Keyboard Reviews

This was a wonderful purchase. I considered many different ones, but this was what looked the nicest and had exactly what I needed-a pen and stylus that feels like a pen (because it is one!). It also has a very nice feel on the touch screen, a much more substantial tap than a flimsy plastic stylus. If you use a stylus for any length of time, you will really appreciate the comfort of the full-sized pen. True, it does not fit in the stylus slot (I keep the original stylus in place in case I'm ever without my pen), but I knew that when I bought it and it was what I wanted. It fits well in my zipper case, easily accessed. It also has a pocket clip. I am very, very happy with it--even better, it's a great price!

This is what a stylus should be. After all, one of the key features of a PDA is the graffiti function which is difficult to master with the original stylus. It was not until I was able to get the feel of a regular sized pen (which is what the Platinum Pen Dual Action PDA Stylus is) that I was able to not only master the letters and numbers on the graffiti tablet, but also the punctuations. If you use a pocket sized case for your PDA, you probably will not be able to fit this stylus into the stylus holder, however larger cases usually come with pen holder slots (it will fit there just fine). If you are accustomed to putting your pen in your shirt pocket and want the feel of a regular pen then this product is for you. If you are looking for something to keep with your PDA (case) and then slip into your back trouser pocket then this may not be what you are looking for.

1). Beautifully designed;
2). very convenient for use.
3). small enough to put into pocket while big enough to grab conveniently.

I have at least 4 stylus pens. This one is my favorite.

I own the Logitech Cordless Navigator Duo since about 6 month now.

First the good news:
The mouse is great, it's ergonomic, has two buttons plus the wheel which incorporates a third button. The handling of the mouse is very nice and precise, it works on almost any surface.

The bad news:
I am running a variety of operating systems: Windows 2000, DOS, Gentoo Linux and BeOS. The keyboard does ONLY work as it is supposed to with Windows and DOS. All the other systems are a nightmare with this keyboard. The so-called "ghost letters" appear constantly. This means that when I am typing in any software, letters appear which I did not type, on it's own. In my case it's the "q" letter. On other occasions it's just a space. This mostly happens when I use the backspace key--the keyboard inserts a space on it's own.
This really is a nightmare if you regulary write emails etc., the only work-around is to use the delete-key instead of the backspace key. On Linux it also seems to help to disable the F-keys. However, then you won't be able to use the F-Keys.

I know I am not alone with this problem. If you google for the phrase "unknown e1 escape sequence" in Google Groups, you will notice that several people have the same problem and noone ever found a solution.

Afterall I really urge everybody who wants to use other systems than Windows not to consider this keyboard, it will drive you crazy.

I recently tried a Microsoft wireless combo to replace a wrecked keyboard on my HP PC. I exchanged the MS for the Logitech and am much happier. The big difference is the layout of the Function keys and keys over the arrow keys. The MS board has the F1-F12 keys in four groups of three; the Logitech has them in three groups of four, like every other keyboard I use. The MS board also had a different arrangement of the Insert, Delete, Home, End, Page Up and Page down keys; on the the Logitech they're in a "standard" 2X3 arrangement.

If you only use one computer, the key layout is no big deal. If you use more than one, the differing layout can be very annoying.

FWIW, I also prefer the shape of the Logitech mouse.

Update: The batteries in the mouse lasted about 4 months; pretty good considering that the LED is always on. The batteries in the keyboard are still going strong. On average I use them almost daily for 1-2 hours/day.

We burn through a lot of keyboards: the only complaint here is that the keyboard is noisy, with clattering, and that can be solved by one of those soft plastic key-cover things.
Okay: the wrist rest is comfortable. The buttons at the top let you log off user (which shuts computer down, be careful!) pulls up email, Instant messenger/sms, Webcam, Media, will mute colume, pull up your home page and do a computer search!

The mouse is great: now everywhere I go I'm trying to spin a wheel to scroll down, this is so convenient.

Altogether a great keyboard/mouse combo.

I've been using the original MS Natural keyboard for years and I love it. But I wanted to go wireless so I bought this set. Unfortunately, it falls far short of being functional. Overall, the keyboard and mouse have a nice solid feel to them. The keyboard especially has a nice feel to the keys. Reception has not been a problem at all.

