Logitech Cordless Desktop - Black

by Logitech

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 9 x 19.5 inches ; 3.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B00022TN9A
• Item model number: 967437-0403
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (26 customer reviews)
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: April 17, 2004

Product Description

Ready, set...go cordless! This quick-and-easy cordless keyboard and cordless optical mouse combination works just as easily as a corded desktop without all the cord clutter.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Keyboard ... Heavy Ho Mouse!!!, April 29, 2005

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S. S. RAY "Electron buyer" (Richfield, MN USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech Cordless Desktop - Black (Personal Computers)

I received my LX300 Wireless Desktop yesterday. The moment I opened the covers, I realized how light the whole product felt. I was happy. The keyboard is excellent. It's light, and wears a nice professional looking black color. There are so many useful pre-programmed buttons, which launches commonly used programs like Outlook, Word, Media Player, browser. To top it, there are 4 extra buttons which you can program to open your own choice of applications. Oh man, how much I love this keyboard!! And all these niceties without the clutter of wires dangling around from the back of my laptop. I have tested the keyboard as far as 15 feet away and it WORKS!! Now the mouse: In short, an obese spoilsport. Nowhere near it's talented lean looking brother (keyboard). The moment you touch the mouse, you feel like moving a heavy pebble beside a riverside. Blame the two heavy AA batteries for this. The mouse is also, not very accurate. All of a sudden and out of the blue, the pointer wanders away on its own sweet trail. There is a slight noticeable lag too. You cannot rely on this mouse to do any accurate stuff like removing red eye in Adobe Photoshop. In brief, a good purchase, if you can live with the fat mouse.
The keyboard is a gem.

UPDATE: FOR MAC USERS
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Beware, Mac users.

Although the specs say its "Designed for XP", it still works with a Mac, nonetheless.
But if you are thinking to use it with a Mac, be prepared for a frustrating experience.
Occasionally, Mac OS X will fail to "recognize" the wireless unit and you have to set up the whole thing again. When it is connected, the lag of the mouse is very noticeable. And the keyboard is also not spared. This lag can be really frustrating, since 99.99% of your time you are using either one of the two or both. The colorful spinning ball will greet you everytime you comeback to your Mac after a break. All the features like scrolling, program keys work, but you wont have the "smooth" feeling using them.

Out of this disgusting computing experience, I just disconnected the whole Logitech unit from my Mac minutes back and connected the matching white Apple keyboard and mouse (USB, wired). This all-black logitech wireless combo does not even look good with an all-white Mac desktop!!! :-)

So, Mac users, buy something Mac compatible which is clearly mentioned in the specs. Logitech has other wireless comBos that are designed for a Mac.

But NOT THIS one, DEFINITELY.

GOOD LUCK WITH YOUR PURCHASE.
MAY YOUR HARD-EARNED BUCKS FIND TRUE VALUE FOR MONEY.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice upgrade purchase for my system, January 22, 2007

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rk "rayder" (Annapolis, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Logitech Cordless Desktop - Black (Personal Computers)

Pros: Keyboard and mouse design are excellent. Bought product to match Samsung LCD I purchased over Christmas. Did not have to load CD SW for XP to recognize KB/Mouse. Transmitter matches and sits on LCD stand and is almost invisible to the eye. I have not had battery problems with either unit so far. Use my computer for a couple of hours a day, original batteries are still in use after 2 weeks. No lag with either keystrokes or mouse cursor movements. Best of all, no wires. Would have rated it 5 stars but for the con below.

Cons: The mouse started to "squeek" after a couple of days. I didn't realize what other reviewers were talking about until my mouse actually did it. It sounds like a slight plastic on plastic sound. It did bug me after a while so, I carefully opened the mouse, and put some 3-in-one oil from the inside on the square left and right clicking posts and re-assembled unit. Be carefully to keep the bottom part of the mouse upright so the springs on the wheel stay in place. I had to put the mouse wheel assembly back together when I turned the bottom portion upside down, not a big deal when I figured how to put the things back in after a few minutes. No more squeeking has occurred since I lubricated the right and left clicking portion on the side of the mouse.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Keyboard for everyday use, January 4, 2007

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M. Smolen "toolfreak" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech Cordless Desktop - Black (Personal Computers)

This keyboard just plain works...we use them in our home office...great for working at the kitchen table, etc.

The keys have just the right amount of sound and feel...not mushy and not silent...if you like a no noise keyboard, don't get this one. I like the sound feedback...

Good battery life--usually a couple months...depends on use, but the keyboard lasts twice or three times as long as the mouse...the mouse is emitting the laser...it takes more power...