Verbatim TuneBoard / Speaker Keyboard for Mac 96671

Overview

TechSpot Metascore

Based on 4 expert reviews

Excellent:

0
Good:

0
Average:

1
Bad:

3

Pros:

Mac-specific keys and layout; good key feel; built-in speakers and media-control keys; backlit keys; doesnt require software drivers.
Onboard speakers and media controls. Optional blue LED light. Correct Mac function key mapping. No software necessary.
Responsive keys, Multimedia buttons, Glossy finish, Illumination

Cons:

No USB port to connect a mouse; oddly placed Help key gets in the way of modifier keys; bass-boost button just increases volume; speakers off-center when users sit properly at the keyboard; backlighting shines between keys and is nonadjustable; odd numeri
It’s huge and heavy. No USB port for a mouse. Doesn’t offer any more controls than your Mac keyboard already has. An ergonomists’s nightmare.

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Last revision on July 22, 2011

Reviewers Liked

Mac-specific keys and layout; good key feel; built-in speakers and media-control keys; backlit keys; doesnt require software drivers
Onboard speakers and media controls. Optional blue LED light. Correct Mac function key mapping. No software necessary
Responsive keys, Multimedia buttons, Glossy finish, Illumination

Reviewers Didn't Like

No USB port to connect a mouse; oddly placed Help key gets in the way of modifier keys; bass-boost button just increases volume; speakers off-center when users sit properly at the keyboard; backlighting shines between keys and is nonadjustable; odd numeri
It’s huge and heavy. No USB port for a mouse. Doesn’t offer any more controls than your Mac keyboard already has. An ergonomists’s nightmare
Mediocre sound quality, Bass boost doesn’t add much oomph

Expert reviews and ratings

The TuneBoard—which works with Mac OS X 10.4 or higher—integrates with iTunes for controlling music playback. It includes multimedia keys for muting, volume adjustment, play, pause, previous track and next track control. Two hot keys...

By Macsimum News on June 19, 2009

by Dan Frakes, Macworld.com Two common aftermarket Mac accessories are keyboards and speakers. For those shopping for both—especially if you have limited space or just dont like a lot of clutter—Verbatims TuneBoard Speaker Keyboard may be an...

By Macworld on May 18, 2009

Terrible ergonomics and the lack of a USB port for a mouse make the Tune Board an also-ran, despite some interesting extras.Tune Board...

By Mac|Life on April 28, 2009

If you’re expecting amazing audio from the Vertabim TuneBoard for Mac, you’ll be disappointed. Still, if you don’t mind the $70 price tag, it’s a beaut of a keyboard that does what it was designed to do: eliminate clutter from...

By LaptopMag on April 15, 2009