| I just recently replaced a cheap wired keyboard and mouse with a Logitech MX Mini keyboard and a MX Master 3 mouse. My current WFH desk is not ideal and having a full sized keyboard with numeric keypad meant I couldn't center the keyboard for typing and have enough room to comfortably use the mouse. I tried to find a ten key less wired keyboard that didn't have noisy mechanical switches. I can clearly hear my colleagues typing on theirs during Teams calls, which is very distracting. I couldn't find a wired, small form factor keyboard, without mechanical switches. So I went the wireless route. I would have gone wired if I could find one that met my requirements. Having used the Logitech for about a month, there are some pros and cons. I often like to use pencil and paper to diagram existing code to better think through how to change it. With the wired keyboard I was limited in where I could move the keyboard out of the way. Now I can move the wireless keyboard right off the desk. I usually work with a work laptop open for Teams voice chat while primarily working via a virtual desktop connection on my personal PC. I haven't done it yet, but the work laptop recognises the wireless keyboard and mouse, so I could switch input between the laptop and PC at the press of a button. This means I wouldn't need to use the laptop keyboard or touchpad for input, freeing me to position the laptop for screen visibility and video chat. The main cons so far are that the keyboard has lost the wireless connection to the USB dongle a couple of times. This can be temporarily worked around by (ironically) plugging in the USB cable used to charge it. Also the mouse seems to be laggy sometimes. Picking it up and repositioning it on the desk gets it working smoothly again. |
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