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Microsoft Arc Reviews

PCMAG

07/2010

Microsoft Arc Keyboard Special Edition

I've been hard on Microsoft and its oddly shaped, ergonomic keyboards. The split keys and overly curved bodies were impossible for me to use. Of course, others love them. Still Microsoft makes a lot of keyboard models and the newest of them, the Arc Keyboard Special Edition, $39.99, immediately caught my eye. (Available for the Mac, as well.) Instead of Bluetooth, Microsoft went with the more standard 2.4 wireless spectrum, which is my preference anyway since Bluetooth might get a bit thready if you're too far away from the transmitter. I left my office, went down the hall, and was still able to transmit keystrokes. Speaking of which, the USB receiver dongle is tiny (literally about thumbnail size) and can magnetically store against the base of the keyboard when not in use. The Arc uses two AAA batteries for power. Design wise, the Arc Keyboard Special Edition may be the most elegant keyboard Microsoft has ever produced. There's nothing ground-breaking here, but it's all subtlety. The keyboard rises up gently at the center to meet your fingers and the outer edges curve gently on the top and bottom. Nothing however is extreme. Keys are all together and the size of the main keyboard layout is essentially the same as a standard keyboard.

DigitalVersus

02/2010

Product Survey: Keyboards

To meet these changing needs, the manufacturer has produced the Arc, an elegant keyboard that's small enough to be portable. It's a mini keyboard with 'chiclet' style keys that's designed to be used with a laptop and comes with a mini dongle for connecting it up. Note that it's made from glossy plastic which is easy to get dirty with greasy fingerprints. If you're a clean freak, you might end up spending more time cleaning it than you do typing on it. The compact, curvy form factor makes for comfortable typing, and your hands rest naturally on the keys. However, size comes at a price: there's no numeric keypad and the arrow keys, which are often very useful, sit on just a single key. Editing documents, browsing the web and anything else you can use the arrow keys for becomes a real struggle. Some laptop keyboards have more well thought-out solutions.

Prices

Information	Prices
Arc Mse Mac/win USB Green-spec	$24.95	See it
Arc Wirless Keybaord White	$28.58	See it
Microsoft Arc Wireless Keyboard - White	$30.99	See it
NEW Arc Keyboard USB Black (Input Devices-Wireless)	$32	See it
Microsoft J5d-00001 Arc Usb 2.4 Ghz Wireless Keyboard, Black	$32.95	See it
Microsoft Arc Wireless Keyboard - White	$32.99	See it
Microsoft Arc Wireless Keyboard for PC and Xbox 360 - White	$33.24	See it
Sealed - Microsoft Arc Wireless Keyboard : Pc/mac : J5d-00001	$34.85	See it
Microsoft Arc J5d00001 Wireless Usb Computer Keyboard For Pc Laptop Or Mac	$34.99	See it
Microsoft Arc Wireless Keyboard Special Edition -white	$36.95	See it
Microsoft Arc Keyboard "white" "new"wireless" Retail Packaged - Great Gift	$37.95	See it
Microsoft Arc Keyboard - Wireless - Black Retail Packaged - Factory Sealed	$37.95	See it
New-Arc Keyboard USB Black - J5D00001	$39.95	See it
Microsoft Arc Keyboard USB White	$39.99	See it
Microsoft J5d00001 Wireless Keyboard	$39.99	See it
Microsoft Arc Keyboard - Wireless - Black	$45.66	See it
Microsoft Arc J5d-00001 Keyboard Wireless Rf Usb 76key	$45.77	See it
Microsoft Arc J5d-00001 Keyboard Wireless Rf Usb 76key	$45.77	See it
Microsoft Wireless Arc Keyboard - Black	$46.99	See it
Microsoft Arc Wireless Keyboard & Mobile Mouse 3500 Limited Edition Combo - White	$47.9	See it
Microsoft Arc J5D-00001 Keyboard - Wireless	$48.95	See it
Microsoft Wireless 2.4 Ghz Arc Keyboard J5d-00001	$49.99	See it
Microsoft Arc Keyboard	$49.99	See it
Microsoft Corporation Arc Wireless Keyboard - Black (J5D-00001)	$49.99	See it
MICROSOFT Arc Keyboard USB Black - J5D-00001 J5D-00001	$51.59	See it
Microsoft J5d-00001 Microsoft Arc J5d-00001 Keyboar	$54.86	See it
Microsoft Arc USB Keyboard; White; Amazon.com Special Edition - J5D-00029 J5D-00029	$54.89	See it
Microsoft Arc Keyboard	$55.95	See it
Microsoft Arc Keyboard Usb Black Mpn: J5d-00001	$58.99	See it
Microsoft Arc Keyboard	$59.95	See it
Microsoft Arc Keyboard	$59.95	See it
Microsoft® Wireless Arc Keyboard (Black)	$59.99	See it
Microsoft Corporation Microsoft Arc J5d-00001 Keyboard	$59.99	See it
Microsoft J5d-00029 Keyboard - Wireless - Rf - Usb	$60.06	See it
Microsoft J5d-00001 - Arc Keyboard Usb Black -	$61.89	See it
Microsoft J5d-00001 - Arc Keyboard Usb Black -	$61.89	See it
Microsoft Arc J5d-00001 Keyboard - Wireless - Black	$68.98	See it