Microsoft ergonomic keyboard 4000 trial#

Also, unless you press the center of the spacebar it has more resistance than the other keys. When you type fast you tend to hit the spacebar pretty hard and this one is just too loud for me. The spacebar makes a rather loud, clunky sound when you work fast. Most of the keys have a comfortable resistance to your touch and can still be pressed easily. I much prefer to keep my soft armrests in front of the keyboard which works perfectly. The somewhat flimsy quality of this stand results in the feeling that the structure gives and moves when you write. Also, this added weight on the keyboard edge is too much for the soft padding to withstand and the hard surface beneath can be felt. I almost feel like my arms are hanging from the keyboard. It raises the front edge of the keyboard significantly and a little too much for my taste.

The goal is to avoid having to lift your hands too much and is meant as an extra ergonomic counter measure against RSI related arm problems. With the keyboard comes a removable front stand can easily be clicked onto the keyboard. The cable is a good, soft and bendy quality. It is 2 meters long (6,5 feet) and will be able to reach your workstations without an extension in most cases. The hard surface beneath can occasionally be felt.Ī very nice surprise was the nice long cable. The padding is comfortable but a couple of extra millimeter of padding would have been a good choice.

Microsoft ergonomic keyboard 4000 trial#

The soft surface cleans easily with a moist piece of cloth, yet I wonder how this material will stand the trial of time. The padding is made of some kind of artificial leather imitation and it actually feels quite comfortable. Unlike it´s predecessors, the hand rest area on the Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 has soft mat surface. It is looks nice with a mix of dark gray and titanium grey colors. The keyboard feels sturdy and is made of seemingly good quality material. And quite frankly, I think we have enough radiation from other gadgets these days.

I simply like that it is always working at a 100 percent, unlike keyboards with batteries that slowly stop working. Personally I don´t mind, I always buy wired keyboards anyway. Surely this is because of it´s age and price segment. The keyboard is wired and is not available in a wireless edition.

If you use other devices, such as a Wacom tablet, desk space does become an issue. So it´s quite impractical unless you type or program for a living and need nothing else on the desk. It´s nothing less than massive and no doubt the largest keyboard I have ever used. The first thing that struck me when I opened the box was the size of this keyboard. Build quality of the Ergonomic Keyboard 4000īuild quality of the Ergonomic Keyboard 4000.