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Summary: Best keyboard I've owned
Review: Excellent keyboard. Have no complaints.
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Summary: Sleek Keyboard and Mouse Make a Great Package!
Review: I Love this Keyboard and mouse set! I have had it for seven months, and wish that all the computers I use had the same set. The one thing I have found personally is that the keyboard and mouse don't waste a lot of battery power, which was one of my concerns when I first bought the set. The range is well over the stated range for me. I can get 20+ feet (why I would need that, I don't know!) and wireless is a whole lot cleaner and nicer than the wired keyboards of yesteryear. The set up is very easy, and requires only the receiver and the associated software, which I honestly don't use very often. But the play button capability for music listening is a nice feature that I like, and use more than my sound card's remote. The optical mouse is much better than anything Microsoft offers, and works fast and efficiently for any application! If your looking for a keyboard and mouse, this is the best set you'll be able to find!
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Summary: The best keyboard EVER!!
Review: This is the most comfortable keyboard I've ever used. I was skeptical about the zero-tilt keyboard and I couldn't figure why it needed the hard plastic lip that hooks onto the front, but then I set it up and WOW!! You can lightly rest your palms on the lip, which allows you to keep your wrists straight, which eases the strain that can cause carpel tunnel syndrome. I can type all day long and haven't had the kind of wrist strain I did other keyboards. And because your hands are always in the proper position over the keys, your typing speed will improve. If you spend more time typing than you do pointing and clicking, the keyboard will make the mouse almost unnecessary because it has its own scrool wheel. You can control most everything from the keyboard. The dedicated keys are where they should be and the programmable keys allow you to customize, the best of both worlds.The mouse is another story. It works wonderfully, but after about 10 minutes, my hand began to cramp. The mouse has a sort of lopsided hump, so if you use a mouse like I used to, gripping the sides with my thumb on one side, pinky with ring finger on the other side, leaving the index and middle fingers for the buttons 2 buttons and scrool wheel, then you'll probably have the same problem. Because of the thumb button, you won't be able to grip it properly and your hand will be in a very awkward position, and cramping is a sure thing. To avoid cramping, you have to basically palm the entire mouse, the lopsided hump makes it a perfect fit and all of your fingers will be in the perfect position to move the mouse back and forth, with your fingers in the correct position to use the buttons and eventually you'll wonder how you ever lived with that handy little thumb button. You can program all of the mouse buttons to your personal preferences and doing so is so simple, different users can reprogram to their own likes and dislikes. But the mouse does go through a lot of batteries. My daughter plays a lot of games using only the mouse and we need to change them an average of every 10 days. The good news is that they don't go dead suddenly. When the juice is low, you get a pop-up message telling you they're at a critical level and need to be changed. You can also check the level by clicking on the mouse icon in the system tray, so you do have fair warning. My old Microsoft optical mouse would notify me about 2 seconds before the mouse died, so this is an improvement, but still it can get expensive having to change them so often. Whether or not its worth it depends on how much you like having a wireless device. And as others have mentioned, there are times when the mouse will suddenly move across or down a page without warning, almsot as if it has a mind of its own. Sometimes I'll be trying to navigate in one direction and it'll seem as if an invisible hand is trying to send it in another direction. But, for me, its a hiccup that doesn't happen often enough for it to be a real problem, and it happens mostly when the batteries are low. So when it happens I consider it to be a sort of early warning system. I've had no problems with the software rewriting my WinXP device software, it installed easily, configured itself and would probably have worked right out of the box had Logitech enclosed better instructions. There were no written, detailed instructions to help you set it up, there was one of those leaflets with pictures. You could figure out the basics but the steps needed to orient the devices was missing. So when I disconnected my old equiptment and hooked up the new, I found that find worked. And because it didn't work, accessing the help menu in the software wasn't possible cuz I couldn't point & click on anything. So I had to disconnect the new mouse, hook the old mouse back up, and go to the logitech site to troubleshoot the problem. The problem had to do with tiny buttons on the bottom of the mouse and keyboard, as well as a button on top of the receiver. You have to press the buttons on all three pieces a certain number of times, in a certain order. That will connect them to work on the same channel. But even the troubleshooting guide on the website didn't explain that clearly enough, I ended up having to call Logitech and talked through the procedure step by step. To be fair, the CS tech that assisted me was polite and helpful and I was on hold for less than 5 minutes. But the call wouldn't have been necessary if Logitech had included better instructions. Once they were connected, I was in business and outside of the mouse problems already mentioned, using the duo is easy and extremely convenient. The software will configure any input device you connect, whether its wireless or not. And being wireless and not tied to a desk is great, the mouse works on practically any surface, I can lounge back in my favorite chair and use my pant leg. Its worked from over 15ft away and you don't need to have either device pointed directly at the receiver, so the range is very wide. Both devices are attractive and the black/grey colors match my Dell perfectly. The materials have a sturdy and solid feel to them. The only piece that seems fragile is the hard plastic lip, though I haven't had a problem, its my belief that if it was struck or knocked with something hard, it would definitely crack & break. But overall, I'm extremely happy with this purchase and recently purchased another duo for our other computer.
