Logitech Cordless Desktop S510 | List Price: $79.99
Discount Price: $39.98
|
Platform: Windows XP
Brand: Logitech
Binding: Electronics
Warranty: 5 years warranty
Features: - Box Contents - Logitech S 510 cordless keyboard, Logitech LX5 cordless mouse, USB RF mini-receiver with USB stand, 4 AAA and 2 AA alkaline batteries, CD with software, comfort guidelines and help center, Logitech MediaLife software, Quick Start Guide
- Status LED indicators and long battery life
- MediaLife Software
- Optical mouse with Tilt Wheel plus Zoom
- Thin, sleek, flat screen styling
Wireless Keyboard and Mouse [Posted on 2008-07-31]
I am a simple user, not using all of the bells and whistles the keyboard offers, but am very happy with the functions I do use. We have two in our household.
Outstanding Product [Posted on 2008-07-31]
This is one awesome piece of hardware! Sleek, Lite with remarkable capabilities. The black and satin are a perfect complement to my CPU and widescreen monitor! From the one touch buttons to load Word, Excel, Outlook etc to the side buttons to control your iTunes library! The two items replace wired units I have always had - should have purchased it much sooner. No more wires laying around on the desk. Another nice touch - if the Caps or Num Lock keys are engaged, you are notified with large letters at the bottom of your monitor, along with LEDs on the IR receiver! The only "con" would be that the mouse only works with one (not two) batteries. Both the LogicTech S/W and a quick mouse-over the LogiTech icon tells me the condition of the batteries of both, and the "secure keyboard" encryption option is just as cool!
Okay for very simple tasks [Posted on 2008-08-02]
The keyboard itself is reasonably functional. The keys are far enough apart that typing is not a problem and it's slim factor is appealing for tight workspaces. It looks nice as well and has fair battery life, though that's nothing spectacular.
The receiver is something of a pain, as it needs to be plugged in and set fairly close to the keyboard (within a few feet, which shouldn't be a problem in most work areas), so it often falls off my desk and behind things, which degrades its already mediocre reception further.
My big beef with this keyboard is that it's plagued by bouts of unresponsiveness. This is especially prevalent in gaming, particularly fullscreen gaming, where the keyboard will, for no apparent reason, fail to recognize that you've pressed a key, or fail to recognize that you've stop holding a key down. In games with the WASD movement standard, this is incredibly frustrating as you'll release a movement key, but fail to stop moving. I've been using it with Oblivion lately, and it's making the game especially difficult. I've had the same problem in Guild Wars and World of Warcraft.
The mouse suffers from similar problems, but it seems as though it's always in tandem with the keyboard, which leads me to believe the receiver may be the actual culprit. As far as the utility of the mouse goes, it's, again, merely adequate. It is contoured well for most people, but my hands are large and my fingers very long, and I have rest my palm on the desk while using the mouse, which cause the heel of my hand to become sore after about 30 minutes. Users with shorter, smaller hands should have no problems with it.
If you're going to use this for very simple tasks like typing documents, it should be sufficient, but using it for any gaming at all is not something I would recommend.
Mouse set-up a chore [Posted on 2008-08-14]
I only received mine today so I can't say anything about battery life or other long-term issues. That said, I think I am in love with the keyboard but the mouse took too much effort to get to work properly. The included software didn't work with the scroll wheel so I had to download the software from Logitech. I also had to restart my computer and reconnect the mouse several times. Seems to work great now, though.
Good keyboard, short range [Posted on 2008-08-16]
I love the look and feel of this keyboard. The mouse is a little big and bulky, but it works well. I was not able to find a good reference for the range before purchasing this pair. As it turns out, the range was not long enough for what I needed, but would be just fine on a desk near a PC. I think that the max range I can get out of it is about 4' from the receiver to the units. Looks nice and functions well outside of the range issue.
Click here for more details and discount information...
|
){kind=link}