I will not review this as a desktop keyboard\/mouse , even though my feeling be that this would also be a excellent set for that purpose . I will only review it for the purpose it have serve in my own household , that of a home Theater PC -lrb- HTPC -rrb- keyboard . my couch sit perhaps 12-15 ' from my entertainment center , which be where my htpc sit . what I want in a keyboard be : \* Thin \* Lightweight -lrb- very important ! -rrb- \* inexpensive \* excellent wireless range \* a full-sized layout since I be also play some game -lrb- especially FPS 's -rrb- on it this keyboard meet every one of those requirement . first , this keyboard be unbelievably thin . next to a lot of other keyboard , it be sort of like compare a Macbook Air to a conventional notebook . sit on the end table , it be pretty low profile . more importantly , it be ultra-light . when I pick it up from beside I to use , pick it up one-handed even , it do not break my arm to lift it over to my lap . I must emphasize what a big deal this be . think of you angle -- sit upright , reach out to you side with one arm to pick something up from end table level and lifting from the side . a moderate amount of weight put a lot of strain on the shoulder . none of that with this keyboard . the price be also right . I actually buy mine at Fry 's for $ 34 and feel like I be get a bargain for the package . I expect to spend that on a decent lightweight wireless keyboard alone , and the mouse be a real bonus . Wireless range be critical , as a couple of heavier desktop keyboard I have at home already be fizzle out more than a few foot from the computer . this one just work fine all the way across the room . one small annoyance : it do not work quite as smoothly when the usb dongle be plug into the back of the computer which sit on the floor . it sometimes miss a beat . run a short $ 3 usb extension cable to place that dongle up about 3 ' from the ground and without a computer and other junk between I and it , but without move it any closer to I , totally solve that . now I can lean back and it never miss anything . finally , I have mull over the idea of get a smaller compact keyboard as originally this be strictly a htpc and you do not generally need a full keyboard for one of those . as I have also cave into the temptation to put a high performance video card in the system for some big-screen gaming , I figure I would probably need a full keyboard . for this , it work splendidly . I can play left4dead 2 or Fallout Vegas as comfortably as at my desk and enjoy the gigantic view of my 50 '' tv . as for the feel of the key , it have the right amount of tactile feel , respond brilliantly -lrb- some cheap keyboard miss a keypress now and then or do not depress smoothly -rrb- , and generally feel very solid . I would be please to have this on my desk if I be not already use to the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic `` Humpback '' model 4000 keyboard with the split in the middle , which I have be use for many year . on the mouse : it do not have the assortment of extra side button that I like on my Logitech mouse that be at my desk , nor the nice variable-spinability scrollwheel that can be make to be clutch or to spin freely . it be pretty much a basic 3 button laser mouse with scrollwheel , but for that , it work beautifully . a laser mouse tend to work better on more surface than you old-school red-eye lead mouse , and this one certainly work on nearly everything . that be , it work on any mousepad , the end table , the coffee table , the couch , a piece of paper , a newspaper , a magazine , my thigh with or without long pants , the front of my shirt ... whatever I need it to work on to get that pointer over to the xbmc icon to get it kick on so that my harmony remote can take over . if I need to use it for a while , though , it get the job do very competently . this be a combination that I recommend to anyone . I wish I would have get mine for the price this be currently list on Amazon , which at the moment be about $ 10 less than I pay at my local Atlanta Fry 's . as for durability , I have be use it heavily for 9 month so far and it still work like new . of course , I do tend to use a keyboard for pretty much a decade or more , so hopefully this one will live up to that expectation .