Lenovo N5901

Lenovo N5901 Review

Lenovo's N5901 wireless multimedia remote combines a keyboard and mouse into a compact device at a budget price but several flaws keep us from recommending it over more expensive alternatives.Much like Logitech’s diNovo Mini, Lenovo’s multimedia remote with keyboard attempts to consolidate the unwieldy keyboard and mouse you use at a desktop computer into a single, handheld unit fit for the couch. While it makes clever use of a trackball and costs less than half as much as the diNovo, flaky wireless performance and a lack of backlighting make the more expensive controller look worth the money.If your first thought upon laying eyes on Lenovo’s multimedia remote is how exactly you should hold it, you’re not alone. The controls have been arranged into a rounded-off T shape, with the keyboard spanning the top, left and right mouse buttons (but no middle mouse button) below it, and a marble-sized trackball dead in the center. You can type with your thumbs by holding it at both ends like a smartphone at the top, or mouse around by holding it with one at the bottom, but not both simultaneously.