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Matte Black Microsoft 💻 Designer Compact Keyboard: Sleek and Stylish Review

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Revainrating 4.5 out of 5  
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4.6
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Keyboard DescriptionStandalone
Connectivity TechnologyBluetooth
Compatible DevicesPC
BrandMicrosoft
SeriesMS21Y00001
ColorMatte Black
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Description of Matte Black Microsoft 💻 Designer Compact Keyboard: Sleek and Stylish

Efficient and Space-Saving Design

The Microsoft Designer Compact Keyboard - Matte Black is a sleek and stylish addition to the Keyboards, Mice & Accessories category. With its compact design, this keyboard efficiently utilizes your desktop space, allowing you to declutter and optimize your workstation. Its smaller footprint not only saves space but also enables you to position your mouse closer to the keyboard, promoting a comfortable and ergonomic working posture.

Enhanced Typing Experience

Featuring optimized key spacing and key travel, the Microsoft Designer Compact Keyboard ensures a seamless and efficient typing experience. The well-thought-out layout allows for quick and fluid keystrokes, boosting your productivity and minimizing errors. Whether you're drafting an important document or engaging in intensive coding sessions, this keyboard provides a responsive and tactile feel that makes typing a breeze. Its matte black finish adds a touch of sophistication, making it a stylish choice for both personal and professional use.

Versatile Applications and Compatibility

Compact design saves desktop space and allows for close, comfortable mouse position. Optimized key spacing and key travel for fast, fluid typing. Sleek, low-profile design complements any workspace. Expressive input key[2] for quick access to emojis, symbols, and more. Connect up to 3 devices and switch seamlessly between them[1].

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Revainrating 4 out of 5

Cool product, happy with the purchase, maybe I'll buy it again.

The keyboard is actually really good. I was looking for an option that is as similar as possible to the Apple Magic Keyboard, both in shape and tactile. This keyboard, it seems to me, is as close as possible. So, here I am quite satisfied. As I wrote already - it does not fall off, it connects via Bluetooth and is held securely. Yes, the keyboard is not batteries, but flat batteries. But, since they last for a long time, then there’s really nothing to worry about. The only, but significant…

Pros
  • Compact. sustainable. Thin. but does not bend. Doesn't slip on the table. Communication with the computer is not interrupted. Button presses are crisp. You can link to up to 3 devices at once.
Cons
  • Black color is not a good option for this keyboard (read more in the comments)

Revainrating 5 out of 5

High-quality product, the price corresponds to the quality.

I had to install the official utility to configure the Fn key, since by default the F1-F12 buttons perform multimedia functions, and I need it secondarily. Got pros: Lightweight, compact, all the necessary keys are in place. Laconic design, short and soft key travel, almost silent. Got cons: Short backspace, but this is a matter of habit, I guess. I’m also not a fan of such a compact placement of arrows, I have to aim the “up and down” arrows with my finger, but for me this is not so critical.

Very compact, with the size of the keys - normal. Everything + is pressed - uniformly, there are no extraneous sounds, it's nice. I wrote about lighting. I read a lot that people have some kind of lag when printing - I don’t have anything like that at all, I type fast enough, blindly. It comes out of sleep with a slight delay (<1s), I don’t know what kind of 2-3 seconds people get. Regarding the emoji key and the right alt. Alt is easily remapped through the same SharpKeys, but with emoji, not…

Pros
  • Workmanship Comfort in use compactness
Cons
  • Too bad there is no backlight. I'm not critical, but in general, it's better when there is.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I was surprised by the quality for this price.

For remote work, lying on the couch is an excellent wireless option, and there is not much choice, I don’t consider round keys. I was afraid of input lags, but apparently in vain, I think the bluetooth module in the PC plays an important role. Pros below: Compact thin keyboard, no wires, no delays at all (Win10, Bluetouth - Intel Wireless-AC 9260). The text is printed without problems and lags. Got cons: A little heavy for its size. The keys have to be reassigned using third-party programs, the

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The right product for me, there were no problems.

It wakes up in a fraction of a second - just press any key and that's it, the next key is already printing. I decided to buy for a long time, before that there was a Microsoft Arc Keyboard, which was also not cheap, but cheaper than this one and was the best for me, but they stopped releasing it, now I’m used to the new one - in 3 days, as if it was on it all the time. In this case, the price-quality match.

Pros
  • Soft, quiet, very compact, the coverage and key travel are very comfortable, since I have only had compact keyboards for about 10 years, the layout is very convenient for me
Cons
  • For me, the price is still the same, on the other hand, when I use it, I understand that it is worth it. Yes, the only significant drawback is that there is no bluetooth transmitter in the kit, I had to buy it separately - that's another 700

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Everything in the product suited me, the price is generally perfect.

1. Take black. White och. mark. 2. This is probably the best portable keyboard available on the market. The best to use with an android tablet. 3. Looks Pts. good live. Better than in the pictures. Pros: Great key travel. Very pleasant. Comparable to the best apple keyboards. The most important advantage: a long left shift (unlike, for example, Logitech, where the left shift is cut off to please some useless key). The fast switch between devices works (although it takes some getting used to as…

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Everything in the product suited me, the price is generally perfect.

