Perixx PERIPRO-401 PS2 to USB Adapter for Keyboard and Mouse - Built-in USB Controller - Black

Needed this converter from PS2 to USB in order for my wifes keyboard to work. It now works fine. Did not need the mouse adapter.

Well built and does just what I want it to do, save an old but great keyboard.

I am pretty satisfied with this adapter. I already have an adapter that sees regular use, but needed another one to increase my options. With this adapter, I can have two computers working at the same time. With this adapter, I can use my favorite old keyboard and/or mouse and swap them out on the go without restarting the computer. This adapter wont get everyday use, but is very handy when more options are needed to accomplish a goal. The price is reasonable and the adapter is rugged enough to last for years and years.

Not much to say. It worked to connect a keyboard with a PS/2 connector to a USB socket on the motherboard.

If you are using your keyboard for just typing and data entering type things, it works great. If you are using your keyboard for gaming things, then it works horribly. When gaming it seems to lose connection or reset. Example, using a key like w key to move forward, it will stop working and have to repress the key to have it work. And that happens every 5-15 seconds. Sooo less than ideal to say the least. But if you are typing something such as this, then that reset has no effect, since im not holding a key down for longer than a second. Anyway, just some info.

I have an old PS2 keyboard that I refuse to retire but an upgraded laptop / docking station at work no longer supported PS2. This worked perfectly, plug & play. Ive had an adapter like this before and this one seems more solidly built. I do a lot of Alt- and Ctrl- keyboard shortcuts and I havent experienced the problem mentioned in other reviews around simultaneous keypresses. I dont game with this, though, and that sounded like when the problem was most likely to occur. But my experience with this has been identical to when I had a native PS2 port.

The Perixx PERIPRO-401 PS2 to USB Adapter for Keyboard and Mouse with built-in USB Controller saved my older but favorite keyboard. I had upgraded my PC mother board and newer MBs dont use the old PS2 style plug. This adapter was a perfect solution. Very satisfied with this product.

I needed this when i upgraded my motherboard and there was no longer a PS2 connector and my 10 year old keyboard could not be connected to a USB KMV switch. This worked perfectly connecting my keyboard PS2 to USB into KVM and then to my PCs.

Likes: Showed up within 24hrs of order, priced well, worked reasonably well. Dislikes: For the first few hours of usage, when typing, occasionally would behave as if there were a stuck key, sort of like thisssssssssssssssssssss. Needed to be ready with the backspace key. Seems, too, to have difficultly generating a wake event to the laptop. Im used to hitting the enter key to bring up the login screen, but the keyboard via this device doesnt appear to do this. However, the wireless mouse Im also using does do this. Overall, Im pretty happy being able to continue to use my Model M keyboard with this laptop, so well satisfied with the product. Update: got asked a question as to whether the product works with only one dongle connected. Answer: yes. See the picture for how Ive got mine set up.

This dongle allows me to use my vintage IBM mechanical keyboard with my new PC, it works perfectly and even works for playing games, I tested it with Crysis, Bloodstained, and RDR2- it worked like a perfectly on all of them!