Arteck Ergonomic USB Wired Keyboard with Cushioned Wrist & Palm Rest, Backlit 7 Colors & Adjustable Brightness Comfortable Natural Split Keyboard with 6 Feet Wire for Windows Computer Desktop Laptop

I've used this keyboard daily for 3 months now, and it has been a great experience so far.It's my first time purchasing an Arteck keyboard, so I wasn't sure what to expect, but I had heard their brand is reputable for making solid, reliable devices, and thus far I would agree with that.I was looking for a very specific set of features in a keyboard, and this was literally the only one that checked all of the boxes on Amazon at the time of purchasing.Features I was looking for that it had:Ergonomic split key style with a padded wrist rest.Scissor-style key press mechanism (feels like a laptop keyboard when typing)Backlit keys with multiple color choices, including whiteA full sized number pad on the right sideWired, rather than wireless (although in hindsight, either would have been fine.)There are a few things about the keyboard that are relatively minor, not anything that makes it a bad experience, but that if I could have everything perfect in a single keyboard, I would prefer they were slightly different.The half-sized Up/Down arrow buttons, while functional, I would prefer full size ones like the right and left arrows. They feel a bit cramped to use.The delete key being about 3/4 sized is not that strange, but its position above and right-aligned to the backspace key is just awkward for me. I'm used to it being underneath, or off to the right side. Very often I will blind-press either the "FN Lock" (Function Lock) key to the left of it by mistake, thinking it is the Delete key, either that or the Calculator key (which works great in Linux by the way) to the right of it. 3 months in and I'm still not used to its size or placement unfortunately.Similarly, I'd rather the top row of keys on the number pad were positioned elsewhere, (or mainly just the color change button for the backlight not being above the - key) but I do understand that there are limitations to the amount of space they can work with, and appreciate that they managed to pack a bunch of extra feature keys.I'd prefer the print screen feature to have its own dedicated key, rather than being a toggle ON/OFF via the function lock. For example, to switch between the ability to take a screenshot, and the ability to refresh a webpage via the F5 key, you have to press the function lock key in between to toggle the functionality.Most of the functions controlled by FN Lock are used sparingly (volume controls, media playback controls, brightness settings, scroll lock and the insert key) but print screen is one of those that's pretty common for me, and would have been more helpful having its own key instead.Two more minor things related to the lights... if I had it all my way...By the way, at the time of writing, there was a discrepancy in the product description in regards to the backlighting colors so, for those who are wondering, the key colors on the HA315B model are: yellow, purple, cyan, white, red, green, and indigo (blue.)The first one is just a personal preference. I've surprised myself by gravitating to the yellow color lights.I wish the yellow color was more to the orange/red side, like a golden color. Instead it is closer to a yellow-green, which is fine, I would have just preferred something a bit more gold if I could pick. Not a big deal at all. I like that it has a lot of color choices!The other "issue" was just that the green lights in the center of the keyboard that tell you what buttons are ON/OFF for capslock, function lock, numlock, and so on, are SUPER bright. Way too unnecessarily bright. It looks great when you're using the green color on the backlight, since it matches well, but for everything else it's too intense and visually distracting, especially in a darker room.But, I got some old solid black electrical tape I had laying around, and cut little tiny squares of out it, and covered about 75-90% of the visible lights with that, drastically reducing their brightness to a more sane and tolerable level, while also being careful not to completely cover the lights, so I can still tell when they are on or off in general.It's a simple, low-tech fix, and again not a huge deal, but for future keyboard designs I would highly suggest putting a much dimmer and more subtle light in for those.All in all, it may sound like I have a lot of complaints, but honestly none of them are all that big of a deal.Almost every keyboard I've ever used has at least a few aspects that feel are a bit less than ideal compared to what I would prefer, and none of these things are detrimental enough to feel like a disservice to the experience.It's a very enjoyable keyboard to use and I'm quite pleased with it. The pros far outweigh the cons, in other words.I would definitely recommend this keyboard if you are looking for these very specific combination of features, like I was, and I'm pleased with my purchase for sure.If everything continues to go this well throughout the rest of the year, I'd safely be able to recommend Arteck, or at least this specific product, to anyone interested.

