Equipped with a USB transceiver and utilizing 2.4 GHz wireless technology, the Wireless Desktop 850 from Microsoft is a wireless keyboard and mouse combo that allows users to move up to 15′ away from their PC and still maintain a wireless connection. Its other features include Windows shortcut keys, a Windows start screen key, an ambidextrous design, Microsoft optical technology, Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 128-Bit encryption, and a battery life indicator. Additionally, the mouse features a scroll wheel and a power switch.
The Wireless Desktop 850 is compatible with Windows 10, 8, and 7, as well as Mac OS X 10.4 – 10.7. It requires 150MB hard drive space for software downloads and updates, and includes 2 x AAA alkaline batteries, 1 x AA alkaline battery, and is protected by a limited 3-year warranty.
Alexane Hessel (verified owner) –
If your prose were as economical and effective as this keyboard, you’d be a 21st century Hemingway. The mouse, too, does yeoman work–if you accept Webster’s definition of yeoman as one that sees a program through. All in all, a bargain good enough to inspire the writer…to consider buying a second such unit and stashing it away for that day, some years down the road when you’ve worn the letters off the keys and the transceiver starts to falter. Not a product for gamers, I fear, but perfect for those who write the stories on which such games are based….
Edward Fay (verified owner) –
I’ve used this combo on several computers, and it just doesn’t fail. Easy set-up, and it’s a comfortable fit for my work area.
Lupe Huel (verified owner) –
I’ve got a small form computer dedicated to my weather system. With minimal USB ports, I need a mouse and keyboard combo that only uses one port and this works great.