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Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by prometheus76 »

bayindirh wrote: post #21
ubertaco wrote: post #16

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 telli…

> 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. Me, or anybody who needs a no-fuss, one-shot, buy-and-use-it-till-it-dies type of consumer. I don't care about changing switches. I don't care about DIY. While I'm perfectly capable, I don't want to spend time on that. I…

I own a DasKeyboard with MX Browns and it's my daily driver at work. I prefer MX Blue switches (or even MX Greens) because I grew up in the old buckling spring era of IBM keyboard dominance (my home keyboard is an old Model M from the late 90s). I would use a clicky keyboard at work, but my coworkers don't like it, so I stick with the browns. I HIGHLY recommend the DasKeyboard. It's hefty, and I installed a custom key set with my preferred key profile and I LOVE it.

This is the one I own and I can't recommend it highly enough: https://www.daskeyboard.com/model-s-professional/

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by ascagnel_ »

darzu wrote: post #195
ubertaco wrote: post #16

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 telli…

Last I checked, there were no mechanical keyboard using dongles. Way better than bluetooth.

I have a Nuphy keyboard on order that supports a 2.4GHz USB dongle in addition to Bluetooth. It was one of the main reasons I went with that brand.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by morsch »

FireBeyond wrote: post #156
jamesbfb wrote: post #44

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> which can work with any OS, incl. firmware updates. Keyboard that needs firmware updates? Yuck. It’s an input device. I’ll stick with my 12 year old WASD Code and Model M thank you very much. /end boomer

Typing this from my WASD Code Keyboard, that I love - am on my third (mostly coffee spills, not mechanical failure)... ... you do realize that these guys have firmware updates, too? https://support.wasdkeyboards.com/hc/en-us/articles/36001851...

I kind of would have expected a $175 keyboard to survive a coffee spill. It doesn't really happen anymore, but as a kid I must have spilled soda on my no-name keyboards once a month, with no ill effects.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by falsenapkin »

ubertaco wrote: post #16

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 telli…

> notoriously bad about both causing and being super-sensitive to 2.4Ghz-spectrum interference

Can someone speak to this?

I'm asking because I have a Nintendo Switch and I play games with split Joy Cons in docked mode, my right cons have been absurdly unreliable and I'm trying to understand the reason. I've had 4 pairs but they all suffer and the left never does. The console is to my left and my laptop with the Logitech dongle is to my right so I wonder if that has something to do with it. Turning off my mouse seems to help but maybe I should be removing the dongle too...

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by kasperni »

dsr_ wrote: post #87

Can someone explain to me the attraction of wireless keyboards? I get wireless mice: they're much easier to reposition - but my keyboard stays in one place all the time. Do other people move their keyboards repeatedly?

> Do other people move their keyboards repeatedly?

No, but I move my laptop repeatedly.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by ascagnel_ »

metaphor wrote: post #40

> Compatibility: Logi Bolt USB Receiver[^11] > [^11] Not compatible with Logitech Unifying USB Receiver technology So you'll have to throw away your existing MX Anywhere 3 and repurchase this seemingly vaporware "for Business" variant[1] if you want a single transceiver for mouse+keyboard? Hmm... [1] https://www.logitech.com/en-us/products/mice/mx-anywhere-3-f...

The decision to go from Unifying to Bolt is mystifying to me, since there's seemingly no user-facing benefit. It makes upgrading less enticing -- they should have either rolled out a new set of peripherals that all supported Bolt at the same time, or they should have rolled out an interim generation that supported both Bolt and Unifying.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by welfare »

devit wrote: post #126
bayindirh wrote: post #21

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> 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. Me, or anybody who needs a no-fuss, one-shot, buy-and-use-it-till-it-dies type of consumer. I don't care about changing switches. I don't care about DIY. While I'm perfectly capable, I don't want to spend time on that. I…

Why would you buy a wireless keyboard for "daily work" which needs to be "no-fuss"? You are putting your security at risk (who knows whether the encryption is secure or whether the Logitech drivers are backdoored), as well as your convenience since you'll need to charge it periodically and there's a good chance you'll forget it (or forgot to buy disposable batteries if that's what it uses) and be completely unable to…

If technically feasibly, I would pay a premium for every single device and peripheral to be wireless.

I want my desk to be 100% free of clutter and cables and am willing to live with having to recharge devices, paying a premium and am not at all concerned that someone would hack my wireless webcam.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by II2II »

bayindirh wrote: post #81
II2II wrote: post #75

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I cannot speak for their recent keyswitches, but I bought a Logitech mechanical keyboard a few years back and the switches started failing after a couple of years. Being able to replace keyswitches kept the thing running for a few months longer. Eventually I gave up and replaced the entire keyboard since it became clear this was a design issue rather than a manufacturer defect. Still, the ability to replace a broken…

I'm running a G710+ at home for five years at least (I bought when it was just discontinued for a steep discount), and written my Ph.D. on that, incl. the code and the manuscript, I can say that they're not bad. Nothing is broken, no led is burnt off or no key has faded. Being said that the G710+ uses CherryMX Browns which do not tend to die that easily.

It was a G413 in my case, with Romer-G switches if I recall correctly.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by imtringued »

arinlen wrote: post #53
bayindirh wrote: post #21

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> 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. Me, or anybody who needs a no-fuss, one-shot, buy-and-use-it-till-it-dies type of consumer. I don't care about changing switches. I don't care about DIY. While I'm perfectly capable, I don't want to spend time on that. I…

> Me, or anybody who needs a no-fuss, one-shot, buy-and-use-it-till-it-dies type of consumer. You can get a cheaper no-fuss mechanical keyboard from reputable brands with respectable components for far less than this logitech keyboard is being sold. From the top of my mind, Akko keyboards are quite nice, and most of their products sell for $50 less. You'd need to be completely, utterly clueless to go to Logitech for…

I got a random mechanical keyboard for $50 on an eBay auction. It is a Logitech keyboard and it is terrible, probably the worst keyboard I have ever used. It lasted less than a year before button pressed started registering twice or not at all.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by dotancohen »

bayindirh wrote: post #43
0des wrote: post #38

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how dare you have simple yet unrefined tastes! how DARE YOU

I'd rather tend my fountain pen collection in that time instead. Sorry for being so crude and tasteless. :)

I'm also a mechanical keyboard aficionado and I always write with a fountain pen. It's probably not an uncommon correlation of interest, all things considered.
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