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Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by aceazzameen »

treyfitty wrote: post #2

I suppose the only thing that makes this a better proposition is Logitechs Flow software, which allows you to use the same keyboard/mouse across multiple devices on your network, without having to manually switch. Otherwise, keychron's low-profile keyboards are a better value.

Or there's Microsoft's Mouse Without Borders, which can be used with any brand mouse/keyboard. I use it all the time.

https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/all/mouse-...

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by gigaflop »

treyfitty wrote: post #2

I suppose the only thing that makes this a better proposition is Logitechs Flow software, which allows you to use the same keyboard/mouse across multiple devices on your network, without having to manually switch. Otherwise, keychron's low-profile keyboards are a better value.

I have one of their MX Vertical mice connected to my phone, laptop, and desktop, and can switch between the pairings with the hardware button on the bottom. If I was traveling a lot, I'd probably consider this as a good option to have a compact-but-comfortable keyboard.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by zweifuss »

What I don't like about the MX keyboards is that they don't have an IBM compatibility mode. For example, the pause key is Start+Fn+B. So the familiar break combination in Visual Studio CTRL+Pause is CTRL+Start+Fn+B. The Fn key is on the left, so it requires two-handed operation. Some key combinations can not be reached at all, not even as a macro. The macro facility (progammable key) is near useless anyway.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by ubertaco »

This looks like a non-hotswappable board with proprietary switches, and it's still tied to Logitech's wireless dongles (which are notoriously bad about both causing and being super-sensitive to 2.4Ghz-spectrum interference).

I mean, I _think_ the switches are proprietary -- the page has no real information about the switches at all, which is a bit like selling a computer by showing you a picture of the case and telling you it has "a CPU".

Hotswappable switch sockets are basically a standard feature in the mechanical keyboard scene these days, with boards that sell for as low as $50-$60 having hotswappable sockets.

I don't get who this product is for, other than maybe someone who has heard mechanical keyboards are cool but is daunted by doing any research into what mechanical keyboard options exist out there.

Enthusiasts will see the non-standard switches and lack of hotswap, and the fact that it's Logitech, honestly, and will bounce off.

Non-enthusiasts will see that this Logitech keyboard is $150, but doesn't offer all that much more than their cheaper wireless multi-device keyboards, and will just buy a cheaper non-mech option.

At $150, it's priced above most budget boards (the sort you'd see on /r/budgetkeebs, which is more my wheelhouse anyways), but with none of the selling points of the boards in that range -- and it's getting into the low end of "standard"/"pricier" boards, but again, it can't compete with boards in the $60 range....so why bother?

*EDIT*: I'm seeing a lot of folks responding to this and saying "look, this is exactly what I'm looking for", so...I stand corrected. The above are my own opinions (and as a little bit of a hyper-frugalist sometimes, I'd still recommend shopping around on prices), but they're just that: my opinions. Don't let me make you feel like you're stupid or wrong to like what you like just because it's not what _I_ like! If this is your jam, then I'm stoked for you, and congrats on possibly finding the exact thing you're looking for!

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