"Desktop" Keyboards for laptops

I want need an external keyboard for my Latitude D630. I prefer the ergonomic ones with the split keyboard but most of them seem to be for desktop computers. The ones I like have the word "desktop" in them, like "Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000" from Microsoft. Do these work with laptops by any chance? They probably don't but I thought I would ask to double check

I tried calling Dell, but I was bumped around for 30 mins so I finally hung up. The canadian reps don't seem to have a strong command of the english language...

 

If you can plug it in, it will work. Keyboards are pretty much standard these days, USB or PS/2. I suggest you check whether the plug for the keyboard is PS/2 because I don't know many laptops that come with one (make sure they aren't referring to the mouse if it is a package, sometimes it will say support for USB and PS/2 when only the mouse has an adapter for the USB).

 

Yes they will be fine, any USB keyboards will work.

 

oh~~ ok. Good thing I asked. So only the USB ones will work though? The wireless ones wont?

 

Wireless ones comes with USB wire less receivers, you plug the receiver in to the USB port and it connects wirelessly to your keyboard/mice.

 

As mentioned, wireless keyboards usually come with USB adapters, but you can also find bluetooth keyboards that will work with internal bluetooth modules. Finally, PS/2 keyboards will work too if you buy a PS/2 to USB adapter or have a relic of a laptop with a PS/2 port.