Logitech 2.4 GHz Cordless Presenter (Black)
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Customer Review: Perfect tool for Presenters
Summary: 5 Stars
+Vs
1)Brilliantly simple installation with laptops. Plug and play. No worries about drivers etc
2)Pretty decent rage. I tested it going to another room with a single wall in between and it worked! (Two people were required for this test, if you're wondering)
3)ALL required options present. Lazer pointer,Prev/Next Slide, Black out,On/Off for battery power consumption,timer with 5-minute vibrating reminder(pretty awesome),volume adjustment(wtf?).. among others. It basically has everything you need to worry about for presenting on stage.
-Vs
1) Kind of cluttered design. Buttons all over the place. (But considering the functions it provides, this is acceptable). If they can get a more zen-like design out, it will be super-cool.
2)Mild annoyance is the clicking sound on prev/next buttons. If you're in a closed room conference, the clicking sound is audible. While presenting, you don't want people to come to know of the gadget in your hand making the clicking sounds and then causing the slides to progress etc. They're already thinking about asking you where you bought that device from and have completely forgotten what you were saying in the presentation.
final conclusion: This baby just works! IMO better than any alternatives out there.
Customer Review: prjimmann
Summary: 5 Stars
I was influenced by other reviews to purchase this product. I am thoroughly pleased. I am not hightech, but here are my reasons for liking what I have received:
1. It has been easy to install on both Vista and XP computers. Simply plug and play. I can take it anywhere and use it.
2. It runs PowerPoint very well.
3. The blackout feature was a plus that I had not considered but have used regularly.
4. It works in a large auditorium and church sanctuary without a hitch.
5. All the control buttons seem well placed: forward, backward, laser pointer, volume, black screen, launch/F5, timer.
6. The volume and laser pointer work outside of powerpoint, so it gives the device a bit of versitility that I appreciate and have used.
I tend to fiddle with something in my hand when I am "up front," so I have accedently pushed a control button when not intending to. That's my problem, not the controler's. I can hold it in a way that avoids this problem.
Also, I have not as yet used the timer function to any extent. But it is nice to know I have a nudge or nag function to get my attention.
As I said, I am well pleased and would consider buying another if the need arose.
Customer Review: Nice design and great usability
Summary: 5 Stars
The Logitech cordless presenter is about the fifth presenter that I've used or owned over the years.
Logitech has done a great job all round with this one. It's small enough to be almost invisible, and not an issue if you need to hold it for a few hours.
They've provided a very useful set of controls so one button press allows you to: black the screen (typing B in PowerPoint) or set it back on; move forwards and backwards through your presentation; and start or stop the whole presentation.
I've used the built-in to give me 10-minute warnings so I don't run over my time on a session. And I like the on-off switch to save battery power and the built-in laser pointer.
The design on the USB dongle is excellent. I've broken a presentation device in the past because I stowed the dongle in the wrong way and was unable to get it back out. Logitech has made this virtually impossible.
The carrying case is a useful way to protect the presenter device when, like mine, it's lying at the bottom of a bag all the time.
I highly recommend this for anyone who is doing presentations, even if you're only doing a few presentations a year, this really makes it a lot easier.
Customer Review: Unbelievably GREAT product
Summary: 5 Stars
I have tried most of these items on the market. I own and use this one. In fact, I have bought them now for everyone on our team. They are so good, it's hard to imagine how you'd improve it. One only has to use any of the others (there are several popular models) where the forward and backward buttoms are not OBVIOUS to know brilliant this simple layout is. You always, instantly, know which button to press. And, it's a large button, not some small one or some little jog wheel where you have to remember whether up is forward or down is forward (neither is obviously intuitive). But on this Logitech unit. the forward button is the one to the right (like reading, as least for Westerners). Going back, well, it's the left one. The added button to instantly blank the screen and the built in timer and laser pointer are just added benefits to what you want the thing most to do well.
Lastly, I note that I have given various large keynote addresses with this model where I am a good 80 to 160 feet from the computer running the presentation (guessing, but I'm talking in the back of a ballroom from the front) and the signal gets there and it works.
There could be a better one of these, but I do not know how.
Customer Review: A must for presenters!
Summary: 5 Stars
I don't know what I did before I purchased this cordless presenter. I like to move about my audience when I present and now I am free to do so.
It has a nice long range and the laser pointer on its own is useful. I had no trouble finding the buttons to advance and reverse my slides as the Logitech is very simple and only has the essentials.
I am still on the first battery I put in it a few months ago and it is stil going strong. One of the reasons I chose this model was that it took regular AAA batteries. It also displays the battery strength on the little LCD screen and vibrates when you turn it on so you will know if it still has juice.
It does have a timer that you can set in 5 minute increments. When it goes off it vibrates just like a cell phone. Very easy to set. I have set it while in the middle of a presentation to remind myself to stop talking in 5 minutes. It then buzzes at the 2 minute and 1 minute mark.
In all, a simple and useful product. One note though, when I purchased this presenter, the cost was much lower (less than half) of what it is as I am writing this review.