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(More customer reviews)This unit is often advertised as MAC compatible. The paperwork said it was also. It's not. All kinds of goofy & entertaining things happen when plugged into a MAC, especially when using Excel for Mac or OSX's calculator. One of the function keys caused the thing to fill EVERY cell in a spreadsheet with zeros. (Thank goodness for Autosave) I tried many workarounds and tips from forums. None worked.
Other than that, it is an OK keypad, considering the low price. It worked fine on the few things I tried it on under Windows XP Pro. The display is very easy to read and the size is of the unit is fine with me. The keys feel OK to the touch and it doesn't miss strokes. But, the orange "On" key is in a stupid spot. This key is used often for switching modes. If this is your only numeric keypad, you would get used to it. Just as we are all used to telephone key pads being upside down- or is it upside up? Never thought about that, did you?- but it is intuitive. You can use a keypad all day, then pick up a phone & dial just fine without thinking. So, you probably would get used to the orange key in an odd spot.
I sent mine back and got a different brand, also not officially MAC compatible but with a simple work-around. (Targus Keypad-Calculator)
Bottom Line? Ignoring the whole MAC thing- For the price it is not great, not bad. Assuming it did work with MAC, I probably would be happy with it (unless the orange key thing kept driving me nuts.)
I hope this review is helpful for your decision.
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This USB Numeric Keypad especially comes with Calculator (12-Digit), 21-Key (with 8 Hot Keys) in white color. Asynchronous data transmission. Unique 12-digit LCD display. Powered by USB.
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