Logitech Cordless Desktop LX 710 Laser

by Logitech

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 21 x 2 x 10 inches ; 3.2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000HCUTU2
• Item model number: 967670-0403
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (158 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 14, 2006

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

Maximize your music and photo experience with easy-to-use, one-touch controls for audio playback and image editing. Enjoy superior comfort with soft-touch surfaces, adjustable keyboard angles, and industry-leading durability and reliability. Additional controls give you direct access to advanced features of Windows Vista — such as Document Flip and they´ll also work on Windows XP.

Features

Adjustable keyboard angles 3-way adjustable tilt legs enable a truly personalized experience. Choose the keyboard angle that maximizes your comfort and matches your style.		Programmable hot-keys Convenient hot-keys instantly open applications, games, folders, and web pages. To customize, simply hold down the desired hot-key with a long press.		Cordless laser mouse Edit photos with pixel precision, or use other features such as vertical or horizontal scrolling, or one-touch zoom.

• Instant Access to Your Music
  Powerful, side-mounted controls give quick access to your favorite media applications, including Apple iTunes or Windows Media Player.

• One-Touch Communication
  Stay in touch with a single touch. Manage your Internet communications with handy controls for launching email, messaging, or Internet call
  applications, and for adjusting volume. 

• Ready for Windows Vista
  Start key and handy DocFlip controls let you get the most out of Windows Vista. Great for Windows XP, too.

• Premium comfort
  Integrated soft-touch palm rest provides premium comfort and extra support, and can help reduce fatigue

System Requirements

• PC with Windows XP or Windows Vista
• 1 available USB port
• CD-ROM drive

Package Contents

• Logitech LX 710 Cordless Keyboard
• Logitech LX 7 Cordless Laser Mouse
• USB mini-receiver
• 4 AA alkaline batteries
• CD with software, comfort guidelines, and help center
• Quick-start guide
• Full product support
• 5-Year limited hardware warranty

Product Description

More fun with digital photos.Maximize your music and photo experience with easy-to-use, one-touch controls for audio playback and image editing. Enjoy superior comfort with soft-touch surfaces, adjustable keyboard angles, and industry-leading durability and reliability. Additional controls give you direct access to advanced features of Windows Vista such as Document Flip and theyll also work on Windows XP.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

71 of 71 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely love it!!!, January 6, 2007

By 

Angela Preimesberger "angeltod" (Where the miilitary sends us....) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech Cordless Desktop LX 710 Laser (Personal Computers)

I admit, I'm brutal on keyboards. I work long hours from home and type quite fast so a keyboard tends to wear out after a relatively short period of time due to the constant absue I inflict on it. Everyone always gets a kick out of my keyboards with the keys worn smooth and few if any letters left on them. So far this one has handled my abuse quite well. I am impressed.

Combined with the fact that I am female and don't have large hands, keyboard/mouse selection is more limited for me. What I mainly look for in a keyboard is size (not too small, not too large) and it must not have a huge mouse. Keyboards nowadays are getting larger and larger complete with software that bogs down and tries to run your computer. Plus, I can't stand a huge keyboard taking up my desk space. Also, in case you noticed, mice are getting funkier looking as ever lately. There is only so much that can be done for ergonomics...so now they are trying to go stylish too.

When I picked up this keyboard off the shelf to test (it was about the 30th model I tried) I was instantly in love with it. My hands fit perfectly on the keyboard with my palms resting just on the front edge. With an overall depth of 7.5 inches it didn't hog up my desk either. Slim-line design without being compact.

Within a few days of purchase and use I started messing around with the options it has. Wow! I'm sold. I would have paid double for this keyboard. I like being able to adjust my audio by simply pressing one of 3 audio buttons on the top front (lower, mute, higher) and the email button right below that opens my Outlook for me. The magnifying glass brings up a side window with Google. But it doesn't end there - on the far right of the keyboard are 5 keys which have been streamlined into the design so you barely notice they are there - all for music. With one touch - my music player opens. The other buttons are for shuffling, next, back, and play/pause. Sweet!

On the other side of the keyboard are 5 other buttons similar to those - to do with picture editing. I haven't played around with those yet..but am looking forward to. Also there are special function buttons to use...then again I don't like installing companies software on my computer so I haven't experimented with those yet either. Maybe in due time.

This last one may seem a bit silly...but it's a darn good idea! The most common keyboard shortcuts are printed on the SIDE of the keys. So for instance, the keyboard shortcut for REDO is CTRL+Y. On the CTRL key is a little diamond and on the side of the Y key is a diamond with the word REDO. So at a glance if you forget a shortcut...it's there for you. Smart idea.

