Just above the main QWERTY grid you’ll find a small gap and an arrangement of function keys including Esc, F1-F12, Home/End/PgUp/PgDn/PrtScn, volume, and Ins/Del. The layout of the keys also follows a slight curvature, not to the extent of Microsoft’s flagship ergonomic keyboard, but still enough to be chic. The Arc’s surface continues this organic feel with a raised center that gently slopes downward towards the side edges and front, leaving the rear edge raised as if the keyboard had small kickstands – it doesn’t.
Though each key maintains a 3/4″ diagonal square profile, the rounded corners and clever stand-off appearance from their flowing bezels has an inviting feel to it. The keyboard aims to be as aesthetically pleasing as possible by keeping things as round and organic as possible, without inconveniencing touch typists. Realizing that the majority of today’s miniature keyboards are seen as scary and uncomfortable, Microsoft’s design team has taken a firm stance on hard corners, micro bezels and other generic oddities such as improperly-sized delete and tab keys – lose ’em! No, this is a keyboard meant to be used by anyone.
If there’s one thing that immediately stands out about the Arc Keyboard, it’s that this is not a nerd’s compact keyboard.
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