Logitech Craft Advanced Wireless Keyboard with Creative Input Dial and Backlit Keys, Dark grey and aluminum

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I took my keyboard search very seriously and tried out a number of different products. My search ends with this keyboard. Things I like: Low profile keys. Very nice typing action with high accuracy. I can really rip on this thing. Although, honestly, Im almost a bit surprised by how well I type on it because at first touch I thought the layout was a bit cramped. In terms of audio, they could be a bit quieter, but theyre not too clickity clack at all. Illumination is beautiful. Also dig how it lights up without touching the board, just on approach. Keyboard has excellent weight to it. Its a solid piece of metal. An outright fixture. The Craft Knob is pretty cool. Havent dug into it too much yet, but it seems to function well. Integration with other Logitech products, and even non-logitech products, is bloody seamless. Im really looking forward to opening up the possibilities of using my MX Master 2 mouse with this keyboard. The customizations are virtually endless, and all out of one USB dongle - though I could run both devices over bluetooth if I wanted...a nice option to have. Wishlist for the next gen: The boards profile could be slightly larger with a little more roominess around the keys - for my taste, anyways. Some ergonomic flare would also be appreciated. If the microsoft sculpt and this keyboard had a baby - Id be in heaven. Price. $200 is a pretty ambitious price point. $150 would be more than sufficient and more consistent with the market, I believe, in-terms of value proposition. The price gave me significant pause, but Logitech wins out over my feeble attempt to better manage my money. This is a great board that Im not sending back.

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This is perhaps the best keyboard I have ever owned. My all-time favorite was the IBM keyboard sold with the original PCs. But we all know you cant use that at night in a silent household. I am a light user of the Adobe suite (Illustrator, Photoshop. InDesign, Premier, After Effect, and about two others) I am also a heavy Office user, MS. Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Sharepoint, SQL, and others. The knob thingy on the upper left of this keyboard is a game changer. I find myself using it more and more in the above apps. For instance I have to proportionately over or downsize assets daily; with this knob thingy, all I haveto do is click the asset (image, etc.) and turn it. It saves so much time. In MS Word, I applied a lot of styles to my documents; with this knob thingy, its a breeze to see my document transformed into an endless variety of different versions. I also love two other features: At night, with low-light in my room, as I approached the keyboard, by hovering my hand over it, it lights up very soft and gently. Its very quiet. The keys have an indenture that help position your fingers. Another feature I love is that I have two other computers on my desk, and a Qnap NAS that can also be used as a computer. This keyboard allows you to operate three devices. It works with both MAC and PC. I also love the fact that its wireless, good battery life, and its literally built like a tank. As a matter of fact, if someone were to whack a burglar on the head with this keyboard, I very much doubt anyone would survive. Its the heaviest keyboard I have ever seen. I only have one small complaint; I wish that the knob thingy would be located at least an inch or so away from the top of the keyboard. I find myself touching t as I reach for the Escape key; but it doesnt interfere with my work... at least so far. I also purchase the Logitech MX Master 2S mouse. Logitech stopped manufacturing the Performance Mouse MX; best mouse EVER! The MX Master 2S also controls three devices by pressing a small switch on the bottom labeled 1-2-3. A little LED tells you (just like on the keyboard) which number is selected. By the way, how I got to connect three devices to this keyboard and to the MX Master 2S, was by using old dongles from old Logitech devices I had lying around. Make sure the dongles (which are really bluetooth transmitters) have the little orange star on top.

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The software aspect is junk. The settings only sometimes take effect. Example: If you disable the caps lock key, it will sporadically work. And then not. And then it will again. Example: The keylights disable themselves every once in a while. This is normal if battery is low, but not on a full charge. The dial is ridiculously touchy. Adjusting any value happens far too fast to be useful. Example: In Lightroom if you want to adjust exposure, by touching the dial you will rocket 2 stops up. Then if touch again in to try and back off a bit, you will be 2 stops below where you started. Example: Starting your volume at zero if you turn 110° then you are at 100%. The average persons hands arent that accurate, and you *will* constantly over and undershoot your targets. No Support. 6 days later Logitech has yet to respond to me asking whether the dial sensitivity can be adjusted at all. I give up.

