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Written by Jason Owens
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Sunday, 01 July 2007 |
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Another feature that is particularly useful is that Logitech has printed a good number of CTRL-function operations right on the front of the keys. While some may know most of these by heart due to frequent use of word processing software, it is nice to have them quite literally at your fingertips. The only issue I have with the actual keys is the placement of the Escape key. It is set slightly off to the right of its normal position on most keyboards to accommodate the F-Lock key. This is a little frustrating for the first week or so when you go to hit CTRL-ESC and end up catching the F-Lock key instead.
If that was all that had been included in the keyboard, it would be a decent buy for $15, but there is a substantial amount more to this keyboard. In the upper left of the board is the User button. In the manual it's labeled as the Suspend button, but the function is the same. Directly below that is the F-Lock key, which is useless if the iTouch software is not installed, but allows you to add 8 programmable keys with the touch of a button once the software is installed.
Across the top of the keyboard are no fewer than six multimedia buttons, of which five are programmable once the software is installed. E-Mail, Messenger, Webcam, Media, My Home, and Search make up the top row, along with an up and down volume control, and a mute button. These keys all worked right away with no need to install the software. On the far right of the top the status LEDs are mounted vertically. The three standard LEDs are present, as well as a fourth detailing the status of the F-Lock key.
One “feature” that I was unable to find any documentation on was a series of holes throughout the keyboard approximately a quarter inch in diameter. From the best I can tell the components are sealed under a layer of plastic and any liquids spilled onto the keyboard will drain out the holes. Having just lost a keyboard to this problem I was not willing to test and see if this really is the purpose of these holes.
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Last Updated ( Friday, 13 July 2007 )
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