Wireless Keyboard on a Raspberry

[bramby]

Hi, i want buy this item http://www.ebay.com/itm/RII-i8-2-4G-Min ... 8693&rt=nc
i have two question:
1) It is compatible with raspberry pi?
2) It is possible use this keyboard with wired without battery? Thanks

[DougieLawson]

The answer is maybe. You may need to use a powered hub. The simple rule for all keyboards and mice is "cheaper is better" don't pay more than £10/$10/10€ if you want one that is guaranteed to work.

[bramby]

Yep, i have a powered hub usb

[n3tm4n]

I don't know about that exact model, but I have 2 similar ones:-

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rii-Mini-N7-2-4 ... 1e8d90488f
and http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hot-Rii-mini-X1 ... 4ad648624a

They both work fine on the Pi, I have used both without a powered hub without any problems but as ever, a hub would be a safer bet. The range isn't great, much more than 6 feet and it is a bit hit and miss.

HTH. Jon.

[AndrewS]

If you haven't already, take a look at http://elinux.org/RPi_VerifiedPeripherals