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Logitech VX Revolution Cordless Laser Notebook Mouse

Peter — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:55:08 +0000

A wireless Bluetooth notebook mouse that offers good grip, and a design that does away with some little issues with older designs.

Gone are the days when mice were little more than blobs of plastic, and wired to the notebook. A mouse with good features can increase the comfort with which a computer is used and give little extras like extra buttons to automate common tasks.

There are a number of different buttons on this cordless laser mouse. The scroll button can be set for various degrees of resistance, making the notches more or less distinct, at the least, just being a smooth scroll.

The small lip on the left hand side solves a problem that older models have had. When using the older model there was a tendency for it to catch the skin slightly between the mouse and the surface of the table. This has been an insistent niggle with the one I use at home. The lip keeps the hand off the surface of the table, making it a little easier to use, and keeps the skin from getting pinched.

A compact size and comfortable grip make this a great portable mouse to take around with your laptop, it’s at a size that kids can also use it, and it connects wirelessly.

Sunbeamtech Solar Illuminated Keyboard

Peter — Mon, 13 Mar 2006 05:52:32 +0000

The Sunbeamtech Solar illuminated keyboard was reviewed over at gideontech recently. The keyboard is designed with gamers in mind, mostly the people who go for LED lights and backlit keyboards, for LAN parties.
The keyboard itself is nothing to write home about with a standard set of keys with a few extra multimedia keys. Big bright blue LEDs replace the usual green ones for the different “lock” keys. The whole thing is backlit with a blue color. The keys do not show through any of the light, the keyboard itself is a gloss black and the keys are a greyish color.

The keyboard does what it is intended to do, but the setup is one of guesswork and fiddling around a little. The installation disk has no markings and there are no instructions included with it. If you just plugged it in you would loose the multimedia functions, if you don’t mind that, otherwise, fish around on the floppy disk and install the drivers for your operating system and you get access to the multimedia keys. These, as noted by the reviewer are not all available, there are some noted in the software that don’t appear on the board. Weird.

A functional board which does its job and looks quite good.

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Microsoft Natural Ergonomic 4000 Keyboard

Peter — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 09:31:21 +0000

For those who type for hours on end or whose jobs are in front of a computer you may know what happens after hours of strain using a normal keyboard. Serious long term damage can be caused by this.

The Microsoft Natural keyboard, takes the keyboard down the middle (as according to a touch typist) and rotates the keys into a position that is more natural for your fingers to get to, resulting in more comfortable typing.

The keyboard itself will not do for those who peck at the keyboard as the distance between the two sides would make the searching process that much more difficult. A rest for your wrist is included and is actually part of the keyboard. It has a soft comfortable feel to it according to the review at everythingusb.com

The curves of the keyboard have been thought out to make it look more modern and sleek. Gone is the gray look from the past and now a better black with silver function keys and trimming is the standard.

One other interesting thing is that the keyboard can be tilted backward, the back of the keyboard can be raised, as with most keyboards, but the front can be raised too. There is also a slope from the middle down to the edge, almost as thought someone took a keyboard and slammed it on their knee.

A great keyboard for those stuck to one.

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Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard

Peter — Wed, 08 Mar 2006 07:53:14 +0000

The Logitech keyboard expands Logitech’s range to a new market segment of products aimed exclusively at gamers. The keyboard itself is really big and will take up a fair amount of space on your table. This should not put you off however as the design makes up for its large size.

The keyboard itself features full-sized keys which make it suitable for those who would use it for everyday things like typing or sending email. Being versatile enough to do both tasks makes it convenient to use.

The keys, in gamer style are backlit, so the actual face of the keys are black and the numbers and letters light up like little dim LEDs. Keys can be pried off the keyboard which makes cleaning it very easy.

One cool feature are the G-keys, an extra set of 18 keys at the left of the baord that can be programmed to do a whole bunch of different stuff. Each key has 3 modes, giving 54 possible choices. The keys are programmed through software that comes with the keyboard. Easy enough to use, and useful once you get used to it, if you’ve never used such things before.
The keyboard is given a very positive review at everythingusb, go check it our for more info.

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Logitech G7 laser cordless mouse

Peter — Tue, 07 Mar 2006 11:42:17 +0000

The Logitech G7 laser cordless mouse is designed with gamers in mind. With the precision you need for some games lasers have made a big difference in how accuratly things can be done. It is designed with more than just the standard features and is intended for those who would use their mice for very precise work and who use them for many hours on end.

Laser mice took a bit of slack originally for being too precise in their movements often making small movements very hard because of how quickly they would react to the movement of the users hand. Logitech have added buttons to change the sensitivity of the mouse, allowing you to adjust it to your needs as you go.

The scroll button is designed to scroll both horizontally and vertically which is an added plus.

It runs on rechargable batteries that come standard with the mouse. The battery pack lasts for about 2 days at the max, but can then be swapped out for another one which comes standard with the set. It recharges in a cellphone style stand.

In the review at dreamwarecomputers it comes out well being suitable for the everyday use that it is put through.

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Logitech MX 3000 Laser Mouse and Keyboard combo

Peter — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:27:54 +0000

Logitech are known for their input devices like mice and keyboards and have been making such stuff for a long time. The Logitech MX 3000 Laser mouse and keyboard are sure to give you that something extra from your computer. The laser mouse allows more accuracy through use of a laser instead of infrared. Both mouse and keyboard benefit from their wireless technology, taking away just those few extra cable clogging up your computer’s rear.

Actually the name of the Logitech MX 3000 laser mouse and keyboard combo is a little misleading. It is actually an MX 3000 keyboard and an MX 600 mouse. However that doesn’t make them any less potent.

This particular set used to be very expensive, over a hundred bucks, but has now dropped in price to somewhere in the reasonable range, at 65 bucks excluding rebate.

Features…

MX 3000 cordless keyboard
MX 600 Laser cordless mouse
Keyboard with many extended buttons
High accuracy mouse
Standard software

I’m a standard keyboard user. There is nothing extra on my keyboard apart from the Windows buttons and the F keys at the top. I have never really had a great want for a keyboard with a thousand extra buttons. And very often people don’t have the software to use them installed either.

Anyways, all the extra buttons are designed to make things more efficient, which they do. Much like I learnt many Windows shortcut keys before and use them regularly, once you get used to them, you will wonder why you ever wanted less.

The keyboard does suffer from the keys being put in different positions. If I have to have new keys, no problem, but don’t mess with the ones I already know. The keyboard itself runs on AA batteries that will last a few months.

The mouse is an MX 600 laser mouse. It runs off 2 AA batteries and will last about 6 months before needing a change, but it has a battery indicator that will tell you when you need it. The mouse itself is design molded for right-handed users. Left handers will find it very awkward to use, if not unuseable.

Laser technology allows much greater definition and hence allows you to get greater accuracy when you are doing things like playing games and even doing design work on the computer. Just laser technology alone is worth it for those benefits, but a normal mouse would do fine for most.

In conclusion the price after rebate seems reasonable enough to take the plunge without breaking the bank. Both the keyboard and mouse are of good quality and will improve your general computing, with their added ease of use.