Microsoft Office Keyboard

**DaBigBR** · 09-19-2001, 02:13 PM

Just picked up new MS keyboard. Very cool. Check out the pics. It is a great partner to my optical intellimouse. The scroller wheel on the left is unbelieveably cool. Check it out.

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware

**korteks** · 09-19-2001, 02:47 PM

My only problem with MS keyboards is they don't make them in Black! my whole computer set up is black! grrr

**howard** · 09-19-2001, 03:53 PM

Very nice, how useful do you find the extra buttons?

**DaBigBR** · 09-19-2001, 09:49 PM

The sad thing is that I will probably have to return it! It simply does not fit the pull-out shelf on my (new) desk. I had to get it because my brother knocked a full glass of pepsi over and all onto my mouse and kb. The extra buttons are great. Especially the scroller, back/forward, log off and the app switch shortcuts.

Brad

**obsidianic** · 09-20-2001, 06:17 AM

i like the little mouse button on the the ibm thinkpads or toshiba notebooks ... hands don't have to leave the keyboard. and the third button four directional scrolling is great also. want one for my desktop also but i think don't wnat to pay the price : ).

**DaBigBR** · 09-20-2001, 03:37 PM

IBM used to make one no larger than a laptop keyboard that did this. I haven't seen one in a long time though...awesome keyboard.

I love my Toshiba laptop...the mouse was a big factor in the purchase

Brad

**obsidianic** · 09-20-2001, 04:37 PM

i didn't see the notebook size one but they still have one with the keypad (which i would want for a desktop system anyways):
http://commerce.www.ibm.com/cgi-bin/...840&lang=en_US

not sure how the two mouse buttons would be though ... they should have made palm rests on the keyboard and moved the mouse buttons down (and added the third button as well).

**··metaCOREtex··** · 09-20-2001, 10:06 PM

Originally posted by obsidianic
i like the little mouse button on the the ibm thinkpads or toshiba notebooks ... hands don't have to leave the keyboard. and the third button four directional scrolling is great also. want one for my desktop also but i think don't wnat to pay the price : ).

u LIKE touchPOINT?!?!? .. man, that STUPID eraserHEAD bothers the HELL outta me .. it is either too sensitive or not sensitive enuf! ... i prefer a touchpad or a mini-optical mouse ... much better than a STINKIN' touchPOINT!

**obsidianic** · 09-21-2001, 03:18 AM

with either, you love it or hate it. i hate the touchpad myself, especially PC ones which seem to be cheaply made compared to the ones on mac powerbooks. i have no problems using a touchpoint unless it is for fine graphics stuff.

my fingers are not frictionless.