Here are the problems:

Keyboard:
1. The strangely laid out home/end/pg up/pg down/insert/delete keys that everyone has mentioned.
2. In order to conserve space, the different key pads are placed uncomfortably close together. The letter keys, the home/end/cursor keys and the numeric keypad are so close together that they are almost one continuous keypad. This makes it difficult, tactily, to move from one set of keys to another. This sort of defeats my purpose, which was to buy a full-sized keyboard for my laptop. For instance, when I use the page up/down keys, I have to be careful not to press on the numeric keys. These are not things I need to be thinking about when I am touch-typing.
3. Again, a space-saver issue. They have brought the function keys right down on top of the letter keypad and the scroll-lock/print scr/pause keys down right on top of the numeric keypad. I use the numeric keypad a lot and because they have basically added a 6th row of keys at the top, my hand is always positioned on the wrong keys and I'm typing all the wrong characters. Same with the function keys, which I also use a lot. Not only are they right on top of the number keys of the keyboard, they have these sort of random spaces between them, which again, makes them very difficult to use when touch-typing. With this keyboard, I've been forced to resort to hunt-and-peck typing a lot.
4. One last negative. Yet again, a space saver issue. The right shift key has been reduced to nearly a "normal" letter-key size in order to squish the cursor keys right up against the letter keyboard. This makes the "enter" key stick way out past the shift key. And again, tactily, I constantly end up pressing Enter instead of Shift because the shift is a good 3/4 inches in from the end of the Enter key.

Mouse:
1. Huge mouse. Not good for small hands, which I have. It is also a right-handed only mouse. So if you're a lefty, you're out of luck. I'm not a lefty but I mostly use my left hand for the mouse and I switch to my right, when my hand get's tired. It is nice to have that versatility.

I suppose once you get used to these inconsistencies, it would be an adequate keyboard. But I wonder why I should have to relearn to type to suit Logitech's quirks? P>The one thing that the old MS Natural keyboard and that none of these new split keyboards have is the reversed "stand" (can't think of a better word) where it tilts the keyboard AWAY from you rather than toward you like they all do now. When the keyboard is tilted away, it is much much much more comfortable. I have seen other people mention this as well. I wonder why they did away with that excellent feature. Right now I've propped up the Logitech with a piece of wood under the wrist pad. Makes a world of difference.

I'd been wanting to get an ergonomic keyboard for some time, as I type an awful lot and I thought I'd give it a try. I found this Logitech combo (Logitech's a name I've used and found dependable) that was cordless to boot, and perfectly competitive price-wise with wired devices from other makers. I couldn't be happier. I can't believe I waited so long to go ergo, and to go cordless for that matter (well, cordless headphones still suck). This combo has worked flawlessly for me. The software is just perfect, letting me adapt all buttons on mouse and keyboard to my needs--on a Mac no less, the last, and only, bastion of one-button mouse design. I tested the keyboard to see how well I could send commands from a distance. I was amazed to find that not only did it work wihout a hitch at 6 feet or more, but also even facing in the opposite direction against a wall. I think these products prove beyond a doubt that cordless input devices have finally made it--prove to me at least for sure. Highly recommended.

I highly recomemd this product.As fare as I'm concern is best deal for the money.

One of things I like about reviewing is I get to choose what products to review. I am a big fan of Microsoft so reviewing this product was easy for me. The Internet Keyboard Pro is my keyboard of choice bar none!

The keyboard has both the PS/2 and USB adapters, also the keyboard has a USB port so that you can add other USB devices to it. The software that comes with the keyboard is both Windows (X and 2000 compliant and the installation was a snap.

You have button to automate the getting of mail, search the net, bring up the calculator and put the keyboard to sleep and you can configure the buttons to meet your needs. The lightweight, easy to maneuver and easy touch keys also make this an attractive buy.

The only thing that Microsoft may want to do is make this a cordless device and that would make this the complete item. Also Microsoft has other keyboards available, so spend some time checking out the Microsoft Website. This keyboard is priced to fit every budget and overall rates high marks!

I have had this keyboard for years now. I really do not use the "internet" keys, but i really like the calculator key, seeing how im always looking to do a quick calculation.

It might not be as quite as other keyboards, but the keys feel fine to push, and after years they have not broke or got stikky, and i have used it alot Daily.

The arm rest is the best feature, along with the Huge spacebar. The keys feel very natural, and i like how they slope up. Well worth the money.

~hope this helps

Couldn't have been more impressed with the level of service. One of the most honest and respectable merchants I've had the pleasure of purchasing from.

Nice pen, got one for my wife and I several months apart and from two entirely different stores. Both came with non-functioning roller tips, but plenty of ink... Decent pen after you call manufacutrers, wait a couple of days, and install new ink cartridge.

the stylus rights smooth on my pda.the pen is very good.the pencil writes very good.im very glad i got this.

well i really liked this pen, stylus or pencil, whatever it is but it is really cool, i bougth a couple one for me and one for a gift to my principal, i knew she was going to love it, i always have trouble when swicthing from stylus to pen and so on, sometimes i can't find my stylus and its rigth next to me, and this pen takes that trouble away, you got to have one of these.

