So, after three months, I've got a basic review of my "new" keyboard. When I got it, there was some signs of wear and tear on the keyboard and mouse. For one, some of the text on the bottom of the keyboard was faded. It looked like from being slid across a desk. The same goes for the mouse and for the glide pads on the bottom of the mouse. Rather disappointing.
One of the little flippers on the bottom of the keyboard just fell off the other day. I don't even use them, so it seems odd that it would just fall off one day without any reason.
They removed the scroll lock button, because "it's not often used" however, they added in an "F-Mode" key... for being dumb, I feel they are in need of... They also put the "connect" button in an odd place on the bottom of the keyboard, so it's a little too easy to hit when picking the board up. And the new layout of the "home-end" keys area of the board and moving of the "insert" key completely into a different area of the board. Not to mention the missing left windows key. Not major issues by themselves, but for us KVM users out there, I must say:
The mouse doesn't have an off button. Even with my lack of using the mouse, it has already died, within three months of use. I picked up rechargeable batteries shortly there after.
The keyboard has a simple and sleek "black" design. Smooth keys. Not to mention the special utility keys, such as backward, forward, and volume controls.
The keyboard batteries, which I really utilize, have not failed. I have replaced them with rechargables anyway, but they went three months without so much as a single issue. I did have to reconnect once to the receiver for the keyboard, but that was after taking a vacation for almost a week, leaving the keyboard and mouse sitting idle without anyone using them.
The mouse, lefty-compatible, fits well in the hand and is quite simplistic, utilizing the standard three button with scroll wheel. And the optical light hasn't cause me any issues as of yet, working just fine on my desktop, my mouse pad, the edge of the bed, even on the leg of my pants once.
It's wireless, need I say more? And I already knew about all of it's flaws before I purchased it.
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Break Even.
I'm not exactly impressed with my Logitech EX110 Cordless Desktop, but it's not exactly bad either. There is definitely room for improvement, and there were a few corners cut by both Newegg and Logitech, but nothing too serious. I'd buy another in a heart beat. As a matter of fact, I noticed several of these wireless guys when I was on site earlier today and was impressed with the wise decision of the owner to purchase a decent wireless keyboard. It really did help the office seem less cluttered.
