GroovyGuru
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I've had this keyboard for about an hour now, and I'm still not sure about it but it is likely I will send it back.
The good?
The software is quite good, feeling clean, easy, and stable, and largely self explanatory.
The keyboard itself types quietly, but it will take me more time to get used to the dimpled key caps. Sometimes I double type a letter when I didn't intend to.
The bad?
The most immediate issue to spot is... well where are the keys? The key cap writing is very faint and blends in too well with the rest of the dark colored keyboard. I regretted my decision to purchase the keyboard immediately as I glimpsed the keys, as I was already aware that using the backlight has a major impact on battery life, from months just over a week. If you are going to buy this keyboard, I would recommend the white one for this issue alone.
There's some shortcuts to change the way keys work between Windows, Mac OS and Chrome OS. You'd like these would be something like FN + W, M and C respectively, but no, it is O, C and P respectively. What moron designed that? If you need to reconnect devices and change the mode, there's no easy way to remember these shortcuts without keeping a separate note or reference.
The keyboard has an expected but useful feature where you can lock the F keys in to either the function button or the F key, but unlike other keyboards, there is no indication on the keyboard on when this mode is activated, so if you would like to swap between these modes, you may find it frustrating to do so.
Speaking of keys, the layout of the functions along the top row is a bit strange. F11 is mute, F12 is sound down, and then there's a key for sound up where an F13 could be. This key feels out of place, and this key which isn't part of the F keys should have been something that would have been more helpful to use when you FN lock the keys to the F keys (aka you can use that key without holding FN), such as mute or dictate. But instead they felt volume up is the important key to have that is independant of the F keys system? Weird.
Please note that this keyboard has no FN key on the left side, you cannot use the keyboard as a wired keyboard, and that the text on keys are all lower case. Weird design choices.
Do also keep in mind that there were serious reliability issues with the prior model of this keyboard, which is now heavily discounted.
The good?
The software is quite good, feeling clean, easy, and stable, and largely self explanatory.
The keyboard itself types quietly, but it will take me more time to get used to the dimpled key caps. Sometimes I double type a letter when I didn't intend to.
The bad?
The most immediate issue to spot is... well where are the keys? The key cap writing is very faint and blends in too well with the rest of the dark colored keyboard. I regretted my decision to purchase the keyboard immediately as I glimpsed the keys, as I was already aware that using the backlight has a major impact on battery life, from months just over a week. If you are going to buy this keyboard, I would recommend the white one for this issue alone.
There's some shortcuts to change the way keys work between Windows, Mac OS and Chrome OS. You'd like these would be something like FN + W, M and C respectively, but no, it is O, C and P respectively. What moron designed that? If you need to reconnect devices and change the mode, there's no easy way to remember these shortcuts without keeping a separate note or reference.
The keyboard has an expected but useful feature where you can lock the F keys in to either the function button or the F key, but unlike other keyboards, there is no indication on the keyboard on when this mode is activated, so if you would like to swap between these modes, you may find it frustrating to do so.
Speaking of keys, the layout of the functions along the top row is a bit strange. F11 is mute, F12 is sound down, and then there's a key for sound up where an F13 could be. This key feels out of place, and this key which isn't part of the F keys should have been something that would have been more helpful to use when you FN lock the keys to the F keys (aka you can use that key without holding FN), such as mute or dictate. But instead they felt volume up is the important key to have that is independant of the F keys system? Weird.
Please note that this keyboard has no FN key on the left side, you cannot use the keyboard as a wired keyboard, and that the text on keys are all lower case. Weird design choices.
Do also keep in mind that there were serious reliability issues with the prior model of this keyboard, which is now heavily discounted.