Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600 (2008)

By Xah Lee. Date: .

Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600

this came out in 2008

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Microsoft Wired Keyboard 600
$13 as of 2018-04-24. Buy at amazon

This is second cheapest from Microsoft according to MSRP (manufacture's suggested retail price).

compared to the cheapest

Added are 4 multimedia keys and a calculator launch key. But as you can see, there's one screw-up already. The function keys F1 to F12 now became special buttons, losing the tactile quality of keys.