X9 Wired Ergonomic Keyboard with Cushioned Wrist Rest – Type Comfortably Longer – USB Wired Split Keyboard for Laptop, PC & Chrome Computer with 110 Ergo Keys & 5ft Cable

So far, a very solid and quiet keyboard suitable for big chested humans
08/25/23 – Update – Very happy with this keyboard. I wear hearing aids and my old (and abused)keyboard made a tremendous racket. I quickly adapted to this specific layout and other than missingmy center keys on the 4000, this has been a very good purchase with a convention layout. No weirdkeys in strange places.With a great deal of regret, I was forced to replace my 9 year old MS 4000 Natural Keyboard, which Microsoft discontinued years ago. They are still available, but sellers are asking $800 !!! for NEW models. I simply won’t play that game. Used ones are always a gamble My own keyboard had millions upon millions of keystrokes and was falling to pieces. It also was deafening when I was doing high speed typing. With a hearing aid, the racket was insufferable.So, after giving up my pursuit of a new MS 4000, I stumbled across this very inexpensive similar style keyboard. This model has a split space bar which takes a minute to get used to, but after a couple days I’m back up to my usual speeds. The key touch is very soft which my cracked finger tips love.Even under a full on ten fingers of doom assault, this keyboard remains amazingly quiet. Perfect if you share a room with others. The cord connector is standard 5′ long USB. I did not find a wireless model which I would have preferred.The palm wrest pad feels very high quality and hopefully will hold up for a very long time. The overall footprint is about the same length as the MS 4000, but the width is about 20% smaller, which on my TIny Desk ™ frees up some much needed room. The layout itself is bog standard, so you have a middle group that handles the nav keys and a right group that is a standard keypad. No funky, weird layouts.Standard complement of 12 F keys that do double duty. Status lights are very small and discrete, and nicely located at the top of the keyboard. They are not obnoxiously bright like other keyboards, and the placement makes it a snap to see key status. The keys are a comfortable size with a tactile feel. Travel length is good.All in all, I am really liking this keyboard. So much so that I may want to buy another one for when I inevitably kill this new one. You can also raise the back of the keyboard, which makes it easier to type on.As a person with a very big rib cage, I simply cannot use any other style of keyboard. I look forward to years of use with this pup. Definitely a five star rating. Does anyone want to buy my small wireless MS Keyboard + Mouse????

95% perfect – comfy, durable, productive; function keys could use improvement
The Good: almost-perfect replacement for the venerable Microsoft Ergonomic 9000 Keyboard, for a fraction of the price. Slightly clicky keys, the perfect balance between feedback and not annoying everyone in earshot. Nice integrated wrist rest. Good key spacing and bright lettering. Durability is good too – it’s been dropped a couple of times, I’ve taken it on road trips (working in hotels / on-site), it’s been months and it’s still functioning perfectly.The Bad: the function keys + media functions being integrated in the same key row, with a 2-button key press required to switch between them, is EXTREMELY annoying. You have to press Function+Escape to switch modes, and short of a tiny green dot light, there is no indicator of which mode you’re in. So for example, if you’re listening to music and have it in Media Functions mode, and need to rename a file, pressing F2 is NOT going to get you to Rename, it’s going to open the E-mail client. So you have to curse, look for the 2 keys to switch modes, press them, close the E-mail client, go back to the file folder, and only THEN be able to rename the file. Totally breaks the concentration flow.Please, X-Performance, make a keyboard with a SEPARATE, PHYSICALLY DIFFERENT row of media keys, just like Microsoft 9000 has. You’ve made a beautiful replacement, and F’ed up the last 5% of it. Please don’t fall for the “lowest common denominator” mentality that replaces everything with the smallest & dumbest options. People who WORK on computers, WANT multiple keys. There are keyboards with 100+ keys out there, and believe me, people WANT them. I’m not asking for a 178-key Hyper7, but FFS make the volume controls a separate row so they don’t mess up productivity.Other than that, literally a perfect ergonomic keyboard for the price. 4.8 stars.

Excellent wired keyboard
I had a problem with my computer (MS 11 OS; HP Envy) and asked our head office (we live in a retirement community) if anyone had expertise with compuiters. Our administrator came over. He immediately said my keyboard was not working. He asked if I had a wired keyboard. I did not. He went to his office and brought one. Lo and behold, it opened up the computer. I checked the Settings and found that blue was shut off! How that happened is probably going to be a mystery. Well, Idecided to purchase a wired keyboard but it had to be like my wireless keyboard, which is an ERGO K860. I liked the gells and whistles of that keyboard including the slanting of the keys. This is the keyboard which fit my description. Since it cost about 1/3 of the ERGO, IO was a bit leery. But I connected this keyboard and found it had all the bells and whistles the ERGO had, including “Lock Windows PC” button which I use each time I leave the computer for any amount of time. It comes neatly packed in a well marked box, User’s Guide, and – if you register it within 10 days of receipt – you get an extra year’s warranty (total of two.) I love this keyboard so much, I kep it connected and stored my $175 wireless ERGO.

I like it a lot, keeps your hands in a natural position

Three years since my purchase, I’m still using this keyboard daily without issues. I find the spacing very ergonomic and comfortable, and the palm rest is well-angled and better quality than many other keyboards I have used. The key layout is logical and intuitive, and includes extensive functional keys, including volume, calculator and backlighting. Best keyboard I have ever owned. Five stars.