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Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by octagons »

mbesto wrote: post #173
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?

Yes. 1) I switch between a mac (work) and windows (leisure/gaming) and thus switch between a mac wireless keyboard and a mechanical windows one. I move one to the side so the desk doesn't get cluttered. 2) Desktop cords depending on what computer I'm using are a pain to route properly.

I just use one of these: https://www.rosewill.com/rosewill-rcus-17003-2-x-usb-type-b-...

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by NegativeLatency »

Night_Thastus wrote: post #248
ktross wrote: post #241

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They're mostly a computer peripheral company. They've always made a ton of products like keyboards, mice, webcams, speakers, headsets, microphones, game controllers, etc. I've only experienced issues with fragile plastic parts in sub $80 headsets. You definitely shouldn't be seeing such a critical design flaw on a $200 headset. The quality of their products used to be pretty good, but it's becomming obvious that they…

Are you sure the issue is static electricity? Despite being essentially some of the best mice on the market, the switches they use are a bit sub-standard. Over time, they tend to develop double-click issues. (Where a single click registers as two) I had a G305 that did this, and given the low price of the mouse I gave up going through the work to desolder and replace the switches.

I use their thumb track balls and this is a regular failure mode for me

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by tekknik »

whitey0101 wrote: post #147
matwood wrote: post #125

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I also have a Keychron and it has been a one stop, buy and use until it dies kind of thing for me.

I had 3 keychron keyboards, each lasted less than a year before the switches failed, reverted back to a logitech K780 from 5+ years ago and it works a champ. Also Keychron had some obscure usb cable requirement, that they could never convey over support emails. You would think that any usbc usbc cable would work for a keyboard, but not the few I had laying around that were longer than the provided one Just my two cen…

I also have 3 keychrons. One for my wife and myself with a second one with cherry clears for myself. None of them are having problems and they’ve been daily drivers for years now.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by ktross »

Night_Thastus wrote: post #248
ktross wrote: post #241

Earlier quoted context omitted.

They're mostly a computer peripheral company. They've always made a ton of products like keyboards, mice, webcams, speakers, headsets, microphones, game controllers, etc. I've only experienced issues with fragile plastic parts in sub $80 headsets. You definitely shouldn't be seeing such a critical design flaw on a $200 headset. The quality of their products used to be pretty good, but it's becomming obvious that they…

Are you sure the issue is static electricity? Despite being essentially some of the best mice on the market, the switches they use are a bit sub-standard. Over time, they tend to develop double-click issues. (Where a single click registers as two) I had a G305 that did this, and given the low price of the mouse I gave up going through the work to desolder and replace the switches.

I'm not 100% positive, but it seems to be. Blowing into the front of the mouse would fix it for a few minutes. I saw a bunch of threads about it the last time I looked into it.

If I recall correctly, there were firmware updates that claimed to fix the same or similar issues, but those had no effect for me.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by writeslowly »

runamok wrote: post #141
arinlen wrote: post #53

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> 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 like this one that seems similar to the logitech "mini" one. https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k3-wireless-mecha... It's low profile, has replaceable switches, can use a cable or bluetooth, is a fair price and has worked really well.

I have one of those, but the wireless doesn't work well for me (shuts off after about 5-10 minutes, takes a few seconds to turn on again, and runs down the battery in less than a week), and the it defaults to a really crazy looking moving backlight scheme.

On the other hand, I have a wireless logitech with a little trackpad I use for controlling my PC from my couch that's been on the same set of AAA batteries for over a year. So a proper mechanical logitech with a wireless dongle is sort of appealing to me.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by tekknik »

welfare wrote: post #227
devit wrote: post #126

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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.

With wireless charging and desk mats you may not even need to plug them in to charge them anymore.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by saiya-jin »

LoLFactor wrote: post #236
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've used Logitech peripherals all my life and I stand by them. Specific to the keyboard, here's my experience of switching over to mechanical. I asked around, and people did recommend building my own, which I was cool with, but my needs were pretty specific and informed by my old keyboard (that I had used for 10+ years and had gotten accustomed to). I wanted a very specific layout: US International, the ISO variant…

Holy effin' moly I am not alone... square Enter, no stupid shift slashes placement. It took me forever to find something (actually didn't - Roccat I have have this idiotic tiny Enter, but good volume control knob which is super useful too), and I don't even want bluetooth since I never move it around.

Logitech G915 looks great if it just used the cable, it seems to have volume knob/roller too. Too bad there isn't wired cheaper equivalent, at least I don't see any.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by tekknik »

teawrecks wrote: post #247
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…

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 going to tear a board apart to replace a switch.

Re: Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard

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Post by [deleted] »

gigaflop wrote: post #6

They don't tell you what the actual switches are on the page, but they look like Cherry's low-profile switches, which will hopefully mean that the keycaps can be customized. Taller keycaps like SA or MT3 profile might not be great with such short travel, but GMK/OEM/Cherry profile would probably be comfortable.

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