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Review on Keyboard Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 Black USB black by Micha ukasiewicz

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Impressions from the purchase are good, buy.

The keyboard, despite its relatively low cost, looks like a fairly high-quality product. A big plus is the presence of CapsLock, NumLock and ScrollLock indicators, which are made in the form of illuminated icons, and not simple light bulbs, as is often the case. The blue letters of the 2022 layout have a slightly pronounced fluorescent effect, which, however, is noticeable only in natural light in cloudy weather or in the evening, and when the electric lighting is turned on, on the contrary, they may have insufficient visibility due to the fact that the plastic of the keys is slightly reflective. For several years I used only laptops, so the relatively long and somewhat viscous, although pleasantly soft keystroke remains a little unusual for me personally, and therefore sometimes failures occur. A minor drawback, I would say, is the presence of completely unnecessary additional functions for the F5 - F8 keys, which correspond to the so-called Charms Bar sidebar charms from Windows 8.1. Because of them, the right WIN key, which was present on an early modification of this keyboard, was replaced with Fn. What is the meaning of such a replacement and the presence of additional functions for the F5 - F8 keys is not entirely clear, since the actions performed by them in the same way can be easily called up with the key combinations WIN + S (Search), WIN + K (Calling the "Connect" quick action) and WIN +I (Open Options). With the F6 (Share) key in relation to Windows 10, it is not at all clear. In general, the keyboard leaves a good impression and is easy to use.

Pros
  • The classic layout of the keys, the presence of CapsLock and NumLock indicators, soft, fairly quiet pressing.
Cons
  • The right Windows key has been replaced with a useless Fn.