Microsoft 21Y-00004 Designer Compact Keyboard – Black ( UK English Key Layout)

11 October 2024Bargains House

Price: £99.97
(as of Oct 11,2024 01:13:46 UTC – From the manufacturer

Two colours to match your style

Available in Matte Black and Glacier.[1]

Pair with Microsoft Number Pad and your favourite mouse.*

Slim, compact design Your new go-to wireless keyboard

With its sleek design, premium finish and low‑profile angle optimised for more productive typing, you’ll immediately feel at home on this space‑saving, modern keyboard.

Optimised for exceptional comfort

Microsoft Designer Compact Keyboard delivers optimised key travel and a built-in expressive input (emoji) key,[2] plus a Screen snipping key to quickly capture, copy, paste and share.

Expressive input key for quick access to emojis, symbols and more.

[*] Sold separately.

[1] Available colours may vary by market.

[2] Requires Windows 10 with the latest updates.

Compact design saves desktop space and allows for close, comfortable mouse position; Bluetooth LE 5.0
Optimized key spacing and key travel for fast, fluid typing
Sleek, low-profile design complements any workspace
Expressive input key for quick access to emojis, symbols, and more (requires Windows 10 with the latest updates.)
Connect to 3 devices and switch seamlessly between them (Smart Switching not available on devices running Windows 10 S)
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Customers say

Customers like the quality, feel, and size of the keyboard. They mention it works well, has a lovely feel when typing, and is compact. Some appreciate the quality and ease of use. However, some customers have mixed opinions on connectivity and value for money.

AI-generated from the text of customer reviews

Reviewer: DamianR
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Superb keyboard!!
Review: I really love this Bluetooth keyboard.The quality is exceptional. A really nice weight to it and the keys have a lovely feel to them.I was a little concerned to read the negative reviews regarding the auto switch off and recovery time, but I needn’t have worried.I think some people are just incredibly impatient!It takes less than a second to get powered back up if it has performed an auto stand by and none of your typing is lost, it catches up very nicely.Obviously you shouldn’t expect any backlighting on this device because of the power drain and I’m a little surprised that some are marking it down for not having it!I bought the white version to accompany my lovely ocean plastic MS BT mouse.I’m using them both on my latest PC build.Bluetooth pairing in Win 10 was effortless with my TPLink BT dongle.Windows found the keyboard immediately and asked me to type in a number code to complete pairing.I downloaded MS Mouse and Keyboard Centre software which enables some customisation of both the mouse and keyboard.It’s just the right size for me. The keys are smooth in operation with just the right amount of feedback.There’s just the right amount of tilt for me too as I sit here at my desk.I really don’t mind the relative shift key sizes. I guess I’m used to that on other keyboards and it doesn’t cause any issues with me. My fingers automatically find the smaller left shift key with no errors.The lack of backlight isn’t an issue for me. There’s enough light spill from my twin monitors in a darkened room to help see the keys.This is such great quality and better value than Logitech equivalents.Plus it works flawlessly with my TPLink BT dongle and Logitech devices don’t always play nice!!So, yes, thoroughly recommended!

Reviewer: Client d’Amazon
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Amazing Keyboard
Review: I am happily writing this review from my sleek, slim, top notch MS Designer Compact Keyboard!Iâ€™ve been looking around for quite a while for a compact tenkeyless keyboard for my WHF set up.Iâ€™ve tried the Arteck Bluetooth Keyboard but was not impressed. Iâ€™ve then decided to give a go to the Apple Magic Keyboard but was not ready to spend the big money for a brand new one so got a refurbished from a third party seller on Amazon but ended with a fake that Iâ€™ve returned pronto!I can now say that I found the one for me.This is very close to the keyboard of my Mac Book Pro 2015 which says a lot about its quality.The keys are soft and smooth and offer a nice travel.The keyboard is made of plastic but with a very nice finish. It felt a bit flat because of its very low profile when I first used it but Iâ€™ll definitely get used to it.Last but not least, Iâ€™ve got it at a Â£35 which is great price on Amazon Warehouse – Like New. You can by the photos that itâ€™s looks like itâ€™s brand new.

Reviewer: Katja
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great little BT keyboard, but what’s up with those shift keys?
Review: tl;drAll in all, I would have preferred an ANSI layout, but I live in the UK, so what can I expect. This is a good if a bit steeply-priced BT keyboard. It feels well made, and is a decent typing experience, although key travel is a bit short. The left shift-key is wonky, the right shift-key is wonky in a different way, and the arrow keys will be ‘so so’ to some. Still, this is very much fit for purpose and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend it.—As other reviews and answered questions have pointed out: despite the product pictures, you will indeed receive a UK ISO layout. The question I have for Microsoft is: what’s up with that left shift key? Given how strangely long the right shift key is, couldn’t you have shortened it a bit to make the left shift longer? See my picture, to see what I mean.Or you know, it would be nice if companies started providing ANSI layouts. But anyway…The key-travel on this board is a little short, but not terrible. It’s greatly reminiscent of laptop typing, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. Although, if you’re prone to smashing keys, e.g. you might be used to a heavy mechanical switch, then you’re going to feel as if you’re typing into your desk — at first, anyway.The keyboard is all plastic but has a nice texture to it. It has a very slight positive angle and I’ve heard criticisms around this — that you can’t give it more a positive angle, i.e., tilt it up higher. However, that’s bad for your wrists and isn’t ergonomic, so I have no fault with MS’ decision here. The angle more-or-less replicates key staggering, and that’s a good thing.This is essentially a 65% keyboard layout given the inclusion of the arrow keys. Top and bottom are smaller, and both are about the size of either the left or right arrow. I’m not an arrow key person so this doesn’t bother me, but I can see how it might. We even have a smaller set of F1 – F12 keys, with media and various other controls that can be interacted with via the ‘fn’ key. And oh hey, MS has software that you can download to change the behaviour of some of these keys. It’s not extensive remapping, but it’s some.MS has also added an emoji key that is Windows only, and that’s a nice edition. I don’t know that I’d ever use it, but I can imagine the odd situation where it might come in handy. There’s nothing to fault here, really.The board itself is powered by 4 2032 cell batteries. They have a claimed 36-month lifespan, and that’s probably about right.All of that said, I recommend this. Especially if you don’t want a keyboard with, say, round keys.

Reviewer: Mark Northway
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Great design
Review: Easy to use, good weight, responsive keys – a great piece of kit for the office or on the move.My only minor reservation is that the keys go right to the edge on all sides so it’s easy to press a key by mistake when picking up the keyboard or moving it around the desk.

Reviewer: BB
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Quick connectivity and wrist friendly
Review: Amazed how this sleek keyboard can make pleasant typing experienceHighly recommend this

Reviewer: Crazychickst
Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars
Title: Fantastic keyboard
Review: Love this keyboard and connects easily to my MS computer. Good size and portable. Not cheap but an investment.

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