#Microsoft ergonomic keyboard 4000 cover pro#
#Microsoft ergonomic keyboard 4000 cover software#

However there is a software popup in Windows itself - a tiny window that comes up over your systray for two seconds that tells you NUMLOCK ON, or NUMLOCK OFF. When you hit any of the lock keys, there is no physical indication. For whatever reason, there is also a calc.exe button on the main keyboard. It has an app button which is mapped to calc.exe by default, as well as a backspace and clear button. The numpad has a few extra keys mimicking an old-fashioned calculator input. The numpad is a separate unit entirely - configured in a full-sized 10-key layout. The arrow keys are left in the normal two row configuration, but the left arrow is set directly underneath the right shift key and shares the row with the bottom Ctrl key. There is no spacing between the primary keys and the six keys. Delete, Home, End, Insert, PgUp, and PgDn are in a double-row set of keys to the right of the main key set.

The layout of the keyboard is similar to the old Microsoft Natural Elite keyboards, with the squashed six-key configuration. The keyboard has chiclet style key caps with scissor switches on top of rubber domes.

The dongle connects all three desktop components - the mouse, keyboard, and 10-key numpad. The keyboard is wireless, connecting via a small USB dongle. The Sculpt keyboard currently only comes in a set with a mouse and the keyboard cannot be purchased separately at this time. If you only type sparingly, probably closer to a month. Using that experience as a template, if you've never used a split keyboard before and you do a fair amount of typing, it'll probably take about a week to two weeks to get used to the layout (assuming you're already a touch typer). I was working at Microsoft at the time and our management wanted everyone to switch over.

#Microsoft ergonomic keyboard 4000 cover pro#

I was first introduced to this type of keyboard back in 1995 when the original Natural Pro came out. This is more or less Microsoft's flagship keyboard in the ergonomics line, featuring a bi-sectional layout with an actual split between the two sets of keys, unlike their curve line which is more like a traditional keyboard, just wavy. If you aren't familiar with the keyboard in question, I'm reviewing the Microsoft Sculpt, the successor to the Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 and Natural Keyboard Pro. Hey Reddit - I know this isn't a mechanical keyboard, but there seemed to be at least some interest in the Sculpt keyboard and I just got my hands on one so I figured I'd throw together a quick review. Hey guys, I posted this over at /r/mechanicalkeyboards but figured that some folks here might be interested too.