When using the mouse for the first time, you first notice the flat surface, which makes the model nestle less in the palm of the hand than mice with an upward curved surface. Although the keyboard was similar in size to our notebook, the first signs of wrist fatigue were felt to set in a bit faster on the MK470 keyboard. In the long run, however, the keyboard could turn out to be a bit too small, so that especially the wrists tire faster than with larger, stationary keyboards due to the slight bending posture in the long run. Of course, the thin keyboard does not have the soft stroke of a normal, stationary keyboard, the typing feel is more reminiscent of that on a notebook with a mid-range keyboard. Incidentally, this article was written on said keyboard with the help of the accompanying mouse, which felt pretty good at first. Both devices automatically switch to sleep mode when not in use to save energy. According to Logitech, the keyboard's runtime should be up to 36 months depending on use, and the mouse should last for 18 months. On the other hand, the backlight does not affect the battery life, which we cannot say too much about due to the short test period. The set does not have a backlight, so the MK470 is less suitable for working in dark environments. The usual special functions are implemented via F keys with the fn key. The height of the up/down arrow keys is also halved, so they share an already reduced key field, which makes it very fiddly.Īpart from these restrictions, the layout is very clear.

The arrow keys are also reduced in size, measuring only 1.3 mm (~0.51 in) in width. 'entf' and 'pos1' are also reduced in size again as a result.

This at least questionable design decision has also been implemented between the number pad and the rest of the keyboard, so for example the right arrow key feels different than the left arrow key due to its rounding in the lower, right corner. For optical reasons, the corner keys are rounded just like the corners themselves, but this leads to unusually small size ratios especially in the upper, already reduced key row on the outer keys. The normal keys are about 1.6 x 1.6 cm (~0.63 x 0.63 in) and have a distance of about 3 mm to each other. The layout of the keyboard looks very tidy, and there is a numpad on the right side.

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