USB port or Bluetooth® low energy enabled device with keyboard support Logitech Options software on macOS® and Windows. Internet connection for software download I suspect that given the same use MX Keys will wearįaster (painted scissor/membrane key versus injection moulded caps and mechanical Lasting power – well my G610 is a few years old and will Speedy touch typist, but hunt and peck typists will probably prefer large,Ĭlunky keys of the Logitech K230 wireless keyboard at $39.95. The amenity question comes from the Logitech options app and if you can use Logitech Flow over multiple computing devices or the app-specific settings, then it is for you.īetter – as far as a keyboard goes it is good for me as a It is a well-made, well-designed keyboard that is quiteĭifferent from the plethora of keyboards I have worn out over the years. The fact that I did not hightail it back to the mechanical GadgetGirl’s take – Logitech MX Keys is for me The charge level shows up in Logitech Options, and there isĪn on/off switch to conserve battery – if you remember to use it. Implications but if you have to trust anyone Logitech is a safe bet. I suspect it uses Logitech OptionsĬloud to cut and paste that data from. The only requirement is that all devicesĪre on the same network (Ethernet or Wi-Fi). Plus you can transfer text, images and files between your computers – justĬopy on one and paste on the other. To the edge of screen A and it appears on computer screen B – repeat for screenĬ. It is called Logitech Flow, and it is as simple as mousing It allows key/mouse customisations, gestures, app-specific settingsĪnd one that I particularly like – move the mouse from one computer device MX Keys, like its cousin Logitech’s MX Master 3 (Mighty) Mouse work together.Īnd the secret is the Logitech Options software for macOSĪnd Windows. I know I could have gone back to my G610 weeks ago but I’m There is definite touch feedback from the keys that isĮqually satisfying. The same machinegun tap and strong actuation force feedback that you get with It didn’t take me long to get used to it. I really wanted to give the low-profile keys a good I have been using the MX Keys for several weeks now – so People have three computers on their desk – but if you do! Using MX Keys While it works well, I am not sure how many One keyboard/mouseįor your laptop, desktop or tablet. MX Master 3 Mouse) with up to three devices (Windows, Mac, Linux iOS andĪndroid) and switch between them with an Easy-Switch button. I also changed the MX Master 3 mouseīut here is the good part – you can pair MX Keys (like the Touch-type speed has a fast response time. Pressing a key and it appearing on the screen) but even with BT, my 100+ wpm The USB receiver has the lowest latency (the delay between Initially, I used the Logitech USB receiver but later swapped Oh, and it has a fashionable gunmetal grey deck and black It is backlit but get this – hand proximity sensors turn theīacklighting on, and ambient light sensors adjust backlighting brightness – It is 131.63 mm x 430.2 mm x 20.5 mm x 810g – it sits firmly Should – I hate it when these sit under the Return key) and despite the slim (albeit low profile), the arrow keys sit under the Insert/Home block (as they On the plus side it is well laid out with full-size keys Were little low-profile pads instead of proper ‘keys’, and it was so quiet. Compared to my Logitech G610 it was too ‘lightweight’, the keys When I first set it up, I really didn’t think we were going Ranging from “Stop typing so loud” to “Wow she’s working hard today”, whichīrings me to the first point. But when I worked in an office, I received various feedback Just on clicky keyboards – if you use one at home this should I also write a lot – it is good for 70,000,000 stokes (about 17 million words) and I have yet to break it – as I did annually to so many cheap keyboards. I love the deep throw, heavy activation force and the steady (if a little loud) tapping the keys generate. My current keyboard is an old G610 (now a G815). I absolutely love Logitech keyboards especially the Logitech G series mechanical keyboards. I was asked to review both the Logitech MX Mouse 3 (review here) and the Logitech MX Keys because a) said Managing Editor is left-handed (that rules out the mouse) and b) he is so rusted-on to mechanical keyboards that it may be challenging to get a real opinion. The Managing Editor’s long-suffering wife (he is not too bad – loves tech almost as much as me). So, what is so special about the Logitech MX Keys – read GadgetGirl’s review.
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