Cordless Desktop LX 700
1 The best cordless desktop
I've wasted time with other, cheaper cordless desktops and I wish I would have sprung for the LX700 first. The mouse feels awesome and the keyboard offers great looks and outstanding functionality. Best of all, the wireless connections work flawlessly, including with advanced mouse functions. Errors on cheaper branded desktops proved maddening; I'm happy to report no such trouble with Logitech. Logitech's done it right.
2 Some flaws but definitely well worth it!
Out of all the wireless keyboard mice combo in the market, I chose this one because it has the dual directional mouse wheel, and volume scroll on the keyboard. Two of the most important media/productivity components in my opinion. All those other buttons, I really don't use all that much. Some of the buttons lack programmability, which is a major complaint, but there are function buttons that feature secondary programmability that you can use to open programs. Still havn't figured out what the audio present buttons do, and I don't even bother trying to use them. My software equalizer has already been optimized by me for the set of speakers.
I found the volume wheel to be a bit too small. The older logitech MX Duo version had a substantially larger wheel that's easier to handle. Also, there is a lack of options for programming the mouse buttons, i.e. one button can be programmed to do zoom function, but not other buttons. It's weird.
There are things that I love about this keyboard. The keys are springy and give a good mechanical feedback when you're typing. They're very quiet, yet firm, unlike microsoft keyboards. The mouse precision is wonderful. But you probably won't notice it when you first start using it. I had a standard optical wheel mouse from Logitech before using this one. I had to switch back when I didn't charge my mouse for several days (maybe longer than a week). But I really noticed the drop in mouse precision when i switched back. The 800 dpi resolution in the LX700 is something that you can really get use to.
The mouse is rather heavy, but that's a common feature of wireless mice in general. The battery adds to the weight. It didn't take too long for me to get used to it. Now other mice feel too light. However, I must say, moving it never became effortless, even if its not a strain. But I guess you learn to appreciate the resistance the weight gives.
I found the dual directional mouse wheel on the mouse and on the keyboard very useful for excel spread sheets and certain webpages. The placement of the Home set of keys is wonderfully intuitive, I used to hit the insert key a lot when i'm reaching for the delete key on standard keyboards, I really like that oversized delete key on this keyboard. Home goes left and end goes right, when i'm trying to move to the front and back of a line in a document. This really works great! Definitely a step up in keyboard design in my opinion.
Conclusion: There are flaws in programmability and certain design elements (volume wheel). It's not getting five stars because it's not perfect, least in my opinion. But its still the best keyboard out there for the price. I say for the price because there are exuberantly higher priced keyboards out there that I would love to get my hands on, such as the even-more-premium version of this combo featuring a laser mouse, or the Di Novo series. But at 40-70 dollars (depending on when/where you purchase), the LX700 is the best keyboard/mouse combo u can get your hands on.
3 Very good combo
I bought the LX700 primarily to listen to music and change between tracks while I am on my bed or desk. Its media function is compatible with a lot of players - including windows media and winamp.
The mouse is also sleek and the base unit does not take a long time to charge (when I installed the unit for the first time, I had a full charge in less than 20 minutes).
Before buying this combo, I searched a lot on the Internet to find a list of buttons that are available on the keyboard/mouse; but did not find, so I am going to list it on this review, hoping it helps someone:
Keyboard Buttons:
- Close Window, Switch between active windows, Enter
- Scroll up & down on page, and a track mouse
- Zoom out and zoom-in
- My Documents, My Music, My Pictures
- Burn CD/DVD (works with Media Player 10 only)
- Record sound (works with Media Player 10 only)
- Media (opens your chosen player - winamp, realone, etc)
- Next track, Previous Track, Play/pause, stop
- Mute, Volume control, Eject CD/DVD player, play remote (works with very few players - yet to find out).