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Logitechs Craft is seemingly optimized for the creative professional, but fails at allowing the keyboard to be optimized for any workflow. As a designer, I perform multiple shortcuts with in my workflow and I was looking for a hardware solution that could improve that. Logitech’s Craft Keyboard seemed to offer that solution. Although initially offering a good typing experience, there are critical flaws for this keyboard. PRO: My initial interaction with this keyboard was quite nice; the crown offered a satisfying feedback with every turn and it’s low profile is very ergonomic. The typing experience is actually quite nice for a membrane keyboard. CON: The Crown’s functionality could be set per application, however, in my experience, it failed to map itself to my primary application. It seemed to work fine with the preset application list, but I’m not in those application on a daily basis. Also, the "FN" key on this keyboard does not work like the "FN" key on a Mac. I use multiple shortcuts within my workflow that actually utilizes the specific "FN" key, but on this Logitech Craft keyboard, its hooked up to their own special gestural macros called "Duolink". I wouldnt have been as upset if if the Duolink feature didnt lag my maxed-out MacBook Pro. So Logitech couldnt maintain a core "FN" key and they replaced it with some buggy software-based feature. Bottom line: Logitech Craft sets up my expectation for customization and flexibility and fails to meet that. I’d rather regress to a familiar, but a reliable keyboard than pay $200 for a hype-device that fails at critical points in my workflow.

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Such dysfunctional software for a $200 keyboard should be an embarrassment for Logitech. The Crown (the press-down rotating knob at the left corner of the keyboard) is the unique feature of this keyboard. Theoretically it should be great, but in reality, the software simply doesnt work. I tried to assign a +/- control or macro governing the turning of the knob (crown) in Lightroom. That way, I would not have to rely upon the keyboard cursor up/down keys or the +/- key for increasing or decreasing a function, say exposure, in Lightroom. The Logitech software is supposed to let you name the key combo and then assign the specific keys for turning the knob right and left. It wouldnt let me name the macro, and would not let me assign those keys to the knob, even though the fields for doing so are in your face in their software. Terrible. Actually the Logitech approach for having the knob work with specific software titles, such as Lightroom, is really stupidly implemented. The LR controls it automatically allows you to access are based on an older version of LR, so you have to use your mouse to go back to Dehaze. So every time an app maker changes an interface item, Logitech will have to update their software controls accordingly. Thats a lot of maintenance and means your Logitech controls are obsolete with the latest versions of the software. Dumb strategy. Im going to return this keyboard less than 24 hours after purchasing it.

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Received two defective units in a row - returned both. In the first, keys would get "stuck" and pressing for example "p" would often get you "pppppppppppp" and there were long delays between key press and key being entered. On the second unit, the Crown dial was broken out of the box, and the detents/bite didnt work. Keyboard rattled when handled. Trying a third. Third unit has the same problem. My note to logitech re a warranty claim: Keys appear to get stuck often. In the middle of typing, a key will suddnnnly get stuck, such as there, or keys will not appear. sometimests it creates some really odd effects, like there. Other tttmes, there it did it again, it peated the "t", and missed the "i" and dropped the "re" in repeated. Completely unusable.

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I wanted to love this keyboard, but dont bother if youre on macOS. It doesnt work like a typical Bluetooth keyboard. macOS cannot adjust the modifier keys, and the Logitech driver software cannot either. The driver software is fairly atrocious and painful to work with. My keyboard wouldnt respond to key presses while the driver software was running. In normal use, the key presses were sometimes delayed in regular bluetooth mode as well. Considering the price of the keyboard, dont bother.

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I used two mechanical keyboards before because i love the typing experiences such as deeper key travel distances and sounds from the keyboards. Dont have any issues with the keyboards. However, whenever i use my laptop at cafe or other places, i dont like the different typing experiences coming from mechanical and laptop keyboards. Dont wanna spend my time to get used to the different keyboards. So i decided to use the similar keyboard setup for my home. My requirement is a keyboard has a rechargeable battery (so i dont need to replace the battery) and usb dongle, wire and wireless connection supports (Rather than the bluetooth). In my mind, two keyboards came up, 1) logitech craft and 2) ms modern keyboard with fingerprint ID. Twh keyboards are a very similar key mechanism and multi-function keys. Logitech keycaps are little more matt than ms keyboard (MS keycaps are a little bit slippery for me). Both of them are good keyboards in every aspect. Personally, i prefer the Logitech keyboard because of the matt keycaps. Even i came from mechanical keyboards, it took just a couple of minutes to get used to them. One complaining is there is no gaps between all function keys. So you might need to check whenever you wanna press the function keys. I like there are some gaps like old keyboards.

