desertcart.com: Perixx PERIBOARD-512B Wired Ergonomic Keyboard -
Split Keyboard, Wrist Rest, Natural Typing - Wired USB
Connectivity - US English - Black : Electronics
Review: Best value of its class - Been using wave, split keyboard
style keyboards for maybe decades. Forget when I got my first
Microslop Natural Keyboard Elite but still have three PS2 ones
that are working fine. The key strokes are pretty long on those
so was looking for maybe a mechanical switch board and would have
spent up to $200.00 to get one that was a split design and a
waive, like this one. But guess what? Couldn't find one at any
price. Was going to go with the new Microslop wired ones, not a
fan of baby sitting dongles and batteries, for roughly twice the
price of this one, but saw some scary reviews. You don't know if
they are for real or just someone with a personal problem. Then
saw some good reviews for this one and for the price, was
thinking it has to beat the stock Dell sub $20.00, maybe sub
$10.00 even, keyboard that was given to me by my work. So
actually ordered 3 of these thinking what the heck, I can send
them back if they blow, and then I can keep them and happy day
for me if they are OK or better. Happy Day! They are better! One
review stated that they feel cheap. They weigh just about exactly
the same as my MS boards are almost exactly the same size and
shape. Just so I could say I did it, I torqued them from the
ends. My natural 190 lb frame could likely snap it but they are
just about as solid as the my old MS boards: talking about the
range of a few pounds of pressure difference nothing major. That
is, if all you want to to is type on them, thinking that they are
plenty solid enough to last for years. When I checked all three
boards, one had a slight separation between the top part and the
bottom on the underside of board where you can't see it while
using it on the left hand side, [the top and bottom are screwed
together much like a laptop computer is] but again, very minor,
maybe .005 - .010 of an inch for about 3 inches. Think maybe you
could work a match book cover into it if you spent the time and
tried hard. This turned out to be a result of the twist I gave
them as the top and bottom parts are "keyed" and the male tab
came out of its slot. A small push and it was back in place. The
other two were perfect and don't see how that is going to make
any difference anyway. They are well built and the key action is
shorter than the old boards. It uses almost exactly the same
layout as the old boards with the arrow keys being closer to the
delete buttons. All this works for me. Can type faster, but for
me that's maybe 80 - 90 wpm in bursts. If you want the worlds
fastest keyboard, them maybe go with a mechanical switch type.
For me, this is a very satisfying keyboard. The buttons on the
top also work with Linux a bit so another plus if you too use
multiple operating systems with the same keyboards. Ordered two
more. These are great and for the price I was willing to pay for
one mechanical switch board, I have 5 of these. I have been using
one of these daily at work 8 hours a day for months now and no
issues.
Review: This keyboard far exceeds expectations! - WOW! That is
the word that comes to mind when I think of this ergonomic
keyboard by Perixx! I have used an MS Ergonomic 4000 keyboard for
years and when my last one finally bit the dust I decided to give
another brand a try. I am over the moon with that decision now!
This keyboard COMPLETELY EXCEEDS the expectations I held for it!!
It's a plug and play board and worked IMMEDIATELY with no
hesitation whatsoever straight out of the box! I didn't have to
program anything for it at all. It immediately directed the
hotkeys to where they needed to be and everything worked
flawlessly. I am so impressed with this board I may never return
to MS for another Ergo 4000! The keys are easy to use with its
touch-type functioning and I don't have to pound away at them to
get them to work. The ergonomic split of the keys is more
comfortable than the MS 4000 and the way the board sits a bit
higher is actually much more comfortable on my wrists. I'm a
writer and after working for several hours straight, my wrists
were not aching like usual. I was beyond impressed! The overall
look of the board is nice as well, with plenty of space for your
essential typing and everything between the letters and the
number pad arranged in a better side by side configuration that
shortens the overall length of the board making it a space saver
on top of everything else. The feel of the keys and board itself
is nice as well. You know it's plastic, but it's a higher quality
and the slight texture of it overall is pretty nice. My first
reaction is Perixx has gained a new lifelong customer if this
keyboard stands up to the grueling workouts I will give it on a
constant basis!