- Presets (configurable buttons - 3 buttons)
- Email (works with most clients)
- Messenger (Works with most common messengers - yahoo, msn, aol tried)
- Status change (changes status on messenger - away, offline, etc)
- Webcam (works with logitech webcams ONLY)
- Calculator, Sleep
- FMode - allows you to open word, excel etc easy to use
Mouse Buttons-
- Zoom/Scroll with tilt
- left and right-click
- back and forward buttons
- change active window
- charge indicator
4 Great for what it's worth...
I needed to invest on a new keyboard/mouse to replace my Microsoft brands (basic beige multimedia keyboard and optical mouse). My mouse, since I first bought it, always jumped/scrolled spontaneously when my finger wasn't even touching the scroller, and just recently became all out of wack... Scrolling all over the place when browsing web pages. Keyboard was getting clanky, noisy, and worn out. SO! This gave me the opportunity to check out the cordless craze.
With alot of research, I decided to buy this particular product couple days ago and have little to complain about it. The keyboard is solid and the most comfortable I've ever owned. Very quiet, soft, and feels right. Function keys are pretty unique and smaller than standard, but will take some time to get used. The media buttons and controls are very useful and convenient. Those who have complained that the keyboard has too much "useless" buttons probably shouldn't have bought it in the first place. The downfalls of this keyboard are probably the zoom button and F-keys and media buttons could be a little lighter in color (perhaps silver??) to be more visible in dim lighting. Also, the delete/home/end/page up/page down arrangement is different than what I'm used to. I find my fingers goof up as they try to find the home/end keys. However, I'm relieved that there's no "insert" key which I tend to accidently hit.
The mouse is a bit too chunky for my small hands. It's heavier than any mice I've owned or used BUT the weight of it actually helps it from slipping out my hands and serves somewhat like an anchor. However, it still is a good mouse. It's very accurate and no experience in lagging (as of yet). No need to point it directly to the receiver. Scroller is pretty smooth. I can do without the thumb buttons and the middle button... I'm too used to shortkeys for these functions, but I'm sure I'll put them to good use someday. :)
Overall, the LX 700 is a great combo... Sleek, strong reception, convenient multimedia keys, and comfortable. No more tugging at the mouse when the wires are in a tangled mess and I can place it as far from my PC tower as I'd like. I would've settled for the LX 300/500, but I favored the rechargeable mouse. This combo is a good investment if you're looking for something under $100.
5 great keyboard, average mouse
I have owned this combo for about 2 weeks. The keyboard is one of the best that I have used in the last 13 years. I wasn't a big fan of logitech keyboard/mouse although I had navigator/MX-duo and some other reward-winning models. I used to feel that if a key is hit in an angle that's not vertical to the keyboard, the hit isn't as smooth as the feeling on some other keyboards, like ones from IBM and some models from microsoft. This keyboard is different, it's a pleasure to type on.
The mouse is a little too big and high for me, I am 6" and the size my hands is definitely above average, but after using the mouse for about 15 minutes, I can feel the strain. Maybe I get used to those little flat ones, but this mouse isn't as comfortable as the mouse coming with the MS desktop 3.0.
The receiver is kind of ugly, not as sexy as the one for MX duo, but it's not bad which doubles as a charger.
Overall, it's an excellent product from a manufacturer that you can trust, and the keyboard is just great (I don't really care about those function keys as I almost never use them except the calcuator key). If you are looking for something good for typing at a decent price, look no further.
6 Great mouse, not-so-good keyboard
The LX 700 looks state-of-the-art and for the most part it is. The better part of the package is the "Click! Plus" optical wireless mouse. It's accurate, has a very easy-to-use four-directional scroll button, and is *extremely* comfortable. (I know this because I have carpal tunnel and have tried many, many input devices.) The wireless reception is strong for about four feet, a little bit less than Logitech's claimed six-foot range.
But the keyboard is a big letdown. It looks very high-tech but has just way too many keys. Key travel is not very far and there's little response. The worst part is, it uses the infamous Microsoft layout for the insert/delete/home/end/pgup/pgdn keys, where you get a huge delete key and a rearranged layout, which is totally stupid. In fact, Microsoft seems to be moving away from this layout! I just don't understand why Logitech adopted this stupid design. Really, really dumb.