Summary:Keyboard feel, layout, and usability: 4.7Keyboard build feel: 4.5Keyboard durability: 4 (but read below)Value for the price: 5Vendor service: 5Overall score: 5 (but read below)Would I buy it again? YesThis keyboard is one of the few available in this layout - 96% (i.e., compact, but *with* keypad) that is also ergonomic. There are a fair number of non-ergo keyboards in this layout with all types of key switch, of course, but I have one with scissors switches that I like very much, and my hands and neck explained not so gently to me that I need an ergo model to use at least half the time, so here we are.This Arteck model has very decent feel for a scissors switch (think "quality laptop feel") keyboard. The keys have just enough travel and feedback to make it possible to type with a light touch, and I've experienced no dead feeling keys, as sometimes happens with less expensive keyboards. They are reasonably quiet, though the wide keys not as much. No better, or worse, than most good quality scissors switch boards.The backlighting is nice for this price range. I especially like the ability to choose a color, and that the color switch is built in, with no app needed (good news for those of us who use Linux). It's a fixed selection of colors for the whole board, rather than individual keys, just to be clear. The lighting quality is better than most in this price range, but not amazing - the keycaps on the top row don't allow quite enough light through to be clearly readable.The keyboard has extension feet to raise either or both of the front and back of the keyboard. Most every keyboard has the back feet, which are useless at best, and harmful in most cases, but it's nice that this keyboard includes front feet to allow for a negative tilt. Much better for ergonomics. The keyboard also has a mild tent (i.e., it slopes up slightly to the middle), to further improve hand positioning. I do wish the tent were perhaps a bit higher, but it's similar to other boards of this style, and sufficient to get some benefit.I've experienced no usability issues with either Windows 11 or Linux (Fedora 39 & 40, to be specific). Some less expensive boards can cause issues when transitioning to sleep mode, shutting down, or booting up, usually because of marginal USB implementation. So far I can't attribute any such issues to this keyboard, but since such issues are sensitive to operating system patches, I'll adjust my review in the future if I see anything.Now for the "read below" portion: durability. The first keyboard I received back in February had what I'm currently assuming was a manufacturing defect. Just recently, I was doing routine maintenance on my main PC, part of which is blowing out the keyboard to make sure dust and such doesn't build up. I find this extends the useful life of keyboards *considerably*. When I did this, the right Alt key suddenly started buzzing and rattling. The lower clips of the key cap had apparently popped free. That happens sometimes with scissors switches, so I gently pressed down to reconnect the cap, and the upper clips popped free. That *doesn't* normally happen. When I examined the keycap, I could see that the lower clips had actually *broken*. I've never seen that happen before.To be clear, I don't use canned air on my keyboard, which, if you blast at the wrong angle and too close, can cause stress on the caps and sometimes pop them off. I use an electric blower for electroncs maintenance, which is gentler (and saves me from buying so much canned air). So there was no reason for any issue.Now the good news. I contacted Arteck at the support email address on the product label. Side note: *every* manufacturer should put a support email address on their product -- it can be an ordeal to figure out how to contact most of them when an issue comes up.I emailed on a Friday afternoon, asking if they could send me a replacement keycap to install in place of the broken one. I received a reply on Monday morning, and after providing them my order number, they shipped out a replacement keyboard immediately. I received it within a couple days, and I'm typing this review on it.It's pretty rare to get prompt service these days, and I appreciate Arteck doing such a good job!I'm hoping that this issue was just a manufacturing defect, and that the keycaps are not just very fragile by design. If I experience any issues with the replacement keyboard, I will update this review accordingly.

I took a chance on this keyboard and was pretty happy with it. I liked the back lighting and stuck with the lighter blue as it was a pleasant color for me.It is a little bulky and was a bit spread out for my hands but I adapted. It did miss some of my keystrokes possibly because I didn’t hit them hard enough so I had to go back and re-enter a lot.I got a good 2.5 years of heavy use out of it before the “n” key kept sticking and eventually stopped working. I didn’t see any obstructions or anything else that may have hampered it. The top of the tab then broke off. All the other keys are fine.I dunno if I would buy it again. I will shop around for something a little different. I may come back to this keyboard if I don’t find anything else.

I was experiencing wrist pain due to repetitive motion, (setback of working from home). I had seen the bulky ergonomic keyboards and I didn't want something huge taking up space on my home desk. After searching for ergo keyboards and reading the reviews, I am sooooo glad I decided to purchase this one! It is absolutely perfect! Took a day or two to get used to the keys, (especially the delete key)… but best of all, my wrist pain went away!! The attached wrist pad is so soft, it really cushions the wrists as you type. Best of all, it’s not loud! Always found the loud keyboards to be annoying whenever someone typed. LOLThe different color options are nice too! You can change it up, dim it down, all based on preference.Don’t wait. Buy this now!! I’m so glad I did!