T G Nelson
This keyboard (a combo packaged with a mouse) is one step forward and several steps back. The keyboard was designed to accommodate both Windows and Mac operating systems and it fails on Windows – I cannot comment about its use on Mac machines. First, the documentation is poor – try to get to the internet to download the documentation when the keyboard does not work! Most of what I read about this keyboard related to technical short-cummings – the reality is that this keyboard lacks many important features and many important keys design are poor. There is no dedicated “Windows” key. It is some odd combination of a start key without a Windows logo key, it is a smaller size than a normal Windows key and its pinned between a function key and an alt key. This is style over function and it make the keyboard less suitable for a Windows machine. Next, there no dedicated volume up, down or mute keys. Sound control requires a combination of keystrokes to change volume and an outright terrible overlooked need. This makes the keyboard worthless for anyone working where the use of a telephone is common. It is exasperated by the keyboard not being backlit so you have to hunt for the right keystroke combination. As mentioned, the keyboard lacks backlighting – a very nice feature for working in subdued lighting work spaces which by the way, is common in developed countries. No print screen key – another design failure. No scroll lock key. The left control key is sub-sized; 87% of Americans are right handed and nearly all use the left control key as dominate. “Control – C” or “Control-V” key combinations are now dismal and hard to do with this sub-sized control key. The reason I purchased this was to use it on two computers – which it does do with all the failures mentioned above. The mouse is average. The downloaded software “Logitech Options” does nothing that Windows 10 already performs. The downloaded software “Mouse and Keyboard Settings” is not much more than software updater and registration to provide snooping data to Logitech. Over the years I have used several Logitech products, and this has been a major, major disappointment. If you are a Windows user, this is worse than “I cannot recommend this product” my recommendation is “DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT”. It is incomprehensible to me that since keyboards have been in existence for several decades how Logitech could come up with an absolute terrible design. This is a huge fail.