Cherry Evolution Sirius XT review

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Review Date: 10 Jan 2010

Price when reviewed: £23

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Supplier: http://www.pcworld.co.uk

Reviewed By: Will Stapley

Our Rating 3 stars out of 5

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Specs

Cherry's Evolution Sirius XT is one of the cheapest wireless keyboard and mice sets. As you might expect at such a low price, it doesn't look very special.

Looks aren't everything, and the keyboard is extremely quiet when you're typing. The keys are smooth, but there's not as much travel as we'd like, so typing doesn't feel as natural or as relaxed as on other models.

While most keyboards have shortcut buttons running across the top, Cherry has placed six shortcut buttons on the wrist rest. This may make them sound as though they're easier to access, but their angled design actually makes them trickier to use. The raised wrist wrest is also slightly annoying, as it gets in the way a little when you're trying to use the bottom row of keys.

The responsive mouse is very light, but its long design means it sits snugly in the palm. It has a symmetrical design, but left-handed users will struggle to operate the two short cut buttons that protrude from the left side.

The Evolution Sirius XT is a decent set, but it's not very comfortable if you do a lot of typing.

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