Overall a 3-star product for a good-value package. I just hate the keyboard.
7 Cool!
I just got this pruduct and I can't complain about it. The keyboard is great and the mause is perfect. Installation did't take me more than 5 minutes (if you follow the quick directions that come with the product). Then, you are ready to go!!
I highly recommend this combo!! (Logitech Cordless Desktop LX) 700
8 Best wireless combo ever
First of all, i was completely set on buying this item until I read Wendell Lloyd Loupe's review. He says that the mouse is only 400dpi, but after doing some research, I found out that the mouse is in fact an 800dpi mouse (just go to the logitech website!) So I purchased it on Monday afternoon. Not even 24 hours later it was at my door and I even used the free super saver shipping!
The keyboard is solid and looks very sleek on my desk. The mouse fits perfectly in my hand. Not as heavy as my old Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer, which kept exploding the batteries I put in every month! Now I never have to replace the batteries again. I've heard others complain about keyboard lag in gaming but I have had no such experiences.
I am completely 110% satisfied with this purchase. I looked everywhere for the cheapest deal, and amazon definitely has the best deal. Only $45 after a $20 rebate and super fast shipping for free! Thanks Amazon.com!
9 Great setup - ditch the mouse for an mx1000 though
Excellent keyboard. Great layout, great tactile feedback. I never thought I'd want or use a dozen random "multimedia keys" but I'm now a convert. The flexibility to remap the functions to anything you want is great.
A couple reviewers posted some confusion about the audio preset buttons: just load a playlist or streaming radio station in Windows Media Player, and hold down the audio preset button for a few seconds to map that playlist or station to that button. It's in the help file. duh.
The range is also more than adequate. Some folks complain about bad range but chances are they've got the receiver sitting right next to other electronic devices like a monitor or computer...place it a couple feet away and you'll easily get a good 7-10 foot range. I sit on a couch about 6' from the receiver, looking at a 120" diagonal projected computer image on the wall and it works awesome. Life is good.
There is some keyboard lag though. If you're into FPS's, this may be an issue for you. Testing with KeyboardTest (http://www.passmark.com/products/keytest.htm) shows a 20-40 millisecond lag compared to a wired keyboard. You won't notice it at all typing in Word or surfing the web, but if you're a real twitchy Quake 3 player, the difference is definitely noticeable. It's playable, just takes some getting used to. On slower paced FPS games like FarCry, it's not bad at all. To be fair, all rf wireless keyboards I've tried (Microsoft, other Logitech keyboards) have this lag. Nature of the beast I guess. I wonder if Bluetooth is any better.
I cannot attest to the mouse, as I've not yet used it...I got an MX1000 prior to this and wasn't about to ditch it and downgrade to the one this keyboard came with. The LX700 receiver is 100% compatible with the MX1000 mouse. The problem is, the charger in it is not. Unless you want to fry your MX1000 mouse battery, stick with charging it in it's original base. Dont' hook it up to the computer, just plug the AC adapter into the wall and use it solely as a charger.
If you're gutsy though, you can do what I did...take a screwdriver, open up both receivers, and swap out the PCB/integrated circuit for the receiver and use the MX1000 base unit for both keyboard and mouse. The receiver IC is physically separate from the recharger IC. It's an easy job if you're careful. You could swap out the recharging IC's instead and use the LX700 base unit, but as I found out, the MX1000 does not physically sit in the LX700 receiver very well.
I'm now using the orinal MX1000 receiver for both the MX1000 mouse and the LX700 keyboard. No need for an additional receiver for the MX1000 to use just as a charger. Now I've got essentially the same thing as the new MX3000 combo which won't be out until April.
10 Almost perfect
I've owned this set for a few weeks now and this is what I think about it. First off, I did alot of research on the web before choosing this over an equivalent Microsoft set because it has more features and the wireless mouse that comes in this package is better than one that would be included in a similarly priced M$ package.
