Microsoft EKZ-00001 Modern Keyboard with Fingerprint ID

Excellent, soft yet tactile keys. Very happy with purchase. Setup was a bit strange, but easy and once setup it works perfectly.It is a bit expensive, but both looks and feels very premium. Smooth edges and Aluminum body make the footprint quite small. The Keys don't jiggle or move around in the body. i actually wanted to type something to keep feeling the keys. The Keyboard does turn off to save power if you don't use it, reconnection is about 2-3secs. It's hard to explain how much more of a joy using a computer with a good keyboard is, and the Modern Keyboard gives you that feeling. The Keyboard is not backlit, but the keys reflect the screen even in a dim environment. The keyboard is not spill-proof.The Fingerprint sensor works fine, sometimes it picks up your print up really quickly (like TouchID on iPhone) and other times it takes a longer press. One thing to note, it only sends the Print Data once the key is released, so holding your finger on the key (even when it registered fast) will not unlock the PC.The Windows 10 buttons are really useful and intergrate nicely into the PC experience. The Calculator button and Clear buttons are clear examples of it's usefulness. i use the Notification and Overview button quite alot too. The Search button brings up Cortana in type mode. The Fn activation button is sticky (remains lit) so multiple Fn buttons can be pressed or to turn off special keysThe strange setup process means i couldn't set this up with a phone or something other than a Windows PC easily, so i didnt even try. It may not even be possible. I only had one issue during setup, but after i installed the latest Windows Updates it worked - There is also driver package you can download that fixes the no pop-up issueI only wish there was a battery indicator or low battery notice on Windows somewhere to gauge it.

I really didn't want to like it. I've been through dozens of keyboards the last few years. I had finally settled on an old dell media keyboard that had a built in USB port that i could plug in my fingerprint reader. I have gone through just about every logitech keyboard. Even though logitech mice are top notch, their keyboard are horrible...high lag and batteries that died and very cheap plasticy feel. And although the old dell keyboard works great, it does have a pretty high key profile and travel depth. After typing on it for a long time, my fingers would get sore.Which brings me to this Microsoft keyboard. I absolutely wanted to have my fingerprint reader with windows hello support and i don't need my desk cluttered with a whole bunch of usb dongles or hubs. This keyboard has a low profile like the apple keyboard, a great solid built quality, built in fingerprint reader, and works both wired through a microusb cable or through bluetooth! I left it plugged in. I think keyboards just work better when they are hard wired in and they have lower latency and no bogus power saving features. I think this is the first piece of Microsoft hardware I've gotten since i switched from their mice to the logitech mice. Would it be too much to ask for a version of this keyboard with fingerprint reader and a USB hub? :o)

This is an awesome keyboard made with great materials and a great typing feel, but there are a few issues.- After a few minutes, the lights on the num pad and fn buttons will turn off to save power. This is a problem because I'm constantly switching between fn keys and they media keys and I can never tell if they are on or not with out having to press it to find out.- After about 30 minutes of no interaction, the keyboard will enter a kind of sleep mode and will have to be woken up. So the first button you press will not be picked up by the computer. This is tough to get used to because I've had about 20 years of keyboards being immediately responsive.- It reconnects very quickly, but it still needs to reconnect- All the above is to save on battery and make it last the touted 3 months. I would be fine with it lasting less than 3 months if the thing would just stay on. Or at least for a longer amount of time.- There are absolutely no settings at all. This is normal for a keyboard, but I should be able to change the "sleep" settings. I don't need it to last 3 months, I have a charging cable right next to it. I just want it to stay on.- The fingerprint scanner is useless, it takes about 10 tries every single time I try to unlock my device. Luckily I spring for the Creative Labs F200 camera way back when it was experimental, so I usually log in with facial recognition. That being said, it doesn't always work (but really, what should I expect, it's Windows) so it would be nice to have a second, fast biometric passcode method. But alas, it is not there yet.