I have a section in my left column whoops, right column I mean, called, “Do Not Spend Money,” which is a section of things I want to buy.  Well, I just bought the Microsoft Natural Ergo 4000 keyboard (Yes, this is an affiliate link), and I’m impressed!  The reason I’m posting this up now?  It’s on sale!  $29.99!  I just bought mine from Amazon.com for $45.00, but since this through an Amazon.com affiliate, CompUSA, I can’t get a price refund unfortunately (FYI, use this tool to find out price changes @ Amazon.com).

If you’re looking for a new keyboard, this one is great.  It’s quiet, yet feels responsive to typing.  It’s slick and for $30.00, is not a bad price!  I can finally replace my ten year old Microsoft Natural Keyboard.  You can see it pictured here, to the right of the Arizona can:

Why did I wait so long?  Well, for the longest time, I’ve been waiting for a replacement to my old white keyboard that has the same key layout, especially the 6 button section with Delete, Insert, Home, etc.  I couldn’t stand this layout, which all the current keyboards seem to have:

So the 4000 has a section that looks like this, which is the style I like:

Hey when you’re working with computers all day every little change on your main input device makes a dramatic impact on productivity.