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    Microsoft Optical Desktop Elite for BluetoothMicrosoft Optical Desktop Elite for Bluetooth

  • Category: Input Device
  • Price: $154 direct (CHECK PRICES)
  • Company: Microsoft Corp., www.microsoft.com

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    Microsoft has refined its previous Optical Desktop slightly to come up with this Bluetooth version. The chief difference is that it trades in the large RF receiver for a compact Bluetooth dongle. The keyboard is extremely well laid out, with large media keys along the top and a scroll wheel on the left.

    Read the full review: Microsoft Optical Desktop Elite for Bluetooth