Customer Reviews

Logitech Bluetooth Cordless Desktop MX Keyboard and Mouse (967301-0403)

5 star:		(11)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

After the disappointment that was Microsoft's Bluetooth keyboard/mouse combo, I wasn't expecting too much from Logitech's product. However, I'm glad I gave Bluetooth a second chance.

The mouse: Logitech's MX700 is one of the best wireless optical mice on the market today, and it's great that a Bluetooth version is now available. The mouse tracks accurately, without the jitter and lag of the Microsoft BT mouse. I can notice some skipping compared to my MX700, but overall the mouse included with this set works very well.

The keyboard: It's basically the same one as the keyboard in the Cordless MX Duo set, only with a Bluetooth radio instead of an RF transmitter. I like the key travel and tactile feedback of the keyboard, with a satisfying "click" at the end of the keystroke. Old-school IBM keyboard users will know what I'm talking about. Text input doesn't lag, and there isn't a 2-second delay for the keyboard to wake up after a few minutes like on the Microsoft one.

My only complaint is that battery life is on the short side, the included batteries ran out after only three weeks of somewhat heavy usage. Previously, I used a Microsoft Wireless Desktop and Logitech Cordless MX Duo, and those could go for months on one set of batteries. The Microsoft Bluetooth set I used also suffered from short battery life, so I'm chalking it up to the Bluetooth radio.

The charging station for the mouse on this set also serves as the Bluetooth transceiver, so you get a little less desk clutter. The wonderful thing is that unlike the Microsoft transceiver, you can actually connect your other Bluetooth peripherals through the Logitech device. I currently sync my Sony Ericsson T616 phone and iPaq 4155 PDA over Bluetooth with no issues to speak of.

Overall, this is an excellent product and the best Bluetooth input solution on the market. Though it's a bit expensive, it does its job well.

I'm not here to do a full-fledged review. Just that I've installed this combo for both my wife and a friend of mine and have seen a few months with both. Nobody has complained about the batteries or poor icons or what have you. Logitech keyboard designs have been using the same batteries for ages. We have owned about three Logitech keyboards and the batteries have only needed changing maybe once or twice a year tops. I basically just keep an eight pack in the house and have never run into issues. BTW, I get paid to review games. And I'll be honest, I like the Microsoft wireless keyboard/mouse combos as well but I prefer this Bluetooth combos to Microsoft's current one.

The Bluetooth hub worked with both Nokia and Ericsson Bluetooth-enabled phones. The mouse is basically modeled on the Logitech MX700, which has proven to be my favourite mouse since Logitech's iFeel Mouseman (no longer in production). I don't notice lag in games and the charger is nice to have.

I've been using computers (heavy, heavy usage) since 1983-ish and this mouse is nothing close to as terrible as TheEmperorOfIce made out (no disrespect to you--I just don't agree with your summation and I've used these combos for several months). In addition to these reviews, go out and Google this item and read some other reviews and see what they think. Don't just take my word for it. This combo is not quite perfect, but it's pretty damn good.

Last but not least, head over to your local Best Buy/Circuit City/CompUSA/Fry's and check the combo out in person before you go online and order it for less cash. Not every keybaord/mouse combo is perfect for every person. Have a good one and enjoy.

I bought this set after a long search for a wireless set with a USB keyboard connector for my laptop (thanks to Toshiba for not putting one on my P10). When I opened the box and installed it on my laptop (prior to installing the drivers, which I had to download from Logitech's website) and no problems of detection (both on my Windows XP and Gentoo Linux systems). And everything worked like a dream after installing the software packages. If you take to time to play with the iTouch settings you can create a monster of the keyboard (attaching menus (instead of direct commands) to the hot keys, etc.)

I actually had no intentions of writing a review for this set, I didn't even buy it from Amazon but some of the reviews here gave such a bad impression that I had to. First the bluetooth hub works fine with non-Logitech devices, however if a bluetooth hub or similar device is installed prior to this set, the setup utility limits the hub to the keyboard+mouse set in order not to screw your existing Bluetooth configuration.

Someone made a point about the hotkey icons.
"Shopping Cart" for Shopping

How can you better describe shopping. The same goes for all the other hotkeys. I'm starting to doubt that you are talking about this particular product.

Also the keyboards battery consumption is quite economic, compared to my heavy usage (about 10-15 hours per day)

Why 4 stars? No users manual or software is included with the box. Downloading the software (around a total of 40 MB) can be frustrating for people using Dial-up.

I purchased this product to updgrade from my regular Logitech MX Duo, because I needed a bluetooth mouse for my laptop, and figured I might as well upgrade my keyboard as well.

While the bluetooth duo (referred to as the bt duo form here on) appears to be a good upgrade from the original MX Duo (referred to as the rf duo from here on), there are some drawbacks worth mentioning.