* the listed shortcomings for me are more inconvenience than problems * on Amazon (and in some stores) it is written that it is membrane - nothing like that, scissor * I took it on the online trade, with a -20% coupon for the technique of T-shirts, 3280 came out. In my opinion, the device justifies its cost * someone complains about dumps and some other communication problems. solved by demolishing Windows, because the bluetooth service tends to fall off *pleasant to use, I recommend

Pros
  • * design is the best among analogues * as quiet as on laptops * thin, small, comfortable * workmanship * quickly connects and reconnects after idle * quickly switch between devices * some buttons are remapped * mode f buttons and operation fn can be switched in the software * have del, home, end, pgup, pgdown
Cons
  • * price * arrow buttons - up and down half * the right shift is large, instead of it you could make normal arrows * no backlight * I do not recommend for gaming (if you need to hold the buttons for a long time and clamp several together - the timing of clicks is not registered correctly) * on an android phone (Mi 9T) it is not very convenient to use - firstly, it requires setting languages ​​in the keyboard application, secondly, a space is not registered after the comma if the shift is still held down (maybe this is being solved until I figured out how); as an option - learn to type more accurately, without pressing the spacebar along with the shift, and then everything works as it should

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The quality exceeds all expectations, I recommend to buy.

CR2032 batteries are a plus for me. I was looking for a keyboard to connect to an android phone, it works OK in terms of typing. Officially only supports Windows, there is no Android mode, which is usually found in bluetooth keyboards with Ali. That is, not all shortcuts work (in Android). The Samsung Trio 500, similar in description / purpose, has the Logitech layout for the 2022 language loved by many - on the Ansi box, and in the user's photo - Logitech. They say that it is also pleasant…

Pros
  • Very pleasant typing experience. There is a little less travel than the Thinkpad USB keyboard (similar to the T430s), but the buttons are more "tight" in place. The stroke length is similar to the T480s keyboard, but the effort is less and, therefore, IMHO more pleasant. They say it looks like Apple iMac. :/ Ansi layout, there are PgUp, PgDown, Home, End.
Cons
  • Emoji button. It is configured through software under Windows 10/11 (did not try it). You can reassign to Apps, and then to anything via AutoHotkey. Under Android it is translated as [left] Ctl+Shift+Alt+Space. Reassignment is unlikely to work. But switches the language (Ctrl + Space). Expensive. But it is unlikely that you will be able to find such keys for less money.

Revainrating 2 out of 5

I am dissatisfied with the product, there are no positive qualities.

The keyboard is very cool, I bought it, because. I wanted to have a quality product, because for several years I have been using a scissor compact keyboard with Ali (an apple majic clone, but with a normal ctrl location). But due to the fact that the number row is significantly shifted relative to the standard layout to the right (you can see it by the number 2, the key should be exactly in the middle with respect to the Q and W keys), then when typing blindly, you constantly miss frequently…

Pros
  • Noiselessness, compactness, build quality, quality of materials, appearance.
Cons
  • Lack of lift, non-standard shifted row of keys with numbers, very short key travel.

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great quality, happy with it one hundred percent!

Before buying, I was a little worried about the layout, in fact it turned out like this: - Fn Lock can be enabled / disabled right out of the box without installing additional software via Fn + Caps Lock, I was worried that this, as happens on bluetooth keyboards, is done only through special programs - The Print Screen key can be configured to Fn + F8, by default there is "Scissors" - Useless in my opinion key to the right of the right Alt, nothing worthwhile could be assigned to it, it would…

Pros
  • - Execution quality - Materials (plastic seems to be rubberized, pleasant to the touch) - Compact size and very low profile (because of this, it does not hurt your wrists when your hands are just resting on a table without a stand) - Easy switching between devices without any lag - Very quiet
Cons
  • - No backlight (could be made rechargeable and backlit) - The color of the applied characters is not bright white, a little gray or something, because of this, when it is not very dark yet, the characters are hard to read compared to the usual simplest keyboard (for example Logitech K120) - No support for Apple devices

Revainrating 5 out of 5

I was surprised by the quality for the price.

I was looking for a laptop keyboard, so that there was a low key travel. Before buying, I measured the dimensions of my keyboard on dell xps, they are almost identical with a difference of literally 0.5 cm, so I got used to this keyboard almost immediately. Lacks backlit keys, which are usually present on laptops. She would not interfere here, although sometimes you type blindly. Some other messengers send me a message by pressing CTRL + Enter, and I usually do this by pressing CTRL with my…

Pros
  • compactness, comfort of pressing. ability to control multimedia (volume up / down, pause)
Cons
  • no backlight missing right CTRL

Revainrating 3 out of 5

The quality is fine, it's fine to use.

Bought for an iPad. A couple of things came up: If you do not use the keyboard for a long time, and then start typing something, then at first there will be no reaction, after some time / number of clicks, the connection starts to come to life and keystrokes are transmitted, but not all and with a noticeable delay. Then all the keys start working, but the delay remains. After about a minute everything starts working properly. It feels like there is an exit from the mode of some kind of energy…

Pros
  • Build quality Appearance American layout (long shifts) Switching between three devices
Cons
  • Stupid during long downtime Lots of unnecessary keys No rise Off button on the back