CHERRY KC 6000 SLIM

First of all thanks to Amazon for fulfilling their Prime next day promise and delivering it next day. I used to have an Apple Magic keyboard but sold it and got this one instead. I would say the Apple one is a higher quality keyboard and the key presses are the best I've ever experienced but for £50 more than this keyboard, you'd expect that from high end Apple products. This keyboard still has comfortable soft key presses and low travel like a laptop one. The Apple one had also swapped the " and @ symbols around which was annoying for Windows users, thankfully they are back in their normal places on this keyboard. It's plug and play so Windows 10 installed the drivers as soon as I plugged the USB cable in. Just the "Pause" key isn't working in Spotify or Media Player, I might have to check the Cherry website about that. I have uploaded a photo of the standard UK keyboard layout I received which is slightly different from Amazon's stock photo. First the backslash and pipe key is at the normal position at the right side of the left shift key, this is essential for us programmers and having such a large left shift key would just be bizarre. Second the Return key is full size which you will notice if you compare my photo to Amazon's, this is also better and easier to find when typing. You can also see the hash key is to the left of the Return key, but in Amazon's photo it is on the 3 key instead of pound, not good for UK users. The one in Amazon's stock photo looks like an American layout as there's no £ sign, and with @ on the 2 key and " just to the left of Return where # should be. The LED lights for lock keys are on the individual lock keys which is a nice touch. There are also 7 multimedia keys for media playing, volume, calculator and a useless browser 'home' key which I tested whilst writing my review and lost what I had written before and had to re type this review again from scratch! Avoid that key if working in a browser! Next to that key is a 'windows lock screen' key. I think these 2 keys are pointless and I would have preferred 3 sets of 4 function keys along the top with spaces between the 3 sets, as a programmer I need to find CTRL+F5 easily but it's not too difficult. Overall I am pleased with this keyboard, it is comfortable and easy to use. I wouldn't recommend it for gaming as I don't think the soft keys could handle aggressive gaming sessions for too long. It is ideal for touch typers looking for laptop style keyboards. It's not ergonomic shape like Microsoft's Natural keyboards but I prefer soft keys like this one's.

For some context, I bought this for my wife who works long hours writing emails all day long, she wears out the printing and the switches fail on her normally every 2-3 months, thats cheap KB’s from Chinese brands to expensive ones from major brands. We both see interface items like mice & keyboards as tools and having both worked high-profile jobs doing long hours, know that feel and durability is important. We both used to preferred long-throw keys, but in recent years have transitioned to short throw Apple style KB’s to reduce RSI, fatigue and improve comfort. If you are a hardcore user, this keyboard is excellent; well made, comfortable, reasonably priced and has the double height return key! It’s lasted for 10 months so far and seems like it may go for at least the same duration again. Keys look printed not etched but have not worn off, and the switches are still working well. Wired is a bit of a drag, but then again we don’t have to change the batteries or charge it. I think this is up there with the best KB’s available!

I work from home most days, so wanted to ensure I had a nice set-up for my home office. The Cherry keyboard is relatively flat when set up, but has a nice straightforward look to it. Keys are soft touch and lovely to type on, it's a really good quality design, so while this is not a cheap keyboard, especially for a wired keyboard, I'd prefer this to a wireless version as there is never a loss of connectivity and it's lovely to use. Only downside is the price is high for a wired keyboard and the fact that keyboards all still get full of dust, fluff, food etc. as no manufacturer seems to have yet come up with a design that can eradicate this issue!! So the keyboard has to get opened up every couple of months to have a thorough clean!

