Available in both English and French Canadian layouts, the Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard bears design similarities to the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, retaining the gull-wing design that orients keys at varying angles, from a maximum 14° tent in the middle to a traditional "flat" or 0° by the time the outer alpha keys are reached. The left and right key groups are also splayed slightly outward to encourage a nominally more neutral alignment of the wrists. An unusually deep 4" palm rest is permanently affixed to the keyboard. This palm rest offers improved cushioning and presents a deeper and flatter profile than that on the Natural 4000, helping to reduce wrist extension. However, unlike the pad on the Natural 4000, the surface of the palm pad on the Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard is permeable. As a result it cannot be cleaned in the same manner as the leather-like pads on the Natural 4000.'

The minimum key height on this keyboard is 0.75" off the surface on which the keyboard is placed (1.75" on the keys in the middle of the keyboard). This elevation may require individuals to either raise their seats to accommodate the height of the keyboard or to use a keyboard tray to lower the keyboard into their lap. The keyboard also includes a detachable palm lift that can be used to raise the front to create negative slope intended to encourage better wrist alignment. Use of this lifter may require further adjustments of seat or keyboard tray height because it adds almost a full inch of elevation to the middle of the keyboard and increases the risk of a "pinch point" being created on the underside of the wrists.

Please Note: Those familiar with the earlier Microsoft Natural 4000 Ergonomic Keyboard may find that the key action on the Microsoft Ergonomic Keyboard is significantly different that what they have experienced in the past. While the Natural 4000 developed a reputation for its crisp and consistent key response, this successor fails in that regard. Key response is less distinct, requiring more sustained force, and varies at random across the keyboard, with even directly adjacent keys having noticeably different "feel". The bottom row of keys (CTRL-ALT-EMOJI KEY etc.) is approximately 300% higher force than the letter keys just above this row. Due to this variance across the keys serious touch typists may find themselves with dropped keystrokes or that they are required to exert greater levels of force in order to ensure consistent typing, potentially resulting in tissue fatigue and damage to the fingers and hands.

The Comfort Curve 3000 Keyboard from Microsoft is a simple yet elegant curved keyboard which helps keep your wrist in a more natural posture. All keys are the same size, and includes easy-to-access media keys for music and videos. A discrete numeric keypad is positioned on the right side for those who enter numbers often.

The Sculpt Comfort Keyboard from Microsoft is very similar to the Comfort Curve 3000 Keyboard but is wireless. The shape of the Sculpt Comfort has a higher degree of tenting, which helps keep your wrists and forearms in a more natural posture. This higher degree of tenting shortens the actual footprint of the keyboard by 3/4" compared to the Comfort Curve 3000. All keys are the same size, with easy-to-access media keys for music and videos (these keys have moved from above the numeric keypad on the Comfort Curve to the F1-F4 keys on the Sculpt Comfort). There is also a split spacebar with backspace functionality, detachable cushioned palm rests, and two legs in the front (rather than the back on most keyboards) to give a negative incline.

Le Sculpt Comfort Keyboard par Microsoft est très semblable au Comfort Curve 3000 Keyboard , saufe qu' il est sans fil. La forme du Sculpt Comfort a un degré de tente plus haute, qui en fait, aide aux poignets et aux avans bras d'être dans une position plus naturelle. Le degré de tente plus haute raccourcit l'empreinte du clavier par 3/4" comparer au Comfort Curve 3000. Tout clés sont de même grandeur, avec des clés média facilement accessibles pour la musique et video (ces clés sont bouger du haut du pavé numerique sur le Comfort Curve au clés F1-F4 sur le Sculpt Comfort). Il-y-a aussi la barre d'espace qui est séparer en deux avec la fonction de retour arrière, des repose poignets cousinées détachable, et deux pieds en avant du clavier (par oppose a l'arrière sur la majorité des claviers) qui vous donne l'inclinaison négative.

This full-size keyboard features full-height crowned keycaps and is equipped with full-travel membrane keyswitches. The concave keycaps aid in maintaining finger position. The wireless connection is via a line-of-sight InfraRed receiver with a PS/2 connector.