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02-14-08
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Strengths: very comfortable. Slopes downward.
Weaknesses:keys stick. right shift is awkward.
Overall Evaluation: Leave it to Microsoft to blow a good idea. The keyboard is very comfortable for touch typing text documents but the alien layout makes it awkward for most programming tasks. I found myself looking down more than I should have to. The right shift key is so awkwardly placed that you have to twist your right hand so much that it starts to hurt. Ergo keyboards are not supposed to hurt. This is not a keyboard for hunt & peck typing. It would actually be tougher than a normal keyboard. It is tailor made for touch typing. The greatest flaw is the sticky keys (especially the space bar.) Because of the shape you'll often find your fingers coming into a key at an angle. They stick badly when you do. And you really have to hammer the space bar. The rubber wrist wrest is nicely done . The best feature is that the keyboard slopes downward. This really makes a huge difference. I've been wedging stuff under the front edge of past keyboards for years to get this effect. Glad to see someone finally figured it out. Keyboards that slope up never made any sense to me. I wound up taking mine back but I'd still recommend giving it a try. If you can wear the keys down and are not a programmer you'll love it. The corded version is frequently on sale for less than $30.
01-09-08
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Strengths: Function keys
Weaknesses:Plastic attachment under keyboard
Overall Evaluation: Great keyboard, lots of function keys, looks great, and may take a bit to get use to using. Search for the best price, remove the attachment, if necessary, for more confort, and should work out great. I love microsoft keyboards, but they are a bit large.
09-10-07
Duration of ownership:
Strengths: Comfort, comfort, comfort and more comfort.
Weaknesses:None.
Overall Evaluation: This has to be the most comfortable, easy-to-use keyboard ever made. I tried one of those new-fangled, $200 keyboards and it didn't come close to this little Microsoft 4000. I can't say enough about this product!
08-15-07
Duration of ownership: 12 Months
Strengths: Bought this thing when it retailed at over $80 bucks. Now that its on sale for less than half, im buying another!
Weaknesses:makes gaming harder to get use to at first. since my brain thinks i have to reach further to reach number keys.
Overall Evaluation: Some friends come over and take off the reverse tilt bracket cause they are not use to it. Annoys me severely since i can imagine the little teeth holding it in snapping off. leave them on once you in
08-11-07
Duration of ownership: 4 Weeks
Strengths: Price, customizable keys, comfort, the zoom key offers a bit of ease when used with Photoshop but other than that it's useless...they really should have added a skip media button instead.
Weaknesses:The space bar sometimes sticks though it's not a huge problem, the N key requires a heavy finger, the calculator button is unnecessary, F lock is a little irritating when trying to access Safe Mode.
Overall Evaluation: I wouldn't recommend it to people looking to save space on their desktops, it's rather large...don't think I'd suggest it to gamers either what with the lack of lighted keys and usb ports. Despite the little flaws I love the lack of carpal tunnel.
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