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105-KEY USB Tru-form Media Keyb Black Ergo Hot Keys | 
| Brand: Adesso
Category: CE
List Price: $52.99
Buy New: $28.65(as of 9/4/10 05:41 PDT - Details)
You Save: $24.34 (46%)
New (24) Used (1) Refurbished (1) from $24.99
Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 10840
Format: Cd
Platform: Windows Xp
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Operating System: Windows
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.9
Dimensions (in): 21 x 11.1 x 2.7
nv:Keyboard Type: Multimedia
Keyboard Type: Ergonomic
Keys: 105
Connection Type: USB
Special Features: Ergonomic
Special Features: Hotkeys
Special Features: Multimedia Buttons
Dimensions: 20.75" x 11" x 2.5"
MPN: PCK-208B
Model: PCK-208B
UPC: 783750002448
EAN: 0783750002448
ASIN: B000CR1V5O
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
Introducing the new and improved Tru-FormTM Media by Adesso. Its contoured and has a split key design for ergonomic comfort. The Adesso Tru-FormTM Media has multimedia keys that make this keyboard a comfortable, multi-featured keyboard that combines a host of Windows and Multimedia keys in a comfortable ergonomic design.Ergonomic Design
Split, gently sloped shape encourages a natural hand, wrist, and forearm position for maximum comfort. Additional features include a built-in wrist support and a split spacebar. Split-key and 3D design conforms to your natural arm and hand positions, reducing tension in shoulders, arms and wrists. Hot Keys
Discover the new Tru-Form Media, with one-touch buttons that take you directly to your favorite multimedia activities - navigate music and video clips, surf the Web, start many of the programs you use most, and more. With these 8 hot keys and a stylish ergonomic design, this keyboard adds dynamic features and vibrant looks to any desktop.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
Great Ergonomic Keyboard April 22, 2010
Kirt D. Lillywhite (Provo, Utah USA)
This has been a great keyboard and I have little to complain about. I find the keyboard comfortable, didn't take much to adjust to, keys feel good (although I admit there aren't many keyboard that the keys really bother me), and it was priced right. The keyboard feels light and a little cheap but I don't think I'm ever going to have problems with that.
 Stupid design, cheap construction March 24, 2010
Jason
The keyboard has no flip down feet to elevate the front. The whole point of an ergonomic keyboard is to keep your wrists as straight as possible, but without the front elevated, your wrists must kink in order to type. Also the 's' key has a markedly different feel than the other keys, likely due to poor assembly. Lastly, the little rubber feet are just stickers and keep falling off. I regret buying this keyboard.
A GREAT Subsitute for the MS Ergo 4000! January 29, 2010
T. Diaz
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
i second the transcriptionist's review, being one myself for the past 15+ years. i had an ms ergonomic 4000 and, even thought the keys were way too loud, and even when the spacebar failed after only a year, i went out and bought another because i hadn't experienced such great comfort with any other keyboard. the second time the spacebar failed, however, i had the boyfriend rig up a temp fix (it involved taking apart the kb and the addition of springs from the inside of some pens placed strategically just so---took him 2 hours to get it right and then it began failing again within a week, but what a guy!). then i searched online for something better. my requirements were a usb connection (vs. the newer wireless options), ergonomic design, no touchpad, no fancy bells and whistles but a minimum of shortcut media keys, especially volume control. i wound up taking a chance since, even after reading the reviews on amazon and squinting at the product images (on this and another site), i couldn't make out if there was, in fact, a volume control. to my very happy surprise, it turns out it's the largest control, right in the middle of the media keys. i've now used the kb for a couple weeks and am really happy with it. the keys are so far MUCH quieter than the ms-4000. it worked like a charm, total plug-n-play, right from the box.
the biggest drawback with this kb is something mentioned by another reviewer, the backspace key. it seems particularly quirky and needs to be pushed harder than the other keys. also, the split spacebar (vs. the single one on the ms-4000) has taken some getting used to and i still sometims miss it (would have liked these just a couple mm longer).
but all in all, unless this one craps out in a year, i think i've found a fantastic substitute for my old ms-4000 at an excellent price (and cheaper than the old one).
