Kensington 64338 Comfort Type USB Keyboard (PC/Mac)
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Customer Review: love at first touch
Summary: 4 Stars
I found this keyboard by walking around MicroCenter and sitting down and trying keyboards. They are all pretty much the same, or really weird (I'm used to the good ol' standard keyboards).
When I got to this one, the first thing I noticed (and I am a touch typist) is that I never missed my keys. On normal keyboards, I sometimes hit two keys or miss keys because I over or under reach. At any rate, I'm sort of used to falling into the valleys between keys, and on this keyboard, it was crazy. My fingertips kept finding the keys.
Another feature to love or hate is the soft touch. It is a seriously soft touch, so if you like hammering your keyboard, this is not the one for you. The space bar is the only noisy key.
And oh yeah, they moved one key, and maybe they did it for copyright reasons? I mean, otherwise, why do it? but the |\ key is below the big Enter key instead of above it. I haven't yet run across a nasty habit of typing Enter instead of backslash, but we'll see.
Love this keyboard. Bought it to program with and use Linux. Think it's gonna be my favorite. And it is quiet. My previous keyboard was the Dell QuietKey (what a riot!)--a keyboard so noisy that during one of my oncoming migraines I realized I had to get rid of that thing.
This is super-cheap, ultra simple. No media buttons.
Customer Review: Very comfortable keyboard
Summary: 4 Stars
Due to finger joint discomfort, I have been looking for a while for a keyboard with a very light touch - meaning, little pressure necessary to depress the keys. Many laptop keyboards have this characteristic, but the Kensington SlimType keyboard that boasts laptop-style keys still requires more pressure than I am comfortable with to activate the key. This ComfortType keyboard is the most comfortable I have found, and as a result I have two - one for the office, one for home. The key shape has not been a problem at all. In fact, the distance between the lower and upper keys is closer than many, meaning less stretch/strain of the index fingers when reaching for, say, T and Y. I have had no trouble with repeating keys (having it send multiple keypresses when I intended one - eg "thhhhis is a tesst") or not registering keypresses.
My only complaint: I don't like the placement of the "\" key below the ENTER key (I'm used to it above ENTER and below BACKSPACE). Of course, that is one of those nonstandard keys that is subject to relocation on many keyboards.
Also, I'd love to have an optional "split" model, where the left and right halves of the keyboard could be rotated into line with the arm and wrist (ala some ergonomic keyboards).
I would have no reservations about recommending this keyboard.
Customer Review: Decent No Frills Keyboard
Summary: 4 Stars
I've used this keyboard for about a year now. As a developer who is at the keyboard constantly, it gets well used. The "Comfort Type" feature works more or less as advertised -- it doesn't require retraining your fingers at all, and does somewhat assist your typing, especially when reaching distant keys. Here are my only quibbles:
1) The backslash key is in the 'wrong' place. This is a pain, but you can adapt in a few days. 2) The matte surface of the keys and keyboard itself will start to wear and gloss with use. The keys and surfaces that are less seldom used collect a lot of 'gunk' and are hard to clean. So the keyboard ends up with spots that are glossy and spots that are nasty, and it's hard to do anything about it. 3) Due to the construction of the keyboard, it hard to blow debris out of the lower pan, even if you disassemble it. 4) Poor placement of rubber feet under the keyboard causes metal parts to scrape your desk -- easily fixed with add-on feet. 5) You cannot type quietly on this keyboard -- the keys rattle if you just glide your fingers over their surfaces.
Aside from those fairly minor or aesthetic issues, it's a decent basic keyboard with a mostly standard layout without all the annoying bells and whistles (ie, it works).
Customer Review: Very comfortable
Summary: 4 Stars
I have wrist pain if my set up isn't right. I've tried split keyboards and they just make things worse. Since I've been using this keyboard, the pain has gone away. The only reason I don't give it five stars is the position of the \| key that others have mentioned, but I'm getting used to that too. At this price, I can afford to have the same keyboard at home and work. I also like the fact that this keyboard has only the standard PC keys. No keys for internet shortcuts, no double mapping of the function keys, no extra software. Just a keyboard that doesn't take up twice as much desk space as it needs to.Customer Review: Great Keyboard, Minor Flaws
Summary: 4 Stars
I purchased this keyboard about 3 years ago, and it's been my primary keyboard. While at first a little awkward (taking a few weeks to get used to), this keyboard is actually pretty comfortable.
Also, I've always been one for springier keyboards that have a good touch and responsive feel to them. This keyboard has a solid, sturdy feel to it (which is becoming increasingly rare in the sub-$20 class).