X9 Large Print Backlit Keyboard | Wired Light Up Computer Keyboard for PC Desktop Computer and Laptop - Easy to See and Type Illuminated Large Keys for Seniors and Elderly with 7 Backlight Colors

I am a 40 year old man with lifelong cerebral palsy. Due to limited motor function I have difficulty typing, my whole life I have used a variety of keyboards and alternatives that function as keyboards. None of them work as well for me as this X9 Performance Large Print Keyboard. I really like the large key caps, they are much easier to press then the caps on a standard keyboard, and they feel a lot nicer to my finger as well. Before finding this product, I had been using an IntelliKeys USB keyboard. Which, for those who may not know, is a fairly large USB device with keyboard layouts that slide in to the board and you tap on the layout to type. Its a device that was really designed for young kids was disabilities to learn to type but if you have motor difficulties, a can be a useful alternative and any age. However, though it functions as a keyboard outside of a Windows or Mac operating system environment with the included driver, it is otherwise useless to the machine and the user. I am a very technical person that's always tweaking things on my computers and any time I need to do anything of side of the operating system I had to switch back to the standard keyboard which is very difficult for me to use. I don't have to do that now after purchasing this product. The large key caps aren't all that much smaller then what was on the layout that I would use with the old device, not to mention that the layout of the old device didn't have a full standard keyboard layout so I would, on occasion miss out on the use of certain functionality. This is no longer an issue. It is also nice that the large key caps combined with the colorful backlight make it much easier to see, even though I have decent vision with by everyday eye glasses. Even when I looked at other large print keyboards, they were much more expensive and the overall size of the keyboards were considerably larger than this device, which I believe is very economically sized for a full size keyboard. This is one of the few times of my life that I found in device for my computer that meets all of my accessibility needs, but is not considered a "specialized" device for people with disabilities, made by a company that focuses on adaptive equipment. This is a mainstream product by a mainstream company, that still addresses specialized needs. Kudos to X9 Performance for creating such a product. I also appreciate that the vendor JukeGear sells the keyboard as a solo item. Even when I go to the manufacturers website, I only find this item currently sold as part of a keyboard and mouse combo, in my particular case, I don't need the mouse as I use another alternative device for that, so thank you JukeGear! I understand that even if this meets my needs very well, then won't be a solution for every situation, however if you are a person with vision difficulties and or typing difficulties, I HIGHLY recommend that you consider this product.

Its hard to find a good backlit keyboard that's not too noisy. I work 60+ hours a week in a job where ferociousness speed typing is an understatement. Not to mention poor lighting. We noticed after clicky keyboards became the rage that the volume of so many people typing at once was starting to interfere with our audio, not to mention when I start typing fast my fingers would trip over the high profile keys, so I made the switch to this one and I have gotten many envious compliments on it. It works great, it feels like a perfect fit for dedicated typers. You get the satisfying sensation that you pressed the key down without noise and finger tripping. The backlight is strong and you can turn off the distracting aura and pulse features for a solid back light. Its plug and play so you don't need to install anything for workplaces with shared terminals that don't allow that. At an amazing price, I love it so much I might buy a few extra in case they stop making them! The only thing I would ask for is a little more lift to angle at the back, I had to buy a 1/4 inch rubber bar and glue it to the back.

This appear to be a very good quality keyboard and the letters are large and bright enough to help. I do have one complaint and it may just be my eyes and not apply to everyone. The keys are lit in a way the the sides of the keys are illuminated brighter than the letters. It appears to be very cluttered because of that. I have been using a different brand of large key backlit keyboard and with the same brightness it is much easier for me to use because the letters are lit, not the key itself. This X9 keyboard is smaller and takes up much less space on the desk. The X9 also uses the FN (function) key to access the special function. I prefer to have the additional row of keys and not have to worry about kitting the FN key to access them. One additional issue for me with the X9 is no tilt capability. I find that by tiling the keyboard I am far less bothered by the side of the keys being brighter than the letters on the keys. I placed a 1" think high density foam strip on the upper bottom of the keyboard and it is much better for me to use. This may sound like a bunch of whining but I use a keyboard all day long, The X9 is a very good keyboard and will help those who are having vision issues. The size is nice, the keys have a good feel and feedback. The middle brightness rang produces less glare and work better for me. Overall a good keyboard.

