keyboard holygrail - Wireless and backlit keyboard by Logitech

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itech Unveils New K800 Wireless Illuminated Keyboard
Logitech today introduced the rechargeable Logitech Wireless Illuminated Keyboard K800, delivering bright, precise illumination — day or night. The newest Logitech keyboard features ambient light and motion sensors, ensuring that you have the right amount of backlight when you need it, while conserving battery life when you don't.

"The Wireless Illuminated Keyboard K800 is perfect for someone who values both form and function," said Denis Pavillard, vice president of product marketing for Logitech's keyboards and desktops. "The Wireless Illuminated K800 keyboard includes features that make it a standout — smart backlighting, Logitech Unifying technology, our PerfectStroke key system and Logitech Incurve keys — and presents it all in a very stylish and sleek package that's sure to please."




The Wireless Illuminated K800 backlighting automatically adjusts based on the amount of light in the room using ambient light sensors. Motion sensors detect your hands as they approach to turn the backlighting on and to turn it back off when your hands move away. As a result, you'll enjoy bright, precise illumination and more battery life — up to 10 days of battery life without recharging. (Actual battery life will vary with use, settings and environmental conditions.)

The Wireless Illuminated K800 is always ready when you need it thanks to the micro-USB cable that lets you recharge while you type. Due to the fast, flexible recharging, you'll never need to replace the batteries. Instead, you can simply plug in the universal micro-USB cable to recharge the onboard batteries.

Because a good keyboard needs to deliver a good typing experience, the Logitech Wireless Illuminated keyboard includes the PerfectStroke key system and Logitech Incurve keys. The PerfectStroke key system helps make every stroke comfortable, fluid and whisper-quiet. And the concave design and softly rounded edges of the durable Logitech Incurve keys position your fingers properly and invite your fingertips to glide from key to key, hour after hour. Additionally, the letters and characters on the keys are very durable and won't wear off.

The Wireless Illuminated Keyboard K800 is also the latest in a line of Logitech Unifying-compatible mice and keyboards that feature the tiny, leave-in receiver - so small you can leave it in your laptop. Unifying-compatible keyboards feature Logitech Advanced 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity, virtually eliminating delays and dropouts.

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the design is too normal... i wish they had added backlight to dinovo edge..

[SoulsCollective]

Almost. Almost. Holy grail for me would be mechanical, wireless, ergonomic split-half and backlit. I'd settle for mechanical, wireless and ergonomic though.

[El Mano]

Ergonomic split-half and the rest as it is would be perfect for me.
I have an Illuminated keyboard and that perfect-stroke system is great. I love this keyboard.

[SoulsCollective]

I'm currently using a Microsoft "Natural Ergonomic" 7000 - ergonomic, split-half, wireless and very comfortable - however the non-mechanical nature is showing: the number-row '8' key is failing, WASD occasionally fail to respond and the Backspace key is also becoming finnicky. Backlit would be nice, but comes second to reliability.

[gillll]

well it's about time ! looks nice, my htpc needs new kb, i hope it's not heavy.

but why not bt ? and i hope it has litium-ion battery and not ni-me.

[RaV[666]]

Why the hell, almost 90% of keyboards nowadays have small and low keys.They all wanna look like notebook keyboards, there however its a MUST because it has to be small and fit under the closed screen.Why oh why on dekstop ?Thats less ergonomic and theres is no point in that on desktop.Damn.
Big fat keys like i had on the commodore and amiga would be awesome.

[STaRGaZeR]

Can't they just make a G15-like wireless keyboard?

[G.Foyle]

And it has my favourite layout

[RPGWiZaRD]

Why the hell, almost 90% of keyboards nowadays have small and low keys.They all wanna look like notebook keyboards, there however its a MUST because it has to be small and fit under the closed screen.Why oh why on dekstop ?Thats less ergonomic and theres is no point in that on desktop.Damn.
Big fat keys like i had on the commodore and amiga would be awesome.

WORD. I'm still using a KeyTronic with huge #"&¤ keys maybe from 2000 or so and I yet have to find something I'd wanna replace this kb with. This is actually my backup of the exact same kb I bought I started using like 2 months ago because the old kb's rubber beneath "d" key had been a bit damaged so it didn't provide the feedback I wanted when pressing it. Shows the toll that keyboards have to take when playing lots of Unreal Tournament and constant double tapping a or d buttons to dodge. Still it served its purpose for around 9 years of abuse so that's still pretty good for a dome-switch/direct-switch keyboard and hopefully this backup one will serve me at least 7 years.

