| | |  | Mice & Keyboards | Home » » Microsoft Natural Ergo Keyboard 4000 | | | | | | | Description: | | Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 has been expertly crafted to allow you to work in a more natural position. The new Gull Wing design features a 14-degree gable, a natural arc and a curved key bed - bringing the keys closer to your fingers to reduce reach and unnecessary motion, while encouraging a more natural typing position. It also comes equipped with an optional palm lift for a seven-degree reverse slope and a cushioned wrist rest that encourages better arm and wrist alignment. | | | Features: | |
• Cutting-edge design and improved performance for maximium productivity
• E-mail and Internet hot keys
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 20.0 inches | | Product Width:
| 11.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 3.0 inches | | Product Weight:
| 5.0 pounds | | Package Length:
| 20.7 inches | | Package Width:
| 11.3 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 4.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 720 reviews |
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4000 ErgoMar 10, 2010
Got this keyboard a few weeks ago. It performs well. I had to use it for a while to get use to the design but even with the old hunt and peck method it serves me very well. I have easily grown accustomed to it. The only draw back is the on board sound control which seems very sluggish to show the volume adjustment bar. It seems to load that op very slowly. Even with the latest Windows 7 drivers. I had the same issue with other boards as well. Overall a very good buy and I am well pleased.
 Its okMar 09, 2010
It only last like9 or 10 months, then you have to get a new one. Now my enter key is out. Last time it was my N key the time before that was the E key.
 HAPPY, HAPPYMar 09, 2010
A great product. It was delivered, well-packaged, much faster than I'd expected. Using the keyboard is more comfortable, physically, than a standard, straight board, and I type much faster because of the bend. Couldn't be better.
 JUNKMar 09, 2010
This keyboard was advertised as wireless. It is not. Although the ergonomics of this keyboard make it very comfortable to use, the space bar sticks which makes typing a pain in the butt! I probably would have kept this keyboard were it not for the sticky space bar. I type too fast to have to deal with that problem.
ONE windows FLAG key VEXES me: lacks right side FLAG keyMar 08, 2010
LACKS TWO winFLAG keys!!
Almost zero click feedback from keys.
I have no space bar complaints as I use my thumbs to hit it.
Occasionally I will hit the 'new' equals sign instead of NumLock (there is a separated row of four buttons atop the number keypad)
Rarely will I use the keyboard's back button (think mouse) as it is more conveniently reached that the forward key [for me] -- even with "big" hands.
Without drivers, the only way I use keyboards- and mice, all the grey feature keys function as expected except those numbered one through five and the star key below that group.
At Win XP Pro EOL I shall NOT be "upgrading" to Win7 so I can only hope OSX will inherit the functionality.
I AM VEXED that there is no right-side Windows Flag Key. Sure I could have used S-Spline graphics software to enhance the relatively tine fully sized image, but I expect a full sized, especially natural keyboard, to sport TWO Windows Flag keys. WinFlag+L is a common right handed only stroke.
If there were an easy, as in ZERO bloatware, solution to reassign the USELESS AFAIK context menu button that sits where the WinFlag key was on my last keyboard I will be happy.
It does not amuse me to install bloatware to be able to use the scroll wheel in windows [on the Microsoft Comfort Optical Mouse 3000 I bought in combination with this Microsoft Natural Ergo Keyboard 4000]. The microsoft native driver does not offer this feature. HOWEVER the native drivers picked for my Razer DiamondBack InfraRed Laser mouse has ALL buttons working out-of-the-box in XP.
I realize the Razer DiamondBack is ORDERS of magnitude superior to this mouse -- this mouse is not a replacement for any Razer mouse, but native windows support for the Microsoft Comfort Optical Mouse 3000 is SEVERELY LACKING.
I highly recommend the Razer DiamondBack InfraRed Laser mouse
I do not recommend the Microsoft Natural Ergo Keyboard 4000 if you rely on a right side Windows FLAG key like I do. If that is not an issue, and you require neither key tap resistance, nor key tap click feedback then you will be happy with this natural keyboard -- the additional 'curve' of the keys offered no challenge to me already familiar with microsoft natural keyboards, I appreciate the 'front loaded' height of the keyboard, but the padding leaves much to be desired. One can feel pad flex with considerable applied pressure but if you're looking for a cushy wrist- or palm rest please consider buying an additional pad. As I was not comfortable also raising the keyboard from the bottom/back stands look elsewhere for a review on that.
The LEDs on the keyboard for CAPS, NumLock, Scroll Lock, and Function lock are not trillion lux very much unlike the mere scroll wheel on my Razer mouse. A thin strip of electrical tape can easily be applied if the are too bothersome as there is only one sloped surface with which to contend.
The keyboard was "built with windows 7 (aka vista) in mind". When the next windows is NOT built with hollywood fascism in mind I might consider it if I have not already abandoned microsoft for apple -- the latter will easily run XP in VM.
I have no problems switch hitting between a microsoft natural keyboard and a straight key layout keyboard. I eventually plan to add DVORAK layout keys to this keyboard.
* If you are aware of a LIGHT weight utility to change the context key to a win FLAG key please leave me a comment. I prefer my utilities not store anything in registry and keep all its associated files in the same of sub-directory of the executable itself. I'm neither and itard nor an overclocker so a shiny interface is not necessary; functionality for low system impact wins the day.
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Whenever possible I buy from listings with "shipped by amazon" to Effect customer *service*. The two jacksons and two washingtons I spent was worth it to me. Stores with perverse shipping rates- or terms are more often than not disinterested in your happiness pre-sales or after receipt of item. Kudos to amazon for assuring customer satisfaction.
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