Last week I purchased a new keyboard to replace the Dell default keyboard that I was using.  I only used the Dell keyboard for a day, I couldn't handle how it was laid out.  Part of my frustration was probably a result of moving from the Microsoft Ergonomic keyboard I was using.  I really enjoy typing on an ergonomic keyboard, after typing all day my hands never are sore.

It took me a while to decide on the Kensington keyboard, since it is much different than standard keyboards you will find at the store.  Now that  I have been using it for a week, I can safely say that I enjoy it quite a bit.  What I like about it over the Microsoft Ergonomic and all other desktop keyboards is that the keys feel so light and easy to push, much like a laptop keyboard.  I can type much faster on the Kensington keyboard than I could on the Microsoft Ergonomic keyboard I was using previously.  The major reason is that the keys are so easy to type on, it doesn't take much for them to respond.  In fact, the response is so great that I had to tweak my keyboard settings so that the repeat rate wasn't as great, otherwise I would be gettttttting alottttttt of thiissss. 

The other issue I found with the keyboard is that there is an apple key, which in windows is the equivalent of the windows key, located in the lower left where the control key should be.  Not to worry because this can be swapped to the control key with a program such as KeyTweak.  The second issue is that the delete key is on the top right area of the keyboard, but this is not a problem to find, I generally do have to look at the keyboard to make sure I am getting the right key though.

The Kensington keyboard does sport some nice media keys, even though the keyboard itself is fairly tiny.  The one key that it is missing is a mute button, but maybe I will switch that in to replace another button.

The mouse that came with the keyboard is an optical mouse.  Kensington brags on the box about how accurate it is, however, whenever I used it on my super large gaming mousepad it didn't respond well at all.  So I am back to using a standard Microsoft optical mouse that is corded.  Oh ya, did I mention that the keyboard is completely wireless and takes only 2 AA batteries. 

If you are in the market for a new keyboard and like the way that a laptop keyboard feels then I would strongly suggest the Kensington Ci70.