Microsoft Comfort Curve keyboard 2000
Xah Lee, 2009-08-24
Recently i bought the Microsoft Comfort Curve keyboard 2000.
Microsoft Comfort Curve keyboard 2000
This is a fantastic keyboard. If you find those split ergonomic keyboard too much, or if you prefer the laptop-style flat keys, then this is the keyboard to get.
Consider the price, it's fantastically cheap. Only $18. In comparison, most full key keyboards or ergonomic ones goes from $30 to $50.
This keyboard is very thin. Less than 2 cm.
This keyboard is also extremely sturdy. One piece of solid plastic. (if you hold the sides of the keyboard and forcefully twist it, then it'll bend a little)
This keyboard is also comparatively extremely light.
Like all flat keyboards, it's basically noise-less, and very quick response due to the shallow keys.
In my opinion, if you judge by the ratio (performance+quality)/price, then this definitely beats all Microsoft keyboards out there, and all other keyboard that exists, period.
Right now, there are 2 other keyboards regularly use. They are:
Judging strictly on product performance regardless of price, between the above 2, i find it to be a tie. However, i might consider this Comfort Curve 2000 even beating both. This seems impossible to believe, since the Comfort Curve is not fully split ergonomic, and i'm a ergonomic split-keyboard fan. Also, this keyboard is flat keys, which is generally considered not that good for prolonged typing. However, i do find this keyboard extremely comfortable and faster to type, especially in using emacs. I think i'll have to use this one for a few months to make final judgment on whether it beats the other full ergonomic ones when used under professional data-entry duties. (e.g. as a tool for data-entry clerks, professional writers, and to a less degree full-time coders.)
All things considered, this is absolutely a fantastic keyboard.
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