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Review on Logitech Cordless Revolution Bluetooth Keyboard by Mateusz Sobczyk ᠌

Revainrating 5 out of 5

One of the best deals, glad I bought this.

The set is very pleased. By bluetooth connected to the laptop - all USB ports remained free. The transmitter from the kit in the bedside table is gathering dust). Design and ergonomics are just super nothing to complain about . well, almost. There are a couple more mouse-related kosyachkov. The fact is that the mouse that comes with the kit was previously sold separately, and had a slightly different appearance. The Logitech team cheated and drew exactly the old model of the mouse on the box. We see it on all official photos of the kit (and on aliexpress). The same mouse that is in the box is absolutely identical to the old one, except for one thing: the side wheel. In the photo, it is exactly the same as the main scroll wheel, metal. In fact, it is made of silver plastic. It looks cheap and lousy against the backdrop of a cool mouse. It’s the same as putting a wheel from a Zaparozhian on a Ferrari (if possible). And the second claim to the cradle. The power cord does not come off. (Again, the cradle that came with the older mouse had a detachable cord. ) I had to struggle to drag the power supply from the cradle into the narrow opening for wires on the table. As for the price of the kit: some consider it too high. I bought a set for 4 with something K. To me, such a price for a top-end set of a wireless mouse and a keyboard seems very adequate. By the way, at the beginning of sales for this kit they asked for 6 - 7 kilo. As a result, we have a chic kit for a reasonable price. The only serious drawback is the non-functional and ugly side wheel, but you can live with that. By the way, this is actually not a wheel, but a three-position joystick. A few more words about SetPoint: in the latest version, Flip 3D does not work on the keyboard. To solve this problem, we put the action "Run the program" on the corresponding button, and in the field with the name of the program we write "%SystemRoot%\system32\rundll32. Exe DwmApi #105". And one more thing: you can extend the capabilities of SetPoint using the UberOptions program, but it works with older versions of SetPoint.

Pros
  • The main advantage of this kit is bluetooth. Let me explain: I bought this kit specifically for use with a laptop (since I have it connected to a monitor and acts as a stationary home PC). The laptop has 3 USB ports that are always busy with something. These keyboard and mouse connect remarkably not only with the native transmitter from the kit, but also with the bluetooth built into the laptop. Thus, I connected the keyboard and mouse to the computer without taking up any USB ports. The second huge plus is ergonomics. What with the keyboard, what with the mouse to work - it's a pleasure. The buttons on the keyboard are very quiet. The mouse wheel with kinetic scrolling is simply a masterpiece. I got used to this function instantly, now on all mice out of habit I try to quickly scroll the wheel). The third huge plus is the time of work. According to the manufacturer, the keyboard will work on the same batteries for six months. Well, I have a set of only a month, so I don’t know about Claudia - so far it shows 100% of the charge. The mouse is completely indestructible. For all the time of use, the charge indicator did not fall below one hundred percent. Even when I leave it on all night, without charging, it still shows 100% in the morning. The build quality of the kit is excellent - there is simply nothing to complain about. The look is great too. Also, the advantages include the presence of a screen and additional multimedia keys on the keyboard. True, the screen is not very functional, and I hardly use additional keys. But at least they are, and that's a plus.
Cons
  • The only and terrible drawback is the SetPoint driver. There was a disk with the old version in the kit, I downloaded the latest version from the Logitech website. The problem is this: the mouse has an extra wheel on the side (it's actually a joystick). So, with the help of SetPoint it is almost impossible to configure it normally. By default, it is set to switch applications (Flip 3D), BUT: In the old version of SetPoint, any movement of the wheel / clicking on it turned on the Flip 3D mode. Weak functionality for a whole wheel, one button would be enough for this. This issue has been resolved in the new version of SetPoint. Pressing the wheel turns on Flip 3D, and tilting the wheel turns it on scrolling. But, again, there is a BUT: Firstly, after the start of SetPoint, the first time the wheel is deflected, it turns on not scrolling, but Flip 3D. Secondly, this wheel scrolls by 2 points at once, and the scrolling step is not adjustable. In the same Flip 3D, such scrolling cannot be used. Let's say if you have 3 windows open, then when you scroll, you will go from the first to the third, bypassing the second. Thus, the functionality of the wheel is again reduced to the functionality of a single button. In addition, sometimes the wheel stops working altogether, the problem is solved by restarting SetPoint. You can also put a zoom or volume control on this wheel, but there are also such buttons on the keyboard. You can also put a special scrolling, which is absolutely identical to scrolling with the main wheel, except that with such scrolling, the mouse pointer changes to ugly icons. You can also set 3 different actions for this wheel (perhaps this is the best option), but there are problems here: If you assign an arrow to deflect the wheel, then it will work once (there is no effect of a pressed key). In general, unfortunately, I did not find an application for the side wheel, it is inactive for me (((