Bakker Elkhuizen S-Board 840 Saturnus Slim Mini Ergonomic Keyboard , KEYBSAT1HY

I'd recommend this keyboard to anyone. I used one years ago with a static mouse, but then went on to temp jobs and didn't make a fuss about how I sat at my desk when on temp assignment. As a result I caused myself sufficient arm and back muscle damage to miss work. Remembering the really comfortable compact keyboard I had used before, I checked it out on RSI/health websites and they all recommended the 840 Saturnus. I bought it in a rush through Amazon and it was delivered very promptly. The price was pretty high but my need to be able to work was more important. It has immediately helped me get back to work properly. The keyboard is very familiar under the fingers in terms of size of keys and board layout. As a trained typist who uses top-row numbers only, I don't really use the number pad so I don't miss that. Also, it's not ostentatiously 'ergonomic' - it just looks efficient and organised, which is a good look! The primary benefit, tho, is that the keyboard is narrow enough to place your mouse immediately next to it and not feel cramped or find yourself stretching your arm out sideways. So no more arm and back straining required. I've also invested in a static mouse, the Kensington Trackball, which again, cuts down dramatically on arm and back strain very quickly. The 840 Saturnus keyboard and Kensington Trackball mouse are a magic combo and a really good investment.

I tend to no longer write reviews for amazon but I disliked this so much I'll make a special case.This thing has been designed to look sleek and cool but at the cost of actually doing its job. If you do much keyboard work you need Home/End/etc but instead they've put them on the arrow keys so you have to press a modifier key to get them to work. Idiotic. There are keyboards the same size which don't unnecessarily combine functionality.The keys have been flattened for coolness which reduces tactile feedback. Better yet, the function keys are together in a thin row at the top, ungrouped, and so close together it's impossible for me to tell by touch which one I'm on, or even if my finger's overlapping two, forcing the user to look down to operate. Amazingly stupid.The final touch of class is that the keyboard defaults to having numlock on when turned on, or whenever you switch to a different account (and intermittently numlock comes on when you successfully log in too). This shows their attitude to QA. Avoid this keyboard.FYI the A4 Tech KL-5 Mini Slim Compact Keyboard <ttps://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B001CJH6Y6> was far better except it didn't have a Ctrl on both sides of the space bar (essential for emacs users) so I've defaulted to the Perixx PERIBOARD-407B, Mini Keyboard <https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0064M436A> which I don't like the chiclet-style keys of, but it's least it works. They're both, incidentally, a fraction of the cost of this overpriced junk.

Ok but very expensive for what it is - a keyboard/

Good product

I have had this keyboard for just under a month. The first one that I received was bent in the middle and didn't sit flat on the table.This keyboard really is nice to work with, but the lack of a numeric keypad means that you will have to reassign some keys such as enabling Dragon Naturally Speaking - and you can't just pick one at random (such as F2) - you need to think about the other apps that you use.It would be good if the manufacturer supplied a keyboard overlay tool so that you could redefine some of the keys along the top of the keyboard as these seem to be aimed more at the domestic user rather than the professional, though I fully realise that mostly professionals would be looking to buy this.Why 2 stars - there is a bit if a quality issue. The paint has already worn through (completely) in less than a month in one area of the keyboard. I spoke to the retailer who says that it is a known issue with hand cream, but in my case it is because that is where my thumb rests, Most keyboards last at least a year before showing signs of wear - for example a Dell will be shiny after a year and will have a dip after 3 years. I would be surprised to see this last for more than a year.

I've been looking around for a keyboard that's a little special for some time now. What I mean is something beyond the boring and bland norm, something with style, a contemporary look and feel, and something that ooses quality at a price that doesn't hurt. Then I found what I was looking for. The Bakker Elkhuizen KEYBSAT1 S-Board 840 Saturnus Slim Mini Ergonomic Keyboard - yes, bit of a mouthful - but it ticks all of the boxes. It's also very good to use! I've had the model for a couple of months now, and it is a pleasure to type on. The keys are responsive, yet forgiving, the quality of the materials used is without fault, and the size of the keyboard at 31.8cm x 21.4cm and a low tapered profile of 3.4cm, allows it to sit comfortably in front of a display monitor/screen, and the ergonomically optimal (mmm, get me) positioning of a mouse to the left or right, depending on your persuasion. Priced at just under £60, it is reassuringly inexpensive.

Key contact bounce on left hand keys leads to repeated letters. Believing this to be a sample fault, I bought a second (I cannot face the Amazon returns process from rural France) - which had the identical fault.Shame, it is a nice design otherwise.

Responsive and compact, great for reducing shoulder strain if using a mouse on the right. The numeric keys and arrows are folded into the main keyboard, using an extra 'Fn' modifier key, though a separate numeric keypad is also available for those rare occasions where it might be useful.It's not silent, but it's not super-clacky like buckling springs. The key movement is still fairly crisp, deep and definitive, for touch typists, unlike the awful Apple keyboards from the last decade.USB connected with two ports, useful for things like wireless mouse receiver dongles.