It's not all sunshine and roses, however. Keyboard and mouse both worked flawlessly. The other is a "Windows" key - to open your start menu.Īlthough it has a bit of a tilt to it, I've gone back to my vertical mouse. There are two thumb buttons available - one is a "back" button, which can easily be remapped to something more useful. So, hopefully you won't get caught short and have to remember exactly which style of battery you're supposed to be replacing! Mouse Because why not.Īccording to The Verge, the battery life is "3 years for the keyboard, 6 years for the number pad, and 1 year for the mouse." They go to sleep automatically when they can't detect the wireless signal. There is also no power switch on the keyboard or numberpad. It would have been great to have everything at least powered by the same type of battery - but that doesn't fit in with Microsoft's design philosophy, apparently. The numberpad has a battery compartment which can only be accessed by a screwdriver. Both keyboard and mouse have nifty magnetic doors hiding the batteries. Microsoft have chosen to use 2 AAA batteries in the keyboard. If it were my choice, this device would have a rechargable battery - with a standard USB connector for power.
MICROSOFT ERGONOMIC KEYBOARD WIRELESS BLUETOOTH
Microsoft - please use BlueTooth next time! Power It does jut somewhat alarmingly out of the side of a laptop.Īnd, sadly, proprietary dongles like this are often prone to sniffing. The dongle itself is a bit on the large side - far larger and wider than most cheap BlueTooth, WiFi, or other wireless keyboard plugins. This would have been so much easier with Bluetooth, you'd be able to swap between machines without worrying about a tiny, fragile adapter. They will, however, send a replacement set if you're still within the warranty period of your purchase. DO NOT LOSE THIS DONGLE! If the dongle is lost or damaged, you cannot get a replacement - your only option is to buy an entire new set! I spoke to MS about this and they say that's for "security". Rather than going with Bluetooth - which would have been available on all modern computers - they've bundled their own proprietary wireless dongle. With this keyboard, you have to flick a switch, hit the key, and then remember to flick it back. So F5 refreshes the screen, and Function+F5 launches a search window. By using a dedicated function key, you can switch their use. On most keyboards, the function keys do double-duty as media keys. The numberpad had moved to its own, separate unit - so there's a weird cluster of positioning keys - home, end, arrows, etc.Īs you can see above, the calculator key is present - which is useful. The layout is fairly traditional for the main part and should be easy enough to get used to. The riser is removable - it clips on with magnets - if you prefer a regular incline.
While I would have preferred it to have been a bit steeper - it keeps the heft of the unit down, so it's slim enough to fit in a normal laptop bag. It's relatively slim - about the width of a MacBook Pro. They keys don't have a lot of travel - it's more like a laptop that a traditional keyboard - but it's responsive and light. The split and rise of the unit is a delight. It's close to perfect! I'm comparing this to my venerable Microsoft 4000 keyboard. Let's start with how the keyboard is to type on. So, time to try the inelegantly named " Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop" - a wireless keyboard with separate number-pad and mouse. It's far to big and bulky for a laptop bag - and life's too short to type on a non-ergonomic keyboard. It's a chunky-monkey that's really only suitable for leaving in a fixed location. It has some drawbacks, sure, no USB ports, weird function keys, no backlight - but the real problem with it is its heft. it's one of the best pieces of hardware developed by Redmond. Use Spotlight to show people what you're talking about during an online meeting-just click your mouse to put a spotlight on part of your screen.I love my MS 4000 keyboard. Smart Switch now supports both mouse and keyboard. This latest release includes these new features or improvements: Microsoft Bluetooth Mouse Forest Camo Special Edition Microsoft Bluetooth Mouse Nightfall Camo Special Edition Microsoft Bluetooth Mouse Artic Camo Special Edition This latest release supports these new devices: Latest release: Mouse and Keyboard Center 14
MICROSOFT ERGONOMIC KEYBOARD WIRELESS WINDOWS
This app is not available for Windows S mode.ĭownload the latest release of Mouse and Keyboard Center: The Microsoft Mouse and Keyboard Center is an app that helps you make the most out of your Microsoft keyboard and mouse. Mouse and Keyboard Center helps you personalize and customize how you work on your PC.
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