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Take precise, intuitive control of digital projects with this wireless Logitech Craft advanced keyboard. Its creative input dial lets you make accurate object size adjustments, zoom images quickly and perform other shortcut functions with design tools in multimedia and office applications. The backlit keys of this Logitech Craft advanced keyboard automatically adjust their brightness to your environment.
Customer Rating
3
Not worth the price, except for some users
on December 29, 2017
Posted by: jstone
from Denver, CO, USA
Verified Purchase:Yes
I've used the Logitech Craft wireless keyboard for two months now, and I've just decided to go back to my wired mechanical keyboard. Obviously, I'm not one of those "mechanical keyboard or bust" fanatics, else I wouldn't have bought this Logitech in the first place. It's an extremely high-end looking keyboard, and many of the features are fairly brilliant. The tactile feel of the keys is somewhere between a MacBook and a mechanical keyboard. I quite liked it, but it's an entirely subjective call. You'd need to try one out for yourself and decide if it's up your alley.
The dial in the upper left was a nice enough idea, but I found myself not using it for anything other than a giant volume knob. I do most of my work in Premiere Pro, and the default function for it there is to scrub through the timeline, but that's not particularly helpful. Those working in Photoshop frequently might have more use for it for adjusting brush sizes, perhaps.
The dual-purpose function keys, I absolutely hated. My old keyboard had dedicated media keys (previous, next, stop, play/pause) and dedicated F keys. The Logitech combines them, presumably in the interest of saving space. But at the cost of convenience. I could never quite get used to that.
Logitech's Flow functionality worked brilliantly, in my experience. I work primarily on a PC, but I also have a MacBook Pro. It was great being able to pair the Craft keyboard with both the PC and the Mac (along with the Logitech wireless mouse I've also just decided to quit using) and switch between devices instantaneously. However, it's pretty rare that I use both devices simultaneously with enough switching between them to make it a big deal. For any users who DO use two devices at the same time a lot, this is your keyboard, no doubt.
My chief complaint with the keyboard was the battery life. I work from home, mostly doing video editing in a darkened room (which is why I insist on illuminated keyboards) for several hours a day. I was never able to get more than three days on a single charge with this keyboard. The first couple of times I got the low battery warning, I just plugged it in to start charging and continued to work (you can still use it while it's plugged in and charging). Eventually, I just started leaving it plugged in constantly.
That sort of negates the purpose of a *wireless* keyboard. In the end, combined with my dissatisfaction with the Logitech wireless mouse I got to go along with the Craft, I've decided to just shelve them both and go back to my old wired USB devices. Mechanical keyboards are perhaps less sexy (even with the full RGB setup I've got), but they're solid and dependable, I suppose.
PROs
* Beautiful looking keyboard
* Logitech Flow is great for users of multiple devices
* The dial has a great feel and might be useful to some users
* The tactile quality of the keys is nice (subjective)
* Beautiful looking keyboard
* Logitech Flow is great for users of multiple devices
* The dial has a great feel and might be useful to some users
* The tactile quality of the keys is nice (subjective)
CONs
* Battery life is laughable
* Laughably overpriced
* Battery life is laughable
* Laughably overpriced
My Best Buy number: 0750607832
My Best Buy number: 0750607832
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No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Ensure maximum comfort from this Logitech mouse. The precise ergonomic design ensures you stay comfortable throughout the day even if you're a power user, and the additional side button lets you create a custom setup. Smooth gliding is assured from this Logitech mouse thanks to the low-resistance base that slips over any surface.
Customer Rating
2
I've used it for two months... and now I'm done
on December 29, 2017
Posted by: jstone
from Denver, CO, USA
Verified Purchase:Yes
I've been using this mouse exclusively for two months now, so I've had a good chance get accustomed to it, and unfortunately, I've decided to retire it and go back to my old wired mouse. The truly tragic thing is that the device itself — the hardware — is great. The problem lies with the software.