As I have a laptop as my main computer for now...I use this keyboard as an add-on. It's overall size and design allows me to put it in my laptop backpack bag with all my other gear and travel as I wish with ease for the ultimate work-on-the-go experience. I have not had ANY connection issues with this set unlike some other brands I've tried including my Microsoft Bluetooth set (major $$$ and a big disaster).

The mouse - simple, but quite functional too. It doesn't look like anything special. But it works quite well. Not too much...not too little. The scroll wheel works fine and the mouse precision is excellent (what you would expect from a laser). I have not had any surface issues with this one yet - and I do not use a mouse pad.

My only complaint I've had with this set is so minor it's barely mentionable. They moved my END key. As I am used to typing without looking at the keyboard when I reach for the END key it's not there. :) I'm sure within another month or so I'll be used to it...just irritated me for the first few days.

I give this set 5 stars hands-down. If I see it on sale I will for sure buy another one - with 4 computers in our house they will be replaced by this model one by one!

30 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Value, September 20, 2007

By 

Charles Chen "Keyboard Jockey" (East Windsor, NJ) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech Cordless Desktop LX 710 Laser (Personal Computers)

When encountering this keyboard/mouse set for the first time, the first thing that will strike you is the high quality of the finish of the materials Logitech chose to use.

The black portions of the keyboard are finished in a matte, rubberized material that's very comfortable to the touch (as opposed to the hard plastic found on many other keyboards). The keystrokes are nearly silent (a sign of good dampening) while not offering _too_ much resistence. I do think they could have tweaked it a bit to require just a tad less pressure to depress the keys.

The spacing of the keys is excellent, the markings for the FN functions are clearly defined in a high contrast orange color. The auxiliary buttons on the side of the keyboard all have a very high quality, high end feel to them in their actions and finish and very, very good tactile response.

The software is also excellent. It detected that it was being installed on a laptop with a touchpad and it was designed such that if it detects the touchpad, it will disable the keyboard/mouse settings when the USB receiver is not plugged in (thus retaining the touchpad's software functionality). The software makes it VERY easy to program the extra keys for custom purposes, which is incredibly handy as it allows you to launch any program or automate any keysequence with a single key press...very nice.

The laser mouse is great as it will work on some surfaces that IR mice won't. It's also well weighted and has a good feel in the hand (and also ambidextrous as well). My only complaint is that in designing it for left and right handed use, Logitech had to put the forward/back buttons on the _top_ of the mouse. Bummer. It makes it kind of awkward to reach them (as opposed to having them by the thumb). I also think that it could have used a few more buttons on the mouse. That would have made the software even more useful.

A quick note on battery consumption: while I've only had this set for a week, from past experience with various manufacturers of wireless keyboard/mice, battery consumption is really not an issue. I know many shoppers are hesitant to buy wireless sets due to having to deal with batteries, but I assure you that it's a rare day that you'll have to change the batteries on these things. I use my keyboards for hours a day and the mouse batteries tend to last for ~6 months and the keyboard battery typically lasts from anywhere between 9-12+ months. (Oh and the box comes with all of the batteries you will need to start using it out of the box).

Overall, a high quality product for most users. I would recmmend this set to anyone looking for a good deal on a wireless combo; however, power users may want to pick up a keyboard and a Logitech MX Revolution Laser Mouse separately.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars I wanted to like it but..., November 24, 2006

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Daddy Longlegs (Fairview, Tx) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Logitech Cordless Desktop LX 710 Laser (Personal Computers)

I think it is a slick looking set. I didn't want a big keyboard but I wanted a somewhat standard layout. I haven't been able to get used to the layout of the Home/End/PgUp/PgDown keys, but I figured I could after some time. Apparently not... however I do like the rest of the layout of the keyboard.

Another problem with the keyboard is I am a pretty fast typer (60+wpm) and the keyboard lags behind. Just like other reviewers said, there is a delay, which might not bother slower typists. But it does bother me. I guess I will stick with an old fashioned wired keyboard for now.

As for the mouse, I do like it. Another reviewer said you need long fingers to use the small buttons. That is true, and I have long fingers and so it is comfortable for me. More comfortable that the mice you can get with the thumb button - my hands are too big and I was alway pressing the button on accident.

So I would give the mouse 5 stars but the keyboard 2 stars, but only a 3 star rating overall for not getting it just right.

If you dont type very fast then you might really like this combo. It is not cheaply made, just is not quite polished as it stands.