Microsoft Optical Desktop WITH Fingerprint Reader

usability, price, design, reliability, size

78% of the reviews on Amazon.com give this product a positive rating.

The only thing that may put you off this quality package is the price, which at around £60 is on the expensive side for a keyboard and mouse package, though it isn’t what we’d call extortionate. On the other hand if you’re a keen surfer, online...

Comfortable keyboard, good mouse for business purposes, and a time-saving password management and log-on automation program that's as easy to use as resting your fingerprint on the scanner

Expensive, can't back up log-on data, and won't log onto corporate networks

Easy to set up and use; software quickly recognizes your fingerprint.

Works only with Microsoft's own Internet Explorer browser.

With Microsoft's Optical Desktop with Fingerprint Reader, you have a simple and safe way to access password-protected Web sites through Internet Explorer.

Microsoft is the first company to bring biometric technology to the consumer, and they should be commended for that.

F-lock needs to be turned on, although just once ; small left Ctrl key ; plastic wrist pad could be leather, mouse lags a bit

Right above the numeric keypad you have the Calculator key - very sensible. Next are the Log Off and Sleep mode keys. I feel the Sleep key is still not strategically placed, as you tend to rest your hands on the side of the keyboard from time to time,...

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Enhanced Optical Technology ; Nice Color/Design ; Longer Battery Life ; Tilt Wheel

No Natural Edition ; Keyboard not wireless ; Not Bluetooth

Starting from the left, there is the biometric fingerprint reader. The reader is a little over an inch long, and slightly less than inch wide. A split red/silver circle encompasses the plastic reader screen. The reader itself is a slightly sticky...