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Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by fomine3 »

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…

Now Amazon offers many non famous brand (likely rebranded Chinese OEM) products and find good one from there is nightmare. Some consumer may stick familiar brand like Logitech or Corsair.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by dirtyid »

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?

Wires get dusty, it's one less thing to worry about for me.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by canes123456 »

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 want a mechanical keyboard with a unifying dongle. I have three laptops I switch between. I can plug the dongle into my monitor or dock and I never have to worry about switching inputs.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by fomine3 »

Gigachad wrote: post #24
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…

Eh, I really like the Logitech wireless dongle. So much more reliable than Bluetooth and it works on the bios screen as well. Never really cared about swapping switches much and I want my keyboard to be wireless. I’d consider buying this if I didn’t already own the regular mx keys.

Yes, it's also good that Unifying receiver support multiple devices.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by fomine3 »

meragrin_ wrote: post #391
ceeplusplus wrote: post #321

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It's certainly not 15% marketshare among premium corporate users. I bet if you condition on the company spending at least $700/unit on laptops for their employees, Apple's marketshare is more like 70%.

> condition on the company spending at least $700/unit on laptops for their employees Did you miss a digit there? Seems like a very low bar. Every non-tech company I am aware of spends well more than that on laptops for very basic computer uses. Where I work, Apple is a choice, but very few people have them. The only people I know who go for them are designers.

You're fortunate.

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Post by Kerrick »

wing-_-nuts wrote: post #207
Kerrick wrote: post #107

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I bought a mechanical keyboard with clicky blue switches and brought it to work at my open office company. Very quickly my coworkers encouraged me to buy one with silent clear switches. I now own two. The clicky one stays at home.

I want a mechanical keyboard that's as quiet as possible. I assume you did research to find the best options. Would you have any resources available?

I did not do tons of research but I ended up with Cherry MX Clears.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by utopcell »

xd1936 wrote: post #27
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 mind the Logitech Unifying Receiver dongle, but I wish they'd make a USB-C one already.

So true. It's weird that they're stuck to usb-a for so long.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by markmark »

tekknik wrote: post #259
teawrecks wrote: post #247

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Does "use-it-till-it-dies" mean if a single switch goes bad you'll just buy a whole new keyboard? If so, I recommend not spending so much on a mechanical as the ability to swap individual switches is one of the main things you're paying for.

I’ve been using mechanical keyboards for at least a decade now and the only time I’ve had a switch go bad was when I spilled a drink on it. Technically it was still good but since it was a sugary drink the switch got sticky. As many before me have said, I am a professional programmer. I don’t care nor have the time to replace switches. I have a backup keyboard that gets swapped in if a switch goes out. I’m never goin…

I spilled half a pint of beer into my kinesis advantage (cherry brown switches) and it worked fine after opening it and giving it a wipe down and letting it dry. Switches failing just isn't on my radar. I'd be more worried about the extra failure mode of the sockets needed for swappable switches. If it comes down to it I can solder in a new switch.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by verall »

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 hate to just pile onto the other recommendations, but you can get a beautiful ducky with real MX browns for only like $100. They're no-fuss and built great. Probably an extra $20-40 if you want individual RGB lit keys that can do whooshy rainbow effects.
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