advice on buying a PS2 to USB adaptor?

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I just bought a no-name ("made in China" ) dual PS/2 to USB adaptor on
eBay for $0.99 (oh, and plus $4.50 shipping for the 3 ounce package).
I plugged in my trusty PS/2 split keyboard and it sort of worked, but
often a key would not be recognized or it would get stuck on.
I was about to chalk it up to oh-well-what-do-expect-for-99-cents then
I tried plugging in a PS/2 mouse to the other input and lo, everything
has worked flawlessly since.
Moral: don't leave one of the PS/2 ports dangling when using one of
these dual parts.

-td

Al Puzzuoli wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I currently have a PS2 type keyboard I like a lot and want to use it
on
> my new laptop whenever I get it-- It's almost 99% certain that
whatever
> I get won't have a PS2 port. That being the case, is there anything
I
> should consider when deciding on an adaptor other than price? Are
any
> brands recommended in particular?
>
> Thanks,