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Logitech MX Keys Advanced Illuminated Wireless Keyboard

iMerik

iMerik

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Saw this listed by a retailer before they took down the listing. This looks like a decent, upcoming keyboard with illuminated keys, USB-C charging, and support for up to three device switching, so you can easily jump from Mac to iPhone to iPad.

Logitech MX Keys Advanced Illuminated Wireless Keyboard, Black (920-009295)
Item #: 24403518 | Model #: 920-009295

MSRP: $99.99

Introducing MX Keys, an advanced wireless illuminated keyboard crafted for efficiency, stability, and precision. Perfect Stroke keys are shaped for your fingertips, and increased key stability reduces noise while optimizing responsiveness. Tactile reference for hand positioning makes it easy to stay oriented and in your flow. The backlit keys light up the moment your hands approach and automatically adjust to suit changing lighting conditions. MX Keys follows your MX Master 3 - or another Flow-enabled mouse - from one computer to another, meaning you can type on multiple devices in one fluid workflow. With MX Keys you can truly master what you make.

Product details:
  • Advanced illuminated wireless keyboard for improved experience
  • Bluetooth wireless connectivity helps reduce the clutter of wires
  • Features 108 standard-size keys, including 12 functional keys
  • Works on Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux
  • Can be paired with up to three devices
  • 2.4GHz wireless technology transmits signals without interfering or lagging
  • USB receiver compatibility: Windows 7 or higher, macOS 10.11 or higher, Linux (1), Android 6 or later
  • Bluetooth compatibility: Windows 8 or higher, macOS 10.12 or higher, Linux (1), iOS 9 or later, Android 6 or later
  • Rechargeable Li-Po (1500mAh) battery
  • Dimensions: 0.8"H x 16.94"W x 5.2"D
  • Numeric pad for performing common numeric functions
  • Comes in black
  • Includes Unifying receiver and USB Type-C charging cable
  • 1-year manufacturer limited warranty
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iphoneuserinyyz

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iMerik said:
MX Keys follows your MX Master 3 - or another Flow-enabled mouse - from one computer to another, meaning you can type on multiple devices in one fluid workflow.
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I am not sure that I have seen the MX Master 3 mentioned previously. Is this a new mouse to replace the MX Master 2S?
 
iMerik

iMerik

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iphoneuserinyyz said:
The keyboard does not look to be secret. Already listed at Staples: https://www.staples.com/logitech-mx...ss-keyboard-black-920-009295/product_24403518

I cannot find any other references online to the MX Master 3 Mouse.
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That’s where I found this information originally. Then I made this post after they had removed their listing. I see it’s back up again now, as you’ve linked, but Staples is literally the only reference on the Internet I can find of this keyboard and they aren’t actually selling it yet from what I can tell.
 
waloshin

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Got my MX master 3 today. Lighter than my MX master 1, and more ergonomic too.
 
waloshin

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The thumb rest and the whole mouse feels great best mouse I have ever used. The scroll wheel feels great. Much better then the G900 it also replaced.
 
iMerik

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waloshin said:
The thumb rest and the whole mouse feels great best mouse I have ever used. The scroll wheel feels great. Much better then the G900 it also replaced.
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From first glance, the forward/back buttons look far more useful than with the MX Master 2S.
 
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theluggage

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waloshin said:
Scroll feels great best I have ever had, click is nice but loud
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Sigh. My MX Master just stopped working and the MX Master 3 isn't out here until Sept 25...

Unfortunately, although these high-end Logitech products are great, and maybe worth the steep price in terms of productivity, don't expect that you'll be handing down to your grandchildren...

(my previous MX Performance developed a faulty right button after a few years - I've had a couple of logitech keyboards that were really nice until the labels wore off, my Z500 speakers died a while back... the backlight in the controller died before that).

Maybe ~3-4 years lifespan for a mouse or keyboard is reasonable (I'd be happy with that from a bog standard £20 mouse) - they take a lot of wear - but these things aren't built for the ages (although my Apple aluminium wired keyboard w/number pad must be 10 years old by now... c.f. the Magic Kbd w.number pad that has started to lose its key labels over 6 months of use and 18 months sitting in a cupboard...)
 
TheIntruder

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theluggage said:
Sigh. My MX Master just stopped working and the MX Master 3 isn't out here until Sept 25...

Unfortunately, although these high-end Logitech products are great, and maybe worth the steep price in terms of productivity, don't expect that you'll be handing down to your grandchildren...

(my previous MX Performance developed a faulty right button after a few years - I've had a couple of logitech keyboards that were really nice until the labels wore off, my Z500 speakers died a while back... the backlight in the controller died before that).

Maybe ~3-4 years lifespan for a mouse or keyboard is reasonable (I'd be happy with that from a bog standard £20 mouse) - they take a lot of wear - but these things aren't built for the ages (although my Apple aluminium wired keyboard w/number pad must be 10 years old by now... c.f. the Magic Kbd w.number pad that has started to lose its key labels over 6 months of use and 18 months sitting in a cupboard...)
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It's an old cliché, but they don't build 'em like they used to…

I'm typing this on a Apple Wired Keyboard from 2008. Some of the key labels have worn off, but all the keys still function, and it's not bent or sagging in the center (see--user experiences with the Magic Keyboards). It's the best keyboard Apple has made since the tank-like Extended Keyboards, and makes the Magic Keyboards feel flimsy in comparison.

The mouse I'm using is a Kensington Optical Mouse in a Box from 2004, which was a marketed as a simple, $20 general purpose mouse, not a fancy one. It shows cosmetic signs of wear, but it's so comfortable to me, I haven't been able to give it up, despite buying and trying other mice.

I have an unused Logitech M510 and G400s sitting in their packaging. The M510 is otherwise fine, but ushered in the era where Logi started to cheap out on the middle-click designs, to the point where many mice now outside of gaming mice have awful, crunchy center-click actions. Tear a current one apart, and you'll see one side of the scroll wheel's shaft connected to the rotary encoder, and the other side resting directly on top of a cheap tactile switch, with no other support structure or other suspension. It's a cheap, lazy design that results on a poor click action. Perhaps I'm in outlier in my reliance on the middle click but I've never understood why it has been de-emphasized, and even entirely eliminated in some models (with the free spinning wheels).

I guess in another respect, most users don't demand well-designed, durable input peripherals now, and consider them disposable to a certain degree. Worse, even the high-priced models don't have build quality commensurate with their cost.

The 510 will stay in its blister pack, but I paid almost nothing for it in an online deal, so no problem. But I am going to press the G400 into action with my new rig. Hopefully, it will have a decent life span.
 
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