Logitech Elite Keyboard
RRP: AU$99.95
The Good: The Elite wins our award for 'most additional keys of varying shape' on a keyboard, with everything from a scroll wheel on the left hand side to a volume dial smack in the middle of the keyboard facing. Key travel and response is excellent on the Elite. The black and silver styling certainly stands out.
The Bad: Configuring all the additional buttons can be something of a chore; there's a popup window for each new button that must be manually toggled off. The scroll button is tiny compared to that on the MS Office Keyboard; we tended to ignore it. The default software brings up a large green onscreen indication that it's worked, rather like a TV remote, which is quite distracting when you're sitting right next to the monitor. Like the MS keyboards, the function keys are taken over with other options and must be manually toggled.
The Verdict: The Logitech Elite Keyboard has a lot of additional functionality stuck onto just about every available surface. As long as you're likely to use all that added goodness, it's a good keyboard.
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