Review Date: 1st August 2003 Reviewed By: Clinton "SileNceR" Warburton Product: Ortek Eagletouch MCK-90 Mini Silver USB Keyboard with USB Hub Rating: 93% Manufacturer: Ortek Supplier: N/A Printable Version: Acrobat PDF (320KB)

Features - USB Hub & Feet

The USB version of the keyboard features a two-port USB hub. The hub is powered via the system's USB port that the actual keyboard is plugged into (note, this has to be a powered port as the keyboard requires 100mA from a powered USB port to function). Because of this, some higher power devices requiring say the full 500mA available to a USB device may not function correctly using the USB hub. The two USB ports are well disguised under the edges of the keyboard in an extrusion that also forms the feet, and holds the rather-useless flip down extension feet. Because of this the keyboard cannot be set flat, and if higher elevation is required, the flip down feet will only merit maybe a centimeter at best. I tested the USB ports with my Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer V3.0, and the result was as-per-expectations, plug-and-play.