I have a love-hate relationship with keyboards. I have been pounding on them for years. and my skills only seem to get worse. My fingers go all over the keyboard and I do best when I'm looking at the keys rather than the screen. I was taught all the right practices. My mother could type 80 - 90 WPM. But alas... I will always be klutzing along. My choice in keyboards has more to do with my inabilities than my abilities, and I have several makes and types lying around abandoned and forsaken. $50 is the most I've paid for a keyboard and most are around the $25. range. I've used more expensive keyboards that, in comparison, were only impressive in their cost. My favorite was the keyboard on an old Commodore 128. I am bothering to write this review because I want to share the advantages of this keyboard with other klutzes out there as well as those who just like a comfortable keyboard. Like I said, I've tried dozens of makes and models searching for my comfort zone. I believe I've found it in this very low-priced keyboard. WIRELESS VS WIRED: My last keyboard - the $50. Logitech - was wireless. First of all, I've found that I have no use for wireless keyboards. They are not active at bootup, which means if you want to enter your computer's BIOS or perform other tasks before the Bluetooth connects, you better have a wired keyboard handy to plug in. Your system may be different, but that's how mine works, and I have a top-of-the-line system. LOW PROFILE KEYS: Although I generally liked the feel of the very low-profile height of the keys on the Logitech, I found myself spending almost as much time correcting typos as I did typing - especially in the lower-left of the keyboard, where I found myself constantly typing 2 or three c's or s's or d's. Other typos occurred when I accidentally hit unintended keys. This X9 keyboard has low-profile keys that are just right. I like the feel of flat keys and these are raised just enough, with a very slight curvature toward the middle, so that they feel very solid to the touch. BACKLIGHTING. The backlighting could be better - with more highlight on the actual letters than the area surrounding them. But this may actually be a plus. Without exception, every low-priced backlit keyboard I have used has ended up with worn keys where the character just turns into a highlighted glob..I suspect the manufacturer is trying to avoid this here. Time will tell, but there is something about these keys that makes me believe that. LARGE LETTERS: After more years than I want to count typing away on keyboards, I still have only a reasonable idea where the keys are. I can, somewhat type without looking at the keyboard, but I am much more efficient when the location of my fingers is the focus of my attention. I discovered this when using a keyboard with very small letters against my failing eyesight. I have several different glasses around the house whose usage depends on the task at hand, and my computer glasses are not conducive to looking at small letters on the keyboard, so this is also a boon. LOOK AND FEEL: I don't care what a keyboard looks like. I care about its functionality and how it FEELS. That said, this keyboard has a rather pleasant, dark-woodsy or brushed metal look to it that stands in stark contrast to some of the other very plastic-looking low priced keyboards I have purchased. The feel of my fingers on the keys is solid and comfortable. I love it above the 10 or 11 keyboards I have used over the last 15 years. I am extremely pleased with this purchase.

Worked and still working.

