Logitech K350 Wave Ergonomic Keyboard with Unifying Wireless Technology - Black

I've owned a lot of keyboards, and once I got on these Wave keyboards about 10 years ago, I've never switched off of them.I like the play/feedback I get off of this new model of the Wave keyboard. Even better than the play/feedback with my older models, which I did like. There's a good feel of 'confirmation' in the keys when you strike them. But yet not over-bearing confirmation, like those old-school spring-loaded 1980's IBM keyboards threw off.That big padded perforated section perfectly places your heels to negate any strain on your wrists (that might lead to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome). Your hands always feel pretty close to "at rest." That section wipes clean very easily, too.The big silver buttons can be reprogrammed to do whatever you want. If you load up the Logitech SetPoint software that you download from their website. I use them to open specific folders that I often access. I reprogrammed the Sleep button to be a Restart button.And you don't HAVE to use the Logitech software unless you want that programming feature, basically. Otherwise it's a plug and play keyboard ... that functions perfectly even at the BIOS setting level.I also like that the audio/video controls at the center top don't require any set-up. When I strike up/down volume or mute, they work with any application I run.I have zero reception/distance/obstruction problems in keeping the USB receiver plugged directly to the back of my desktop, down on the floor, facing a wall, next to my desk. To be fair, the very first one I owned, again bought ten years ago, did have a bit of a problem in that regard. At that time the Wave keyboard shipped with an entirely different USB receiver, a larger one that looked a lot like a flash drive; I had to bring it closer to my desktop with a USB extension cable.Two ordinary AA batteries will keep this keyboard running for several years. And there's a little indicator that lights up when it's time to change them out. Too bad there aren't any indicator lights for CapsLock or NumLock, like old-school. (How many obscured passwords have I typed in incorrectly over the years not realizing I had accidentally turned on caps aiming for the tab key!)The one thing I REALLY don't like about them is that the white paint on the keys tends to wear off too easily. I've owned about four of these Wave keyboards over a decade and they all do it. This keyboard comes with a five-year warranty, so from now on I am sending in an email to Logitech asking for a new key whenever one wears off.Also I prefer the old-school Logitech logo. The font on this new logo looks, to me, sort of over-baked, so over-modern as to be a bit gaudy. Oh, well. I am sure Logitech paid some marketing firm millions of dollars to create it, so I guess it's my shortcoming. LOL.And it would be cool if it had a backlit option, like those gamer keyboards, since I work a lot late at night. I guess you can't have it all.This Wave keyboard has been one of the top-selling keyboards in the marketplace since its introduction so long ago. That kind of says it all.

I wanted one of these keyboards ever since the first wave was released. I'm really happy that I waited until now to buy this new keyboard.One of the things I was worried about was the key noise which is rather loud in the previous version of the keyboard (I tried a wired Wave before) but I gotta admit they worked that out really nicely 'cuz this keyboard is really quite.The keyboard is really comfortable and not just because of it's wave design, but the keys's size and the cushioned palm rest is soft enough for you to want to spend the rest of the day on it yet stiff enough to give your hands a nice grip.I really like the multimedia keys on the keyboard, I actually use most of them specially the 3 functions from F4-F6 that are open for you to place whatever you want. (One other thing I changed was the "Launch Program" key to launch Flip 3D instead of Logitech's application switcher, just put this on the "Program" text field: "%windir%\System32\rundll32.exe dwmapi.dll #105" without the quotes.There are two things that I have to get used to:This keyboard splits the F keys into 4 groups of 3 instead of 3 groups of 4. So I would automatically move my finger to the last key on the first group which would normally be F4 and find myself hitting the F3 key. Something else that I have to get used to is the disposition of the "delete/home/end/pages up and down" keys group, but that's just something personal, I like the old form factor where all keys are the same size and you get 2 rows + 3 columns.Something I really don't like about the keyboard is the fact that it has no on-keyboard indicators of any lock (not that I'm missing the scroll lock one) and even though you get the on-screen indicator when you pressed the button, you have no way for knowing right way which state they're in, even worse is the fact that you get no on-screen indicator when in the windows log-in screen, therefore knowing when you're typings numbers is a trial and error process, really uncomfortable for passwords with numbers.Another thing I don't like but I think with time I might used to... is the placement of the context menu key, seems too far way, perhaps if it worked with only one key pressed I wouldn't mind the distance.I also love the fact that it comes with a Unifying Receiver (which was a key reason for my purchase) because I own, besides a Logitech Anywhere MX Mouse, a DELL XPS M1530 and these only come with 3 USB Ports.... so keyboard + mouse + phone charging = no free ports for the usb drive. Now I can use both mouse and keyboard using just one USB port.Overall this is an EXCELLENT keyboard with minor details and some things to get used to.

I like this keyboard a lot. It is comfortable to use. I find it much easier to use then the keyboard on my laptop. I am very pleased with this product.

I received the Logitech K350 Wave Ergonomic Keyboard yesterday and downloaded the software from Logitech for use on my Windows 10 computer. Setup was very simple and the keyboard worked with Win 10 even before I downloaded the software. The keyboard has a very good "touch" even though it is a membrane keyboard. The keyboard is shaped so your fingers "want" to go to the correct keys. This is resulting in fewer typos. The volume control is very easy to use (a big + for me). The keyboard had many useful and unexpected features. For example, My music playing software (WACUP) automatically started up when I pushed the musical note labeled key at the top of the board. Also, there is an "On-Off" button on the far top right position which turns the computer on or off. There is even a "zoom control" on the far left center of the keyboard that makes the font size of web pages get larger or smaller. The one problem other reviewers have noticed is that the labels on the keys tend to wear off. I ordered some clear nail polish (from Amazon) to put on the key labels and the nail polish is scheduled for arrival today. I chose a polish that claims to have a hard, dry finish in 40 seconds.I will do a followup review about the use of nail polish on this keyboard. This $29.95 keyboard would still be a bargain at twice the price. FOLLOWUP: I applied the nail polish. Warning, you can ruin the keys if you let the polish drip into the sides of the keys! I did this with one of the keys at the top of the board-- Be cautious when applying the polish!.