Hey fedi, so I have this cheap doohickey for using computers away from a desk.
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Hey fedi, so I have this cheap doohickey for using computers away from a desk. It's got a touch pad and keys and is absolutely the right solution for the problem
But it sucks. The keys start bad and if used too much stop registering reliably, the touch pad ain't great, and it keeps losing connection to the dongle despite it being like 8 feet away
Is there some kind of premium version of these that exists? So far I've only ever seen the terrible dirt cheap ones for sale anywhere
(If you don't mind plz boost for reach I am *desperate*)
EDIT: to be clear the handheld/gamepad-like form factor is what makes this work so a more traditionally keyboard shaped device with an additional trackpad isn't really a suitable replacement
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Hey fedi, so I have this cheap doohickey for using computers away from a desk. It's got a touch pad and keys and is absolutely the right solution for the problem
But it sucks. The keys start bad and if used too much stop registering reliably, the touch pad ain't great, and it keeps losing connection to the dongle despite it being like 8 feet away
Is there some kind of premium version of these that exists? So far I've only ever seen the terrible dirt cheap ones for sale anywhere
(If you don't mind plz boost for reach I am *desperate*)
EDIT: to be clear the handheld/gamepad-like form factor is what makes this work so a more traditionally keyboard shaped device with an additional trackpad isn't really a suitable replacement
@eniko
It's not really the same but I've used a Logitech K400 for this sort of purpose and it works pretty well at a distance.(Australian link)
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@eniko
It's not really the same but I've used a Logitech K400 for this sort of purpose and it works pretty well at a distance.(Australian link)
@BobDendry @eniko oh awesome this is the device I had in mind but forgot everything about it
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@BobDendry @eniko oh awesome this is the device I had in mind but forgot everything about it
@LottieVixen @BobDendry @eniko I have that one as well and it works fine. It can be used as a desktop keyboard in a pinch as well. I am doing so at the moment, as a matter of fact
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@LottieVixen @BobDendry @eniko I have that one as well and it works fine. It can be used as a desktop keyboard in a pinch as well. I am doing so at the moment, as a matter of fact
@ElBeeToots @LottieVixen @BobDendry @eniko if the touchpad on the side is awkward, consider something like https://amzn.to/3YwdEPo where the touchpad is on the bottom like a laptop without a screen or internals
as for explicitly handheld stuff, there really isn't anything you can get that's amazing in that form factor. most of... least-bad ones are made by a brand called "rii", and they cap out around $40-ish
i guess https://amzn.to/3EknQ6O is halfway in between? trackball, not touchpad