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This is a great Keyboard, beautifully designed, sturdy, made with high quality materials and a gorgeous, modern look, very comfortable to use, silent, precise. It is clear Logitech put a lot of effort on this keyboard and it paid off, this is without a doubt the most beautiful, incredibly designed and so far highest quality keyboard I have ever owned, it is a pleasure to use and look at. Battery life is decent but it can be improved (more on that later) and it has a few drawbacks that avoid me to give it 5 stars. These observations shouldn’t prevent you to buy this keyboard; it is a solid buy, but just with the intention of providing constructive feedback to Logitech –If they ever read the reviews- and be honest with those thinking about buying it, here I go The biggest issue is battery life, which Logitech could have improved if they thought about a thing I’ll point out later. Battery life can be a subjective matter but I would say a good wireless keyboard should give you, as a good wireless mouse should also give you, at least a week of regular use and 4 to 5 days of heavy use. That’s what my Logitech mouse gives me but this keyboard gives me 3 days at most. It is not a big deal as you can just plug the USB cable and keep working but it means having to carry with yet another cable and being the use of USB-C is not that widespread yet, chances are you have to carry a mini-USB cable also for other uses. If you take illumination out for good –it has an option on the app settings- it will improve, but what puzzles me is that a better management of the illuminated feature should have been able to improve battery life without having to get rid of the feature altogether. The problem is that illumination defaults to its highest settings every single time the keyboard connects to your computer, meaning if you stop using the keyboard for a while or shut down the computer, once the keyboard comes back to life the illumination is at maximum, no matter before you decided to dim it using the keyboard keys provided. This forces you to dim the keyboard again, and if you forget then battery life will take a hit. This is the first time I have this issue with an illuminated keyboard, although the others were wired ones. I looked at the app and there is no way to set a dimming setting is either illuminated or not. This is silly and I still hope there is something I don’t know (still researching) The above is the major issue I have with the keyboard and as you may see it is not a big deal, but at this price point and with all the craftsmanship put in this keyboard is a regrettable oversight. The others minor issues are the setup process and the range of the unified receiver. On the setup, it should be plug and play and that’s it, but if you already have a Unified Receiver and you want to replace it with the one the keyboard brings it is not that simple, at least on W10. Once you turn on the computer, it will say it has identified two unified receivers, even if you already removed the old one and plugged in the new one. To select which receiver to use, you should be able to click a menu button using yes, a keyboard and a mouse that it is not connected yet. I had to plug and old wired keyboard and click the correct button. This can be avoided if you keep the old receiver but why do that if you get a new one? If something goes wrong can you isolate the problem to the keyboard, the receiver or what? My take is that I should have removed the old receiver from the Windows settings and then plug the new one, but it doesn’t say that anywhere in the instructions and it can get to you in the middle of the installation On the range of the receiver, I had the old unified receiver plugged in at the back of my desktop PC (in my gaming configuration) using older models of a wireless keyboard and a mouse without any issues. I used the same configuration for this keyboard (and I also got a new mouse) and I was experiencing intermittent disconnections and lag, which can be really annoying in gaming. At first I thought it was a video issue as I was playing an FPS and it jumped when looking around or suddenly the character stopped moving. I lowered the resolution to no avail, until once I saw the number 1 button on the keyboard blinking for a few seconds and then going back to solid, meaning the connection was lost. I moved the receiver to one of the USB ports at the front of the PC and the issue was fixed. Why a newer model, which by rule should be an improvement has less connecting range is definitely an issue Overall a great piece of technology, agree with some reviewers that it is a bit overpriced but you will get a high quality, very nice looking keyboard. Oh, forgot “The Crown”: I mostly use it to mute the volume and control it, which is a very pleasant feeling and much better than having to reach for the speakers volume or the keyboard buttons (particularly if you choose to keep them as Functions buttons) and way more precise, but not a must have. I have also used it for moving around tabs on Excel or while browsing but again it is not a must have although it feels great. I use my PC mostly for gaming and my laptop mostly for MS Office and I don’t see a tremendous need for the Crown yet but that may change as I use it more. If you work on designing applications or complex mouse keyboard combinations it might be a great tool tough, reading from some comments. And I see a lot of potential but for the apps I use it is still very limited Also I will advice on installing the Logitech App, it allows you ti get the full potential of the keyboard as well as configuring the Crown which can be important

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(Im on MacBook Pro) Only ok, unfortunately. I really wanted to love this keyboard, backlit keys in a non-gaming, flat-style form. Unfortunately the keyboard <-> Mac interface leaves a lot to be desired. Had to update the firmware out of the box to get a silly key binding bug fixed, but even after that... If I connect using the Universal adapter then when my machine is under load (like any time the fans start spinning) then I start losing keystrokes, or keystrokes are received out of order. Terrible. If I connect using Bluetooth then whenever I take my laptop out of range it forgets that keyboard, so when I bring the laptop back I have to re-pair it with the Craft every time! I wish it would just connect using the USB cable, but unfathomably Logitech ONLY use that for charging (no data). As a bluetooth keyboard it also doesnt appear in the Keyboard preferences, so I cant remap my capslock keY, SO IM CONSTANTLY HITTING IT ACCIDENTALLY AND TYPING IN ALL CAPS.

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