The most obvious is price. (...) closing that gap considerably.

The keyboard and mouse of both sets are essentially the same, just with cordless technologies. What is not clear from pictures of the product is that the bluetooth duo uses an entirely different color scheme! The rf duo is black and silver, and in the pictures on this site and logitech's site the bt duo appears exactly the same. This is not the case! The bt keyboard uses a very elegant dark gray/bluish silver scheme similar to that of the dinovo keyboard. The mouse on the other hand, replaces the black and silver of the rf mouse with a cheesy looking dark grey and a more sparkly silver. Obviously this is a matter of personal preference, but I think the new color scheme should be noted and made more obvious on the logitech site and store sites. I wish I had known about this color difference when I purchased it, because it doesn't quite match my black tower and monitor.

In addition to this, the new materials in the bt mouse are inferior to those of the rf mouse. The solid feeling, smooth black rubber on the rf duo mouse has been replaced by a rougher, harder feeling substance which doesn't feel very pleasant. The side back and forward buttons don't feel as solid as those on the rf mouse. Overall the bt mouse feels much more like a toy.

The hub for the bluetooth duo is about the same in appearance as that of the rf duo. It is much more powerful however. It is an actual bluetooth hub, and you can connect any bluetooth device to it. One minor gripe for me is that the connect button is lit in this set, with a blue led which looks cool in the daytime. I sleep in the same room as my computer however, and this little light being on at night is going to annoy me.

The most obvious advantage of the bt duo over the rf duo is range. My rf duo could get maybe 6 feet from the computer on a good day. The bluetooth duo has a range of about 5 times the rf duo, and works through walls.

This extended range is not at a price, however. The bt keyboard requires 4 batteries, instead of the original 2 of the rf keyboard. It has been said by other reviewers that battery life is much shorter on the bt keyboard also. I would imagine the more powerful bt radio would cause a significant decrease in battery life. My old rf keyboard went for months on end without replacement batteries. Hopefully the bt keyboard won't bankrupt me from new batteries.

For the mouse this is not as much of an issue due to the charging station, but I will still be bringing extra batteries when I use the mouse with my laptop.

Software wise, I had no problems with the set up and installation of the bt duo. It is a very good, albeit memory hungry software set. The rf duo software used less memory, but this is not as much of an issue to me as it would be to some.

Overall, this is a fine product, but if you don't need the range or versatility provided by bluetooth, I would stick with the tried and true (and cheaper) rf duo.

I purchased this product due to its Bluetooth capabilities. While it takes a bit more setup than your standard keyboard and mouse, it works extremely well. The keyboard and mouse work very well and have a great feel. The keyboard is extremely comfortable. The mouse charger also acts as a Bluetooth hub, which I used to connect my Palm Pilot and hope to use with a Bluetooth enabled phone soon.

The software also provides a few nice extras, such as onscreen volume display. Cap Lock/Num Lock/Scroll Lock onscreen display.

It came down to this product or the Microsoft Bluetooth setup. I chose Logitech both because of my previous success with their products and because the keyboard is a standard layout. The Microsoft version moves the Insert/Delete// block of six keys into a two column formation and doubles the size of the delete key. As a programmer, this frustrated me to no end.

Overall I am very impressed and I am planning on purchasing a duplicate set for my home.

I purchased this product to upgrade from my regular Logitech MX Duo, because I needed a bluetooth mouse for my laptop, and figured I might as well upgrade my keyboard as well.

While the bluetooth duo (referred to as the bt duo form here on) appears to be a good upgrade from the original MX Duo (referred to as the rf duo from here on), there are some drawbacks worth mentioning.

The keyboard and mouse of both sets are essentially the same, just with cordless technologies. What is not clear from pictures of the product is that the bluetooth duo uses an entirely different color scheme! The rf duo is black and silver, and in the pictures on this site and logitech's site the bt duo appears exactly the same. This is not the case! The bt keyboard uses a very elegant dark gray/bluish silver scheme similar to that of the dinovo keyboard. The mouse on the other hand, replaces the black and silver of the rf mouse with a cheesy looking dark grey and a more sparkly silver. Obviously this is a matter of personal preference, but I think the new color scheme should be noted and made more obvious on the logitech site and store sites. I wish I had known about this color difference when I purchased it, because it doesn't quite match my black tower and monitor.

In addition to this, the new materials in the bt mouse are inferior to those of the rf mouse. The solid feeling, smooth black rubber on the rf duo mouse has been replaced by a rougher, harder feeling substance which doesn't feel very pleasant. The side back and forward buttons don't feel as solid as those on the rf mouse. Overall the bt mouse feels much more like a toy.

