Microsoft Wireless Optical Desktop (K51-00061) Keyboard

Pros: look/feel
Cons: battery life, repeated letters, not working at all, way to many things to list

I had been wanting to get a new keyboard and mouse for a long time. I was still using a plain jane keyboard and a trackball mouse, both of which were not exactly top of the line. So one day when I was in Best Buy with some friends I was given an ...

Pros: Good for occasional users who want cleaner desktops; good battery life
Cons: Frustrating changes to keyboard layout make adapting hard

When building a new system I wanted a keyboard to match and the best I could see was this keyboard with the matching optical wireless mouse. What I didn't notice when chosing this model was the modified keyboard layout: the function keys are grouped ...

Pros: You can now blame typos on your keyboard!
Cons: Keyboard has a mind of its own.

This is absolutely the worst compuuuter product I've ever owned! I was so psyched when I got my first wireless keyboard and mouse a few months ago. My initial concern was that being wireless, they might not be as accurate as the wired versions. ...

Pros: Wireless, looks nice, mouse works OK
Cons: Keyboard indicator lights on base don't often function right, mouse eats batteries quickly

I have used both the Microsoft Wireless Desktop and the Logitech. The Logitech wins, hands down. My biggest beef with the Microsoft package is with the indicator lights on the receiver. They don't work right for very long. For example, right now the Caps Lock indicator isn't working at all. The Num Lock key makes the Caps Lock light comes on, and the F-Lock key makes *both* the Caps and Num Lock lights come on! Rebooting is the only thing that'll fix it. Plus, the mouse seems to eat batteries pretty quickly.