I bought this mouse to use in conjunction with the Logitech Craft keyboard. They both support Flow, and while I work primarily on a PC (video editing), I also have a MacBook Pro, so I thought the ability to use the same mouse and keyboard for both would great. And, in fact, on the handful of instances I used it, Flow *did* work very well. The majority of the time, however, I'm using just my PC.
The first problem I ran into was that the mouse would disconnect from my motherboard's built-in Bluetooth. It happened frequently enough that, out of frustration, I decided to use the included unifying receiver, to see if that would solve the problem. For the most part, it did. I don't believe it's disconnected since then, however it frequently suffers from a sort of "stuttering" in connectivity. As if it's on the verge of disconnecting or suffering from interference, mouse movement will become choppy in fits and starts. That's profoundly annoying, because it interrupts my workflow — and, obviously, it's not something that I've ever had to deal with when using a wired mouse.
The other problem, which is actually even more annoying, has to do with the Logitech Options software. Thanks to my Mac usage, I've grown accustomed to inverted scrolling (or "natural scrolling" as I believe Apple calls it). The Options software DOES allow you to invert the scroll wheel direction, which is great, but it occasionally just... forgets itself. The scroll direction reverts to normal, and even after opening the Options software, the setting still says "inverted," though it's not behaving that way. For a while, the only way I could get it to right itself was to literally reboot the computer. Eventually, I discovered I could use the task manager to force quit the Logitech Options processes, then restart Options and correct the setting. That would work for a while, but I'd have to do this at least once a day. There seemed to be no rhyme or reason behind when it would happen, but it was extremely aggravating. Between that and the occasional stuttering, I eventually had a moment of clarity where I realized I was putting up with the mouse's shortcomings for no reason other than that I'd already paid for it. Sadly, I'm outside of the return window now, but I'm going back to my old wired USB mouse, which was steady as a rock.
PROs
* Battery life is VERY good
* The grip is comfortable — I don't rest my palm on the top of the mouse, but using a fingertip grip, it was pleasant
* It's a handsome-looking mouse, if such things matter to you
* Being able to pair it with multiple devices and use the Flow functionality is great for certain users
* Battery life is VERY good
* The grip is comfortable — I don't rest my palm on the top of the mouse, but using a fingertip grip, it was pleasant
* It's a handsome-looking mouse, if such things matter to you
* Being able to pair it with multiple devices and use the Flow functionality is great for certain users
CONs
* Direct Bluetooth connectivity was sketchy
* Connectivity using the unifying receiver was better, but still not rock solid
* Settings randomly "forgotten" by the Logitech Options software
* It's a bit overpriced, in my opinion
* Direct Bluetooth connectivity was sketchy
* Connectivity using the unifying receiver was better, but still not rock solid
* Settings randomly "forgotten" by the Logitech Options software
* It's a bit overpriced, in my opinion
My Best Buy number: 0750607832
My Best Buy number: 0750607832
Mobile Submission: False
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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Support the expansion of your mobile workstation with this HyperDrive USB Type-C Hub. It links to the two Thunderbolt 3 inputs of your laptop to provide up to 50 Gbps of data speed to the connected devices of all its seven ports. This gray HyperDrive USB Type-C Hub works with 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Pro models.
Customer Rating
2
Would not recommend
on August 5, 2017
Posted by: jstone
Verified Purchase:Yes
The finish is nice and it matches the Space Gray of the MacBook Pro reasonably well, but I took it with me on a business trip last week and found it of limited usefulness. Once plugged in, the slightest movement or jostling of the hub causes a disconnect with the computer. This was particularly frustrating while trying to swap devices or SD cards, as you cannot help but cause SOME movement of the hub while unplugging and replugging other devices. If you set the computer on a flat surface and plug the hub (and any other devices) in ONCE and never move it, I'm sure it's fine... but that also limits its usefulness. For me at least. And this was on a one-day-old MacBook Pro, so it's not like the ports on the computer were loose/sloppy. The Hyperdrive hub just doesn't seat itself very securely. I'll be returning it and sticking with a normal dongle-type hub that connects via a short cable, to allow for SOME flexibility/movement.
My Best Buy number: 0750607832
My Best Buy number: 0750607832
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No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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