Nice pen, got one for my wife and I several months apart and from two entirely different stores. Both came with non-functioning roller tips, but plenty of ink... Decent pen after you call manufacutrers, wait a couple of days, and install new ink cartridge.

the stylus rights smooth on my pda.the pen is very good.the pencil writes very good.im very glad i got this.

well i really liked this pen, stylus or pencil, whatever it is but it is really cool, i bougth a couple one for me and one for a gift to my principal, i knew she was going to love it, i always have trouble when swicthing from stylus to pen and so on, sometimes i can't find my stylus and its rigth next to me, and this pen takes that trouble away, you got to have one of these.

Nice pen, got one for my wife and I several months apart and from two entirely different stores. Both came with non-functioning roller tips, but plenty of ink... Decent pen after you call manufacutrers, wait a couple of days, and install new ink cartridge.

the stylus rights smooth on my pda.the pen is very good.the pencil writes very good.im very glad i got this.

well i really liked this pen, stylus or pencil, whatever it is but it is really cool, i bougth a couple one for me and one for a gift to my principal, i knew she was going to love it, i always have trouble when swicthing from stylus to pen and so on, sometimes i can't find my stylus and its rigth next to me, and this pen takes that trouble away, you got to have one of these.

Nice pen, got one for my wife and I several months apart and from two entirely different stores. Both came with non-functioning roller tips, but plenty of ink... Decent pen after you call manufacutrers, wait a couple of days, and install new ink cartridge.

the stylus rights smooth on my pda.the pen is very good.the pencil writes very good.im very glad i got this.

well i really liked this pen, stylus or pencil, whatever it is but it is really cool, i bougth a couple one for me and one for a gift to my principal, i knew she was going to love it, i always have trouble when swicthing from stylus to pen and so on, sometimes i can't find my stylus and its rigth next to me, and this pen takes that trouble away, you got to have one of these.

Because of brief experiences with Microsoft ergonomic keyboards, I intended to order the cordless ITouch (nonergonomic) instead of this; however this was the only one in stock and I ended up getting this one... The keyboard is really nice. As another reviewer mentioned, the slope of the keys feel much more natural than the microsoft. However, I have to disagree with the previous reviewer about the layout of the home/end/etc keys. If the keys have to be in a vertical layout, this layout makes much more sense than the microsoft's - microsoft arranged the keys in a seemingly random order, while logitech left most of the keys in their standard place.. (insert/delete and page up/down are where you'd expect) The cordless mouse is also far superior to microsoft's - the movement is much smoother and more responsive. I had to take off one star for 1) the "logitech" key seems to randomly think it's pressed once in awhile and pops up an annoying help page; 2) when i play some games, in order to get a decent response time from the keyboard i always have to press the "connnect" button after every reboot both of these problems are probably driver/software problems, but they're annoying

I tested over 20 keyboards before purchasing this one, and fell hopelessly in love with the way the keys felt. Forget about the cool radio technology, or the fact that this is an "ergonomic" keyboard, or even that it comes with its own mouse. It's just a pleasure to type on.

I was skeptical of the radio technology which makes the keyboard portable. I thought it would work, but with occasional glitches. Yet I honestly can't tell a performance difference between this technology and having a plug-in keyboard. If anything, I've noticed that the included mouse is more accurate than my old Logitech First Mouse Plus. And, as with the keyboard, it just *feels* better.

As an ergonomic keyboard, this board's chief competitor is the Microsoft Natural Keyboard Pro. I really wanted to like that keyboard. It was a good deal cheaper, had more function keys and even a couple of USB ports. But there's something about the curve of the board that's just awkward. The slope is not as subtle as this one, and those severe angles make typing harder somehow. Worse, the keys are very much noisier.

And the MS Pro's apparent advantages largely disappear on closer examination. The MS Pro seems to have more special function keys than the Logitech. In particular there are a number of web exploration keys that the Logitech seems not to have. But Logitech has put additional web surfing help into the mouse. Press down on the mouse wheel, and a convenient palate of web surfing tools sprouts up. Also, the MS Pro's USB ports aren't that much of an advantage. Because you have to plug the keyboard into an existing USB port, you expand your total ports only by one. That leaves only price and a single USB port as the net advantage of the MS Pro.

To me, that means Logitech wins hands down.