Good, solid, keyboard January 2, 2010
Chris Spackman (Columbus, Ohio)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Pros: solid construction; extra keys are standard and work as they should; works fine with Linux
Cons: keys a bit stiff, requires a bit more effort than other keyboards to press them
This is a very solid, well-constructed keyboard. It doesn't slide around while you type and it doesn't use flimsy legs to raise the back side. The Adesso ergonomic keyboard is made with the entire back side taller than the front, so no legs needed. For me the height difference is just about spot on, adding to the effectiveness of the standard split-keyboard ergonomic design.
The keys are stiff and require more pressure than a typical laptop keyboard or some other stand-alone keyboards. As it happens, I like the feeling of the keys on this keyboard but many people may not. I haven't used this keyboard long enough yet to say how much the keys will loosen up and become less stiff.
*If you don't like stiff keys, this keyboard is NOT for you.*
Reasons to like stiff keys: you will know if you pressed the key or not and you are less likely to accidentally press the key you want plus a neighboring key when your aim is a little off.
I use Linux (PCLinuxOS) and didn't need any drivers or extra software. The "multimedia" and other extra keys work just fine *after a little tuning*.
*** The rest of this review is of interest mostly to Linux users. MS Windows users can skip it without missing anything relevant to deciding whether or not to purchase this keyboard ***
I like to get as much out of my keyboards as possible so I wrote a small script to turn the left side ones into Function keys. Then in the KDE control center I assigned shortcuts to the programs I want each key to run. The advantage of this is that I can have "Home" open Dolphin and "shift+Home" open Konqueror (in file manager mode). "Favorites" opens Firefox, "shift+Favorites" opens Konqueror (in web browsing mode), "alt+Favorites" opens Opera, and "ctrl+Favorites" opens Chromium.
Of course you can do this with most any keyboard with extra keys but some keyboards have weird keycodes that require proprietary software to use. This is not the case with the Adesso ergonomic - the extra keys register fine in xev and are easy to set up.
The script is below. I have it in .kde4/Autostart/ so that it runs when I log in. Then I set shortcuts in the KDE control center. The other keys are set in the script using standard XF86 codes. A little testing should determine if your keyboard has the same keycodes.
*** begin script **
#keycodes for the Adesso ergonomic extra/multimedia keys
#home
xmodmap -e "keycode 178 = F13"
#favorites
xmodmap -e "keycode 230 = F14"
#email
xmodmap -e "keycode 236 = F15"
#RaiseVolume
xmodmap -e "keycode 176 = XF86AudioRaiseVolume"
#LowerVolume
xmodmap -e "keycode 174 = XF86AudioLowerVolume"
#Mute
xmodmap -e "keycode 160 = XF86AudioMute"
#Play/Pause
xmodmap -e "keycode 162 = XF86AudioPause"
#Stop
xmodmap -e "keycode 164 = XF86AudioStop"
#power
xmodmap -e "keycode 222 = XF86PowerDown"
#sleep
xmodmap -e "keycode 223 = XF86Sleep"
#wake up
xmodmap -e "keycode 227 = XF86WakeUp"
*** end script ***
 Cheaper key construction, and non traditional layout is a no win in my book. December 9, 2009
Fletch Hasues (TN)
In my search for the right(tm) ergo keyboard for computer work, I own one of these models. What sells it? A lower price, a number of macro buttons, and an ergo shape. If you simply need a cheaper ergo keyboard, I suppose this will do. However, the rearrangement of the "|\" keys to accommodate a nonstandard large "Return/Enter" key was very unnecessary. Also, the function keys along with certain other main keys tend to get stuck during use. Not too big of a deal, but again, this is not the keyboard to use if you do development and expect keys to be in a certain place. For a business setting, this may be okay, but if you want one for personal/development use, this probably is not they keyboard to have.
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