THE GOOD:
-very sleek and cool looking!
-buttons have high quality look and feel
-keyboard is quiet
-tactile response is great
-all the buttons on the top are programmable except for the silver "media player" buttons
-software makes it easier to customize button functions
-mouse is sleek and cool looking too!
-mouse has an extra button over M$ equivalent
-super scroll feature on keyboard is nice, enables super fast vertical scrolling
-all functions key are re-programmable
-SLEEP function button is concave so u don't accidently press it
-has ON-SCREEN displays that appear to display the status of certain buttons, like CAPS LOCK ON / CAPS LOCK OFF / NUM LOCK ON / VOLUME / etc
-cradle charger built into RF base
-better RF range than M$
-mouse rechargeable batteries are user replaceable
-media player buttons also work in winamp
THE BAD:
-what's with Logitech and *HEAVY* wireless mice? This mouse is way too heavy and wears out your wrist after periods of long use.
-you cannot reprogram any of those buttons on the left side of the keyboard
-you cannot reprogram any of the silver media player button on the top
-you cannot reprogram any of the 3 audio preset button on the top, right of the silver volume wheel (they really need to redesign that wheel)
-no dedicated COPY or PASTE custom buttons, come on Logitech, those are very frequently used functions, why don't we have dedicated buttons for them???? if you make this please put it on the left side of the keyboard
-volume wheel (top silver circle thing at the top center) is not easy to turn
-mouse optical technology is just okay, still doesn't work as smoothly on non-flat surfaces like blanket, carpet, couch fabric etc, M$ optical technology still kicks [...] over Logitech on ALL SURFACES, hard, soft, smooth, rough, wrinkled fabric, etc, M$ mice can take them all on smoothly!
-led's on charging cradle are not bright enough to see from a distance, so if you plan to buy this for your HTPC (Home Theater PC) don't count on being able to see them from your couch
-universal scrolling feature doesn't work as efficiently as M$, M$ still kicks [[...] here
-IM status button will be confused if you are running more than one IM program at a time
-close application button should be concave shaped to prevent accidently closing your apps
-since wireless HID (human interface devices) are being used more and more for HTPC applications, they should have features for low light use, so glow in the dark lettering would be nice
-or, backlit keys would be even better, use indiglo or some other low power consuming technology, it doesn't have to be backlit all the time but just have a button where u can turn it on or off so you can see the keyboard in low light environments
-zoom button is redundant since the scroll button performs the same function, would have been better to have a dedicated COPY & PASTE button in its place
-why have a browser BACK button and not have a browser FORWARD button? makes no sense
-the two thumb buttons on the left side of the mouse could be a bit bigger
-not wide enough of a gap between the function buttons to feel where one ends and the next one begins
-the "browser back" button on the mouse sticks out too far from the contour of the mouse and too easily accidently pressed w/your thumb
Overall battery consumption is on par w/M$. The reason I'm going to keep this one over M$ is because the design is very sleek and good looking. Also, the mouse in this set is more fully featured than a M$ set, however, Logitech's optical technology still lags behind M$, however it's getting close. The plethora of customizable buttons and the cradle RF charging base are what puts this combo set above any M$ set. Also, the range is better than M$. Ergonomically, the mouse feels good.
What I would like to see is a mouse made from heat-resistent plastic like those panels under the space shuttle. I use computers at least 60hrs/week and it'd be nice to have a mouse that doesn't get hot when your hand is on it all the time.
UPDATE: I'm starting to have tracking problems with this optical mouse on the couch. Sometimes, the cursor drifts upward even while the mouse is stationary. This product should get 3 stars.
UPDATE 2: Nevermind about the tracking problem. It got worse so I had to exchange it, but the new mouse works beautifully! My first mouse must have been a defect.
