- Laptop keyboards usually use the PS/2 interface internally. Support for it is built into nearly every motherboard, and the cost is lower than adding another USB root device.
- If a USB-based laptop keyboard can be found, it will need to be wired to a USB port on the Xbox. This will use one of the external ports, preventing it from being used for other devices.
- Laptop keyboards are designed to fit a specific form factor, taking into account the design of the machine they are built into. They are not well-suited to being re-purposed.
- One advantage is that laptop keyboards, once removed from the laptop, are about as light as a keyboard can get, saving weight (and space) in a modding project. However, similar standalone keyboards do exist.
- While a full-size keyboard is nice to have, an Xbox 360 Chatpad is an effective tool for text entry on the Xbox 360, eliminating the need for a keyboard.
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