a pointing device, resembling that of a laptop computer. On the right of the board is the mouse pointer control, while it is different in design to the “G-Spot” on laptops; I believe it is easier to control as it allows the thumb (or finger) to rest nicely upon it. On the opposite side are the 2 buttons, and as you guessed it, they are used as the left and right buttons that are found on normal PC mouses.

Another interesting point is that on this keyboard there is no separate numerical keypad; instead, the manufacturers have decided to integrate a keypad onto some of the existing letter keys. While this may not bother some people at all, others who are in need of a dedicated keypad will be disappointed, but then again, people who need a dedicated keypad generally don’t need wireless.

As you can see above, the infrared panel is located on the top(rear)/centre of the keyboard. This position is ideal for the IR panel as when the keyboard is used while sitting, this panel is generally located between the knees, and is therefore unblocked.

Above is the IR receiver that comes with the keyboard. This little unit also looks nice and high-tech, and is also very lightweight. Due to it being so light, it is prone to being pulled off the desk/surface by the cable, hence it is recommended that the receiver be attached to the desk/surface using a more stable means (such as blue-tac etc). On this receiver there are 3 LED’s to signify whether NUM-LOCK / CAPS LOCK / SCROLL LOCK are on, and another LED to signify that data is being received. Personally, the sight of an LED flashing every time you press a key/move the mouse is distracting, especially when the receiver is right next to your monitor/tv, but this could be easily fixed with a few seconds inside the receiver or even a small piece of electrical tape over the LED.