Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

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leather slope. Purchased this soon after my excellent practical experience with MS natural keyboardm but what a shaddy and disappointing item. Function keys (F keys) do not operate. Letters on the keys worn off after a handful of months of usage. Negative rep for Microsoft.

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following in the footsteps of the microsoft natural multimedia keyboard need to be straightforward but it didnt turn out nicely at all. k Mushy keysspacebar that is also difficult to push down and makes a lot of noiseenter key is also small expected much better

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Feels wonderful The letters wore off within seven months. If you don't have the keyboard memorized, neglect it. Do they sell n;ew keys?

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Fits your hands nicely,has good palm rests.A light touch on most keys does the job.Wonderful gaming board.I JUST got it,and lack the software,so i havn't attempted the added features (nor do i care). 'home row' trained? ...two finger typists will compete untill your utilised to the 1" space in between the halves....not only that,a lot of keys are odd sizes,even keys in the identical row (the 'T' is twice the size of 'Y' for instance).Microsoft HAD to do that to comply with contours...skilled typist will struggle longer than a gamerl. The jumbo center mounted spacebar is somewhat noisey,but depresses properly.A single mount for a 6"x1" key?...two would've cured this issue (keep in thoughts,my board is utilised).I'm going to re-clean it,and support the ends with alittle foam rubber. Right after alot of use,my friend GAVE me this keyboard because the spacebar quit operating.I simply cleaned it. Uncomplicated cleaning:Remove ALL visible screws,pop the keys out with a screwdriver and take away the remaining BLACK screws.Take away the pads,and best.Wash the plasitc leading/keys.(no will need to wash bottom tray).Your beer seeped amongst the thin,inner plastic sheets?...gently peel the layers apart (just alittle),and use alcohol to clean the speak to points revealed] Reassemble dry parts in reverse.

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I use these each function and property (programming at work, gaming and writing at home). At one particular point I replaced the 4000 with a 6000 (preferred the way the keys felt). Got mad and thwacked the 6000. It stopped working. Bought a 2000. The G key stopped working. This keyboard came back out of hiding and still performs. I've by no means truly had one particular fail. I just like to attempt new points. Utilised this one particular for years just before replacing it, and the only cause I replaced it was simply because it got all gunked up. Nevertheless, operates. Gunk and all. As other folks have said it is large. Definitely not for tiny desks. Make positive you have the space. Otherwise, none. Challenging to beat for the cost. Greatest piece of hardware MS tends to make for the Pc, IMO.

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It's a great keyboard, quite well developed, properly-placed keys, very comfy to variety on. A rapid hack can turn that rarely handy zoom lever in the center into a powerful vertical scroll lever. Regrettably, not much thought went into the space bar, arguably the most critical important on the keyboard. If you're fortunate enough not to have complications with it sticking (which do fade as normal use breaks it in), you're nevertheless in for a headache as it's Very picky about which location you tap on the bar. You're assured to have main issues with it, and personally, I was in no way able to adjust to it. It's a shame..if the space bar was made to function adequately, this would be the greatest keyboard I've ever utilized. I don't give out 1-egg evaluations typically, but given how essential the space bar is, it renders the keyboard totally useless. You're much better off with a Logitech Wave or Microsoft Comfort Keyboard, which are practically as comfy but without the space bar problem.

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I just received this keyboard these days and I'm quite satisfied and pleasantly surprised at the comfort of use,attributes and functionality.I don't have any difficulties at all with the pressing of the space bar or any other keys like what I read in other evaluations about this keyboard no matter if I press the left,middle,ideal side of the space bar and I locate the keys quite responsive as properly.Out of all the ergonomic keyboards that I've owned over the years I have to say that this keyboards is the finest so far. None except that I wonder if the letters on this keyboard will fade as times passes like what tends to happen on most keyboards now a days.I am going to acquire a protective dust cover which aside from keeping dust out of this keyboard will also avoid the letters on the keys from wearing off. Very good keyboard,it is a big keyboard but to me it's just right because I have huge hands and thick fingers and some of you could say that this is why I don't have any problems with pressing the keys but that's not the situation,I occur to be a Locksmith and that in and of itself calls for me to have a light touch at instances,especially when I choose locks.All I can say to those that have had issues with the keys on this keyboard is that maybe you got a keyboard with a defect mainly because as I've stated ahead of,this keyboard is really responsive with a lot of great features as nicely as comfort.Lastly and most importantly of all my compliments to New egg,the rates are really very good and shipping is quick,it's a true pleasure getting from New egg.

