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Summary: A good keyboard
Review: I have used a Microsoft Keyboard for some time know and I have to admit to liking it. It has worked for me very well and I would not go back to a regular keyboard unless I absolutely had to. The ergonomic design really does make a difference; this is evident every time I have to type on a regular keyboard. I feel the strain on my wrists. The natural keyboard almost completely does away with this. I would recommend this keyboard and other like it. One of my complaints is that the keys do seem a little small for people with bigger hands, and the price is a little high. If you don't want to fork over $50 for a keyboard there are others out there that will give the same effect and wrist relief for much lowers prices.
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Summary: Very Comfortable
Review: I think it is a great keyboard which is very comfortable to use. The placement of the Insert, Del, etc. keys is a little wierd, but in time you get used to it. I think the placement of the Arrow keys is well done compared to Standard keyboards. All and all a very nice product and I recomend one to anyone (especially those having problems with their wrists).
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Summary: it's easy to get over the changes and then it's great!
Review: I too was thrown off by the placement of the insert key, but as another reviewer said, that only took about a week (OK, so I'm slower than that other guy) to get use to. Other than that, I'm really happy with it. As for the small buttons, that concerned me at first, but I've found it comfortable to use them and I appreciate the small keyboard size that they allow. I hate the fact that many upscale keyboards come with custom buttons (e.g. speaker volume, cd player buttons) that only work easily with Windows. The Natural Pro is guilty of this, but hey, MS makes these things anyhow. At least with the Elite, the only worthless key is the ubiquitous Windows key.
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Summary: Good idea ruined with funky arrow keys
Review: I use an earlier version of the Microsoft Natural Keyboard at work and that's great. I use a similar keyboard made by a different company at home. I've used this redesigned-to-be-smaller version of the keyboard for about an hour or two, and that's more than enough time to get sick of the re-arranged arrow keys and the undersized insert, delete, etc. keys. If you use the keys between the alphabetic keyboard and the number pad at all, avoid this keyboard.
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Summary: Evolution Of The Keyboard, A Must For All Users
Review: I was very skeptical about the whole "ergonomic" thing when I purchased this keyboard; I thought it was just marketing hype. It took a little to get used to but it really is more comfortable. I can type roughly 5wpm faster and my wrists feel much more comfortable. The only significant things I warn about are the different key configurations. Some people (mostly gamers) just can't live without the traditional "inverted-T" arrow key configuration. Also check out the augmented HOME END DEL etc block and the function key configuration that I'm still getting used to after six months. Again, it will take a little while to get used to, but after the initial breaking in period I'd bet 90% of people would love this keyboard. (...)
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Summary: Couldn't be worse
Review: I've had carpal tunnel surgery on both wrists and needed an ergonomic kybd to hopefully prevent a recurrence, so our MIS group ordered me an ergonomic kybd. This one. I used the Elite for a day and then begged and pleaded for a MS Pro kybd -- one that you don't need to use a microscope to find the correct directional key or Alt key. They caved in and got me one, for which I am eternally grateful. This "elite" kybd is perhaps one of the worst -- and certainly not among the elite of its breed. DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY ON IT! There are MUCH better kybds out there!
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Summary: Good for people who type and type and type and....
Review: I've had this keyboard for about a year and use it for at least 8 hours a day while at work. I'm going to buy another one for home use too. I was having trouble with carpal tunnel, which was my primary reason for buying the keyboard. After about 6 weeks of using this keyboard I had fewer problems with my wrists. I haven't escaped it completely, but as a programmer that is something that will probably hang around for life. Getting to know the repositioning of the keys was less agrivating than I thought it would be and I can still use both a straight keyboard and the ergonomic ones with very little difficulty when switching from on PC to the other. Hooking it up was literally just unplugging the old keyboard and plugging this one in. After a year I've had no trouble with it. If you type a lot, I would pick one of these up.
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Summary: Good for people who type and type and type and....
Review: I've had this keyboard for about a year and use it for at least 8 hours a day while at work. I'm going to buy another one for home use too. I was having trouble with carpal tunnel, which was my primary reason for buying the keyboard. After about 6 weeks of using this keyboard I had fewer problems with my wrists. I haven't escaped it completely, but as a programmer that is something that will probably hang around for life. Getting to know the repositioning of the keys was less agrivating than I thought it would be and I can still use both a straight keyboard and the ergonomic ones with very little difficulty when switching from on PC to the other. Hooking it up was literally just unplugging the old keyboard and plugging this one in. After a year I've had no trouble with it. If you type a lot, I would pick one of these up.
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Summary: Warning - some keys too small
Review: I've used the Microsoft Natural Keyboard for years and strongly prefer it over a standard keyboard. When I decided to replace my VERY UNergonomic HP keyboard with a NEW MS Natural Keyboard, the model I ordered was the Elite 2.0. I was very disappoined to find many of the keys (function keys, Home, Page Up/Dn, End, Delete, arrow ...) were half-size keys. My fingers, which are of normal size, kept hitting the adjacent half-size keys, making it highly unproductive to use. While the half-size arrow keys would also not appeal to gamers, I suspect they would also not like the Elite cross-layout of the arrow keys. I've read elsewhere that they prefer the inverted-T layout. I would NOT recommend the Elite model with its pixie-keys to anybody. You have been warned. dickm
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Summary: It works.
Review: It dose what i need it to do.
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