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expired Posted by 814h4853n7 • Mar 12, 2022
Mar 12, 2022 2:25 PM
Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Keyboard for Business
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No replacement dongles. That said, I've never had one fail (as I don't use it in a laptop, but it is plugged into a dock).
It's possible that your keys might stick (sticky keys option usually fixes this).
Make sure you turn off USB power saving, or else it won't recognize the first key press and it'll be super frustrating to use. This won't be possible if you use it for work and IT blocks any changes. Also MS support forum tips are inaccurate or out of date, as things have changed, so what worked in the past might not work today - similar to me trying to turn off USB power saving and the option not existing in device manager or power options).
The battery life is great, as I've gone past a year of use. I've since swapped to enloops.
I barely use the number pad. FYI the battery life of the pad is terrible and it uses an expensive coin cell. I just buy a pack of them on Amazon (just in case).
Regarding wrist pad wear, I just wipe mine off with a damp microfiber cloth on a regular basis and it has stayed clean. I also use the keyboard with clean hands, as thick lotions or skin oils will build up on anything.
If you have concerns with longevity, add a warranty and relax.
The "No number pad" section explains this very well
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Comfy for me, but not particularly well-made, and the palmwrest turns nasty fast no matter what you do to clean it, so I've resorted to coating them with matte black paint and matte clear spray to seal it in. Aside from cosmetics, they always seem to die within the 3 year warranty -- random keys like space just stop registering, or my last one just had an issue with Shift+C (google it, others have seen that too). The good news is they have a 3 year warranty and though it takes persistence getting through to Microsoft Supplemental Parts, who handles the replacement via a maze of links and phone calls, if they don't break your will, in the the end they will mail you a brand new one directly from the Microsoft Store site. My standard practice is to then sell the new replacement on eBay as I always need to have a backup one from deals like this anyway
Wish they would redesign the awful velvety plastic wristwrest and make a backlit version, which would make this the ultimate keyboard for some of us.
The dongle madness is absolutely true. I miss the old days where the keyboards and mice were all interchangeable and only required a little button press to pair (like the ancient 7000 wireless mouse that I keep an army of since nothing has come close to the versatility and comfort of those).
I've been a long time fan of MS ergonomic split format keyboards. I didn't think I'd like this chicklet style and avoided it until I had some wrist issues. I bought this because I could place the numpad to the right of my (right handed) mouse and shorten the travel / use of my right hand switching between mouse and keyboard all day. It helped alleviate some of my issues. Turns out the chicklet key action isn't too difficult to adjust to either. I now own 2 of these.
Decent price new!
The "No number pad" section explains this very well
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No replacement dongles. That said, I've never had one fail (as I don't use it in a laptop, but it is plugged into a dock).
It's possible that your keys might stick (sticky keys option usually fixes this).
Make sure you turn off USB power saving, or else it won't recognize the first key press and it'll be super frustrating to use. This won't be possible if you use it for work and IT blocks any changes. Also MS support forum tips are inaccurate or out of date, as things have changed, so what worked in the past might not work today - similar to me trying to turn off USB power saving and the option not existing in device manager or power options).
The battery life is great, as I've gone past a year of use. I've since swapped to enloops.
I barely use the number pad. FYI the battery life of the pad is terrible and it uses an expensive coin cell. I just buy a pack of them on Amazon (just in case).
Regarding wrist pad wear, I just wipe mine off with a damp microfiber cloth on a regular basis and it has stayed clean. I also use the keyboard with clean hands, as thick lotions or skin oils will build up on anything.
If you have concerns with longevity, add a warranty and relax.
With a built on numberpad, you have to move your keyboard left, or mousepad far right.
The "No number pad" section explains this very well
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