Logitech MK550 2.4 GHz Wireless Wave Keyboard and Mouse Combo Black

Pros: The keyboard has a nice, solid feel to it – the typical quality you’d come to expect from Logitech. Also I really like their plug once micro receiver – much better than having big cables lying around your desk (which in and of itself kind of defeats the purpose of having a wireless keyboard and mouse to begin with). Cons: The driver software actually asked, or rather forced me to take a customer survey and I couldn’t exit out of it unless I hit control-alt-delete and exited out of it through the task manager. No scroll lock button is a major pain also, especially for someone who uses Microsoft Excel as much as I do. And there’s no way to program any of the extra keys to use as a scroll lock button (grr). And the most important thing – it. has. no. range!! Really, for an $80 keyboard you’d expect to be able to use it across the room, but no, the adapter wouldn’t allow it unless you were right up next to the computer / monitor. That, again, really defeats the purpose of having a wireless keyboard and mouse to begin with. Overall Review: The range wasn’t that big of a deal until I started using my desktop as a home theater PC, and now it’s a huge deal. I finally wound up switching this keyboard and mouse with a different set because I got really tired of the limited range it offered. And seriously, Logitech, get rid of the forced survey, no one wants to take a survey that way. It’s just as bad if not worse than the telemarketer who calls you and refuses to hang up.

Pros: The ergonomics are great! All of our employees that use them, love them. They have really good battery life and I rarely have any issues with them. As with any wireless device, sometimes they get out of sync with the receiver. I’ve only ever had to re-sync twice though and out of 20+ sets, that’s not bad, so I wouldn’t call it a con. Cons: none yet!

Pros: Love this keyboard, very soft to the touch Cons: none

Pros: The battery life is extremely long. I’ve had my 550 wave combo for over a year and I’ve replaced the batteries once. The mouse is precise and quick. Most of the cheap mice I owned in the past had the ‘side’ buttons collapse within a few months. These are still going strong. The keyboard has every button I could ask for and the pad at the bottom promotes good ergonomics. Cons: Short range and line of sight connections are the only way this set works right. I’ve seen this complaint enough that I realize “it’s not just mine.” Be prepared to figure out a way to work around this limitation. Overall Review: I don’t so much care for reviews that are posted on a brand new item. How does anyone know if it’s really any good when they’ve only had it a week? But this combo has held up for me, absorbing my abuse, for well over a year – and being retired/disabled I am usually on my computer somewhere around 12 hours a day as I now do webmaster work to supplement my income. The arm of my recliner is my ‘mouse pad’ and my lap is my ‘keyboard tray’. The mouse probably slides off off of the skinny arm of this chair onto the keyboard or the carpet 10 or more times daily – and both are still chugging along. This combo is kind of like the old Timex commercial that said, “Takes a licking and keeps on ticking.” I >LOVE< mine and I'm fixing to buy another simply so when I do finally break it I can be sure of having another as a spare and not see that terrible word "Discontinued".