Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 6000
by Microsoft
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Manufacturer: MicrosoftFormat: CD-ROM
Platform: Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional
Model: J9C-00001
Color: Black
Product features:
- Flip 3D Key Experience this dynamic Windows Vista feature by pressing the key to display a 3D overlay of all open windows and cycle through them.
- "My Favorites" Keys Customize these 5 keys to instantly bring up the folders, files, and Web pages you use most.
- 2.4 GHz Wireless Mini-Transceiver - Connects the keyboard right out of the box with virtually no interference, and provides up to a 30-foot wireless range.
- Translucent Border and Polished Racetrack Brings the subtle elegance of Windows Aero to your desktop.
- Comfort Curve with Quiet Touch Keys Your hands sit more naturally on the quiet, responsive, thin-profile keys for comfort and productivity.
- TypeRightNow for Windows Includes Patented, Peek-Proof PC/Desktop* Keyboard Cover
- Adobe Photoshop Elements 9 (Win/Mac) [OLD VERSION]
- Mavis Beacon Keyboarding Kidz
- Mavis Beacon Typing 17 [OLD VERSION]
- Microsoft Office Home and Business 2010 (Disc Version)
Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 6000
Customer Review: Barely Acceptible
Summary: 3 Stars
I'm not asking for much from the keyboard industry. I just want the older standard layout in a wireless keyboard that I can use from 8 to 10 feet away. After buying this product, I am still searching.
I knew I'd be making a couple of compromises right away. While it has all the keys from the standard layout, the main group is curved in a mild attempt to be ergonomic. It doesn't really feel any more comfortable than a standard keyboard, and now the keys are different widths, making it harder to type. Also, the function keys are tiny and are marked with pictures. While the older F1 designations are printed above the keys, on the keyboard itself, they're printed in white on a light grey surface, making them very difficult to read. And then in a further attempt to make them even more unusable, they're also arrayed in a curved line and evenly spaced. No matter what you use the function keys for, you now have to look at them to figure out which one you want to press.
The real sticking point with me though is that the marketing claims this keyboard will work from 30 feet away. I suppose that Microsoft might mean "if you have the keyboard and the receiver directly pointed at one another with absolutely no obstructions, at 30 feet it might accept a keystroke every once in awhile." I don't need 30 feet, I only need 8. When plugging the receiver into the back of my computer, the keyboard only worked if I typed very slowly and holding a key down (eg: deleting) was right out. Frankly, this level of performance was not any better than the 6000v2 which used infrared technology. So I plugged it into the side port to give it better line of sight. The keyboard works considerably better now, though it does seem to miss a few keystrokes every once in awhile. I really don't understand why they can't get this right. My gyroscopic mouse would probably work from across the street.
I'll try using this keyboard for a few more days, but I expect I'll be returning it. The 6000v2 has a better key layout. And while the older model won't work from 8 feet away either, it has a dongle on a wire that I can stretch across the floor to shorten the length. I was really hoping this updated model would allow me to not have to do that anymore.
Description of Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 6000
Comfort and Style for Your Notebook or Desktop. The Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 6000 features a sleek, Comfort Curve design with Quiet Touch keys, instant digital-media access, and a wireless mini-transceiver.Digital Cameras & Photo Categories
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