Once you let yourself get used to the ergonomic design, you wont go back to typing on a standard board again. It's akward at first, but keep at it. Your hands will never tire, you wont get carpal tunnel and you feel more relaxed at the end of a long day of typing. I love the freedom from cords, both with the board and especially the mouse. Again, give the mouse a fair try, and you wont go back to a standard design. I love the center scroll and thumb back button.....( that's how I have mine programed)
I started with their wireless mouse, then onto the "Cordless Trackman Wheel ( I dont care for that one) then onto the Cordless Desktop Pro. One interesting thing, I can use the cordless trackman wheel at the same time I use the cordless mouse. No separate programing, or hookups. Both work off the same remote receiver.
Anyway, I'm on my computer an average of 10 hours a day, 7 days a week. I've only had to replace batteries in my units TWICE in the last 2 years!!! No, I dont do much gaming, but I do lots of photo editing.....anyway, I use Duracell's and have had good luck with them in these units.
Again, once you finally get used to the board and mouse, you literally cant, and wont want to type on a standard lay out as Your hands will feel akward and uncomfortable....
I love this unit and hope others will give it a try. They wont regret it.

Just a quick report on my experience with this mouse. I'll start off by mentioning that perhaps I had unrealistically high expectations...
First off I should mention that I already own it's sister mouse, the MX700, which I use with windows XP, using the standard generic drivers - i.e. I didn't install the Logitech drivers. It works great!

I recently got an iBook with built in Bluetooth. It seemed that the MX900 would be perfect - A great mouse, no wires, and also a bluetooth hub which I could plug into the winXP box and use for wireless internet between the two computers (Yes it CAN be done).

Well the MX900 connected to the iBook easily enough. I got the 4th & 5th buttons working with Expose, but the mouse doesn't move right. When plugged into Apple's bluetooth it develops really horrible acceleration, which make it a real pain to use :(

Anyway I though so long as I can get the wireless internet to work then I won't mind so much. After a lot of messing around I got a bluetooth network set up on the winXP desktop machine. After even more messing around I got as close as it seems possible to get to getting Bluetooth networks set up on OS-X. Basically OS-X doesn't really support them I found out :(

So I'm going to return the mouse. Hopefully I can swap it for a normal wifi router - I just won't have a cool mouse to go with it :(

Oh one weird thing I noticed - the build quality of the MX900 (bought in the US) isn't as good as my MX700 (bought in the UK). Bizzare seeing as they look essentially identical. The MX900 just feels cheaper, the buttons rattle etc.

However I should add that if you intend to use the mouse for a normal destop PC then it's still a great purchase, and probably the best mouse you can buy - I think the extra $40 (over the MX700) is worth it for the bluetooth - if you need it.

I got this mouse with the Logitech diNovo Media Desktop which came with the bluetooth hub and a keyboard and media pad. The only problem with the mouse is that the software that lets u assign keystrokes to the buttons on the mouse actually disables the middle mouse button (mmb). I use programs that require the mmb and was wondering why this didnt work until i shut down the program SetPoint from my system tray. Doing so will render the quick switch button inactive but i find it faster to switch programs by pointing and clicking then by pressing a button then pointing and clicking. Without the program all other buttons work as normal. I dont need to assign special tasks anyway.

Another point of interest is the battery life. I have the hub which recharges the mouse which is a must because if u dont keep it charging when not in use it will run out. U can check ur batteries by running the SetPoint software and it allows u to check batteries for the mouse as well as the keyboard and media pad if u have diNovo.

All in all, its a great device if you use bluetooth, but if u dont need or use bluetooth you are probably better off with a regular cordless.

I love this mouse. I use it with my laptop everyday. My Dell laptop has an internal bluetooth receiver thus making this small and easy to use. I have to charge the mouse on the hub once a week, however I really don't mind too much (I keep two extra dbl-A batteries in my laptop case). I do have to make sure to remove the batteries when I'm on the go (or the batteries will drain from detecting movement). This mouse is not suitable for left-handed people. I like the weight it has (not lightweight, but not too heavy). Its range is great (thats bluetooth for you).

One mistake I made once was that I tried to install the Logitech software in my WindowsXP (If you just use the bluetooth software that comes with your laptop, it will find the mouse just fine). The software disabled my internal bluetooth device in the laptop and I had to use the hub in order for the mouse to work (not acceptable - otherwise I would have purchased the mx700). It took me a while to figure out that it wasn't just the Logitech software I needed to uninstall, rather I needed to remove the bluetooth hub software as well (very misleading by Logitech).

I only rated this 4/5 stars due to the short battery life. Still, don't let that deter you if you don't mind working around that (I don't mind - I was well aware of it from reading posts on here).