Recently I realilzed that I needed a fullsize keyboard for my HP Mini 311 laptop. At first I looked at the Razer tarantula, and other keybaoards like the Microsoft sidewinder.

But I soon realized that these keyboards would be too rich for my blood. I started looking at some cheaper options. I found an article on Coding Horror. Many people recommended the Comfort Curve 2000 as a minimalistic keyboard that had a great key layout and was easy on the wrists. With multiple people giving this fairly cheap keyboard “props”. I decided to take the plunge and buy the $20 keyboard.

I bought it off Newegg.com and waited patiently as it arrived in around 4 days, through a snow storm! The keyboard came with a usb cable and  no PS2 adapter, I wasn’t expecting to get one. But if you are looking to free up a USB port you are out of luck. The keyboard has a standard selection of keys. It has a play/pause/forward/back media buttons. The best function this keyboard offers, however, is not the media buttons or the dedicated webbrowser buttons, and not even the curved ergonomic design. The absolute best feature of this keyboard is the dedicated calculator button! With in seconds you can spawn 20 identical calculators!

Seriously, thought I really appreciate the many well-thought-out features of this keyboard. It is very comfortable to type on, but it does take a little while to get used to the curved layout of the keyboard. The curves of this keyboard cause some of the keys to be larger than the rest of their peers. The keyboard doesn’t have mechanical switched bu the typing action is good enough. If you aren’t looking for a hardcore gaming keyboard and you don’t want to spend $600 a week on a secretary to type out every word you speak during the work day this is an ideal keyboard for you.

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