Logitech Wireless MX Duo Multimedia Keyboard & Optical Mouse Kit (Silver/Black)

When I decided I needed a new keyboard and mouse I went looking for 3 things:1. Wireless Optical Mouse2. Wireless Keyboard with Multimedia Controls and a Flat Profile3.A Base that Only Uses One USB Port4.A Range that Would Fill my Dorm Room The Keyboard: The keyboard is everything I could imagine and more, the keys are comfortable and make a wonderful clacking sound when I type. Everything is clearly labeled, and there are even labels for all the more common keyboard shortcuts, such as "undo" and "save" on the front side of the keys. The great thing about the keyboard is that it controls my media programs without making me change windows. I even use the special-function keys more than I would have thought, especially the great scroll wheel included on the keyboard. Also, I have written many a paper already and I am still on the original batteries included by Logitech, and I have a feeling they will last another month. The Mouse: The Mouse is an amazing piece of hardware by itself. I have never used a more accurate mouse, optical, wireless or otherwise. It works great for everything from Photoshop to first person shooter games. Admittedly it is clearly designed for the right-handed, the back and forward buttons being placed for the thumb on the right hand. How about those extra buttons! I use the navigation button so much that when I go to the computer lab I find myself hitting the side of the mouse with my thumb. I love the scroll buttons I almost wish they could replace the scroll wheel, and they often work in applications that will not accept universal scroll wheel and vice versa. I use the application switching button more than I ever used the alt-tab button combination. The batteries have never run out on me, I use my computer for most of my entertainment in my room and only put the mouse in its cradle at night. Finally, it is unbelievably comfortable, not to mention that its sleek shape is easy on the eyes. The Software: I have to admit that for all its usefulness the iTouch software included by Logitech is the most utilitarian part of this set. But for all of that it took five minutes to install, twenty minutes to customize, and works great. I love the green/red display that Logitech uses to let you know when you are using one of the special-function buttons. It shows up at the bottom of the screen unobtrusively and is gone in less than a second. This display makes it much easier to adjust the volume, I'm not just hitting buttons blindly anymore, now I know when the volume is on mute and I'm just going to hurt my ears by turning it up. To address some of the complaints by other reviewers:1. The multimedia buttons do work with iTunes2. The base station has a relatively small profile I just put it next to one of my speakers and I can always see the display3. Even if I couldn't see the base station, Logitech conveniently places an alert at the bottom of the screen when you use any of the "special buttons, " and in addition it is easy to check just by clicking on the iTouch icon in the system tray4. I use Netscape and although the universal scroll doesn't work, the scroll buttons do and Logitech makes updates all the time, and they are easy to check and install with the included software.

I own both the Microsoft Bluetooth Keyboard and Mouse as well as the Logitech MX Duo. The Logitech is by FAAAR the better product of the two.1. There is no lag when using the keyboard and mouse. None.2. The mouse charger is FAST! It will be nice never having to buy new batteries for it (instead of biweekly for the Bluetooth).3. The buttons on the keyboard autoconfigured themselves very well, automatically configuring to use Winamp and Eudora. I only had to change a couple settings.4. The keyboard and mouse were found automatically, I didn't even have to use the connect buttons (in order to get a secure keyboard connection it is necessary, but still simple). The benefit of this is that unlike with the Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, you don't need a second keyboard to get things setup.5. The keyboard and mouse work before Windows even finishes loading, no waiting for drivers to load as with the Bluetooth.6. None of the problems that I had the the Microsoft setup. No stuck keys, and no losing peripherals.I like this product a great deal, and at this point I don't have any complaints. It feels good to have a wireless keyboard and mouse the way it should be.

Considering a cordless keyboard and mouse combo? Look further. In fact look at the Logitech website and spend some time surfing their User Discussion Boards. If you do so I think you will save yourself the time and frustration I spent on this very attractive but poorly executed set.My initial out of the box experience was great. The keyboard was comfortable with some great touches, like the scroll wheel and volume knob, and the mouse is comfortable with some intended features that are tough to beat. That said, twenty minutes into using them everything went south. The mouse would lock up. Occasionally the keyboard would as well, other times not. There was no apparent rhyme or reason.After a long weekend of changing every setting, uninstalling the software and installing fresh off the newest drivers, reading and following every trouble shooting guide and FAQ and User Board suggestion Logitech had to offer I finally surrendered and repackaged this stunning looking set and sent it back to Amazon.Did I get a lemon? It is possible. Reading Logitech's User Boards has led me to believe that my experience may in fact be a pretty common occurrence based on the number of similar concerns voiced by other customers.If you are in the Market for a corded mouse consider Logitech's MX510. If you are looking for a wireless keyboard/mouse combo or a cordless mouse, however, I strongly encourage you to keep shopping.

I love the keyboard and mouse but the mouse software is driving me nuts. It hangs, it jumps, it scolls on its own. I am a professional who uses the computer all day long. I would like to toss the mouse in the river and just let it drown. The software is bad and is more like a popup virus. After many hours of studying to get rid of the stupid popup screens, now the mouse is nothing but an irritate. It will be gone from my desk very very soon. Too bad because I like everything else about it. Shame on Logitech for such a sorry job.

This combo was pretty good. Though the mouse constantly needs charging. The battery lost charge over time. The keyboard worked excellently.