Logitech MK700 Keyboard and Mouse Combo Review

Logitech always comes out with products tailored to meet the individual's needs, and the Logitech MK700, a wireless keyboard and mouse combination, is no exception. At under $100, the Logitech MK700 is meant for the everyday user who doesn't have the resources to afford more expensive combos, like the $120 Cordless Desktop Wave Pro.

Due to the cheaper price, Logitech's latest input device hardware is sacrificed. But it still has an ergonomically shaped keyboard, lasts forever on battery power (the mouse will last for a year on two AA's, the keyboard for three according to Logitech), and can adjust the sensitivity of the scrolling dial.

The Logitech MK700's keyboard is named the Incurve. Retaining the same uniform keyboard layout as the Cordless Desktop Wave, the Incurve adds a dipped center and curved up edges to keep your fingers pain free after hours of typing, and a longer travel distance. There's almost no sound from the keys as you type, but you still feel a balanced amount of feedback. After a week of use, we were very satisfied with the comfort of the Logitech MK700.

Media playback controls and a one line LCD, with the indicators for Num Lock, Caps Lock and Scroll lock, occupy the top of the keyboard. These functions really could've been performed by a solid LED, possibly cutting the price a bit, but either one works fine. Besides these functional keys, the Incurve also features shortcuts to the media player, mailbox, calculator and some others. You can customize all shortcut keys on the Logitech MK700's keyboard with the Logitech SetPoint software (included).

A sculpted version of the Logitech Performance Mouse MX, the Logitech MK700's mouse doesn't fit our hands quite as deftly, leading to a comedown in comfort. However, it has all the buttons you might look for on any mouse- a scroll dial, right and left click buttons, back/forward buttons near the thumb area, and an application shortcut key. The main buttons of the Logitech MK700's mouse can be configured simply with the SetPoint software also. An LED battery light tells you when you're running low.

The Logitech MK700's mouse is not without the well known "Hyper-fast" scrolling which lets you switch between ratcheted and free-spin scrolling. Unlike the Performance Mouse MX, though, the Logitech MK700's mouse has the button for changing this setting on the mouse's underside- a real inconvenience. Only partly making up for this is its ability to change speeds to as fast or slow as you like. Overall, it's a good mouse for its package, even if it can't work on transparent glass, since it doesn't have Logitech's latest Darkfield laser sensor.

For the price tag, the Logitech MK700 has it all. The Logitech MK700 operates through a standard USB sensor for the keyboard and mouse that is not transferable to other peripheral devices. Unless you actually own some other hardware, though, you probably won't miss Logitech's Unifying technology. It's a comfortable set that will make long hours on the computer less of a strain on your hands and wrists.