Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3000 Laser (967553-0403)

by Logitech

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 20 x 9.8 x 3.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AY649C
• Item model number: 967553-0403
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (80 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 25, 2005

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Enjoy cordless freedom and laser performance. The Cordless Desktop MX3000 Laser offers unmatched precision and comfort on surfaces where ordinary optical mice can't go. Control music or video playback, including playlist shuffle, right from your keyboard with the one-touch media buttons, or use the two-handed navigation controls to scroll and zoom spreadsheets, images and large documents. SecureConnect wireless technology and extended battery life add the finishing touches to a desktop that will make using your computer more personal and more exciting.

Features

• World-class comfort featuring a Zero-Degree Tilt keyboard design.
• Powerful two-handed navigation allows your hands to work together for more efficient computing.
• Logitech Media Life software brings your music, photos and videos together in a single interface.
• LED battery status indicators let you know when it's time to recharge. Sophisticated battery management technologies mean that your batteries will last up to 6 months. The keyboard and mouse both include convenient LED battery level indicators that give approximately ten days notice before your batteries need charging.

SecureConnect Technology
Pre-connected keyboard and mouse for hassle-free set-up and enhanced security, letting you use everything right out of the box without any worry or hassle.

State-of-the-art laser technology
Provides unmatched precision and control on surfaces where ordinary optical mice can't go. The unique tilt wheel allows vertical and horizontal scrolling, and CruiseControl lets you scroll long lists quickly.

Music controls
Control music or video playback, including playlist shuffle, right from your keyboard. Convenient Internet Back and Close Application buttons make navigating the Web easy.

Advanced media and navigation controls
Zoom in and out easily, and return to 100% with a single touch. The Zero-Degree Tilt keyboard design delivers a superior level of comfort without changing the way you work.

System Requirements

• PC with Pentium processor or compatible
• Windows 98, 2000, ME or XP (XP required for Logitech® Media Life software)
• CD-ROM drive
• 1 USB port or 2 PS/2 ports

Package Contents

• Logitech® MX 3000 cordless keyboard
• Logitech® MX 600 cordless laser mouse
• USB / PS/2 RF receiver with 3 LEDs
• Detachable palm rest
• 4 AA alkaline batteries
• CD with software, comfort guidelines and Help Center
• Logitech® Media Life software
• Quick Start Guide
• USB to PS/2 adapter
• Five-year limited warranty

Product Description

Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3000 Laser (967553-0403)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

91 of 92 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great...but still not 100% perfect, December 1, 2005

By 

Maverick - See all my reviews

This review is from: Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3000 Laser (967553-0403) (Personal Computers)

I've been looking for desktop set to use with my laptop. I was thinking of an ordinary corded keyboard/mouse, RF or Bluetooth set. But with the attractive price of this MX3000 set, this is so tempting.

Connection:
This is not a Bluetooth so RF receiver is surely bigger than thumb-drive size, yet stylish design with 3 LEDs indicating cap lock, num lock and F-keys enhancement feature. Size of the receiver is not a big matter, you won't tend to carry laptop and keyboard around the house all the time anyway. Range?? I found that key board works best up to 4 feet before it fades at 5 feet. Mouse seems to work very well up to 8 feet before curser jumps around. But with this little laptop, 2 feet is far enough to see the screen. If you are not hooking the laptop up with on-the-wall huge plasma screen, you won't need farther range anyway.

Keyboard:
Nice, quiet, very solid build, plus `through holes' which implies that you could spill some coffee in and it will drain down its back. So many buttons with useful default shortcuts like zoom, scroll, side scroll, messenger, full-feature media control and many more. Don't like it? Reassign the function or disable it. Media control also works with freeware like WinAmp too. This is cool. Secured connection encrypts your data, this give you worry-free. I never have problem of echoing characters or lose control of the keys so far. Sleep mode does NOT delay the keyboard at all.

Mouse:
Nice MX600! It uses invisible infrared instead of red light but with the invisible intensity, you shouldn't look into its image sensor anyway. Mouse has about 20secs sleep timeout. There is less than half a second lag before it is reactivated. 60% of the time that scroll wheel can't reactivate it after a sleep. I personally thing this mouse has less accuracy than MS510 as I also own it too. But I'm not into a game business so this is still in a high satisfaction level.

Other things:
Very easy installation and device setup, very nice user interface. I found some bugs though... Many times I use zoom feature on the keyboard with MS Excel, it gets the runtime error when I close Excel program. It doesn't show up during the use and it doesn't give you a hard time losing your unsaved data anyway (already updated to the latest software). This is why I give only 4 stars although I love it pretty much.

Overall:
I would give 5 stars to the keyboard, 4 stars to the mouse due to some lag and its accuracy. But I would rate the whole set at 4 stars because of the runtime error in Excel which shouldn't happen at all.

43 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent wireless keyboard and mouse set, May 7, 2006

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James Lin (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3000 Laser (967553-0403) (Personal Computers)

I just set up my MX 3000 keyboard and mouse set today and here are my initial impressions.

The keyboard:
Pros:
- Very nice, quiet, big keys. The keyboard has a great feeling to it.
- Nice big delete key and no insert key!
- Lots of media keys.
- Volume dial moves volume in very small increments.

Cons:
- Very noticeable keyboard lag when I type quickly, which is only about 80wpm. This might be a problem for me eventually. For other owners who don't believe me, just mash your keyboard very quickly and suddenly stop. You'll see characters continue to appear after you stop.
- Backspace key is noticeably farther away than my old Logitech Elite keyboard. I have to stretch a bit to reach it.
- Arrow keys are slightly lower the rest of the keys.
- All of these issues may cause problems for touch typists.

The mouse:
Pros:
- Feels just as accurate as any of the other Logitech wireless mice that I've owned over the past couple of years.
- Lots of buttons to use.
- Supposedly has great battery life and no need to constantly charge or swap batteries.

Cons:
- The design is different from the MX-700, G5, G7 series of mice. The mouse provides less support at the base of my palm and thumb. Basically, only my fingers are resting on the mouse, the rest of my hand is arched above the mouse.
- The back of the mouse doesn't have any feet or skates so the mouse will tip backwards slightly when I pull back on the mouse.

Conclusion: As I finish up this review, I think I'm going to return this set to Amazon once again. The keyboard lagged as I typed out this review. The mouse wasn't very comfortable to use. It's definitely not performing up to my standards.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Long Battery Life along with some nice features, April 11, 2006

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VitaMaine (Portland, Maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3000 Laser (967553-0403) (Personal Computers)

My last wireless mouse used up batteries rather quickly. I use my computer for about 10 hours a day and the MX-3000 mouse and keyboard are still going stong with original batteries after 7 weeks. The laser mouse seems very precise and the keyboard has a ton of cool features which I would use more if I didn't forget about them all the time. Overall, I'm happy with quality and value on the MX-3000.