Pros & Cons
Pros
Purchased to adapt my favourite older ergonomic style keyboard. Monoprice is sometimes slightly cheaper and have the color coded tips, but this one seems to have a more quality manufacturing pedigree.
Highlights
Quality
Having one of these little adapters on hand can really improve the quality of your day in such an instance.
It works amazingly with my dell at101w and chicony 5161 (after getting a 5 pin din to ps2 adapter) it doesnt convert protocols ... Read More
I have an old fujitsu ps/2 keyboard that i love and could not connect to new pc's as they no longer have ps/2 input jacks.
This startech adapter worked right away as soon as i plugged it in.
Price
For 20$, this adapter is pretty expensive but well worth it.
Based on my research on amazon, there are a few adapters between 10-12$.
Competitiveness
Got this one, perixx and monoprice to try them out, and unlike the perixx which only seems to work with one device (mouse or ke... Read More
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
First i tried a cheaper adapter which didnt work
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
This startech adapter worked right away as soon as i plugged it in
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Im using a very old 1990s atx keyboard
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I have it running through an atx to ps2 converter then that goes through this ps2 to usb converter
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Now i can use this old keyboard until the next major communications change
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Havent tested on windows so it may be a driver issue in the linux usb keyboard driver
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Nothing else to do but connect
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Had problem with the new usb keyboard id purchase with a new computer