I’m a software developer. I have had this keyboard and mouse since July 2014. And I’ve had numerous jobs that provided keyboard and mouse, including at a company that gave me a Logitech Ergo + MX vertical mouse combo that costs over $220, which I gave a month to get used to; their philosophy is the longer you can keep a developer’s hands on the keyboard, the better. And after a month, I still brought this Sculpt combo in from home. Let me tell you why.
This keyboard is very comfortable to type on; I cannot type on non-wavy or split keyboard anymore without feeling discomfort very quickly after getting used to this keyboard. I have some badass and expensive mechanical keyboard that I hardly use due to this, which I only use for gaming now. The Logitech that my company got me is good to type on too, but just the keyboard or the mouse individually cost more than this Sculpt combo.
This Sculpt mouse also fit my hand like near perfectly. Its high curve makes it actually fit in my hand naturally. Unlike my gaming mouse, my hand have to be more flatten and more of the bottom of palm has to rub on the table. This mouse’s high curves reduces the surface area to table ratio. While I like the MX vertical mouse’s scroll wheel, I don’t like how much of my hand’s surface area have to be rubbing on the table, from my pinky to my wrist. Like this is where there Sculpt mouse truly shines for me. It just frigging fits!
I wish everyone could have find that mouse that fits your hand near perfectly like I have. It’s tough to go with any other mouse for productivity.
Now let me talk about the negatives. The rubber on my mouse is completely disgusting looking. The wrist fabric on the keyboard is very worn. But I’m the only one touching it, so as long as I’m comfortable on it, I don’t care about what anyone else says. I definitely wish the materials would be better, and I hope that Microsoft come up with a new version of this. But considering that I’ve used this for 6 years for 5 days a week, it definitely held up. That said, I believe that this mouse is on its last legs. The battery life on the mouse is shorter. The same batteries mAh used to allow this mouse to run for 6-8 months now can only run it 3. Not to mention that I sometimes need to knock the mouse a few times for it to even get power. So I’m thinking some internal wiring is loose causing inefficient battery drain or no power. I guess after 6 years, it’s probably time. I’m hoping that it’ll last another year for Microsoft or somebody else to come up with a similarly shaped mouse but with better material. The keyboard is still fine, just that the wrist rest fabric is worn and I have to stuff the fabric back in the corner every now and then. Battery life seems fine on that.
(Update: I have officially put this mouse out of its misery. RIP July 2014-November 2020)
| Standing screen display size | 17.8 Inches |
|---|---|
| Wireless Type | 2.4 GHz Radio Frequency |
| Average Battery Life (in hours) | 3 years |
