It is rubberised and textured, but not so much that it feels uncomfortable, although we have to say it gives off an unusual feeling. This being ergonomic you get a wrist rest. All these keys are grouped in a single row at the top of the keyboard and they’re somewhat stiff to press and for some reason have a very glossy finish. There’s also a set of media playback and control keys as well as volume controls. They take you to things such as your web browser and email application, but new on this model is access to the My Documents and My Pictures folders as well. There’s of course the usual array of quick access keys as well. Above the numerical keypad is also a quick launch button for the calculator and a low battery warning light although Microsoft say you shouldn't need to worry about power issues that often. There’s an F lock key which has to be pressed to enable them to be used in traditional Function key mode, as otherwise they have been assigned new functions that seems to generally work well within office applications such as print, save and spell check. The function keys have been demoted to a thin line of very tiny keys between the keyboard and the quick launch keys. It's a nice idea, but please, do you really need to be told that Ctrl and V is paste? Perhaps aimed at someone who has never seen a keyboard before, some of the keys also feature handy tips on what they do if you press them in combination with another key on the keyboard, such as the Ctrl key. It's not the end of the world, but it's something that could be improved upon for a more comfortable typing experience. Typing, we found the keys felt a little bit stiff giving numb feedback.
It takes a few minutes to get used to, but it’s by no means as bad as some of the more "exotic" ergonomic keyboards out there that we've tried - remember the first ergonomic split keyboard anyone? The keyboard features Microsoft’s Comfort Curve layout, which means that the key layout is slightly curved and the keys have an irregular size.
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(Pocket-lint) - The Wireless Comfort Desktop 5000 is the first Windows 7 compatible desktop solution from Microsoft to feature the new "Taskbar Favourites" buttons along the top of the keyboard.īuilding on the now standard "Windows key", the result promises to give you instant access to the first five applications on the taskbar without the need to manually set it up all from your keyboard, but do you need it? We got typing to find out.
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