Microsoft Internet Keyboard Pro

by Microsoft

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005MA9V
• Item model number: C17-00001
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: July 13, 2001

Product Description

From Digital Living Today

Our multi-tasked lives demand we be able to do many things at once. Whether it's listening to music, checking email, shopping online, or writing a letter, many of these tasks now rely on our PC. It makes good sense, then, that keyboards should finally take our needs into account. Microsoft's Internet Keyboard Pro is a standard keyboard and numeric pad that offers much much more than the usual keyboard. Customizable controls allow you to check email, edit text, surf the web, and control the music playing in the background directly from the keyboard. Use the Sleep Hot Key, for example, to suspend your PC and resume work later, without having to restart. In addition to the preprogrammed controls, ten customizable Hot Keys can be tailored to match your individual user needs. Built to withstand years of daily use, Microsoft guarantees the Keyboard Pro for three years. A removable palm rest provides added flexibility and comfort.

Product Description

Adds 19 hot keys and 2 USB ports to a comfortable standard keyboard / Detachable palm rest Sleep Hot Key 2 USB ports on the keyboard let you plug a USB device directly into the keyboard (with Win98 or 2000)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good keyboard, not perfect, July 19, 2001

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Daniel Bond (Houston, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Internet Keyboard Pro (Personal Computers)

I got my Internet Pro keyboard to go with my Celeron-based system running Windows '95. My previous keyboard was also a "multimedia" keyboard--a rebranded unit made by Chicony.

Overall, I'm very happy with my purchase. The construction is solid, the typing feel is very good, and it's quiet. I cannot put my Windows 95 system to sleep with the sleep key, although my previous keyboard allowed me to. I tested the new keyboard with a system running Win '98 and it goes to sleep when the sleep key is pressed.

The IntelliKey Pro software is pretty good, especially the multimedia features. It worked flawlessly. I would like more control over user-defined keys (only three or four are programmable, depending on how you count), but this is a gripe I would levy against every custom keyboard software I've seen.

The only caution I would give a potential buyer relates to the USB: This is not a keyboard that'll work on a "legacy-free" computer. It is a PS/2 keyboard with a USB hub, <not> a USB keyboard with a USB hub. Although my Windows 95 OSR 2.5 software states "USB support" on the CD label, the keyboard does not function with USB under Windows 95. This is not the fault of the keyboard and the software requirements on the keyboard box clearly state that Windows 98 is required for USB support. By the way, I was using a USB mouse for testing. The keyboard itself uses the PS/2 port and has an extra plug (a USB pigtail) for its built-in hub.

USB suppoort under Windows 98 seemed to work OK, although I did not have time to check this out fully. I understand there are a few glitches when using this keyboard with a USB mouse that happen when waking from sleep mode.

Overall, a good keyboard choice. Have reasonable expectations of USB and you'll be very satisfied.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best keyboard i know of, March 9, 2002

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Nilesh Tailor (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Microsoft Internet Keyboard Pro (Personal Computers)

Well i was searching for a keyboard online for a [less expensive] used price. And i found one. I was not specifically looking for a microsoft one, but i was hoping on getting it, and well i got it. When i was looking for more info on the keyboard i noticed that i couldnt get much info, especially what are the buttons functions, so I am going to tell you it. There are 19 buttons which do activity's. The activity's are or as microsoft calls it the Hot Keys are Back, Forward, Stop, Refresh, Search, Favorites, Web/Home, Mail, Mute, Decrease Volume, Increase Volume, Play/Pause, Stop, Prev Track, Next Track, and Media(lists all entertainment type programs such as real player, winamp, cd player etc.), My computer, Calculator, and Sleep. I found that the only buttons you can change the activity with is the mail button, calculator button, my computer button, and search so far. The detachable palm rest is not comfortable as my other palm rest so i dont use it. The keyboard lists keyboard shortcuts on the side of the corresponding keys such as if you were trying to copy a word you would press cntrl+ c, and on the side view of c you could see it says copy. The keyboard comes with PS/2 and USB cable joint together. The keyboard has a built in 2 usb ports. The keyboard allows you to disable some keys, if you wish to. Well I liked the keyboard, and i bought a used one, and found a great price for it too...

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good Keyboard, November 6, 2001

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dlmh "dlmh" (Highland Mills, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Microsoft Internet Keyboard Pro (Personal Computers)

This is a fine, sturdy keyboard that works with ME (despite the previous review). I'm using it on ME right now. You need to download the ME driver from MS though.

The key pressure is just right, the size is fine (not too small, not too big). The extra buttons are helpful. I gave it 4 stars instead of 5 because I'd like the wrist rest a little bigger.