[El Mano]

Hey guys, give it a try.
I was doubtful when I first heard of this (who likes notebook keyboards anyway?) and it was love at first sight the moment I tested it.
My Illuminated keyboard has more than a year now and it works like the first day. No worn keys yet.

And by the way I had a G15 prior to buying it and I don't miss it at all

[Mad Pistol]

well it's about time ! looks nice, my htpc needs new kb, i hope it's not heavy.

but why not bt ? and i hope it has litium-ion battery and not ni-me.

Pretty sure Logitech would put a Lithium-ion battery in it. They've been doing that to their wireless rechargeable mice for years. I don't see why they'd change that in a keyboard that's wireless rechargeable.

[FischOderAal]

Meh, I never really liked Logitech's keyboard... The same applies to Cherry. I'm still sad that my IBM Rapid Access 2 doesn't have an USB connector.

(who likes notebook keyboards anyway?)

You have to get used to it and now I quite like them. I use keyboards made by Apple and they are quite good. Well, they're nothing compared to the good old IBM keyboards but not bad after all.

[RPGWiZaRD]

Hey guys, give it a try.
I was doubtful when I first heard of this (who likes notebook keyboards anyway?) and it was love at first sight the moment I tested it.
My Illuminated keyboard has more than a year now and it works like the first day. No worn keys yet.

And by the way I had a G15 prior to buying it and I don't miss it at all

No thanks, typing on a notebook kb for me takes 3-5 times longer than on my own kb and I've tested kbs with flat keys and I didn't like it at all, the bigger the better for me, old IBM kb style keys is just perfect to me.

[FischOderAal]

No thanks, typing on a notebook kb for me takes 3-5 times longer than on my own kb and I've tested kbs with flat keys and I didn't like it at all, the bigger the better for me, commodore style keys is just perfect to me.

Just because you're not used to it In general you can type faster on a notebook keyboard (if there's enough space) because the lift (?) is smaller.

[gillll]

Mad Pistol, i have the mx5000 and mx1000 mouse,

indeed the mouse is Lithium-ion and works like a charm for several years.

but ..... i wanna make sure

[El Mano]

Just because you're not used to it In general you can type faster on a notebook keyboard (if there's enough space) because the lift (?) is smaller.

That's true. I type much faster with this keyboard.

[gillll]

this is one of the best kb there is ! big keys can handle coffee, and other abuses.

@ work i have only this one

[Vinas]

Almost. Almost. Holy grail for me would be mechanical, wireless, ergonomic split-half and backlit. I'd settle for mechanical, wireless and ergonomic though.

99% correct. This keyboard is far from good for people like me. Wireless and wired option is what I need...

[Final8ty]

white.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4U1xkWHbxs0

I have the back version with the black buttons & the separate number pad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=va65j...eature=related

You can mix white/black & sunglass with key sets that you can buy.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x_N6k...eature=related

[RaV[666]]

Originally Posted by FischOderAal View Post
Just because you're not used to it In general you can type faster on a notebook keyboard (if there's enough space) because the lift (?) is smaller.

Well i dont know bout that.In a good keyboard with tall keys you dont have to "press" a button all the way down, after just a bit it just "goes", what i do know tho, they fill flimsy, fingers arent resting in them as much and its easier to unintentionally go from one key to another.
Most of my friends use notebook like keyboards (cause theyre "stylish") and what i know for sure thay make a lot more typos then i do.
I dont know if you people noticed, but through 1900-1999 key size on pretty much any keyboard was similar.And people were a bit smaller then :P.Only reason flat and small keys have had make their way into consumer devices was "style".

@Gill, is there a wireless variant of this dell ?

[gillll]

Rav... that will be the HolyGrail

[RPGWiZaRD]

I've seen a lot of other kbs with big keys like this Dell but they all seem to have a sharp edge in front, my KeyTronic has a tiny slope at the front making it perfect to rest your wrist against at when the KB is at the edge of the table, which is an important detail to me.

[JAG87]

Not even close to holy grail for me.

Give me a mechanical G19, then we'll talk about it. Then again, it will probably cost like $300.. rofl.

[Oliverda]

ergonomic split-half

[SoulsCollective]

ergonomic split-half

Is that for ergonomic split-half keyboards, or a because this isn't one?