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Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite | List Price: $39.95
Discount Price: $28.99
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Platform: Not Machine Specific
Brand: Microsoft
Binding: Electronics
Release Date: 2002-10-28
Warranty: 3 years warranty
Features: - Ergonomic design
- Built-in palm rests, adjustable keyboard legs
- Space-saving design
- PS/2 and USB ports ensure compatibility with newer and older PCs
- Works with most Microsoft MS-DOS and Windows platforms
I love this keyboard [Posted on 2008-06-07]
I would have given this keyboard a 5 but I own 3 of them. On two of them, the flip out plastic insert broke that holds up back of the keyboard. This is annoying and I called Microsoft for replacement but they don't sell them. This is the most comfortable keyboard I have ever used which is why I keep buying them in spite of the easily breaking inserts. I have been using them for about 2 years. I had used a non-split keyboard for years and resisted going to a split one. But when I had wrist pain I switched. It only took me about a day to get used to it and I have loved it ever since. I use a Logitech Cordless roller ball mouse with it and it is the most natural way to type without causing wrist strain. I would highly recommend it.
Keyboard [Posted on 2008-06-09]
I use this keyboard when I can't use a wireless one. I have been using this keyboard off and on ever since they came out. It is wonderful and it lasts a long time. I do medical transcription and have to have a good one that holds up and this one does.
Good but ... [Posted on 2008-06-18]
Pretty good in general. Two things, though. This keyboard is wider for some keyboard trays. So make sure it fits the keyboard tray of your computer desk before you buy it. Second, I type in both Chinese and English. My typing in Chinese was not standard typing before. I needed to reach out to the other half at first and obviously that kinda hurt my finger muscle. Now I've changed (or forced to change). I got used to this keyboard fairly quickly.
A nearly perfect keyboard [Posted on 2008-07-07]
To be perfectly honest, my mom stole one of these from an office job years ago because they were just throwing it out, and she thought the design was cool. Little did I know, I was getting one of the best keyboards I've ever used.
First and foremost is the ergonomic design- it's really quite surprising how much hate the ergonomic design generates from touch typists who are unwilling to do any retraining. Trust me, it's worth the change, and it's really not that bad. I really wish more businesses would get with the program and get these keyboards- the amount of stress they take off your wrists is something you'll miss if you're ever stuck at a "regular" keyboard again- I've carried this keyboard with me when sometimes when I've done repair work for friends. In fact, this keyboard also promotes proper hand placement for typing, and you might find yourself typing faster overall after you adjust. Change to an ergonomic keyboard today, and you'll thank yourself forever.
A surprisingly good part of the keyboard is that it has no programmable buttons. Lots of computer users swoon over keyboards that give you one-touch access to your email or your internet browser- but in the long run, those buttons are more of a hassle than a help. Keyboard software can stop working, and potentially much worse, all those extra gadgets can make a more complicated keyboard incompatible with certain systems. This keyboard has only the basics, so it plugs in and works instantly just like any other standard keyboard. Because of this, my keyboard has outlived 3 computers at this point, and has worked perfectly on them all. I would say that this keyboard's excellent plug-and-play features make it "portable", but that's a bit of a misnomer as the ergonomic layout does make it bigger than most, and you will have to take that into account when looking at keyboard trays or desk space.
This brings us to the only real potential problem with the keyboard, which is that it might not be appropriate for gaming use. If you need to use the arrows extremely quickly for gaming or a similar purpose, the diamond requires your fingers to skip over each other going from up to down. Most games however use the WASD keys for the most critical aspects of the game, with the arrows being more secondary, making this a non-issue.
This is a more comfortable keyboard that's best for typing. It's not as good for some games, and it's not so good for travel. So long as you know what you're getting, this is an excellent unit, highly recommended.
ergonomic correct keyboard [Posted on 2008-07-10]
saves your hands from crapal tunnel easy to use a pleasure to use destroys the basic dell keyboard 100 to one wont be sorry on this one dynamite product
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