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Where can I find a GREAT (but cheap) ergo keyboard? - Chickadee

Posted: Jun 22, 2011

I know they have sales from time to time...do any of you know of a great sale that you can share with me? I really would love to have an ergonomic keyboard again. I used to have a Microsoft one that I loved years ago...but sadly my son spilled pop on it and I never replaced it.

Thank for letting me know!

Felicia

Felicia -Ergo keyboard - Old Pro

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I prefer the Microsoft Natural--not the newer generations of the natural, but the first one. I get mine at Amazon.com. They have various dealers listed on there and they are not to pricy!

Ergo keyboard SM - Chickadee

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Thanks! That's the one that I loved too...I'll go check out Amazon now.

Chickadee

There Are Two Versions - MS "Natural Pro" is the best - mtanon

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Microsoft Natural "Elite" keyboard is messed up in my opinion. The arrow keys are placed in a really bad configuration, not in the usual natural position. I tried this, just as a break from monotony of typing all day long, but gave it away promptly! I found it quite impossible to work on. The Natural "Pro" (with the blue media buttons at the top, found one with gray buttons once) is the top of the line, the arrow keys are in the perfect place for easy navigation. I have found some new ones on Ebay as well. I would never use anything but this keyboard since it first came out!

thrift stores !!! - MissAnthrope

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Amazingly, I've bought about 5 or 6 at thrift stores. Usually about 2 bucks. All near-new and in really great shape. I figure people buy them, don't take the time to get used to the ergo of it, and then donate them. Every time I run across one, I snatch it right up.

Did you know that the average key board is built to withstand 10 million key strokes. I believe we go way beyond that number in this occupation!

Ergo Keyboard - Denise

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I have a Microsoft wireless keyboard and mouse combo that I found at Amazon.com. I absolutely LOVE them both. The combo was somewhere around $60. Worth twice that much to me!! :)

ergo keyboard - saphyreslady

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Remember you will get what you pay for. I use only MS natural keyboards and have gotten almost all of my keyboards from either Amazon or Ebay. I have gotten some excellent deals on Ebay. I made the mistake of buying obviously used ones once and they didn't hold up to my daily typing. Make sure they are new or nearly new (you should be able to tell by the picture). Patience is the key there.

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