keyboard

This my friends is a kick-ass keyboard from my friends in Microsoft hardware – the Wireless Keyboard 6000. If you could see the keyboard on my Vaio TZ you’d know why I have this. The majority of the keys on my Vaio have lost their lettering despite having had the keyboard replaced once already. Sony would like to charge me £130 for another keyboard which is frankly ridiculous on a laptop that cost me over £2000 so I’ve opted for a full size keyboard whilst at work and this beauty is just the job…allow me to explain

  1. This keyboard is here due to user demand. People asked us for a keyboard only option amongst all the mouse + keyboard sets we have.
  2. The keyboard is wireless with a small USB dongle.
  3. It has a good selection of additional keys to control audio volume, track selection, opening of programs like Outlook etc.
  4. This is it’s KILLER feature - Quiet Touch Keys. Until you have used a keyboard with these keys you will not know how good it is. Very responsive, but almost silent. Sure we all loved the clickety clack of the old IBM workhorse keyboard but that gets annoying pretty quickly. This thing is beautifully designed for people who spend a lot of time bashing the keys.

There are a few other very nice touches such as the Aero inspired translucent edge to the unit, battery status indicator and curved design that make it a fine product. Oh and one other nice addition is lettering below quick keys such as P to remind you that Windows Key + P brings up print. Simple and nicely done. You can see these in the Hi-Res image I posted to Flickr (thanks Eva).

Overall I’m going to give this keyboard 9/10…though I’m genuinely struggling to find a reason for that dropped point right now.

More details on our UK site and currently £34 on Amazon