11 Horrible LX 700
I must say, the keybaord is awesome. Nice and sleek, everythings feels as though it was placed perfectly, but there's one HUGE problem w/ the set all together. For every gamer or programmer out there the LX 700's mouse seriously blows. I first received my LX 700 thru Newegg.com, but the mouse was skipping with quick movements, so I called Logitech; they said it was a faulty mouse. I traded the set in, waited a week, got a new one. Paid a total of 11.50 in shipping and handling now, guess what? The mouse still has the same pos skipping. I found that the LX700 has 400 DPI. (These days, 800DPI is standard) So, what does this mean? It means that the mouse skips w/ any resolution above 1024x768. HORRIBLE. 1 OUTTA 5 RATING !
12 User Report… Logitech LX-700 Keyboard and Mouse
I have just spent the last 2-3 weeks buying and using a couple of the newest Logitech keyboards and mice (LX-700, LX-501).
I have some detailed comments on their design that hopefully may provide some real world user feed back of a constructive nature.
Here is what I have found about my new LX-700 keyboard and mouse…
Packaging…
The packaging seems to be a little loose and generic…
• The mouse was not in any type of plastic bag; it was completely loose and floating around with no protection of any kind. Fortunately it was not damaged.
Mouse…
The mouse is fairly nice except for the following shortcomings…
• It does not have the MX mouse engine that provides 800 dpi (is only a 400 dpi mouse). This was a real problem for me as I am using a new Samsung 243t 24 inch widescreen LCD monitor with 1200 x 1920 resolution. What this means is that no matter how many times I adjusted the mouse sensitivity and/or acceleration I could not achieve a comfortable amount of curser movement without excessive wrist movement. 400 dpi is a very poor choice for a high end keyboard such as the LX-700. Monitors are getting much larger each passing year as the prices continue to fall; 800 dpi (or higher) mice are becoming an absolute necessity in today’s world.
• The single silver button next to the LED is too far back from the scroll wheel. Too much flexing of the finger is required to get to it in its current location. It should be just behind the scroll wheel or on the side like some other Logitech mice.
• The receiver is entirely too big; just what I did not want… more wires. Seems like the rechargeable battery is more of a gimmick then it is practical. The extra cost would have been better spent on an MX 800 dpi mouse engine. I ditched the rechargeable batteries in favor of good old Duracell’s.
• Due primarily to the 400 dpi resolution problem (I cannot use this mouse with my high rez monitor) I am looking elsewhere for a better choice.
Keyboard…
The keyboard is very pretty (sexy) and has a wonderful set of fully programmable buttons. But, after using it for several days, it became sadly apparent that it has a very long list of problems; so much so that I am returning it to the vendor (Amazon). I have already bought the LX-501 which I am much more satisfied with.
Color…
• This keyboard is supposed to be a multimedia product yet the very black keys are very hard to see in a darkened multimedia environment; why is that? To watch TV or work on a digital image I keep the lights only at a medium to low level but at these light levels I find the keys very difficult to see. Some of the buttons such as the Mail button are totally lost as you have a black button on a black background in a low light condition. This and other keys are often only findable by touch as they are completely invisible.
• I know that black is very sexy and is the current rage but for a keyboard it is not practical due to the low readability of the keys and buttons.
• If Logitech insists on black for keyboards PLEASE do the following to make them more readable (and usable)…
o All lettering should be very bright white (please no grey or washed out white text as it reduces the visible contrast).
o Make all the text about ? larger so it stands out more in low light conditions.
o Small buttons such as the ones along the top left and right should be of a lighter color to be more visible. They should NOT be the same color as the background (black on black) as is the case with the LX-700.
Scroll \ Tilt wheel…
I do not understand why the mouse scroll \ tilt wheel is duplicated on the left side of the keyboard. This seems to be of very limited use…
o The odd shaped (concave) scroll wheel is not as easy to turn as is the standard mouse scroll wheel. Whoever came up with design… shame on you!
o The wheel should be just like the one on the mouse… round, rubber, and standing up so as not to slip under light finger pressure.
o If you are going to duplicate the mouse wheel on the keyboard then why not complete the job by being able to press the wheel to act just like the mouse center button; at least this way a left handed person (I’m a righty) can use the keyboard wheel with all the features intact. I think a left handed user would find that to be more to their liking.