Pros: 7 selectable backlit colors 3 levels of brightness Large fonts on keys Cons: Very cheap feeling, noisy keys that have a lot of friction on release Very cheap plastic casing No adjustable keyboard stand and tends to slide around very easily Very uneven backlighting that glares (annoyingly so) on the bottom keys and too dim on function keys up top. See thru plastic obscures lettering/numbers/symbols No dedicated quick keys No wrist rest Indifferent: Lighting effects - color cycling and breathing effects (does anyone really use this stuff?) Bottom line: The X9 Performance Backlit Large Print Keyboard (model # X9BLKEYLP7) has all the functionality one would expect in a modern 104-key keyboard and from what I found, it is 100% functional and did everything I wanted/needed it to do. So it has that going for it. Having said that, the functionality does not overcome the fact that this keyboard has a very cheap, noisy and nasty feel to the keys and the build quality overall just isn't that good. I understand that this is not an expensive keyboard - but I have less expensive keyboards that just feel and type a lot better than this model does. This is supposed to be designed for people with "old eyes" or visually impaired but the backlighting is very uneven and the keys are made of very cheap plastic that has lines throughout the transparent plastic that obscures the lettering and the backlighting. All the backlight LED's appear to be at the bottom row of the keys and the glare from them is kind of annoying, especially in low lighting. The keys also are noisy, wobbly and return a lot of annoying friction upon release of keystrokes. Definitely not what you want to be using in an office if you don't want to annoy your coworkers. The cheap plastic casing and the lack of weight combined with the fact that this keyboard just has a bar across the bottom to elevate it rather than flip-out stands means that not only are there not options to adjust the height but it's going slide around very easily on smooth metal/wooden surfaces. I give it an overall "just OK" rating, but I cannot recommend this keyboard as a primary - at best it would be a useable backup if your primary keyboard failed. I am keeping mine, but only will be using it in a backup role or when I need another keyboard temporarily for another computer that I am either working on/setting up for someone else. It would be useful in a server closet since it does light up, and if it gets broken, it's kind of a "Well, who cares?" factor.

Just received the keyboard yesterday and initial impressions are very good. I like the size, not too big yet full sized keys. I have large, wide hands and I'm very comfortable typing on this keyboard. I'm a classic ASDF JKL; typist and the keys feel very responsive. Lighting: this is the main reason I bought this keyboard as my eyesight is not as it used to be and I was also finding my keyboard very dark early in the morning and late evenings. The keyboard lights up nicely with the keys and the characters on them lighting up vs just the backlight that some keyboards have. This makes it very easy to see the keys without it being too bright. You can change the color of the lighting as well as adjust the brightness. You can also shut off the backlighting. The only two nitpicks I have is 1. It seems that the keys towards the top of the keyboard (numbers and functions keys) have a slight lower brightness vs the rest of the keys. Not a huge deal but just something to note. 2. The keyboard does not come with fold out legs on the back, top to angle it any more than it sits. There is a bard on the back that does provide some include and quite frankly I think its enough for me so not a huge deal. So far so good...I'm really hoping this keyboard has longevity because I really like it!

I am visually impaired and apparently hand position impaired also. I bought this keyboard so I could see where the keys are for positioning my hands for typing. The keyboard was great for a couple of months, The backlighting is good but having the key for turning it off and on/changing the color right next to the right shift key means, I keep turning it off (as much a problem from me as the design). After about 2 months the left shift key began getting stuck in the down position. Saying stuck is possibly the wrong word. The keys are centered in holes on the cover plate for the keyboard. The left shift key is held down because it wiggles so much the edge gets positioned moves under the cover plate so that holds it down. I have to wiggle the key to get it to pop back up. To make this worse, I am a programmer. I am constantly having to use the shift key for special characters like the $ sign, open/close parentheses, plus sign, ... and those I use the most are on the right side of the keyboard requiring use of the left shift key. I would really recommend that NO PROGRAMMER ever purchase this keyboard. I would think it a serious hindrance for anyone that does a lot of typing such as authors or students. It may be acceptable to someone who almost exclusively uses a mouse for browsing and only enters search terms. Over 25% of the time, I use the key it gets stuck. If my fingers do not press directly down on the center of the key, it gets stuck. For normal writing one constantly uses the left shift key for use with any symbol/letter on the right side of the keyboard. I have had to rewrite part of this review because I was typing upper case letters due to the key getting stuck. I am so disgusted with the keyboard, I am looking for an entirely different brand to replace it. Unfortunately there are not many keyboards with both large letters and backlighting.

Solo que hoy vieran un teclado mayormente compatible con iMac, por lo demás excelente

very good

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The keys are pleasantly large And well lit in different colors of your choice. It is a compact keyboard at the same time so does not take up excess space. And lastly, i've received excellent customer service after the sale when I had a question. So I do recommend this keyboard

I love how this keyboard lights up. So easy to use in low light in the room. I can choose which color I like to use, and makes using this keyboard a pleasure.