Review on The Perfect Productivity Companion: Logitech K580 Slim Multi-Device Wireless Keyboard for Chrome OS by Wiktor Popiel ᠌

I bought K580 for quiet keys and compact size. Together with the M330 Silent mouse, which did not live up to expectations at all in terms of silence. Unlike a mouse, the K580 is really quiet. The keys emit a slight rustle - it is very comfortable to work at night. Previously, I did not dare to take the K580 because of the price, which seemed too high for such a form factor. But perhaps within 5000 at the moment there are no alternatives, since I have already gone through a lot of options within this amount. However, there is always something that prevents Logitech devices from being highly appreciated. In this case, this is an inconvenient Shift and a pairing mechanism. The arrows are not so important - there is another device for games. But for printing, a large Shift is very necessary. And now for the "magic" of pairing. A long press on F11 (or Fn+F11) pairs with one device. F12 - with another. So, if you pair with two mobile devices, or even accidentally with one, but twice, then it will be very difficult to return to pairing with a computer. The keyboard itself does not do this, even if you long press F11 / F12 to enter it into pairing mode! Requires Logitech Options software to be installed. Next, turn off all other Logitech devices. Select the pairing mode in the application. Turn off the power at the keyboard. Re-enable it. Then the keyboard will forget that both channels were occupied by mobile devices and will connect to the PC. In my opinion, this is a painful mistake for the user and a flaw in the device developers. This is not in the documentation. But! An even bigger surprise awaits you if you are a Linux user. For systems on my PC and laptop (Ubuntu and Mint), Loghitech does not provide Logitech Options. It was possible to restore pairing only by using another laptop with Windows, installing on it Logitech Options, which was unnecessary for other purposes. Now you have to be careful when working with a mobile phone. It's rather annoying that such non-obvious and erroneous behavior is embedded.