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Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 This keyboard combines a spill-resistant keyboard with all the features you need and more with Microsoft quality and reliability. Enjoy plug-and-play setup, Windows Vista integration, Microsoft Xbox 360 compatibility, Quiet Touch keys with quick access to media controls and calculator.
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Perfect keyboard,
I bought this keyboard as a replacement for the original one came with my HP computer which is a USB wireless. I liked the original one but it can’t be used with rechargeable AA for a long time. I had to keep recharging constantly. And I didn’t like the idea of wasting throw away batteries.
This new keyboard is just as compact and light as the original, it’s a minimalist’s dream. Key stroke is very quiet and requires very short stroke kind of like using a notepad keyboard. Plug & play operation is extremely trouble free, you’ll need no instruction at all. Some of the photos I have seen showing PS2(old type connection) adaptor included but mine didn’t include it, which wasn’t an issue for me. There’s a special key for “calc” but I didn’t have a problem starting it in a couple of key strokes, so it’s not a big advantage. Another feature is its “spill-resistant design”. It’s nothing more than a several slits under the keyboard. If you spill water, it may help drying quicker, for anything else, you’ll have a hard time getting it clean, probably never completely like any other keyboard.
Over all, I like everything about this keyboard with no negative opinion. Only thing I don’t know about it is its durability but from the way I feel, it seems well made and will last for a long time.
The photo showing on this page is misleading. It comes with keyboard only without a mouse.
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|Well, it’s Somewhat Quiet, at Least,
I purchased this keyboard to replace one that I was happy with… Until it sustained an accidental spill that rendered it inoperable. I have not yet spilled anything on this unit, so I cannot comment on its ability to stand up to liquids.
What I can say is that the keyboard is quieter than any other I’ve used. It’s not perfect by a long shot, but it’s quieter than most. Unfortunately, that’s not saying much. This keyboard is not ultra-quiet by any means. When my wife is in bed sleeping (lying about 15 feet from where my keyboard is), I have to be careful not to type as I normally do. If I am not careful to type very softly and slowly, I wake her up. And that is not because I press extremely hard–it’s because this keyboard is not really all that “quiet”.
One thing that I still have a difficult time getting used to is the low profile of the keys. The F-keys, the Insert/Delete/etc keys… All of them… They’re much shorter on this unit than they are on most keyboards. For me at least, this makes them a bit harder to find and harder to use without looking.
Another reviewer complained about the arrow keys, saying that when pressed, they are recessed below the surface of the keyboard, making them difficult to use. Another reviewer was fine with this design. I agree with the former; what I find is that with the low-profile arrow keys, I have to put my finger exactly on the keys to press them. When I’m using a keyboard of the style I prefer, the arrow keys are more raised, meaning I don’t need to be so conscious and precise in how I press them. This criticism holds for not just the arrow keys but also the Insert/Home/Delete/End/Page Up/Page Down keys, as well as the outer numeric keypad keys.
Because of the design of the arrow keys, this keyboard is useless for gaming as far as I’m concerned. You shouldn’t need to be so deliberate and exact in your finger placement when you’re trying to hit the up arrow key.
The biggest problem I have with this keyboard is that it often registers keypresses incorrectly (or, at least, not as I’ve intended). For example, if I press Ctrl+Tab or Ctrl+shift+Tab to move between browser tabs, it will often jump two tabs rather than just one. I never, ever had this problem with any previous keyboards.
And as far as the keys working properly, well that depends. I type pretty quickly (>90 wpm, with accuracy), and I very often find myself having to retype things. It’s as if the keys don’t spring back quickly enough to correctly register keypresses that occur in rapid succession. Again, I’ve never had this problem with any other keyboard. With this keyboard, I have to be more crisp and deliberate with my keystrokes. That’s annoying and it slows me down. If I was a hunt-and-peck typist, or just much slower, I’d be oblivious to this problem, and I’d post a review implying that people who realize this keyboard sucks don’t know what they’re talking about.
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|Keys too short/odd shaped,
As stated in other reviews here, the keys go below the body of the keyboard when pressed making it difficult to use. Besides the recessed keys, the entire bottom row is rounded off on the bottom. Why does Microsoft think the bottom row of keys needed to be aerodynamic, this is not a car. This is a terrible design to use even if it’s “sleek”. Sigh.
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