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Great layout. Ergonomic and the keys are in the ideal location. It utilizes an F-Lock crucial.Not a large deal? The F-keys will not work appropriately till you press this button each and every time you start the computer. When you press them, they do other issues that some designer believed would be a wonderful thought.Don't care? You'll get utilized to it? Every person else that ever uses your personal computer will require t o be told or, for example, press ALT+F4 to close a plan and wonder why "Open new document" just popped up. Very irritating!Also, these keyboards can\'t deal with the slightest amount of moisture with no dying. Everybody I know that has utilized a keyboard with F-lock doesn't like it. I will by no means purchase one more keyboard with such a terrible idea implemented.

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enjoy it adore it love. All my close friends think I'm crazy trigger they are ignorant seeing it for the 1st time. I use it at function and home. Greatest keyboard out there. Seriously worth it for the price tag. Best ergo there is. Keys do put on off after hard gaming after a year. Standard wear anticipated for electronics, which is sad. I love this keyboard, I hope they make a GAMING ergo keyboard, but that's crazy trigger OP gansta gamers need to have .00001 sec distinction in keystrokes. let the downvotes ensue :)But I'm getting for realz, Microsoft...make a gaming version please!

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Have 3 of these. Newer ones seem to have a lot more quiet keys along with have fixed the space bar 'noise concern'.(p)Leather wrist rests are finest of class.Increases blood-flow to my fingers and increases typing speeds...Functions perfectly with Windows 7 :) Wrists hurt when working with regular format keyboards now... I see the attributes of other keyboards with back lighting and macro keys and so forth... The comfort of these keyboards constantly trumps any fancy function on any other keyboard...

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It's a excellent keyboard. The keys felt fantastic, the media keys all worked fine with no hassle, the scroll and back/forward buttons were nice. A single modest spill destroyed it. Every single important has a ridge on it to avoid spillage from obtaining inside the keyboard, except for the spacebar. Mainly because of the ergo design, the spacebar is reduced, so anything drains there, and directly onto the circuit board, entirely ruining it. It'd be superb if there wasn't a gaping hole underneath the spacebar top to the circuit board.

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It's split at the right angles, the padding on the wrists performs out extremely properly also. It's a fantastic relaxed fit for any person who varieties effectively, if you don't form properly then you'll struggle with this - although it's a very good time to understand!This is the first Microsoft item in a long time I've been really content with. There isn't a wireless version

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Great feeling palm restExcellent key action Immediately after acquiring several for the workstations in my workplace, some individuals apparently don't like them I love this keyboard, but some don't. Try it out in particular person at a staples or anything prior to purchasing if you haven't utilised an ergonomic keyboard before.

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- Amazing ergo style created my wrist discomfort go away in a week immediately after using this keyboard.- Keys are quiet but give a satisfying feel when utilizing.- Calculator, volume controls, etc.- Windows7 supported with out software set up for advanced functionality. - None.

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Hands down the most comfortable keyboards I have ever used and I have them all.Excellent reliability. I'm on my 2nd one - the 1st one finally took a dump following years of abuse - consuming at my desk, spilling drinks, and so forth .Lots of programmable shortcuts for when you only have one particular hand (or finger) to work with. None at the moment The Dude recommends and abides by the MS Ergo 4000.They have thrown their name on lots of junk over the years, they got this a single proper. Newegg as usual had best deal on the internet and got it here in a day on their no cost shipping.

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Ergonomic split layout Useless spacebar which doesn't operate unless depressed within 1" of dead center. Attempting to hit space on left or correct of bar causes it to get hung up a bit. Poor attention to detail for an otherwise decent product.

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Certainly the ideal for your wrists and hands at the economical commodity level. Subsequent step up is paying 赨 for a totally adjustable wedge keyboard and receiving a vertical mouse.I adore all the added buttons and am virtually unwilling to game without them. I even got an n52te left hand controller for war games and didn't end up using it due to the fact it essentially couldn't give me as a lot of important combinations as this amazing keyboard.The action is quiet but not too quiet, just the proper quantity of resistance. My typing speed undoubtedly enhanced on the 4000. But all of these points are beside the point mainly because it's the only keyboard I can even genuinely stand to use for long term perform (hours per day), only 1 that won't wreck my wrists. I'm on my 2nd 1, which is realistic due to 3 years of coding and gaming on the very first one particular. I think I probably got my fair hundreds of millions of keystrokes out of it! But I'm nevertheless docking an egg for the way it failed. It never ever got wet, no keys wore out; it just quit transmitting the HID information along with the common keyboard information on its USB plug. So whilst the fundamental 101 keys kept operating, the extra = ( ) above the numeric pad quit, and so did the swift keys like the calculator key, and F-lock. That robbed me of a ton of macros / snippets / etc. that i use in editor apps, not to mention in-game attack buttons >:[Also, I enjoy the black color but it does tend to show every single mote of dust. Perhaps this is very good for making me clean it more usually.The devoted back/forward buttons and the devoted zoom/scroll slider are too far from ordinary typing position to be beneficial, IMO.The letters wore off a number of keys toward the finish of the initially 1's lifetime as well. My second 4000 right here was an out-of-box specific and I located out later why a person else returned it. A tiny scrim of plastic had been left over on the edge of the 'O' important, like some particular person or machine didn't really finish the edge right following the element was cast in plastic. That little added edge was forcing the 'I' essential down whenever 'O' was pressed. It was simple to fix by trimming the little additional plastic fringe off with a sharp blade. I knew my old Blessed Blade of the Windseeker would one day come in handy for Some thing.

