Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
The keyboard featured in this wireless keyboard and mouse combo is borderline funky-looking. Logitech may have gone a little too far with this one but its still a great bundle. To start off, the main feature you notice right away when look at this keyboard is the curved key layout. The ergonomic design and slope of the keys is there to help you be slightly more comfortable if you type a lot, and to help prevent long-term injuries from daily computer use like carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) and other repetitive strain injuries (RSI). However, the shape of the keys on this keyboard does not closely resemble the ergonomic key layout of other similar keyboards. This means that if you are very accustomed to a specific ergonomic keyboard you have been using, the transition to the Logitech wave may not be seamless and may take some getting used to. We're not sure why they would do such a thing, but nonetheless this combo is sleek, sexy and gets the job done right. The keyboard also has a multitude of built-in multimedia hot keys for practically every function you could imagine. It also has the word "wave" in raised type on the space bar, and a rare feature of audio cable management guides on the underside (i.e. for headphones or a headset cord). The included pointing device is the Logitech LX8 cordless laser mouse featuring contoured sides and soft rubber grips. This mouse was built for enhanced comfort and unmatched laser precision. The system connects to your PC via a USB mini receiver like many other combos and it runs on four AA batteries. The manufacturer's part number for this package is 920-000264 and the retail price is $79.99.
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Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Wireless Keyboard &Mouse Price: $41.95 on eBay® |
I purchased one of these about 4 months ago. The receiver failed recently. It took a while to make certain what the problem was and I used different machines and OS’s to test. After contacting Logitech, it took 7 days before they acknowledged that the unit was defective and that they would repair or replace. Using their timetable for shipping the unit back to them and waiting for the replacement to come back to me it will have been 3 weeks from failure to replacement.
I bought one of these combos…only tried the wireless mouse out of the bundle. I couldnt get more than 5 ft away from my laptop without the mouse losing signal which really makes the fact of a wireless mouse irrelevant. In other words, if your looking for a wireless bundle which you can use at your couch/coffee table while ur computer sits at the entertainment stand, dont buy this…its crap!