Page 2: Keyboard
Keyboard:
The Wave keyboard that the kit includes if a departure from anyone I've used before. It is called the Wave due to the placement of the keys. If you aren't a touch typist, be prepared to try another keyboard over this one. This is specifically made for use with the proper positioning of your hands. Along with that, the wrist rest is built in to properly position your arms for use with this keyboard.
I believe this shot speaks for itself. The keyboard has a nice curving design to ease the stress of your wrists. The built in wrist wrest is good for people that refuse to use them, but since I always have one, this annoyed me a bit.
The keyboard feet have three positions. You can have a zero tilt, 4 degree, and 8 degree tilt. When I spoke to Logitech, they said that having tilt on keyboard was bad and it is something that I have always done. I stopped tilting my keyboards and it is really easy to get used to.
The bottom of the keyboard houses the registrations and such as well as other information that you'll probably never need to know.
You get two good AA batteries with this keyboard and the battery compartment is located on the bottom along with the on/off switch.
The QWERTY section of the keybard is curved very nicely for both hands when you are in the normal home position. It is curved in such a way that typing flows a bit better than with a standard flat keyboard. Don't get me wrong, it is a bit strange at first when playing games (I've got back into playing Freespace 2 Open), but you get used to it. One thing I don't like is that the F keys are in groups of 3 instead of 4 which is plain annoying.
Some of the media keys send normal data without software. The specific Windows keys don't, though. Even when I wasn't using Linux, I'd never install extra software for my input devices (except the G15). The music keys work fine, though as do volume controls.
The waviness continues over to all parts of the keyboard. The entire number pad is inset in the center to provide extra tactile feeling when using it. It is a pretty interesting design.
The Wave keyboard that the kit includes if a departure from anyone I've used before. It is called the Wave due to the placement of the keys. If you aren't a touch typist, be prepared to try another keyboard over this one. This is specifically made for use with the proper positioning of your hands. Along with that, the wrist rest is built in to properly position your arms for use with this keyboard.
I believe this shot speaks for itself. The keyboard has a nice curving design to ease the stress of your wrists. The built in wrist wrest is good for people that refuse to use them, but since I always have one, this annoyed me a bit.
The keyboard feet have three positions. You can have a zero tilt, 4 degree, and 8 degree tilt. When I spoke to Logitech, they said that having tilt on keyboard was bad and it is something that I have always done. I stopped tilting my keyboards and it is really easy to get used to.
The bottom of the keyboard houses the registrations and such as well as other information that you'll probably never need to know.
You get two good AA batteries with this keyboard and the battery compartment is located on the bottom along with the on/off switch.
The QWERTY section of the keybard is curved very nicely for both hands when you are in the normal home position. It is curved in such a way that typing flows a bit better than with a standard flat keyboard. Don't get me wrong, it is a bit strange at first when playing games (I've got back into playing Freespace 2 Open), but you get used to it. One thing I don't like is that the F keys are in groups of 3 instead of 4 which is plain annoying.
Some of the media keys send normal data without software. The specific Windows keys don't, though. Even when I wasn't using Linux, I'd never install extra software for my input devices (except the G15). The music keys work fine, though as do volume controls.
The waviness continues over to all parts of the keyboard. The entire number pad is inset in the center to provide extra tactile feeling when using it. It is a pretty interesting design.