One-Handed Macro Keyboard Programmable, 4 Key Macro Keypad Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Support NKRO, Hotkeys, Floating Window and Macro for OS,Windows,Vista

Recently my company started using security software that generates 100+ character passwords for admin accounts. I work at home, and decided to try this to macro password entry The included software makes creating macros easy. However, for my scenario, I had to also write some PwerShell to send keystrokes. It has been in use for over a month, and there is no way I'd give up the convenience. NOTE! this works for me though because of a home office environment. This would be a security issue in an office environment. Oh yeah, and the product quality is very good. Keys have a good feel. I'm thinking of getting the 9 key model for my gaming PC.

I bought a different device from another manufacturer and the software was very rudimentary. These people have an excellent graphical interface drag and drop software. But the thing that makes this product a killer it's the floating heads up display on your PC so you can see what each of the keys is programmed to do. You can move it around and hide it if you need to. I have Logitech keyboards with multiple macro keys and this feature makes them obsolete. The software does install on your computer is from China. Hopefully no viruses. About the only software improvement I would suggest is the ability to flip from layer to layer by pressing just one key instead of having to use two keys on each layer to go previous and next. The next button should just cycle through all the layers. Additionally I cannot find a way to put command line arguments into startup applications yet. But the heads up display makes this thing a real winner.

For me, this works great. I can program 9 different functions into it to speed up my work. I have a few keys set to fill out commonly used forms, some to write an entire email, and the rest are just used as shortcut alternatives for pressing multiple buttons at once. It definitely saves time over the long run. It seems to be great quality as well.Where it falls short is the software. The keyboard won't do its thing until you manually start the software, and there is no option to have it automatically open when you start your computer. Also, it opens an always-on-top HUD that you have to manually close every time. It's an annoyance, but since there really aren't many options for this type of product with such a small footprint, I will mostly overlook it.

The keys feel very good. They have a good amount of travel and they have a very satisfying click.Other reviews mentioned needing to have the software open for this to work, but that's not quite accurate. After you flash the keypad with your settings from the software, it will work without the software at that point.You can bind pretty much any action or key combination to any key, and it has multiple layers so you can have, I think, a total of 54 key bindings. You will need the software open in order to swap between layers.Where I see this being the most benefit to someone is if you use certain combo keystrokes often, you can now bind them to a single key that is not on your main keyboard, which makes it feel like more of a dedicated solution.I will update this after spending some more time with it, but my first impression is mostly positive.

It would be nice if someone made a wireless macro pad, but sadly all of the wireless keypads that look exactly like this one are numpads. This one requires a wire to connect to the computer. But that wouldn't be so bad, if they had made it well. Unfortunately, every time you breathe near this thing, you hear the ding of USB hardware disconnecting and reconnecting, because they somehow screwed up a wired connection. It isn't that the connector is loose, it plugs in quite stiffly, but nonetheless the cord must be EXACTLY aligned with the port on the rear of the device for it to function. The slightest tension to the left or right causes it to lose connection time and again. (To be clear, the connector does "wiggle" or "wobble" to the left and right despite being snug and not loosened up at all. It's just a badly made port. I imagine it will get even worse with wear.)But, as long as you don't want to place it in a conveniently reachable place, or god forbid actually hold it in your hand, this device does let you have up to 6 sets of 9 programmable macro/shortcut keys in whatever spot you can tape the cord down to a desk, which makes it possible to shorten all kinds of repetitive tasks. You need additional external software if you want it to be capable of using a mouse click as part of a macro, though (I use Autohotkey to map the "Pause" key to left click, then use that key,) otherwise it can strictly play back a sequence of keyboard keys in order, or map a single button like left mouse to one of the keys. (That does also let you have more shortcuts on a single set of 9, though, if you give up a couple of the keys to map them as Ctrl and Alt then you can use them as modifiers and press multiple keys at once.)Still, the whole disconnecting thing, on an already disappointingly wired device, is a pretty major letdown.

I type short, repetitive phrases 100s of times a day. 100s. Now I'm down to one key stroke for each phrase. I got layers on layers on layers, baby. No one has ever been this excited about a computer accessory.Programming is incredibly easy. And, honestly, even if the random software is selling my deepest secrets to the highest bidder, I don't care. It works that well and is that easy.Click... Click... Click