Shipping Height: 1.7 Shipping Width: 7.3 Master Pack Qty: 5 General Information Manufacturer: Microsoft Corporation Manufacturer Part Number: 3XJ-00001 Brand Name: Microsoft Product Model: 3000 Product Name: 3000 Keyboard Product Type: Keyboard Keyboard/Keypad Keyboard/Keypad Connectivity Technology: Wired Interfaces/Ports Keyboard/Keypad Host Interface: USB
$ 13.66
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Works for me.,
I’ve used several Microsoft Comfort Curve 2000 keyboards as well as the split Natural keyboard. I bought the 3000 to use for work at my programming job.
The first few days that I used the 3000, I wasn’t sure if I going to like it. It was a little rough, but nowhere near the shock of getting used to the Natural keyboards. I spent the first couple of days mistyping somethings, but I’m used to it now.
A few points:
* Typing is very quiet. I work in an open area with others, so I like that I’m not making a lot of noise.
* There’s not a lot of tactile feedback. Pretty much the opposite of the old IBM PS/2 keyboards. That took a little while to get used to, but the smoothness and quiet makes it worth it.
* The keyboard feels much more solid and the keys don’t feel as cheap and unsure as they did on the 2000.
* My main complaint of the 2000 was the noisy, sloppy, piece of junk space bar. This is fixed in the 3000. The space bar is quiet and tight — it feels like all the other keys.
* It is a nice space saver.
* I really like the placement of the delete key.
* My beloved calculator key and volume keys are there, but this time they don’t take up so much real estate!
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|Cheap but not nasty,
Was using an Apple Aluminum Wired Keyboard MB110LL/A but turned out to be quite uncomfortable. Picked this as I was looking around and I remember the old Natural Keyboard being nice, if a little hefty.
The keyoard is compact, and light. The keys have a good feel and the curve and the bulge in the middle is very comfortable. Note that there is no gap between the arrow keys and the numeric keypad.
Really liking it.
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|Surprisingly poorly made.,
Microsoft usually has made quality hardware products. The problems with this keyboard came as a surprise to me. I had picked it up for less than $20 at a local Radio Shack. Like other reviewers I had several keys that stopped responding after about a month. On my keyboard these were F, G and C. Using compressed air temporarily solved the problem but it would always return. Once this problem became permanent, this keyboard was sent to the recycle bin. I now have a no-fuss corded Logitech K120 keyboard. It has been without any problems and is recommended for a similar type of keyboard but with a better feel and without the mechanical problems of the Microsoft Comfort Curve 3000.
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