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I present to you, The Greatest Keyboard Ever, the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000

I bought this keyboard because I needed a USB keyboard, and I love ergonomic keyboards. My first one I had was a Microsoft Natural Elite that I got with my K6-2 400. I used that until the it started sending garbage to the screen and replaced it with a Dell OEM ergonomic keyboard, which I used until just a few weeks ago when I got the Natural 4000.

This keyboard is a dream to use. I don’t know if you can tell in the picture, but the keys are at an angle, so it’s not like regular ergonomic keyboards. The keys are oriented so they’re facing your hand, if that makes sense. My only complaint is that the 6 is on the left half (on the Dell it was on the right half). So I’m constantly hitting ’7′ when I mean ’6′. Also, the “Zoom” is sorta useless, unless you use Word a lot. It’d be nice if you could remap it to “Magnify” or “Scroll”. And a USB hub would’ve been nice. But other than those small things, it’s a pleasure to use. You don’t want to stop typing. And props to Microsoft for providing very nice keyboard drivers for MacOS X. You can configure most everything.

I got it from ZipZoomFly for $41.99 with Free Shipping and a Comfort Optical Mouse 3000 thrown in. It’s the OEM version, so be sure to buy a cable or something.