Cheap wireless mouse and keyboard system (Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 100)

Member Name: janmikel

Product:	Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 100
Date:	06/06/09 (167 review reads)
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Advantages: Cheap, reliable and good looking

Disadvantages: not laser

**Introduction**

My wife loves to surf, buy and sell stuff at eBay so she spends a considerable amount of time in her desktop computer. Her desktop computer is located in the living room and mine is in the bedroom. So, this makes it difficult to talk to her about stuff when she is in the other room. So I thought of a solution and I asked my self "why not do my computing in the living room with her?" I don't want to move furniture and move my desktop in the living room so doing things in the laptop is the way to go. But is not as productive as doing it in the Desktop (i.e screen is small, keyboard is smaller with less keys and processor is slower). I can live with the slower processor because I am not doing computer intensive things but what I can't ignore is doing it in a limited keyboard and small screen. The screen problem is trivial because I have an extra VGA cable lying around which I can connect to my TV. So, all I need to do was get a good keyboard and a mouse. It should be a wireless keyboard and mouse as I don't want cables dangling near my TV (that would look messy) and I just need to somewhat dock my laptop in the vicinity of the TV. So, I searched in Newegg.com and found this Logitech Cordless Desktop EX 100 system to be the answer to my problem.

**Looks**

I was surprised when I got this keyboard because I was expecting a thick and bulky one. But this one is very thin and it's about half an inch thick. It has curved sides which make it look sleeker and it seems to hug the table. In other words it doesn't look obtrusive. It is pretty light also so I can put the keyboard in your lap while lounging in the sofa. The edge has a shiny black finish while the middle has a matte finish. The keys also have a matte finish. The keys are colored white and it looks pretty standard. The function keys are colored blue and cannot be seen easily. I would have preferred if it were brighter like yellow but this is really trivial as you don't use the function keys as much as the regular keys. There is a reset button at the bottom of the keyboard. The position is also non obtrusive as the red button will surely spoil the sleek look of the keyboard. In contrast, I cannot say the same to the mouse. It just looks like a regular mouse without the cord.

**Performance**

I like the feel of the keyboard. It is very responsive and the keys are very smooth and don't need a hard pounding. The mouse is an optical one so you would need a mouse pad and a flat surface. This product could have been better if it is a laser mouse but this is a cheap product (about half the price of other keyboard + mouse wireless systems) so you are getting what you paid for. The mouse is also responsive. It has three buttons with a scroll wheel in the middle hence it is very functional and very easy to use if you are just browsing or doing office stuff. Battery life is also good. I have this product for more than three months and responsiveness hasn't decreased and I haven't replaced the battery yet. I was surprised that this product came with a Duracell battery and not some generic brandless one.

**Conclusion**

This product solved my problem and I can now compute at my living room using my laptop that is connected to my TV and using this product as my input device. Now life is much better and I can be with my wife in the same room.

This review can also be viewed at ciao.com (US) by the same author

Summary: This is a good product but could have been better if the mouse is a laser one.

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