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BrandMicrosoft
Item Height
39 millimetres
Item Width16.4 centimetres
Hard Drive
Hard Drive InterfaceUSB 1.1
Technical Details
- Clean lines and eye-catching shape
- Lightweight and compact - A perfect fit wherever you use it
- Stowable Nano Transceiver - Be free, with wireless freedom
- 2.4 GHz Wireless
- On-off function
- Battery status indicator
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Manufacturer's Description
Style that works. Meet the Arc Keyboard - with beautiful curves and a compact design, it's at home wherever you are.
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Product Description
Microsoft Arc Keyboard - Keyboard - wireless - 2.4 GHz - USB wireless receiver -
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Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
27 of 27 people found the following review helpful
I LOVE THIS KEYBOARD!
With the greatest of respect to Microsoft... I didn't think I would ever see a keyboard that is so aesthetically pleasing, elegant, practical, and well designed come out of the Microsoft stable - yet the MS ARC is all of these.
Context: I am a technical artist and illustrator, and I AM very picky, okay fussy about the form and function of the hardware/software I use.
I wanted ONE master keyboard to use with my many systems (Mac's and PC's), and yet smaller, wireless, functional and yet more visually pleasing than my other previous very functional yet clunky examples.
The Microsoft ARC keyboard is all of these, and the keyboards shape works beautifully in three dimensions, all the keys are where they need to be, and seem to fall naturally under the finger tips - I am sure this didn't happen by accident.
Bottom right is a 'cursor' key where it is possible to navigate: up, down, left and right using just the one 'normal sized' key - now this is genius!
The travel length of each key is about 3mm, but it is easily possible to touch type, and without the clunky/clicky sounds that accompany many keyboards.
Installation: well I plugged in the tiny USB wireless dongle, and the keyboard worked first time with no hassles using: XP Pro, Vista 32-bit, Vista 64-bit, and Windows 7... I didn't bother even unpacking the supplied software CD.
Very, very happy with this keyboard, and will probably get another as a backup
With the greatest of respect to Microsoft... I didn't think I would ever see a keyboard that is so aesthetically pleasing, elegant, practical, and well designed come out of the Microsoft stable - yet the MS ARC is all of these.
Context: I am a technical artist and illustrator, and I AM very picky, okay fussy about the form and function of the hardware/software I use.
I wanted ONE master keyboard to use with my many systems (Mac's and PC's), and yet smaller, wireless, functional and yet more visually pleasing than my other previous very functional yet clunky examples.
The Microsoft ARC keyboard is all of these, and the keyboards shape works beautifully in three dimensions, all the keys are where they need to be, and seem to fall naturally under the finger tips - I am sure this didn't happen by accident.
Bottom right is a 'cursor' key where it is possible to navigate: up, down, left and right using just the one 'normal sized' key - now this is genius!
The travel length of each key is about 3mm, but it is easily possible to touch type, and without the clunky/clicky sounds that accompany many keyboards.
Installation: well I plugged in the tiny USB wireless dongle, and the keyboard worked first time with no hassles using: XP Pro, Vista 32-bit, Vista 64-bit, and Windows 7... I didn't bother even unpacking the supplied software CD.
Very, very happy with this keyboard, and will probably get another as a backup
14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
I recently purchased this keyboard for my desktop and to use in my living room when I stream movies through to my TV.
Solid performance, no issues with connectivity all in all a great keyboard.
No problems using the directional arrow keys mentioned in some reviews (i custom built my own gaming rig and have had no issues using it when needed).
Plug and play setup - simply plug in dongle and you're away.
PROS:
- Compact size but easy to type with.
- Good wireless strength.
- Looks very sleek & modern (even though its a microsoft product?!).
- battery powered (only had it a couple of weeks and regularly forget to turn it off at night and havn't had to replace yet)
CONS:
- No caps lock light
- Doesn't auto turn off if unused but very low power use anyway.
Summary:
If you need a stylish light wireless keyboard with good functionality I would recommend this product.
Solid performance, no issues with connectivity all in all a great keyboard.
No problems using the directional arrow keys mentioned in some reviews (i custom built my own gaming rig and have had no issues using it when needed).
Plug and play setup - simply plug in dongle and you're away.
PROS:
- Compact size but easy to type with.
- Good wireless strength.
- Looks very sleek & modern (even though its a microsoft product?!).
- battery powered (only had it a couple of weeks and regularly forget to turn it off at night and havn't had to replace yet)
CONS:
- No caps lock light
- Doesn't auto turn off if unused but very low power use anyway.
Summary:
If you need a stylish light wireless keyboard with good functionality I would recommend this product.
10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
I needed a small, light, wireless keyboard to support my laptop that was sitting on a deep desk. This is just what I was looking for. It is very well made, a no-brainer to set up (on windows 7) and has a very nice feel to it. The keys are slightly smaller than I would have liked but I can manage and it's certainly not hard to type. All and all a great product if you need something small and wireless.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Microsoft Arc wireless Keyboard
Superb little keyboard, ergonomic and tasteful in design. Does all we want it to do without the clutter of a full sized keyboard. Read more
Published 5 days ago by Mike
Nice little keyboard
Looks good, nice typing action, small but not too small.
Only thing that would help would be the option to backlight the keyboard as I bought it to use with the TV and... Read more
Only thing that would help would be the option to backlight the keyboard as I bought it to use with the TV and... Read more
Published 9 days ago by richierich
Too small for heavy duty work
This is a neat little unit and looks great but it is too small if you are using a keyboard a lot. The lack of the arrow keys is a bit annoying (it's all done on one key which moves... Read more
Published 10 days ago by P Rob.
Brilliant, can't fault it
I don't have a lot of desk space so wanted a compact keyboard without a number pad, but I also like gaming so needed something with good sized, responsive keys and the Microsoft... Read more
Published 23 days ago by Dave
Cute!
Cute size, means I have a whole heap of space on my desk now, but I overlooked the fact that it didn't have a side number pad, so I have had to order this separately (my fault, not... Read more
Published 24 days ago by PopsiePanda
Pretty good, but not Apple-good
Pros: The keyboard is light, quite stylish with gentle laptop-style feel to the keypresses. USB transceiver works well - no loss of signal. Read more
Published 1 month ago by dmreview
Great Keyboard
Great keyboard, not to heavy and lasts a long time if you put in a half decent make battery, will gladly do business again if i need another wireless keyboard
Published 1 month ago by ravgeeza
Excellento
Marvellous compact keyboard, worked immediately on my Xbox slim after plugging in the tiny usb dongle.
Highly recommended. My desk actually looks almost tidy now!
Highly recommended. My desk actually looks almost tidy now!
Published 1 month ago by D. Shuttleworth
Superb desktop keyboard
I bought this keyboard for a new desktop build after using the Logitech s510 media desktop for many years. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Exstatik
I LOVE IT! Microsoft you have cracked it
Well done Microsoft! Woohoo! I love this purchase, it's so nice. I've looked around and been in several stores looking at the best wireless keyboard, most I found was cheap and... Read more
Published 1 month ago by SimplyCreative
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