I got this PC version as a replacement to a Mac keyboard that I used on Mac and PC and this one is almost identical. The low profile keys may for quick crisp typing with just the right amount of feedback need for general typing and the low profile keys (similar to laptop ones) make typing much quicker than the more chunky standard basic PC keyboards. I wouldn't say this is a gaming keyboard, although you could technically use any keyboard for gaming. I would not exactly calls this a "whisper quiet" keyboard as there is still sound when typing (just ligght brushing you fingers over keys gives the subtle shuffle sound) but not loud clickety clack like many keyboards. Its flat keyboard and bit of weight to is is very comparable to the 3 times more expensive Mac keyboard - this is almost identical in length and only slightly (few mils) taller than that. Its nice to get a keyboard with a nice sized Enter key, although left shift is like a third of the size of right shift, perhaps changes according to keyboard language layout (got British one). The images here are a slightly bit enhanced as the red colour under and around keys is not as pronouced on the keyboard as in the pics, its much duller and not noticed depending on angle and light level. The only negative I could give this keyboard is the design for the raising of the keyboard. I use it flat as the rubber blocks you get come in one size and you have to peel and stick them on - so there is no flexibility to add or remove - use flat or raised depending on your useage in a day. Would have been nice if the "fixed approach" gave two sized blocks set to cover more individual tastes. Another oddity is the Caps Lock, its a down arrow, rather than the usual "Caps Lock", "Caps" or "double Up arrow" on all other keyboards I have used - perhaps its a cultural thing being German? All things aside I'd still recommend this keyboard for any PC user, and especially anyone looking for a Mac replacement (if you get the grey mac model keys edition) for a fraction of the price.

Top toetsenbord, lekker vlak en comfortabel. Met UK layout besteld en gekregen.

Utile pour coder ou jouer. Le touché est bon. Et suffisamment plat. Néanmoins je conseillerais plutôt de chercher un clavier raccourci, pour une meilleure ergonomie avec la souris, sinon le bras à tendance à avoir un angle trop élevé sur l'extérieur. N'oublier pas que les mains sur un clavier se trouve sur les lettres de celui-ci, donc le clavier n'est pas aligner avec votre écran normalement, mais un peu sur la droite. Si votre clavier est aligné avec l'écran (autant a droite que à gauche par rapport au centre de l'écran), alors il est probable que vous décaliez votre buste ou que vous vous tournez vers la gauche pour les longues session d'écriture/code. Ce qui n'est pas bon non plus. Faut apprendre à ne plus utiliser la souris, mais pas toujours efficace...

Als Softwareentwickler suchte ich nach einer Tastatur mit QWERTY Layout, vorzugsweise in der US-Variante. In der Beschreibung fehlt jegliche Information dazu und das Bild passt nicht zum Produkt. Sogar meine Frage hier, um welches Layout es sich nun tatsächlich handelt, wurde widersprüchlich beantwortet. Am Ende passen die Tasten zu dem Bild, das in einer anderen Rezension bereits gezeigt wird. Das wusste ich natürlich noch nicht, und habe also einfach auf gut Glück bestellt und weder eine QWERTZ noch eine US Tastatur erhalten, sondern UK-Layout, auf denen viele Sonderzeichen noch einmal anders angeordnet sind, als zwischen QWERTZ und US. Nun muss ich also ein weiteres Layout auswendig lernen, um blind tippen zu können... Aus Ermangelung guter Alternativen zu annehmbaren Preisen werde ich diese Tastatur trotzdem behalten. Ich merke beim Schreiben dieser Rezension und ersten Programmierversuchen bereits, dass mir ein längerer Gewöhnungsprozess bevorsteht. Ansonsten macht die Tastatur aber einen wertigen Eindruck und der Anschlag ist für Cherry Tastaturen mit dieser Bauart gewohnt angenehm. ZUSAMMENFASSEND: Es handelt sich um das UK QWERTY Layout in für diese Preisklasse guter Qualität. Ein Langzeittest steht natürlich noch aus. Einen Stern Abzug gibt es für die nicht vorhandene Info zum Layout (und die falschen Produktbilder) und das dann überraschend geschickte, doch eher seltenere UK Layout. Edit: Mir ist jetzt auch aufgefallen, dass die Tastatur sich in der Mitte durchbiegt. Beim Tippen habe ich das zunächst nicht bemerkt, aber man kann es deutlich sehen. ich werde mir einen Filzgleiter oder ähnliches unter die Mitte kleben, um auf Dauer unnötigen Verschleiss zu vermeiden. Ärgerlich, aber kein Problem soweit. die 4 Sterne bleiben.

Tastiera meravigliosa.

False advertisement. Last picture indicated that the keyboard was adjustable but that is false..