Function Keys…
The F-Keys are totally useless under low light conditions that are often found in a Multimedia situations due to two things…
1. The very black keys are very hard to see in a darkened multimedia environment; why is that? They are totally lost as you have a black button on a dark grey background in a low light condition. This and other keys are often only findable by touch as they are completely invisible.
2. There is no space between keys to provide a tactile feedback so the F-keys can be found by touch (they certainly are not visible in a darkened multimedia environment).
3. I have noticed that the LX-501 keyboard F-keys are both very visible in a darkened multimedia room plus they have spaces between each F-key. The combination of a lighter color, high contrast between the key and the background, plus the spaces between keys makes the LX-501 MUCH more user friendly in a multimedia environment.
Volume Control…
What can I say other then I hate this volume control…
• It is too smooth and slick, if you have dry hands like I do it is nearly impossible to turn it unless I first wet my fingers to provide some grip to the slippery surface.
• If it was a knob that stood out from the surface it might be another story as then I would have something to grip and turn, but as it is I find it to be very irritating to use.
• I like the volume controls on the LX-501 a little better (+ and – buttons that can simply be pressed; but are a little hard to find in low light conditions as they are almost level with the surface and are somewhat hard to find by touch).
• What I would really like to see would be left and right arrow keys (or up and down) with the mute button in between them. Buttons similar to the LX-700 fast forward, reverse, Play, and Pause buttons come to mine as being very easy to see, feel and use.
Three Audio Presets Buttons…
No one seems to know how to use or program these three mystery buttons…
• I had several e-mails to Logitech’s customer service but they could not find anything on how to program them. Again, the Help center was of little help to me.
• The on-screen Help also had almost nothing about these three buttons.
• Why put features in a product with no instructions on their use? This makes absolutely no since to me at all.
Software…
The software is very nice except I had a lot of problems with it loosing my custom settings; it had on SEVEN different occasions reverted back to the default settings for no apparent reason. I have had numerous e-mails back and forth to Logitech’s support about this madding problem but I believe I have found what is the root cause…
• It does not seem to have anything to do with other programs conflicting with SetPoint.
• I made one change to SetPoint at 11:08 AM then did a global search for any files that had changed on 11:08 AM and found the SetPoint settings file (which I had asked for before from Logitech but never got an answer on) .
• The file is under… Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Logitech\SetPoint.
• The file name is… user.xml. It contains all of my custom settings.
• There is a second file called Last_user.xml in the same folder that contains all of the default settings.
• These are the only two files in the folder.
• For some reason SetPoint wants to sometimes use the Last_user.xml instead of user.xml.
• What I did was delete Last_user.xml. As soon as I used SetPoint it copied the user.xml file to a new Last_user.xml; now both Last_user.xml and user.xml have exactly the same information in them… my custom settings.
• I believe this will partly resolve the problem of SetPoint unexpectedly reverting to the default settings for absolutely no reason at all. As both files now have exactly the same settings in them it makes no difference which one SetPoint uses as my custom settings should now be retained.
• This does however; bring up the question as to why this happened in the first place…
o Why are there TWO files?
o Why does SetPoint sometimes revert to the Last_user.xml?
o What is going to be done to resolve this permanently?
• I believe this is a Logitech problem with SetPoint software and the blame can not be passed on to “other programs” as the Logitech Customer Service suggested (oh, it can’t possible be our problem, right?).
• Hope this helps and I also sincerely hope that Logitech will correct this problem soon as I really don’t want to keep manually deleting the Last_user.xml file every time I make a change to SetPoint in order for any new settings to be retained.
Another problem I ran into with the new SetPoint software is that it no longer recognizes my Cordless Trackman Wheel mouse (my all time favorite mouse for precision tracking, ease of use, and general feel in the hand). I tried to re-install the MouseMan software but got an error message that mouse software was already installed (SetPoint) yet SetPoint did not recognize my Cordless Trackman Wheel mouse… how totally rude of it to do that! It seems that SetPoint will work only with certain newly designed mice although I just bought the Cordless Trackman Wheel mouse less then one month ago. Seems to me that SetPoint should work with any mouse like the MouseMan software does.
