| Excellent keyboard with a small footprint |
| I bought this keyboard to replace my giant Logitech multimedia keyboard that I bought a few years ago. I realized that I never use the extra keys and the fancy rounded edges just take up extra space.
There seems to be a few versions of the Logitech UltraX. The one that I received looks like the picture, but the backspace key is the wider kind that takes up two spaces.
Pros:
- Slim profile thanks to the laptop-style keys.
- Very small foot print. My desk feels a lot bigger with this keyboard.
- It's just a good, solid, standard keyboard: wide backspace key, no weird F-lock button, no extra scroll wheels or crazy stuff like that.
Cons:
- The positioning feels slightly wider even though the keyboard is smaller. I can't quite figure it out, but I noticed that I can't reach the End key with my pinkie anymore.
- The laptop-style keys take a little getting used to if you're coming from a standard keyboard.
For the price, it's excellent. Right now, it's $25.45 so even non-Prime members can get free shipping on this.
| | I love laptop keyboards (good ones, that is.) This is the closest and best I can find to a laptop-style flat keyboard for my desktop. It's nice and flat, with short key travel (but not too short.)
The only problem is that the frame is perfectly rigid, and thus hard on the fingers. Many laptops have a slight flex to the whole surface... most people probably think it's a bad thing, but I find it cushions your finger pecks just enough to make it more comfortable to use. This doesn't have that flex, so sometimes my fingertips hurt after a long typing session. I wish I could just "type lighter", but when I try I find it hard and I'm not sure why... something about this keyboard just isn't conducive to that.
| | Nice, snappy keys on this. A full sized keyboard with laptop keys -- I've wanted a keyboard like this for years, and this satisfies.
| | This keyboard is a good standard keyboard for an excellent price.
You can find this on Logitech's OEM and System builder site at the following URL as of 7/7/2008.
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/partners/system_builders_integrators/products/keyboards/devices/662&cl=us,en
As the logitech spec page states, this is a very slim keyboard, and it emulates the feel of laptop keyboards. This keyboard makes it very easy to reach high typing speeds. The number keypad is also very useful if you use this keyboard on a docking station for your laptop.
This keyboard also works without having to install any drivers, the few keys that it does have on top(media keys), work on Windows XP without any additional software, and because they are minimal and kept on the upper edge of the keyboard they are not intrusive or bothersome.
I am typically not a fan of keyboards with too many additional functions and keys, in fact, if it were up to me I would be using my Original IBM 101 key buckling spring keyboard without any windows keys on it. However I am weary of carpal tunnel syndrome since I typically type all day at work. Perhaps DasKeyboards will come up with a USB Version of the Original IBM 101 Key Keyboard.
| | Best keyboard I have ever owned |
| The Logitech Ultra X-Flat is the standard issue keyboard at the large technology firm where I work.
At first, I wasn't used to this keyboard. It feels more like it belongs on a particularly nice laptop than a keyboard, although it's probably slightly larger than that on a typical laptop. But after four months of use, I just love how it feels. It's light and the keys are very easy to press. Just recently, I purchased my own for home use.
I did experience one minor issue. After a week of use, one of the keys started to stick once in a while, if only for a moment. The problem resolved itself after about a week -- I have no idea how, but it simply stopped. (Maybe I had to "break" the keyboard in.)
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