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Logitech K480 – Bluetooth Multi-Device Keyboard

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well, im a developer and can see how I'd use this. It'll actually save a lil time when I'm coding and my gf's IMing me and I cant tell her to go away :D. She wouldn't even know I'm doing something else with the fast replies.

I don't know how it's over on the iOS devices, but with my Macbook/android setup I use mysms for texts, WiFi keyboard for long passwords and couple.me for texting with my girlfriend. Back when msn live still was a thing I used Adium but I can't bear to have skype open all the time since it's impossible to make the window smaller, at least now I can use Fluidapp and use couple.me as a sort-of native app and resize it…

> A long time i've been thinking about getting an external keyboard for my phone

I really like this one: http://www.amazon.com/ZAGG-FOLZKFLEXSLV-Zagg-ZAGGkeys-FLEX/d...

I keep it in my pocket. Goes a few months on a single charge. It has made my phones entirely more useful to me. That said, a rotary switch would be pretty nice on this thing...

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Yikes, that' abysmal. I have an iMac and use the apple wireless keyboard that comes with it and I can't even remember the last time I changed the batteries.

It's worth noting that the K810 is rechargeable, however. You can leave it plugged in over USB while it's at your desk, and unplug as needed. I carry mine around with a tablet as a laptop replacement and charge both every few days. I can handle 2 or 3 days of life if it means I don't need to stock AA batteries.

Yes, actually I like the idea of an internal chargeable battery through USB much more than replaceable AA batteries, since nowadays I´m very likely to have one (or two) USB chargers around when I´m travelling.

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additionally the K810 is backlit, which this does not appear to be, the backlit function is fantastic.

Really surprised it is not backlit, it seems like all the other keyboard options are.

The K480 is listed as half the price of the K810.

Touch typing skill is worth at least 50 bucks, apparently :)

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This is why I love my K750 with integrated solar panels. No batteries to worry about; it just works, always. And it's great to type on.

I tried the K750 and found the keys spaced out wider than I was used to. Did you get used to it?

I switch between a Macbook Pro and a Windows ultrabook (long story) and the keys are spaced slightly different on both. After couple days of finger-confusion, my hands just adjust to them easily. The mind/body is amazing that way.

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Very cool and useful product. I can't help but feel like I'm in some kind of cycle though, because I felt the same way about a KVM Switch 20 years ago.

Funny, I felt the same way about RS-232 switches ~40 years ago.

For example, http://tinyurl.com/poo777c

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That rotary knob looks awfully easy to break. There has to be a better interface than physically moving your hand up to the knob to change which device has focus. Also if this could also charge your devices that would be awesome also.

How is that easy to break? It protrudes like a quarter inch from the surface of the keyboard, and that's only the top third or so of the knob. I guess you could turn it too hard, but you're switching between three options, you really shouldn't be torquing it hard at all.

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I'm a longtime Logitech peripheral user and it's fairly disappointing that they always have some shortcomings that keeps me from loving their products. For instance, I write this article on a K760. It's similar to the Apple wireless keyboard but it's solar-powered and has multi-device capabilities. Unfortunately, its build quality is mediocre. I'd rather pay 20-30 bucks more and have a keyboard that feels better. Als…

Very much agree on build quality. I mostly use their mouses and their rubber side always wears out after a couple of months and if I'm lucky with that, I get the common double clicking problem with left click. Thankfully their customer support is amazing and they send replacements without too much hassle. (They even sent me a new mouse once even though it was out of warranty.)

I've had quality issues with some of their previous keyboard mouse combos, particularly bluetooth mice and perishing rubber.

However currently I use a M325 wireless mouse and its very tough. Carry it in my dusty laptop bag, dropped it a few times - no problems at all. No issues with rubber degradation. Highly recommended and works with unifying receivers.

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Um, ¥ 13,800 ?? That's 130 USD! I have researched this because the keyboards I love & use are wired (I have a veritcal Kinesis Freestyle and a ThinkPad USB Keyboard with TrackPoint): http://handheldsci.com/kb is only $59. The Aten CS533 http://www.amazon.com/Aten-Technologies-Bluetooth-Switch-CS5... is $67.

People spend all day on the keyboard. They're pretty important pieces of kit. $130 is nothing when you spread the cost over how long you use it.

Absolutely -- but I listed functional equivalents for less than half the price.
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