Good and Fully Ride keyboard, ideal for the living room

In short, the keyboard is Top. But everything from the beginning:
The keyboard comes in a Microsoft Typical red-white box packaging, this are 2 AAA batteries and any amount instructions. The receiver is conveniently stored from the outset with the same in the battery compartment, especially awesome because this is a small magnet or the like at the bottom of the compartment for the receiver, and the receiver so that securely holds in the pocket and not shaking loose. The battery compartment is the only truly abusive lack of the keyboard, as it holds very strong and must be removed when removing always with quite a lot of power, I fear that this endures the small battery cover does not last forever, so far after about 30-40 times Fallen no signs of wear, but I remain skeptical whether by holding a number of years, apparently to this deficiency but only on some keyboards, also greatly be partly strong.
The keyboard in and of itself has a QWERTY layout, in addition to the usual buttons are all Windows 8 function keys as Example White video forward / backward / stop; known from the Charm Bar buttons as Search, parts, etc., and a button for hibernation. These keys will share the position with the F-keys, this can however only be used if you simultaneously press the Fn key. In addition, there are on the left side still a volume up / down button and mute, which are very useful especially during the listening to music. There is also even a button to click to that later. About the touchpad there are 3 keys and defaults to the home page of Internet Explorer, the folder into the Xbox Music app to my PC on the desktop, these function keys can, however, with the mouse and keyboard Center Personalize.
The touchpad is very large, responds very well, and can click. With the ability to click it, Microsoft has somewhat exaggerated, since you can just run through the left click button on the side, through double tap with your finger, through the control buttons that are connected seamlessly with the touchpad and just by pressing the touchpad clicking , The latter can in daily use swayed a little, does not bother me personally, however. The touchpad in and of itself permits the standard Windows 8 gestures like opening the Charm bar by swiping in from the right towards the center or the switch between open apps with the wipe from the left. Only the closing apps by wipe untern does not work right, but only if the cursor is above and then also keeps the right-click button while dragging.
The keys feel comfortable when you click on, but they are a bit "shaky" which is probably not appropriate makes the keyboard by typing noise for daily work with it or even for the office, for the keyboard, however, is also not built. For use on the couch or away from the PC it works perfectly and you can also liquid slices on top, even if it is on the legs.
On the Xbox One, the keyboard works well and is mainly in the Internet Explorer on the Xbox for surfing and on Facebook very beautiful, but unfortunately does not work the Touchpad, here a control like SmartGlass would have been highly desirable, but perhaps comes the function sometime even by update (I update this recession then). In general functioning of the Xbox only the buttons for disks, the rest is not functional.
Distance is okay with me it works anywhere in the room, only for use on the Xbox One, there are problems when plugging the adapter back to the console and this is strongly built.
A small note is perhaps even more important, the keypad is dark gray and not black as one might think maybe, although the design is very appealing. The receiver only works for the keyboard and not as one might think Possibly for Microsoft mice (such as 3500) as the recipient looks the same.
For the duration of the batteries I can make no information now, a month of holding them through so far, how long it is exactly, I will add more. However, there is also a possibility to disable the keyboard completely.
All in all the keyboard is really awesome, it has all the necessary functions, can easily rumgeben the computer from the couch and armchair taxes, the keyboard but also during a party. I can express a clear recommendation, and would also prefer the Logitech 400r because Microsoft provides the same functions, but the touchpad is bigger and better and the design of the Logitech is streets ahead.