Logitech Cordless Desktop S 530 Laser for Mac ( 967664-0403 )
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Customer Review: Better than the original cordless
Summary: 5 Stars
I wanted a cordless keyboard, but missed the numeric keyboard that came from Apple. I never liked the Apple mouse, and have been using my Logitech Cordless Trackman Wheel. Have not really used the mouse that comes with the S530, but it is okay. The keyboard works fine. Lots of quick launch buttons that can be easily programed. Only real disadvantage is you have to use one of the 3 USB ports on the back of the iMac for the transmitter. Also, to set up the software, you need to download the newest version from the Logitech web site, but that was easy. All the controls for all logitech products are now found in the System Preferences of the Mac . They are listed on the bottom as "other" and it is called Logitech Control Center. That works great and you can set up all your Logitech devices easily. Overall, although it is hard to get excited about a keyboard, I have been very happy, and I am glad I bought it.Customer Review: Mushy and innacurate.
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased a Mac last week switching from a Dell PC. I wanted a more PC like keyboard and mouse for my Mac. After trying the keyboard I found the keys to be mushy and very unresponsive. It also had a very cheap feel to it, very unlike Logitech. The mouse also was uncomfortable to use the side buttons. I found it to be innacurate in its tracking. Stick with the keyboard and mouse that comes with the Mac.Customer Review: Great replacement but Logitech needs to work on it
Summary: 4 Stars
I really hated the keyboard and mouse that came w/my iMac. I've been a Logitech user for years on my PC and love them. One of the first things I always do when getting a new PC is to swap out the cheapie keyboard and mouse that comes w/them to my Logitech cordless desktop.
Although the Mac version a a great site better than what came w/the iMac it's not up to the standards that the PC versions of the cordless desktop is. The mouse is fine but the keyboard seems to be more cheaply made and there is no indicator for when upper/lower case is in use. I miss that a lot. I would buy it again, but Logitech still needs to perfect this one.
I am happy that I no longer need my gel wrist rest because what comes on the Mac keyboard is better than what comes on the PC keyboard.
Customer Review: comfort and style w/ a few quirks of function
Summary: 4 Stars
I've been using Logitech mice since I was about 13 years old and have favored their keyboards for just about as long and so when I "switched" from the PC to the Mac oh so many years ago, I simply brought my input device preferences along with me. They had performed so well for so long, why abandon them now? After all, we favor function over form, right? Except that something seemed not-quite-right about the black keyboard and the silver trackball tethered to the otherwise pristine white iMac G5. So when I encountered this fine looking pair, I perked up.
A few discretionary dollars later, this wireless keyboard/mouse pair arrived -- their chassis a matching white, their silver accents primly mirroring the metal "foot" of the iMac. It was delightful. Form and function combined. With a few critiques:
(1) It would have been nice to know that the wireless "dongle" needs to plug DIRECTLY into the iMac. During my initial setup, I plugged the receiver device into a USB hub which (though it was able to send keystroke and click packets back and forth) could not figure out what keyboard it was talking to and refused to acknowledge the Option and Command keys. And the right-click. Moving the receiver to a built-in USB port immediately fixed this problem, however.
(2) What happened to my "___ Lock" LEDs? Caps Lock? Num Lock? Where did you go?
(3) The keys on the keyboard are ... just OK. I like a firmer, "clackier" key. I want my keystrokes to sound like they mean business. I have a black Logitech keyboard at work that does this just fine (closest analog I can find currently for sale: Logitech Bluetooth Cordless Desktop MX Keyboard and Mouse (967301-0403)). These keys seem a bit ... flaccid.
(4a) The mouse is a comfortable fit but...
(4b) The volume control buttons are a little small. (When I use them at all, I seem to manage to mute accidentally instead of turning it up.)
(4c) The tracking laser is... How shall I put this? "Not the best"? Sometimes it only seems to want to go up and down; or else it tracks laterally very slowly. I'm wondering if it's just the surface I'm using. (First it was an old, decrepit mousepad. Now it's the bare wood of the desk.) This is EXACTLY why I prefer a good ol' fashioned trackball.
(5) Battery life is great. Took just under a year for the mouse to use up all its batteries and just over a year for the keyboard.
Would I buy it again...? Probably. If I could rate the items in here independent of each other, I would give 4 stars to the keyboard and 3 to the mouse. If I could buy the keyboard by itself, I would do that and seek out a trackball instead. (But that's just me.)
Customer Review: Great For Mac!!
Summary: 5 Stars
Nice keyboard for a Mac computer. Has all the functions of the OEM keyboard but with a better feel. The only thing you give up is the 2 USB ports on the OEM keyboard. This is a great replacement for the stock keyboard and it's WIRELESS!!!