Belkin ErgoBoard Keyboard 108-Key – Customer Reviews
PS2?
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I bought this keyboard assuming it was made in the last few years. Apparently only if you have Windows 98 and a PS2 connection. I didn't know they still made PS2 keyboards! Had to spend an additional $5 on an adapter.
10/28/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
Great except for the stupid Power/Sleep keys
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I picked this keyboard at random (mostly because it's inexpensive) when I first decided to buy one due to tendinitis issues.I think it's great as far as comfort and ease of use (after the normal learning curve going from a normal keyboard to a split/ergonomic board).The only thing I don't like (and the reason for 4 stars instead of 5), as other reviewers mentioned, is the Power and Sleep keys at the upper right corner of the keyboard.The Power key was the worst -- it's easy to bump, and if you do, the computer shuts down and there's nothing you can do about it.My solution:I just popped those keys off (all three at the upper right corner).I made a little cover too, but that's probably overkill for most people.
7/15/2006 12:00 AM | Rating:
Almost perfect
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I had an older EZ-Key ergo keyboard that finally quit on me.After looking around I found that the Belkin keyboard was similar enough that I'm wondering if it is licensed - I know EZ-Key does OEM stuff.
So, what's so great about this keyboard?Well, I have a MS Natural keyboard at home and I don't like it much at all.The keys aren't as snappy and the arrow keys and the block of keys above it are too small and layed out wrong.This keyboard feels much better and the keys are all the correct size and have the proper layout.Some reviews have mentioned that the keyboard is flat; mine isn't, it rises to the center of the split as these keyboards should.
So why not five stars?Two things: the power button and the lack of risers.
As others have mentioned the power button is too easy to hit accidentally.Fortunately there are a few things you can do about this.You can pop the key off pretty easily, however this is a bit of an eyesore and there are better solutions.If you feel like tinkering, you could take the keyboard apart and stuff a little piece of foam or something under the key so that it won't press down all the way.The easy way, though, is to go into your power settings (Control Panel -> Power Options -> Advanced on Windows XP) and change what happens when you press the power and sleep buttons on your computer.Set this to 'Ask me' and you can still use the button on your computer, you'll just have to click 'OK'.
The lack of risers:My EZ-Key keyboard had front risers and others here have mentioned that their keyboards came with front risers, but my Belkin didn't.It has marks where they should be but they aren't there.I dealt with this by taking the plate that has the risers off of my EZ-Key keyboard and putting it on this one - exact fit, another reason I think this is licensed or OEM'd.Obviously not an option for everyone, but you could solve this one with a block of foam or something if you had to.
I like this keyboard enough that I'd buy another one.It's the only one I've found with the proper key layout and a good key feel.5/23/2005 12:00 AM | Rating:
Buy a Belkin, Go Insane
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The power and sleep buttons are the same size and height regular keys which make them easy to bump when using navigation keys or number pad.Almost all Belkin keyboards are like this.I'd bump them even when reaching for something on my desk and I'd lose hours of stupidly unsaved work.Waiting for your computer to start up again isn't fun either.Other times I'd bump the sleep button, which was less disastrous, but just as infuriating.Adding insult to injury, the power button would not turn the computer back on or wake it. I finally ended up taking a hammer to it.Funny, now that it's in a thousand peices, it still works as well as when I first got it.
1/19/2004 12:00 AM | Rating:
Does not curve upwards like MS Natural Keyboard
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I looked at this keyboard in a store and discoverd that while it is called "ergonomic", it is flat. It doesn't curve up in the middle like ergonomic keyboards from Microsoft and Logitech. You can't tell this from the pictures on Amazon. However, the Belkin Ergoboard Pro does curve, but as I write this it is not for sale on Amazon.
8/9/2003 12:00 AM | Rating: