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Review on Keyboard Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 Black USB black by Jnis Stepi ᠌

Revainrating 4 out of 5

A practical product, nothing to complain about.

Compared to my previous Microsoft Wired Keyboard 200 (“classic” membrane keyboard), the 600 is significantly more comfortable. Although, despite the same size, I had to get used to the new one. Reasons: a much shorter key travel, a slight concavity of the case and a different shape of some keys in the cross section (the "up arrow" key, for example, does not protrude above the keyboard case at all in its upper part). But if you had to get used to the main keyboard (albeit not for long), then working “blindly” on the numeric keypad became noticeably more convenient right away. The function keys are "half" height and protrude quite a bit above the case, however, it's even more convenient. The long left Shift key is a significant plus for touch typing. The blue color of the symbols of the 2022 keyboard layout is a plus for me personally, because. in 2022, I type "blindly", and the white characters of the English layout are clearly visible. And in general, for working “blindly”, this keyboard is much more convenient than my previous one, the 200th. The additional play-pause key works when watching a video launched from a computer and does not work when watching a video from Youtube. The keyboard has an “Fn” key and additional characters are applied to the function keys F5-F8, however, I could not understand their purpose. The overall result: I am satisfied with the purchase, it has become much more convenient to work, the printing speed has increased, the number of typos has decreased. I lower the score for ambiguity with the use of the Fn key and in general for the lack of information on the use of additional keys - although everything seems obvious, but why not reflect this in at least one phrase (two books come with the keyboard, where on the topic of connecting and using no word).

Pros
  • Short key travel (which is unusual for a membrane keyboard), good tactile feeling of the fact of pressing a key. The presence of additional keys - a calculator, 3 volume keys, a play-pause key. It stands very firmly on the table - you need to lift it to move. The long left Shift key and the blue color of the symbols of the 2022 keyboard layout. On Windows 7, no driver installation was required - additional keys worked immediately after connecting the keyboard.
Cons
  • From nit-picking: the bottom row of keys is made with a bevel to the keyboard body and you need to get used to it, because. the keys feel different to the touch than on a regular keyboard, especially the left CTRL.