Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 5000 Laser (967558-0403)

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 18 x 8 x 3 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000AY5ZIS
• Item model number: 967558-0403
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (146 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #13,523 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 19, 2006

Product Description

From the Manufacturer
Ordinary keyboards and mice only send information to your PC. The Logitech® Cordless Desktop® MX™ 5000 Laser, the world´s first intelligent desktop, also sends information back to you. It's the smart desktop that combines an LCD keyboard display, a high-speed Bluetooth® wireless hub with SecureConnect™ technology, the precision of a MX™ Laser mouse, and innovative touch-sensitive media controls. It keeps you connected, saves you time, and simplifies your life in ways you've never imagined.

Features

• Experience a performance revolution with the rechargeable MX™ Laser mouse. With 20x the tracking power of standard optical, the MX™ Laser mouse delivers record-setting performance on virtually any surface.
• Turn your PC into a Bluetooth Hub. Connecting the Bluetooth® Mini-Receiver to your PC lets you do voice over IP with a headset, transfer pictures from a mobile phone, listen to music through Bluetooth® headphones and much more.
• Set it up quickly and easily. With Logitech´s new SecureConnect™ technology, your keyboard and mouse have been pre-paired to the wireless mini-receiver, providing a secure link with your computer so you can use everything right out of the box without hassle.

LCD keyboard display
Receive notification of new IM or email messages, view application information, check the date and time, or see caps lock status at a glance.

Touch-sensitive media controls
Glide to the desired volume or image size. Programmable smart keys launch your favorite applications, websites or folders.

Ready for Windows Media Center Edition 2005
The MX™ 5000 Laser works seamlessly with your Windows Media Center PC, allowing you to control your computer from up to 60 feet away.

One-touch synchronization with Bluetooth phones
Synchronize your PC calendar and address book with your mobile phone or PDA.

Rechargeable MX™ Laser mouse
The rapid-charging base station ensures that your MX™ Laser mouse is always ready to go. Extended battery life means you can work and play longer between charges.

Smart power management
Illuminated battery indicators on both the keyboard and mouse let you know when it's time to recharge.

Tilt wheel plus Zoom
Side-to-side scrolling and in/out zoom.

Bluetooth® 2.0 Wireless technology with SecureConnect™ technology
Bluetooth® 2.0 with Enhanced Data Rate provides three times the speed of previous versions of Bluetooth® technology and an extended range of up to 60 feet — with virtually no interference from other devices.

System Requirements

• PC with Pentium® processor or compatible
• Windows® XP (Home, Pro, Tablet or Media Center Edition)
• CD-ROM drive
• USB port

Product Specifications

• Dot Matrix LCD at 102 x 42 pixels (LCD supports Western characters only)
• Touch Sensitive Zone with 2 strips and 7 backlit controls
• MX Laser Engine™ with 800-dpi resolution and 5.8-Megapixel image processing
• Mouse with Li-ion batteries and Fast Charging Station
• Bluetooth 2.0 EDR Technology
• Support for Widcomm BTW 5.0 and Microsoft XPSP2 Bluetooth stacks
• Bluetooth Profiles: Audio Gateway, AV, Basic Imaging, Dial-up Network, File Transfer, Hard Cable Replacement, Headset, Human Interface Device, Local Area Network, Object Exchange, Serial Port, Synch

Package Contents

• MX™ 5000 keyboard for Bluetooth®
• MX™ 1000 Laser mouse for Bluetooth®
• USB Bluetooth® mini-receiver
• Rapid-charging base station with AC adapter
• 4 AA alkaline batteries
• CD with software, comfort guidelines and Help Center
• Quick Start Guide
• Three-year limited warranty

Product Description
The Cordless Desktop MX 5000 Laser is the worlds first smart desktop. Enjoy unique LCD keyboard display, advanced Bluetooth wireless, rechargeable Laser mouse, and touch-sensitive media controls.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

119 of 121 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Two steps up, one back, October 2, 2005

By	Rick Van Hazel (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I've owned every top of the line Logitec cordless keyboard/mouse combo's since they began making them.. about 3 years ago. I'm not stating top of the line out of ego but more to let you know that I havent owned the more economical packages they have to offer and cannot comment on how they compare.

The previous version I owned was called the MX700. It was a cordless optical mouse and cordless keyboard that use FM to communicate to a base station/charging station for the mouse. They keyboards all use AA batteries. Funny thing was the first iteration of logitec keyboards took 6 batteries then they learned a little and the newer revisions only took 2.

The MX5000 brings in a few techie changes:

Laser tracking on the mouse
Added bells and whistles to the keyboard
Bluetooth communication and simpler interface to the computer

I just picked this up 4 days ago so I'm not really sure what all the extra stuff on the keyboard is for. But its back up to 4 batteries now. There is an on keyboard LCD display (non-color) that shows its status and other stuff. Lighted sliderbars and media player controls on the left side. This kit is pretty much the top of the line keyboard/mouse setup you can buy today.

Things I like:
Laser mouse tracking seems to have a higher DPI rate (accuracy) over the old MX700
Onboard mouse battery power meter
Bluetooth connection plug is much better than the old ps2/usb connectors.
Updated tilt/scroll mouse, back fwd browser nav thumb buttons.
General functionality of keyboard/mouse can be attained in Windows XP without installing drivers (I hate installing drivers when I dont need to and load my systray with junk programs)
It all just plain looks cool.

