#logitech k810

When I decided to invest in a keyboard, I realised that I needed something thin, light and extremely durable. My last PC keyboard was none of the above. The Logitech K810, on the other hand, is exactly what I was looking for and then some more. It's aluminium frame is light, but yet it's stunningly premium and feels really  sturdy. It's incredibly thin, maybe a little too thin for my tastes, but that's a fair compromise. This also means that it is very compact. Because of its form factor, I think my using it all the time. In fact, this is the first keyboard I have used extensively with my iPhone and iPad. I have used the standard issue Apple keyboard quite a bit, the final build and form of thee K810 is more attractive for mobile usage.

Design

One of the prerequisites for my keyboard purchase was an island style key configuration. I have grown used to such a configuration, and in fact I have always done heavy duty writing on such keyboards, so using an old school keyboard was out of the question. As I did not want a dedicated number pad, I was also able to opt for something smaller, and the K810 fit the bill perfectly.

The keys on the K810 are spaced out lavishly, especially for a portable keyboard. The keys are springy and have a good throw to them, and they do not feel too shallow or springy, they are just perfect and they hit a sweet spot for a heavy typist like me. Additionally, the keyboard is LED backlit, which means, it's incredibly useful when I am burning the midnight oil.

Overall, the design was very pleasing to me, and while I don't have my MacBook Pro as a comparative reference for my typing efficiency, the Logitech K810 is doing a bloody good job of it, something which is very admirable.

Besides this, the keys have are sculpted in such a way that one never ends up always hitting the central point of the key bang on for an even more reassuring typing experience.

Performance

It's not very easy to evaluate the performance of a keyboard. But there are always metrics like typing speed or words per minute that can be considered. While I am taking into account the above mentioned metrics, I am also focusing on the ease of use and setup, and the battery life considering it's a Bluetooth keyboard.

From the beginning, setting up the keyboard was a breeze. Totally painless, absolutely, not friction. One just taps the Bluetooth button on the keyboard and do a search for keyboard in your device's Bluetooth list and voila, setup is complete. I could also use it via UB and Logitech had added a micro-UB cable in the package.

I've not had a lot of time to estimate battery life of the keyboard, but I have been using it for three days continuously using Bluetooth, but till it totally dies on me, I cannot gauge battery life properly.

As far as typing speed was concerned, I used a Chrome extension to determine my typing speed, and I was consistently clocking in excess of 50 words per minute, and I'd imagine this would be pretty close to what I accomplish on my MacBook Pro, if not faster.

Apart from this, for those who feel latency might be an issue, I'd say, don't worry. In my experience,  I faced zero lag, in terms of keystroke response, but that could change if I use it for gaming purposes. I fully intend to explore this out in great detail, when I receive my copy of Bioshock Infinite.

Overall, I have had a very impressive first few days with the Logitech K810. I also managed to get a very sweet deal on the keyboard which was the icing on the cake and now that the experience goes well beyond of what I had imagined, I look forward to great times with this keyboard.