Pros & Cons
Pros
Keyboard is slimmer, more compact and best of all, no cables to try and hide. Key travel distance is optimal, somewhat between a laptop keyboard and a normal keyboard.
This keyboard is a godsend. The split and curve in the keyboard is perfect for me. Can work for hours easily typing. The mouse is better than an ordinary one but i find the size and shape means i tend to use a lot of wrist when moving it.
Battery life is just great, keyboard goes on forever. The batteries seem to last forever and as they're standard aaa's they're easily replaceable with alkaline or nimh.
Cons
Dongle rather than bluetooth - this is a far more minor issue for me, but the fact the keyboard requires a usb dongle to use rather than able to connect directly over bluetooth is just a real shame. I just don't get the desire to have the numerical ke... Read More
It's just not usable. The first is its penchant to actually stop working. What's worse is the shocking service model microsoft have.
Key placement on the right hand side is really weird. Unless you're a practiced musician with a good finger stretch you have to move your index finger off the 'j' key to reach the enter key with your pinky. Too discreet a button which often results in... Read More
The f-key row are very hard clicky microswitches with keycaps which fit very poorly. The 0 on the numeric keypad only works if hammered hard. The lack of separation of the key clusters also makes it difficult to find the cursor keys without looking. T... Read More
The wrist rest appears to be made of an unsuitable material. The home block is only 2 wide. This means your wrist is bent as your hand is lifted off the desk.
Highlights
Quality
The quality of build and features feel fantastic.
Overall i am very happy with build quality and comfort.
I'm left handed and fed up of keyboards with the number pad fixed on the right
The only bad design feature with the microsoft sculpt keyboard is the changing of the function keys to windows specific keys (p... Read More
Competitiveness
I bought this to replace the last one i broke, if this one breaks i will get another one, simply the most performant and comfor... Read More
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Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
However the surrounding border of the keyboard is minimal
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Ive not used the mouse so wont comment on that
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Id like to see some indication of caps lock being on or off
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Please note that the keyboard is not bluetooth compatible and comes with a usb dongle receiver that plugs into your machine
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Loose or damage your dongle and the keyboard and mouse become paperweights
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The keyboard didnt work out of the box
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The batteries duracell had leaked and the resulting liquid had coated the connection
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
I decided to bite the bullet and bought an ergonomic keyboard