I Need A New Keyboard

Keyboard

My current keyboard has started acting funny. My Left Shift and Enter keys frequently don’t respond when I hit them. I’ve been pretty disappointed with this [Microsoft Natural Multimedia Keyboard](http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=019). It worked OK only for first few months. After that, it requires considerable more force to push down the key, writing a lengthy document could tire my fingers easily. I like the older [Microsoft Natural Elite Keyboard](http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mouseandkeyboard/productdetails.aspx?pid=022) much better. But what I really miss is my old [Logitech](http://www.logitech.com) split keyboard which I can’t remember the exact model.

Why Microsoft and Logitech keyboards? Because I like split models very much, and it is hard to find those nowadays. Even Logitech has discontinued most of its split models, I can only find one model on their web site. Furthermore the only split model is wireless and bundled with a mouse. I don’t like wireless (I don’t feel like replacing batteries after a few months), and I already have a mouse. So, now I’m left with Microsoft again as the only option. There are other vendors like [Belkin](http://www.belkin.com), but I’ve never gotten to see this one yet. If there are no better models, I think I’ll just give up and experiment with non-split keyboards this time.

Anyone dares to recommend me a nice keyboard? :)

6 comments

  1. Some wireless keyboard/mouse comes with battery chargers these days.

    My only requirements for a keyboard are that the layout should be “standard” and the backspace key is a long key, not the crappy short one. My keyboard is crap except the multimedia keys (play, next, prev, volume up/down), it’s a OEM Microsoft MultiMedia Keyboard 1.0A (comes with an optical mouse). The delete key is vertically long, the F keys are grouped in three instead of four, and there is an F-lock key that I have to press manually every time I reboot (not very often, fortunately) otherwise the F keys wouldn’t work (by default F1 is Help, F2 is Undo, F3 is Redo, F4 is New, etc.). Other than the funny layout, it’s a solid and tactile keyboard.

  2. What’s up with your comment form? It used to save my name, email and URI, now I have to enter them manually everytime I post a comment. Is it just me?

  3. Some wireless keyboard/mouse comes with battery chargers these days.

    I’m really a forgetful person. So I’ll pass :)

    My only requirements for a keyboard are that the layout should be “standard” and the backspace key is a long key, not the crappy short one. My keyboard is crap except the multimedia keys (play, next, prev, volume up/down), it’s a OEM Microsoft MultiMedia Keyboard 1.0A (comes with an optical mouse). The delete key is vertically long, the F keys are grouped in three instead of four, and there is an F-lock key that I have to press manually every time I reboot (not very often, fortunately) otherwise the F keys wouldn’t work (by default F1 is Help, F2 is Undo, F3 is Redo, F4 is New, etc.). Other than the funny layout, it’s a solid and tactile keyboard.

    That’s probably the ‘normal’ version of this keyboard. See if it is still functioning well after a few months.

    What’s up with your comment form? It used to save my name, email and URI, now I have to enter them manually everytime I post a comment. Is it just me?

    same here, but I don’t know why it starts behaving that way, I didn’t do anything out of ordinary lately. :(

  4. lah sama dong, gua juga pake yg multimedia natural keyboard. emang masalah tuh di F-lock nya yg gak bisa otomatis nyala tiap reboot.
    tapi untuk yg laen2 kayaknya gak masalah, udah beli setaon yg lalu (inget banget, soalnya beli di indocomtech taon lalu) sampe sekarang masih oke2 aja… mungkin jam terbangnya gak setinggi punya Priyadi hehehe.
    oh iya, keyboard split (natural) pertama gua tuh dari chicony, inget banget dulu beli komputer… waktu itu blom mampu beli natural keyboardnya microsoft hehehe

  5. to ronny:

    maybe its your cookie settings, gue gak perlu isi ulang data gue kok di sini

    to reno:

    hohoho, gue juga masih pake nih ibm keyboard warna putih, bawaannya pc gl 300, ngembat dari kantor, hehehe

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