When I buy a new keyboard I seldom use the mouse that often comes with it as it is usually of lower quality, the wrong type, or feature set then what I want. I will often use my old (and beloved Cordless Trackman Wheel mouse) or buy a new mouse. Either way the mouse should work with the SetPoint software, if it does not then SetPoint is of limited value to the user.
One thing that is missing from the mouse portion of SetPoint is a DoubleClick Speed adjustment. Yes, I know it is still in the default Win XP mouse software but it should also be in SetPoint for the sake of completeness.
I know this is a rather long laundry list of problems but hope that by providing feedback from a real in-the-field user that better Logitech keyboards and mice can be built in the future.
When they are built, I will buy them!
Update On The SetPoint Loosing It's Settings...
SetPoint has been running correctly with all of my custom settings being retained for three days now.
Last night I shut down the computer (this is done every night and sometimes more then once in any single day). This morning I booted it up as usual but the same old SetPoint problem of reverting back to the default settings reoccurred; I immediately looked at the user.xml and Last_user.xml files in the Documents and Settings\(username)\Application Data\Logitech\SetPoint folder.
Much to my surprise it was not the Last_user.xml file that was being used (as I originally thought) but the user.xml file. The Last_user.xml file still had the previous date on it (with my custom settings intact); the user.xml file date had been changed to the current date (with default settings).
To see what is happening, I then deleted Last_user.xml and closed out SetPoint… the time changed on the user.xml file and it was copied thereby creating a new Last_user.xml file (with the previous time stamp). Now, both files have today’s date and both are incorrect (my custom settings gone).
I then tried deleting both files and discovered the user.xml file will be created as soon as I close out SetPoint.
I now believe this is what is happening…
• Each time SetPoint is unloaded (Exit)… it creates a new user.xml file (if it is not already there). If it already exists, user.xml is updated and it is copied to Last_user.xml.
• The user.xml file is the one that is reverting back to the default settings (how, I do not know as this seems to be happening within the SetPoint software).
• The incorrect user.xml (now with the default settings) is then copied to, and replacing the Last_user.xml file during the next SetPoint shutdown.
• Now both xml files have the incorrect data in them (default and not my custom settings).
13 Logitech LX 700
I just purchased a Logitech LX 700,and it is really great. The setup was a breeze-just plug, charge, and play. The software adds functionality to the multimedia controls and this works beautifully,too. The design is sleek with a black case and charcoal metallic insert around the keys. The keys have a very nice tactile feel, and the scroll and zoom controls on the left of the console are a nice touch. Best of all, it looks really good with todays black/silver computer cases (including my Dell Dimension). I highly recommend this keyboard.
-Patrick T.
14 Comfort, Elegance, and Functionality
First of all, the first reviewer is wrong. The product requires *either* one USB port *or* 2 PS/2 ports; you can check Logitech's website for more product information. The PS/2-USB converter is likely for older systems which do not support the USB interface.
Second of all, this keyboard has to be one of the most attractive keyboards that I've ever seen. It's beautifully crafted, feels very solid, and offers a wide range of functionality at your finger tips.
And finally, this keyboard has an incredibly tactile feel. The keys feel "just right" in the sense that the key strokes are not too long and not too short, the buttons have a gentle, responsive feel, and some of the peripheral keys are well placed.
It's clear that a lot of thought went into the design of this keyboard and mouse and it shows. I recommend this for anyone looking for an attractive, comfortable wireless keyboard.
15 whoever made this was borderline retarded
This keyboard is for USB but the mouse is for PS/2 connect only. Laam-o! I read a many reviews about this being "cutting edge" and "smart" but it's dumb! PS/2? cmon gimme a beak! I'll never trust another reveiw, not even Tom's Hardware who odviously has Logitechs working with them!
