Microsoft ergonomic keyboard sculpt review

#Microsoft ergonomic keyboard sculpt review windows

It also tracked smoothly on a variety of surfaces-I even used it on the arm of a leather recliner with no issues.

#Microsoft ergonomic keyboard sculpt review windows

Its two buttons and scroll wheel are optimally placed for your index and middle fingers, and it includes a thumb-accessible Windows button for easy access to the Start menu. The oval shape fit naturally in my hand and kept my palm from coming into contact with the desk or table. The SculptвЂ™s accompanying mouse has gotten some negative feedback, but I found it quite comfortable to use. With time I got used to most of the keyboardвЂ™s quirks, but they slowed me down considerably for the first week or so, a problem compounded by all the typos I had to fix. Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard review: Smart design, steep learning curve This keyboards unique shape takes some getting used to, but RSI sufferers will find it worth the effort. Microsoft removed the desktop keyboardвЂ™s number pad to save space but wisely included it as a separate module to be used as needed. Microsoft made these keys and the others along the cutaway slightly larger than the chiclet size of all the others to make them more easily accessible, but their position still felt unnatural. This no doubt has to do with the fact these keys each lie on the edge of cutaway at the SculptвЂ™s peak.

Several keys, in fact, seemed to require more stretching rather than less, most notably the вЂњTвЂќ and вЂњYвЂќ keys. I also had problems reaching the right Shift key with my pinky without lifting my fingers from the home row, and that never did get any easier. But ultimately only time helped me get the hang of it. I had slightly better luck when I used the magnetically attachable riser included with the kit, as it seemed to tip that key into a more natural position. Right off the bat I had trouble consistently hitting the вЂњBвЂќ key, overshooting it more than half the time.