Recently I got 2 sets of Microsoft Sculpt Ergonomic Desktop Keyboard & Mouse Bundle (https://www.microsoft.com/accessories/en-ca/products/keyboards/sculpt-ergonomic-desktop/l5v-00002) for use in office and at home.
Quick review:
- The wrist rest for the keyboard is soft: but easy to get dirty
- Note F keys are button rather than ordinary keys. Do not purchase if you need F keys often.
- Key is easy to type on
- Buttons on the mouse are soft
- Note the keypad is separate. If you need the keypad often, consider https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/p/surface-ergonomic-keyboard/90pnc9ljwpx9?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab
- Note if you purchase the mouse and the keyboard separately you will have 2 USB-A dongles: but the full set only requires 1 dongle if you get the set version. You cannot separate the set: and dongle is not reprogrammable.
Another version of this keyboard exists as https://www.microsoft.com/en-ca/p/surface-ergonomic-keyboard/90pnc9ljwpx9?activetab=pivot%3aoverviewtab
To get this keyboard & mouse working on macOS you will need the following list of software:
- Karabiner at https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/
- Mos at https://mos.caldis.me/
- SensibleSideButtons at https://sensible-side-buttons.archagon.net/
all of them are open source.
Steps:
- Change the switch on the right corner of the keyboard to Fn
- Go to Karaviner-Elements.app, select the keyboard,
- switch the left command and option keys
- map
right_guitomouse5(Mouse buttons-button5) - Remap F7~F9 to match the keyboard symbols.
- Open Mos.app. Adjust the scrolling as needed. Maybe in\verse the scrolling.
- Open SensibleSideButtons.app. Enable it.
Result:
- F keys will map the media keys
- Command and Option keys match Mac keyboards
- Scrolling is smoothed
- Back key on the mouse is back; Windows key is forward(at least in Chrome)
Missing:
- Calculator key: it's not showing up in keyboard events
- Double-tap is missing since no mouse would support tapping except for Magic Mouse 2
This was very helpful!
BTW
For me, the mouse back and (win) forward buttons are working in chrome without the SensibleSideButtons.app
Hello, have you got this keyboard working on a Mac OS Catalina or Mojave? I have the Sculpt desktop and the mouse works pretty much plug and play. but the OS doesn’t seem to recognize the keyboard at all. Thank you.
I use Mojave myself and did noticed such issue once.
I guess you must be using some sort of USB hub – make sure that you are using the USB-A on the USB-C hub. i.e., no hub over hub.
Shifting from a USB-hub to single connector USB-A>USB-C solved this problem for me. Thanks for posting the solution!
Hi,
I recently bought this product and have managed to get the keyboard working with my Mac (Catalina) through Karabiner.
However, I still can’t see any signal from the mouse. Nothing happens when I scroll or click, I’ve tried both Mos and SideButton programs but nothing comes of it.
Anyone experienced this/ have any suggestions?
Thank you.
Seems that your mouse is somehow not paired up with the receiver.
Unfortunately unlike Logitech ones it’s NOT POSSIBLE to pair up devices by yourself: the frequency is written in the device and receiver when manufactured.
Having said that I don’t really recommend using that mouse: the build quality sucks. I say get a Logitech mouse and move on.
Hey,
Wondering if anyone else facing a random lag delays with keyboard? Tried different options, connecting dongle directly to the landing zone, or via usb extension cable.
Keyboard – sometimes; Mouse – frequently. MS’s hardware quality is basically crap.
Yes, switching from a USB hub to directly connecting via a single USB-A to USB-C adapter worked for me as well.
FWIW, I feel like this is a flaw with the keyboard. In 2022, most keyboards should either be fully bluetooth enabled, or using a USB-C dongle. (I was about to toss the thing, it worked so badly when going through the hub. I’ve successfully used that hub for everything else for about a year with no problems. It’s only this keyboard.)