Comfortable, familiar typing experience with full-size wireless
keyboard featuring spill-proof design, 2-year battery life, and
easy plug-and-play setup.
Review: Remove all doubt – this is it! - **pictures are attached
for reference* This is a fantastic and well-made keyboard, I had
an old wired dell keyboard which I never had any issues with, but
thought it was time for an upgrade as I wanted to reduce the
wires on my desk as much as possible First thing I notice with
this new Logitech k270 is how quiet it is compared to my old
dell, it’s quite a large difference in the sound, although it’s
not a deafening silence, if you’re typing up an assignment etc
you can rest assured of not having to be conscious of the sound
or disturbing others in a room next door if you have thin walls
The laptop has 8 Hot keys at the top of the keyboard (starting
from the left) 1) play/pause 2) Mute 3) volume down 4) volume up
5) home screen (of your default internet browser) 6) email
outlook 7) puts your computer in sleep mode 8) calculator I
wanted a keyboard with slightly raised keys as im not a fan of
the chiclet keys, but didn't want to compromise on the old layout
that im used to, also to mention the keyboard has a light for
caps lock next to the off/on switch and lights up green,
unfortunately it does not have a light for “num lock” but when
you do press it, a large “num lock on” and “num lock off” sign
appear on the screen temporarily to let you know you have
activated it On the back of the keyboard it has feet which can be
raised to an 8 degree angle, simple case of just flipping them,
there is 4 holes also on the back to help with drainage encase
you accidentally spill your drink which is also re-assuring to
know – it has a usb storage insert on the back so encase you need
to pack the keyboard and take it on your travels but don’t want
to leave the usb in your laptop then you can simply pop it in the
back where it will be well secured, the usb receiver is tiny
anyways so really shouldn't affect you and can easily be left in
your laptop and popped in a laptop bag, keyboard also has 5
rubber bottoms to stop it from slipping on a table and lastly it
used 2 AAA batteries (which come supplied with it), manufacturers
claim these batteries allow for 24 month batter life, only time
will tell All in all it is an absolute great purchase, perfect
keyboard for general use or even business use, plus it looks
great on the desk, search no more and get it!, did I forget to
mention all this for £20?, great feeling when you really do get
additional value for your money, never have i enjoyed typing a
review so much just to test out a new keyboard I will update this
in 6 months to see how it has performed
Review: Excellent cheap UK layout keyboard - Keyboards can be
very personal items and much is dependent on their intended use.
I use the keyboard to type (two fast fingers) and to control
software - but not for action games. I've found the keys to be
reasonably responsive and I'm not making mistakes due to
over-sensitive keys or miss-keying. The keyboard has all the
functionality I need: full size UK keyboard (with £) including
numeric keypad Caps Lock green LED indicator next to on/off
slider switch additional keys to control audio (play/pause, mute,
vol down, vol up) additional keys to open home web page, open
email program, place PC into standby, start calculator 12
function keys I've found the on/off switch useful for when you
want to handle the keyboard without any accidental key presses
causing problems. I don't know how necessary it is for battery
life consumption, but it's certainly best to not leave Caps Lock
on, as the LED will seriously affect battery life. The wireless
range is excellent (at least it is with its new batteries)
allowing use at 5m without any complaints (and this included a
brick wall in between!). The keyboard has two swivel feet that
will lift the back by about 20mm, which is my favoured position,
giving a slight incline. The keyboard and feet have soft rubber
pads that stop it sliding about on my glass desk top (IKEA!). I
almost forgot to mention, because it worked so flawlessly, that
the keyboard self installed without any input from me in next to
no time. Interoperability is always a potential issue with
multiple wireless devices, so I did have some concern that it
might interfere with my Microsoft mouse (model 1363) which also
uses the 2.4GHz band. No problems here, both mouse and keyboard
work happily together (i.e. moving mouse and typing at the same
time!). I haven't got another Logitech device to try the
"Unifying" receiver function, so cannot comment on that. This
could be useful if you are short of USB ports - my PC uses 3 USB
ports for dongles, one each for mouse, keyboard and bluetooth,
which is a bit greedy. Pros: cheap, full function keyboard that
works without fuss, easy to read white-letters on black-keys,
Caps Lock LED, non-slip pads & feet. Good wireless range. Cons:
this keyboard does bend a little in the middle, so I can see that
touch typists may well consider it to be non-ideal. At £18 (inc
delivery) from desertcart, this keyboard represents excellent
value for money and I'm extremely happy with my purchase. Only
time will tell how well it wears and how happy I remain! Post
Script: I've also successfully connected it to my WD TV Live
(media player). It makes text entry a doddle, so the whole
experience is much quicker and better. It's made me think that I
should consider buying another keyboard! 27 May 2013: still
working on original batteries (2 x AAA) - it never gets switched
off. Still pleased with it.