The hub for the bluetooth duo is about the same in appearance as that of the rf duo. It is much more powerful however. It is an actual bluetooth hub, and you can connect any bluetooth device to it. One minor gripe for me is that the connect button is lit in this set, with a blue led which looks cool in the daytime. I sleep in the same room as my computer however, and this little light being on at night is going to annoy me.

The most obvious advantage of the bt duo over the rf duo is range. My rf duo could get maybe 6 feet from the computer on a good day. The bluetooth duo has a range of about 5 times the rf duo, and works through walls.

This extended range is not at a price, however. The bt keyboard requires 4 batteries, instead of the original 2 of the rf keyboard. It has been said by other reviewers that battery life is much shorter on the bt keyboard also. I would imagine the more powerful bt radio would cause a significant decrease in battery life. My old rf keyboard went for months on end without replacement batteries. Hopefully the bt keyboard won't bankrupt me from new batteries.

For the mouse this is not as much of an issue due to the charging station, but I will still be bringing extra batteries when I use the mouse with my laptop.

Software wise, I had no problems with the set up and installation of the bt duo. It is a very good, albeit memory hungry software set. The rf duo software used less memory, but this is not as much of an issue to me as it would be to some.

Overall, this is a fine product, but if you don't need the range or versatility provided by bluetooth, I would stick with the tried and true (and cheaper) rf duo.

Pros:
Rechargeable mouse unlike Microsoft. Best optical mouse you can buy. Keyboard can enter Bios and wake from suspend unlike Microsoft keyboard. Able to use through a USB switch to share with my laptop and desktop. Excellent feel and feature set. Long range makes it an excellent choice for a HTPC.

Cons:
Short delay while Bluetooth devices are first detected on power up.

I just recieved this item the other day. My new laptop doesn't have a built in bluetooth card and I like using a full sized keyboard and mouse once in a while so I went ahead and chose this set. I went with Logitech because I've had good experience with their products in the past. I'm sure the Microsoft product is comprable.
I read the other users reviews and didn't bother using the CD that came with the keyboard. After hooking up everything, I turned on my laptop and downloaded the most recent software/drivers from the logitech site.
Everything worked like a charm, within 30 minutes everything was running just fine, I even had my bluetooth enabled phone working too.
I think you might have to be slightly computer literate, or kinda an early adaptor to enjoy/play/figure out how to use this set, but I'm happy with it. (Of course early adaptors would have gotten this equipment about 2 years ago!)
I'd expect to have bad battery life, just because of the bluetooth action. But, the mouse is rechargeable, and the keyboard uses cheap AAA's.
If you don't want/need bluetooth go with other wireless options. Also I'm not a gamer, I do boring things like check email, and use office applications, so I can't vouch for the keyboard/mouse gaming ability.
For my purposes, it's working like gravy.

This Keyboard and Mouse combo is a dream. Wireless perfection with a great range -- thats until SP2 came around August 2004. No end of problems as the new Bluetooth functionality of XP SP2 doesn't recgonize the Logitech Hardware. Logitech's software gags on the installation so I'm back to a wired setup. CAUTION: Check the Logitech Website for a SP2 Driver update Before buying this, but once its fixed -- happy days.

Overall- Hardware is good, software is NOT

I consider myself an expert computer user, and had many difficulties installing this product. Installing the software on the CD as per the instructions provided is NOT recommended. Instead, skip the CD and go directly to Logitech's website for the latest versions of the SetPoint software (it's around a 60 mb download).

When installing the CD version of the software, I received errors stating I already had bluetooth solutions installed, which I did NOT. After spending 30 min scouring the computer to ensure I didn't have random bluetooth drivers installed, and wasting another hour trying to get the CD to install, (and completing maybe 4 system restores in the process) I went to Logitech's website, which was absolutely ZERO help. On a hunch I downloaded the latest version of the software (the software on the CD is 2 years old...) and it seems to be working well now.

SetPoint is not compatable with some software, such as Mozilla Firefox. Particularily, the middle mouse button, an integral button if you're used to the Tabbed browsing, does not function with the SetPoint software running. After installing it for the drivers, you can end the SetPoint task and re-enable the middle-mouse functionality in Firefox.

Additionally, I have trouble with the Windows Media Player controls on the top of the keyboard, they work perfectly when the SetPoint software is NOT running, but with the software running it crashes SetPoint. Annoying, but I'm learning quickly to live without SetPoint.

On to the hardware- Mouse is a bit heavier than I find comfortable, but it's a minor issue. Keyboard types well, having no troubles with it thus far. Bluetooth hub is extremely useful, synchronizing with my Sony Ericson T637 is no problem, along with my ipaq3115.

So is this set good for you? If you need/want bluetooth, and have some patience or luck when it comes to installing tricky drivers, go ahead, it's worth the money. Otherwise, pass on this one.