Wow, crazy. And yes, it is strange that Apple's standard Touch ID Magic Keyboard is also still only available in silver and white -- a combination that Apple no longer really uses for anything else.
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You're correct -- the NON-"for Mac" keyboards work just fine on Mac, with Mac keyboard labels and everything else. But there still is no silver/black option, which should be the Mac standard (and, I suspect, popular with PC users as well).
I'm not saying this is the best choice for anyone, I'm saying it should be available in the most standard Mac color scheme if it's going to be marketed as "for Mac."
The "For Mac" keyboard layout difference is subtle but importantly enough for people who have developed muscle memory with Apple keyboards. Of note are the bottom-right mods are supposed to be cmd + opt + ctrl but you get Fn in the middle and lose the ctrl in the non-Mac version. Also the numpad signs layout are completely different, namely the clear becomes numlock and the key next is / instead of =, and a 2U + vs 1U.
I agree.
They don't update these products very often at all and when they do they are tiny iterations.
Eg
"Now available in Space Grey to match your Mac"
The first space grey mac was in 2015, it feels like Apple are moving away from it on the Mac now
I used one for some years a couple of decades ago, I was wrestling with lawyers for a living and was writing a lot. Worked wonders physiologically. This stuff works.
....however, the various manufacturers failed by not keeping them up to date technologically, and that's how they lost me. Another thing was the increased usage of laptops - in my case top specced Thinkpads - swapping between 2 very different keyboards increased the typo frequency, thus I got a separate Thinkpad keyboard with the exact same config as my laptop.
Thus, if mobility and a MacBook isn't part of the equation, the ergonomic keyboard is a great solution. If MacBook is with you everywhere, better stick to something with identical typing experience. If Apple had lights in their keyboards, Id go Apple rather than Logitech which I have at present.
Anyone out have the Ergo or Ergo Plus Mouse? I see that Logitech only offers the Ergo not the Ergo Plus model now. I’m wondering how you like it? I plan to use it with my MacMini M1 in hopes it alleviates some writ pain.
Been using the MX Ergo everyday for years, tried other trackballs like Elecom but always went back to the Logitech. The shape fits my hand quite well, particularly with the higher tilt config (45 degree I think?). Similar shape is offered by other brands as well but the material that this Logitech uses feels more comfy, and then the wireless has been working better, the driver as well (actually for a really long while, this was the first and only Bluetooth trackball but not anymore now).
The plus version is the one that came with the elevated silicon base? Never seen or tried it, but I don’t feel the need to raise mine above desk level. Maybe it is only needed for people with really large hands?
Well mine arrived today, in this case it was not the Ergo Plus. I actually ordered both versions and will return one. I like it, but I can see it is going to take me awhile to adapt to a non-moving mouse.
Question. The track wheel clicks as I scroll. Is there a way to make it “free wheeling” so I can scroll faster? My MX3 mouse does let me switch the scroll wheel between a “free wheeling” scroll instead of an clicky scroll. I like the free wheeling scroll as it is much faster on long web pages. Especially on my second computer monitor that is in horizontal mode.
Many thanks for the advice!
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Like everyone I started on mice decades ago. But at one point I worked at a recording studio where a lot of the computing space are mounted in a secondary manner to make space for the mixing desk for example, and then no desk space is available for mouse so they use trackballs exclusively, I had to adopt but then quickly found it superior to mice that I also switched to using trackballs for personal use ever since. Between index finger balls and thumb balls I settled on using the thumb, so the Logitech MX Ergo choosing this layout really suited me. And again, at some point in time it was the only bluetooth option, it was REALLY valuable for MacBook usage on the road without the need of a dongle. And the device switching is really smooth as well.
But I guess Logitech doesn't sell as many of this model compared to say the MX Master mice series, you can see them not updating often enough on their trackballs. The MX Ergo is stuck with micro-USB, and the scroll wheel like you found out it still a vanilla regular wheel, not the fly-wheel on the Master series. The Master 3 also introduced a metallic wheel which feels even smoother when let spin, this was already adopted the smaller Anywhere 3. I think we are all waiting for Logitech to update a MX Ergo 2 with this wheel and also changing the port to USB-C, perhaps also upgrade the laser polling rate and also the wireless latency (using the new BOLT receiver), but a version 2 seems nowhere in sight.
Thank you for the perspective on the Ergo mouse. I do wish they would update it. I am getting the hang of it, there are so many "tweaks" via the Logi Options+ app.
Regarding the click wheel. I've resorted to my Logitech's keyboard's page up and page down keys. But I'd prefer to keep my hand on the mouse.
Not having to move the mouse to move the cursor is still a big plus IMHO.
2nd that . . . use my MTP daily, and really enjoy how, er, tactile it is
Fantastic unit.
I got the G413 SE last year (for one of my *cough* "Other" devices), and it has been fantastic.
On the same side, the M325 mousse's are consistently effortless.
LOGI has always been a Go for me
On the same side, the M325 mousse's are consistently effortless.
LOGI has always been a Go for me
Do these (BetterMouse, SteerMouse) allow you to set the programmable buttons on the Logitech mouse?
