Every computer user needs a comfortable keyboard and mouse, and it’s often
cheaper and simpler to buy the two together in a set.The Comfort Desktop 5000 pack from Microsoft includes a keyboard from the
company’s Comfort Curve range and a matching mouse.The keyboard doesn’t look particularly nice, especially given the rather high
price, but works very well. Its slightly curved design is pleasant to type on,
although the UK layout, with the backslash key to the left of Z, results in a
ludicrously shrunken left Shift key.
A wrist rest at the bottom of the keyboard has a rubber-like coating that’s
surprisingly comfortable when typing, and at the top of the keyboard is a row of
huge buttons to launch common functions such as email. These are handy, but the
row of function keys has been shrunk to make space for them, so it’s not a good
choice for anyone who regularly uses those keys.The included mouse has a symmetrical design, so it’s comfortable for both
left- and right-handed users, with two small side buttons and a wheel that can
also be used to scroll left and right. It uses Microsoft’s new
Bluetrack
technology, supposedly allowing it to work on more surfaces than a standard
optical mouse – we had no problems on any surface we tried.All in all, this is a perfectly good desktop set that’s more functional than
it is pretty. The recommended price is too high, but it’s sold cheaper online.
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