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Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite | 
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| Brand: Microsoft
Category: CE
List Price: $39.95
Buy New: $30.78
You Save: $9.17 (23%)
New (47) Used (6) from $18.99
Rating:  144 reviews
Sales Rank: 522
Platform: Not Machine Specific
Color: N/A
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Not Machine Specific
Keyboard: QWERTY
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 18 x 8 x 2.2
nv:Keyboard Type: Ergonomic
Connection Type: USB
Warranty: 3 years warranty
MPN: A11-00337
Model: A11-00337
UPC: 659556585921
EAN: 0659556585921
ASIN: B0000642RX
Release Date: October 28, 2002
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Ergonomic design | | • | Built-in palm rests, adjustable keyboard legs | | • | Space-saving design | | • | PS/2 and USB ports ensure compatibility with newer and older PCs | | • | Works with most Microsoft MS-DOS and Windows platforms |
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Product Description
To design a more comfortable keyboard, Microsoft conducted extensive ergonomic and usability research. The result is the Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite. Its split, gently sloped shape encourages a natural hand position-so you can type more comfortably.The Natural Keyboard Elite allows you to place your hands, wrists and forearms in a naturally comfortable position. The built-in palm rest provides a comfortable place for your hands when you're not typing.
Amazon.com Product Description
Microsoft's Natural Keyboard Elite features ergonomic contours that comfortably accommodate not only your fingers, but your whole hands. A built-in palm rest and adjustable keyboard legs help you work in comfort, and two connection options give you the ultimate flexibility: either a round PS/2 port or a rectangular USB port for plug-and-play convenience with the latest PCs. With its improved space-saving design, the new keyboard takes up less room on your desktop and fits easily into keyboard trays. To use the Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite, you need one of the following operating systems: Microsoft MS-DOS 3.1 or later, Windows NT Workstation or Server 3.51 or later, Windows 3.1 or later, and an available PS/2 or USB port (USB requires Windows 98, 2000, Me, or XP).
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| Customer Reviews: Read 5 more reviews...
 Saved my hands and wrist August 30, 2008
Tsiri 2006 (San Antonio, TX)
I write for a living. My left hand and wrist were forever damaged by an inattentive truck driver who hit me on my bicycle. Trying to type for any length of time on a straight keyboard with my wrist turned outwards even a little bit all day had me in pain all the time. This keyboard allows my wrist to stay at a natural angle so I'm not in pain. This is truly a lifesaver! It does take a little getting used to, but that lasts only a short time. Just don't look at your hands while you type and it'll be faster.
Great product August 25, 2008
Deirdre Jackson (Houston, TX United States)
My old Microsoft keyboard had a couple of keys that I wore out. I have tried others but always come back to original Microsoft products. They have always been reliable, quality products.
ergonamic keyboard August 24, 2008
Kent P. Thalacker (Wisconsin)
I have been using this style and brand of keyboard for a number of years. I find it comfortable to use and easy on my carpal tunnel syndrome. Having learned to type on a Qwerty board, oh so many years ago, I like the familiarity. And, placing adequate space between the left and right hand keeps my fingers on the right keys. If I were typing for speed this board would have been a great help to me when I worked in Personnel in the military. It's a great product that everyone will surely love. I think it is a great keyboard.
Good, but don't get wet August 20, 2008
Justin (LA)
This keyboard is comfortable, easy action, works with my Mac. However, don't get any liquids in it, water included, no matter how little, it just can't take it and starts outputting multiple keystrokes for each single key you depress. Microsoft was good enough to replace the first one, hopefully they will replace the second too.
 A good buy for the price. August 14, 2008
Jim McDaniel (California, USA)
After programming for 12 hours a day for 6 months with a normal rectangular keyboard in my lap, I found one day that it became so painful to use my hands I couldn't type. My back hurt terribly. I switched to a split keyboard and got a proper chair that set the keyboard at a height so my elbows formed a 90 degree angle - essentially following all the professional ergonomic advice for workstations that my research uncovered. After a few months I was back to normal.
Just look at your wrists when you type! If they are bent and you type a lot, how long do you think is it going to be before you are one of the many victims of repetitive stress injury? It's very sad that companies listen to the false propaganda that many furniture vendors tell them about workstations being "ergonomic". Just go on the web and look at the proper posture for a computer workstation. When you are young, your body can often tolerate lousy posture at a workstation but it may catch up to you. I hope that some of you will take steps to avoid injuring yourself.
I have tried several of Microsoft's split keyboards and found that the space bar and some other keys did not operate smoothly on several models so I returned them. This keyboard is not only less expensive than those, but all the keys operate smoothly and with a small amount of noise. I like having a little sound and tactile feedback to let me know that I've pressed a key. This one is just right. The space bar is well situated and works well. The slope of the keyboard is just fine - very natural.
I don't use any of the software bells and whistles for keyboards. They just never seem to work reliably and mess up the computer on updates, so I'm happy that this didn't come with a disc. In fact remember I said I tried one of the more expensive MSFT keyboards? Well now the software it installed cannot be deleted from my machine!
The reason for giving this three stars instead of five, is that the arrow key group, which I use frequently is made for people with very, very tiny fingers - mine are not) and so are useless for me. The last split keyboard I had was better designed in this regard, but they are out of business. So I use the arrow key functions on the keypad and am getting used to switching the NumLock button on/off.
Someone else mentioned that MSFT messed with the arrangement of the Home/End/Delete/Insert/PG Down/Pg Up group. I agree with their complaint. Besides making those keys smaller than older boards, I see no reason for them to have rearranged them, but I'm sure that in time my hands will get used to it.
One last word of advice. The wrist rest may seem like a nice feature, but it can lure you into a bad habit. If you rest your wrist on it such that you bend your hand up to reach the keys you may cause yourself some wrist problems. If your arms are at the right angle, and the keyboard at the right height you will find it is actually more comfortable to type without resting your wrists on anything.
So all in all, the keys operate nicely, it's reasonably quiet and seems that it will be around my office for quite some time.
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