Things that kind of bother me but still ok:

The keyboard seems to have a sleep mode thats fairly short. I havent timed it but it seems like 30 seconds to 1 minute. It saves battery life but the fist key you type is delayed around 1/2 a second and you can notice the delay between keypress and when it registeres. Could be a problem if you're playing a game and use more mouse than keyboard.

Rechargeable mouse batteries are no longer easily accessable. On the MX700 version, I had to replace the rechargeable AA batteries after using it for 5 months. With the new battery meter, i can more accurately guess when I need to put the mouse on the charger so I can do a better job of charging (rechargeable batteries die after so many charges).

From the previous sets that I owned, I normally wear the mouse out in about 8 to 9 months and thats with one battery refresh. The keyboards seem to have no issue whatsoever and I never even have to replace the Duracel Alkaline batteries that come with it out of the box. Its always the mouse that I have the problems with. The recharge contacts become corroded. Sometimes the plastic around them gets warped from heat during the charge processess. The plastic guide feet on the bottom all wear completely off. The silver finish on the top of the mouse always wears down to bare black plastic.

Keep in mind though, I use my computer an average of 3500 to 4000 hours a year. So I am very hard on mice.

To sum it all up, I really like this keyboard/mouse combo. I like everything about it except the non-serviceable mouse battery and they short keyboard sleep delay. I think the majority of people that buy this setup, will never run in to the problems I do so you can consider this a 5 star product. Honestly, I dont really use any of the other offerings. I've seen them at the store, but the similiar offering from Microsoft, i hate the way the mouse feels. Actually I really dont like the way anyone elses mice feel. Plus, for cool factor.. Who else makes a laser mouse??? Sure it doesnt have any higher DPI resolution than the next down Logitec optical, but who cares.. Its like sharks with laserbeams!

60 of 68 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Have to lower my review for this one..., November 2, 2005

By	tomjonesrocks (San Diego, CA) - See all my reviews

Originally gave this product 3 stars, and now I wish I could lower it to 2. I wound up deciding I just couldn't deal with the keyboard's shortcomings (see below) and decided to return the item. Unfortunately, the uninstaller left some registry keys in Microsoft Outlook and now every time I launch my email, I get an error message saying Logitech software is missing. After 2 hours on the phone with Logitech (as some have mentioned, the email support is REALLY a joke), the support person gave up and said they would call me back with a solution within 24 hours--that was 4 days ago. Probably spent 10 hours troubleshooting my registry and whatnot and still haven't found the registry keys in Outlook that were left by the uninstaller. So even the software on this particular product seems half-baked.

I'm still very partial to Logitech mice, but I doubt I'll ever buy another keyboard from the company. Bought a corded Microsoft Natural keyboard and have been impressed. This bluetooth thing for keyboards and mice just hasn't been done to its potential yet. To that end, the touch sensitive controls on this board are nothing more than a gimmick. For instance, for volume, you have to run your hand over the slider over and over to get the volume down--and there's about a second pause in between each action. It's the most inefficient thing...useless and frustrating. The mute button, also, barely functions and is really tough to access. And that's a button you want to access quickly. Here it's out of position and you have to touch it very precisely for it to work. Really stupid.

For volume, the "wheel" in the center of the Elite keyboard, for instance, was an enormous step up above this mechanism and Logitech should have stuck with that. As a result of these flaws, there's basically no useable volume control on this keyboard--inexcuseable for a keyboard in this price range. The "zoom" control also, mostly a "neato" gimmick feature as shortcuts are much faster controlling zoom in any application.

Also, the digital display is useless as well. A display has tons of potential, but this doesn't even begin to scratch it. Gimmick-city.

So some definitely silliness and gadgetry prevents this keyboard from being truly superb. Why did Logitech have to overthink this? However, aside from the fact that the rechargeable battery in the mouse can't be removed (like the MX700, etc.) the mouse is close to flawless. Very smooth, comfortable, and accurate. No complaints here. But the software problems and idiotic keyboard layout prevent this from being a workable unit IMO.

29 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Buyer beware, January 20, 2007

By	Dan Cormany (Las Vegas) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I got this keyboard/mouse to accompany a new computer and I had generally had good luck with Logitech in the past. All luck was gone with this product - the bluetooth signal continually dropped out, leaving me with either just a mouse or just a keyboard or neither. If the product works for you, consider yourself fortunate, as worse than the lousy product is the customer service provided by the company. The support phone line is not toll free, they operate bankers' hours (Monday through Friday only), and after the usual 20 minute wait for a live person, I was asked to read off the serial numbers of all 5 pieces, necessitating crawling around with flashlight and phone to get this "critical" information to them. (I can understand the mouse and keyboard numbers, but do they really think I switched out a power cord on them and am trying to con them?)

Then, after a couple reboots, which failed to accomplish anything (I told them I had done that at least a dozen times, but they were not convinced, apparently), I was told that "probably" it was a bad USB plug on my computer, and the company could do nothing for me.

They did not stand behind this product even a little - it was as if they knew they had a lemon on the market and didn't want to get into replacing faulty equipment. For the record, I have a keyboard plugged into that suspect USB port and it works fine.

My $150 investment in this Logitech equipment? It is in a box gathering dust in the garage as it was so undependable and spotty I couldn't continue to use it. For what I paid for it, one would think some help troubleshooting, or some offer to replace faulty equipment, might come with the price.

Logitech has lost my faith and all goodwill I felt for the company.