"To make matters convenient, the charger is designed in such a way that you can easily use your keyboard while its being charged. It's like a plate that your keyboard docks to and your mouse rests upon. While this could work nicely if you have the Desktop 8000 connected to a desktop PC, it isn't necessarily ideal for a Media Center PC which is hooked to your TV ten feet away and the keyboard is held in your hands instead of a table."