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Fantastic keyboard, very good positioning, nice features. Broke on the fourth month I had it, no clue why. Expected much better make excellent than the ű crud I had ahead of, which lasted three years.

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Great and comfortable on my wrists.Wish I had it for all my computers. Typing needs some getting applied to. You require to press a bit tougher than the typical keyboard.Not especially friendly with hotkey-centric applications [ie: games] if you are skilled with a standard keyboard, but you discover how to use it at some point.Rather big and weirdly-shaped. [not rectangular, clearly, so it doesn't fit where your old keyboard fits at occasions]Small pads on the bottom of the board and the stand eventually come off [but that's after several months of quite continual use and abuse] Costs additional money [yeah, yeah.]Worth your dollars if you want a keyboard that feels superior.May possibly want to take into account a far more normal-shaped keyboard for gaming.

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Love the squishiness and nicely laid out. The padding is a really good function. Microsoft keyboard tech support was wonderful I'm a small worried about acquiring it wet I picked up this model since my hands were acquiring torn up from my laptop keyboard and I needed a USB one. I got one particular of my keyboards wet, and it then I lost the enter, x, and three keys. So, I got a different a single, feeling like a glutton for punishment for doing so.I gave in due to the fact my hands wanted one more ergonomic and loved the padding. Even so, I had nothing to shed, so I went ahead and contacted Microsoft's tech assistance about the damaged one particular. I was shocked. I have purchased other Microsoft keyboards prior to and they lasted forever, and they do get their share of abuse. It was disheartening that one died so quickly. On the other hand, the tech assistance agent, immediately after exchanging a handful of emails with her, ended up shipping me a brand-new one particular with out a lot of hassle for cost-free, even although it was basically my fault for it dying.So, at least for keyboards, I'll absolutely maintain acquiring Microsoft's. You only don't get that kind of customer support that typically.

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Ergonomic, Comfortable, media keys, wonderful layout. Keys are screen printed, as a result over time you will put on off the letters. It's a great keyboard and it would have earned five eggs if the keys weren't screen printed as an alternative of laser etched.

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I adore this keyboard. I bought two of them, 1 for residence and a different for operate. space key is a bit noisy, pricey One of the very best keyboards I ever had.

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Perfect keyboard for anyone who is continually typing like myself, a health-related transcriptionist. By no means have to move your hands/wrists as the design and style of this keyboard is best. Shoulders, back, arms, wrists, neck - every little thing can relax to allow for reality-paced keystroking. I've destroyed three of these relatively costly keyboards with a easy drip of water, condensation from a glass of drink... every single time it was just a single drop that did this keyboard in. I've utilized less costly, a lot much less comfy keyboards in the previous for YEARS, even spilled an complete soda or BEER into them just before, and nonetheless they worked. NOT THIS KEYBOARD. Whatever it is about the style or the "guts" of this point, a single tiny drop of water and it is Carried out. I want a different one particular, but can't bring myself to spend this type of cash for one more one. I feel I'm going to have to go with the standard ฟ MS Ergo keyboard this go-round :( I read in yet another assessment one thing about every essential having some sort of "ridge" to shield from spills, save for the spacebar.... in my knowledge Ɠ of these keyboards) it was a single drop of water - when close to the quantity pad, after near the delete essential, and a different time about the "E" crucial... each of these times this otherwise excellent keyboard was rendered entirely useless to someone in my profession.

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Ideal crucial board ever. not standard seeking and has none of the regular problems in the way of Ergonomics. I can variety for hours on end without having my wrist hurting mainly because you lay down your hands at the palm and get to unwind the shoulders and neck. none Well done this time Microsoft

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Superb feel, adjustable wrist rests, hot keys are effortless to install. It works, it's amazing. It's not totally free If you're on the laptop or computer for a good portion of the day, what are you waiting for?