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 The name says it all. A comfortable set to use November 21, 2009
J. Harley (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania United States)
The Microsoft Comfort Desktop 5000 is a lot like its predecessors, but with improved ergonomics, BlueTrack instead of laser or optical, and added features specific to Windows 7. I replaced a Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 6000 V3 with the Comfort Desktop 5000. The keyboards are very similar. The primary buttons are basically the same, so anyone coming from the Wireless Desktop should not have to adjust too much to the curved keyboard design. The Comfort Desktop does have a wider, softer, more comfortable wrist pad, thus living up to its name. The keys have a nice feel to them. They are soft and quiet, yet firm enough to assure typing accuracy. The specialized keys are similar to the Wireless Laser Desktop, but the Comfort keyboard relocates the three multimedia keys found on the left side of the Wireless 6000 to the top row with the rest of the specialty keys. The Comfort keyboard also does away with the translucent edging of the wireless 6000. This results in the Comfort keyboard being slightly smaller. The mouse and transceiver are also smaller. Unfortunately, the Comfort keyboard also retains the small escape and function keys, not a problem if you use them occasionally, but it could be an issue if you need to type them frequently and have gotten used to them being an extension of the standard keyboard instead of feeling like separate keys. I've gotten used to the smallish function and escape keys myself. The mouse is more rounded than previous versions and fits the hand nicely. The buttons are very responsive and I did not find myself accidentally clicking side buttons like I did in the past. Like their predecessors, the Comfort keyboard and mouse have mappable shortcut buttons. The buttons come with default mappings, but you can also create and assign your own macros to the buttons. This is not difficult to do at all. I'm still feeling my way around Windows 7, so I haven't yet tried the Windows 7 buttons. The Comfort Desktop 5000 definitely improves upon the Wireless Laser Desktop 6000. A very comfortable combination that I enjoy using.
microsoft wireless comfort keyboard November 21, 2009
Tracy A. Evans
Love this keyboard. I had an ergonomic keyboard with the split keyboard before this so I had to "relearn" typing on this keyboard. It didn't take very long and now I love typing on this! Very comfortable and the keys feel really nice.
 Good Product November 11, 2009
Christopher Carvajal (Atlanta)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I purchased the wireless comfort desktop 5000 because my previous Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 (Very good Product) went bad. I like the design on the comfort model, but I wish the keys were quieter.
Also the esc key is very small as well as the function keys. but once you get used to them you forget their size.
The price I paid for this item seems fair. The quality of the product is good.
The mouse moves very lightly and its drives very good. I have no complaints in that area. I would've liked for MS to include an additional usb receiver just as a complement in case one goes bad, but I guess that will be my recommendation to a lot of other vendors.
As an IT, getting used to this keyboard is not hard at all, perhaps some developers may found difficult the F keys being too small.
Good Product overall
Dramatic improvement over the cheapo formerly used. October 26, 2009
M. Smith (WV USA)
It's like the Sleep Number bed of keyboards. Very comfortable, and built like a truck! And the mouse tracks so much better.
 Not so great October 22, 2009
Naveed Ahmed (FL, USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you use function keys at all, be aware that they are very small and are distributed uniformly. Almost impossible to hit the right one without looking. And even while looking, it's hard, as they are so small. Also, the Fn Lock, which is placed where the f12 key should be, disables the Control key for some reason. I bought one elsewhere, but am returning it. The mouse is big and heavy. Other than that it's a nice keyboard.
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