Value and Conclusion
- The Pandawill Rii mini i6 keyboard and IR remote combination sells for $60 online.
- Fair price
- Good enough for casual use
- Well functioning QWERTY-keyboard
- Relatively good layout
- Can control up to three units at one time
- USB charged
- Flimsy build quality
- Setup of IR remote is complex
- Trackpad lacks definition
- White color is not pure, yellowish tint
The Pandawill Rii mini i6 is a brilliant idea. The fact that you can compress two remotes and one keyboard into one small and attractive unit is very nice. The bad thing about this is of course the implementation chosen by Pandawill. The unsophisticated remote layout means that it is only ideal for set-top boxes and TV control. Navigating a normal receiver or a CD-player will be a pain.
The good news is that the keyboard side is very useful and it works in combination with all sorts of gear, right from an iPhone through a Windows 7 PC to a Sony PS3. The build quality is close to horrible. The plastic rim is wavy and you can easily press it in. It feels like you can kill the Rii mini i6 without trying that hard, and that is an inherently bad feature for something that is supposed to live in close proximity to one's couch.
The Pandawill Rii mini i6 is almost alright for the price and brings some good features to the table. We would have preferred to pay $20 more and get something with better build quality and with a more refined trackpad, and perhaps a really perfectly white paint job.