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Summary: great when it works
Review: I only still have it because my other keyboard/mouse options are very basic corded non-optical. Sometimes the mouse won't work when I start up the computer and leave teh mouse in the charger.
Sometimes it doesn't work at all. I have experienced having to restart multiple times before the mouse would work. And this is a brand new computer we are talking about here. 6/03
Today I had to reinstall the duo completely after restarting so many times I lost count.
It seems to not-work alot.
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Summary: Very Nice Duo
Review: I bought this duo as an alternative to my Apple Pro keyboard & mouse. After three weeks of use, I can not say but good things about both, the wireless keyboard and mouse. If you're still wired, and looking for a wireless solution, this is the deal. For Mac users like me, the software works well under the latest version of Mac OS X (Jaguar 10.2.6), and I would recommend you download the latest version if it didn't come included in the CD (latest is 1.1.1). The only negative aspect I've found so far is that at times when you try a startup keyboard command (like command-S or left mouse button to eject a CD), it will not work. This is not a problem for me though, since I have the base station connected to one of the USB ports in my Apple Pro keyboard and I will use this for startup commands. All in all, great deal. I might buy another soon.
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Summary: Good Experience With Logitech
Review: This, like every other logitech product I have owned, has worked flawlessly. My wife made me get this, because she was tired of my other keyboard's clicking. The keys are soft, but not too soft. I have had no problems with skipping or anything while playing Quake III. The software is great and easy to set up (I am using Mac OS X). So far, I would highly recommend this product.
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Summary: Great Products!
Review: Setup took maybe 5 minutes. Everything works great. The keyboard is very quiet and comfortable and so is the mouse. Both work just as well as if they were corded. I was able to use the keyboard at a distance of 10 feet without any problems.
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Summary: Keyboard good, mouse not worth the plastic it was made of
Review: I bought this combo knowing that the mouse might [not be good], and it was worse than I thought it was going to be. The mouse lags and skips and was made it very painful to simply navigate the desktop. The keyboard however is pretty good, and was the reason I bought the combo. I purchased the combo on sale ... because I really wanted a cordless keyboard, but unless you like laggy mice don't plan on being able to use the mouse that comes with it. My only complaints with the keyboard are the software and the play/pause button on the keyboard. The software is very primitive compared to the Microsoft keyboard software and does not allow you to map any key to whatever you want. Some keys can not be remapped, and the ones that can have a limited list of options. Furthermore the "Go" button and web buttons do not work with non Microsoft Browsers. My other issue with the keyboard is the play/pause button. It is way to sensitive to the point where when trying to paused a track, it will "double click" unless you tap it very very lightly and start the song over. Don't buy this combo unless it is at a price that you are willing to pay for just the keyboard.
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Summary: A computer junkies point of view
Review: I love the keyboard a lot, but the mouse has some to be desired. I often have stints of where I use my computer for gaming or for other things as many as 12 hours in a day. The batteries for this mouse last on average two weeks when used on my primary machine, but the batteries in the keyboard actually outlasted the hardware itself. (it quit working after a year, 1 week after it fell out of warranty) I ended up just getting another kb and mouse new and moved it to my 2nd computer which i only use about 10 - 30 mins a day. Its been like this for about 4 months and i have yet to replace any batteries in either mouse or keyboard. I like the shape of the logitech keyboards so I ended up buying the corded version with the cordless MX700 mouse for my primary computer everything i didnt like about the cordless elite mouse is fixed on the mx700, plus it functions with the accuracy and refresh rate of a corded mouse. I recommend that if you buy these you do not fall under any of the following catergories: 1. Use your computer more than 3 hours a day
2. Any heavy gaming, or any games that require a fast and accurate mouse.
3. Intensive photo editing or any application which requires a high DPI rate (if you know what DPI is you probably should opt for the MX700 mouse instead)
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Summary: The best cordless duo out there
Review: I don't know what all of you people are complaining about the mouse and keyboard have performed beyond my expectations!!!!
I have had them for three weeks now and the battery level are still at the top, and I use them at least 2 hours a day. I also love the third button next to your thumb it comes in handy. I would recommend this duo to any one that wants to be free of cords.
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