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Summary: love it, mostly
Comment: I have had this keyboard for a few months.
The good: it feels good in the hands, I like that the angle is customizable, the keys feel great, though I'm not entirely sure I couldn't get the same level of comfort from the microsoft natural I used to have. One thing this has over the natural is this is made for a mac.
The bad: The control key, as someone else mentioned, is in an annoying location, and as an emacs and heavy shell user I'm constantly using the control key. furthermore, the 6 key is on the wrong side. Also, it's pricey.
That being said, I still like this keyboard well enough to give it a 4 since I was able to work around the control key issue and it is pretty much exactly what I'm looking for otherwise. Incidentally, I don't use the option key very often and it it happens to be exactly where my pinkey lands when looking for the control key. It was quite easy to remap the keys under the system preferences->keyboard & mouse -> modifier keys. I actually use this with my macbook pro and it's pretty nice that you can set profiles for different keyboards. I can leave the internal laptop keyboard mapped standard, and this external keyboard mapped with ctrl and option swapped. Still blows my mind that they would be so careless with their placement of the control key, but it's easily fixed in my case.
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Summary: What a cheap mess
Comment: I've used split keyboards before and wanted to go back since my wrists started to hurt again recently so I ordered one of these. If you are typing on this rather cheaply made keyboard, then you are fine but if you are like me and need to use modifier keys with graphics programs, then you'll hate this keyboard. They have mysteriously taken the control off of the left side and stuck a Help key in between it and option. Then they stuck a Power key above that with a numlock key kitty corner from it as well. It makes using the control key almost impossible as its like using your finger to navigate a mine field of uncommon keys that will invariably interrupt you (a power down notice, your letters typing numbers or a help window opening). And to further add to the mess, the command key is way off to the left so you will spend a while mashing command shift, thinking it's command-z or strain to reach over your thumb to hit command-t. Clearly not designed by someone who has used a Mac. Terrible - sending it back.
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Summary: BEST ERGO KEYBOARD FOR THE MAC
Comment: This is the BEST!!!
Well-made, well-designed. Solid-feel, with easy, light key action, and great adjustment features. Takes up little desk space, even less than the Apple keyboard because I can slide the top of my Wacom tablet under it a little (which I use that to relieve mouse strain in my overworked right hand). This model has all the keys I need without the numeric pad which I never ever used anyhow. I do miss the F13 key, but have selected the F1 key to take it's place. The keys are beveled as on the Apples. I've tried other ergo models by other makers which fell apart within a year and had heavy key action that did more damage than good. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Great product but materials are flimsy
Comment: I received a GoldTouch keyboard in 2005 that was solid, sturdy and well-built. I absolutely loved it. But I just bought this new Mac-compatible version and the quality of materials has really gone down. I can see that the pin holding the adjusting bar can break from the snapping motion required to position the keyboard. I am afraid to adjust it often. I recommend this keyboard if you have pain to resolve, but otherwise, the keyboard is overpriced considering it may have to be replaced in less than a year due to the cheaper materials.
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Summary: Less than Stellar Support
Comment: I bought the PC version of this keyboard before the Mac version came out - and it was a mess to hook up: needed a Y connector and I had lots of trouble with the connections to it. But the real problem was the necessary keys for command, control, cut, paste, save and so forth were all over the place (outside keys, "Windows" key, and F-Keys). It was so incompatible I put it in a closet where it remained. Now that they have a Mac one, and I thought about buying it as I have carpal tunnel, but their return policy as stated on their downloaded return authorization form is 50% restocking charge for open box orders.
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