ActiveWin: Microsoft Office Keyboard - Review: Final Results and Overall Mark

Well we have reached the end of the review. Here are my final comments, notes and grades for the Microsoft Office Keyboard review.

The latest Microsoft keyboard is definitely a great addition to the Microsoft keyboard family. It’s clearly one of the most efficient and most productive keyboards available at this time. The touch pad with its unique shortcuts and the Microsoft Office enhanced function keys are definitely a great enhancement. The Microsoft RD department really listened customers in order to boost their productivity by unleashing a highly effective, full featured, customizable keyboard, addressing that way most of their demands. It’s clear that this keyboard perfectly teams up with Microsoft Office 97 up to XP to save users’ time. However this new model still features a few small errors: no USB hub, no multimedia hotkeys, and no split-design, which we hope Microsoft will fix in the future with a new keyboard. All in all, this new keyboard represents a real ergonomic advance and will please every customer who types a lot within Microsoft Office.

Specs & Package
Overall Score	83.5%
Version Reviewed	Microsoft Office Keyboard
Release Date	Available Now!
In the Box	1 Microsoft Office Keyboard, 1 USB to PS2 adapter, 1 IntelliType Pro 2.0 CD, 1 Getting Started guide.
The Good Points	Excellent quality, Redesigned keys for easier access, "quiet key" touch, Application toggle switch.
The Bad Points	Size, Not designed for left-handed users, Some keys don't work in all applications, No USB hub, No split design, No more media player control keys.
Reviewers PC Setup	Pentium 4 1.7 Ghz Intel D850GB Motherboard Windows 2000 SP2 384 MB PC800 RDRAM w/ECC DirectX 8 19" Sony Trinitron Monitor Hercules 3D Prophet III 64Mb AGP 4x Graphics Card Sound Blaster Live! Platinum 5.1 Adaptec 19160 Ultra SCSI card Pinnacle Studio DV Plus Pinnacle Studio PCTV USB Microsoft TrackBall Explorer Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro DVD Pioneer 105s (16/40x) Yamaha CRW2200E
PC Required	Minimum System Requirements Microsoft Office 97 or later (XP recommended) Pentium 133 or higher processor Microsoft Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows 2000 or NT4 SP6a, Windows XP Home Edition or Professional 32 MB RAM for Windows 9x, 64 for NT or 2000, XP PS/2 or USB connection (USB not supported under NT4)