February 20, 2010 at 11:00Logitech diNovo Keyboard for Notebooks
Designed for convenience.
Designed for beauty.
After my BTC 6300CL, after spilling tea on it, went to another world, I seriously took up the choice of a new keyboard.
The main requirements were:
After browsing the catalogs of most of the city's computer and near-computer stores, I chose Logitech diNovo Keyboard for Notebooks
Box in the style of Logitech. Glossy, shiny, beautiful.
Somewhere here, it's probably time to write a hackneyed phrase like “I apologize in advance for the quality of the photos, I’m not a photographer and my camera is bad”))
There is another black box in a shiny box.
The equipment for the keyboard is pretty standard: a receiver, a disk, all sorts of pieces of paper,
and, in fact, the keyboard itself.
Quality, frankly, is on top. I didn’t even expect it.
The keyboard itself has a glossy surface, it gets dirty very quickly, but this, in principle, is not particularly annoying.
Aluminum palm rest, supposedly to prevent sweating. It does not affect hand sweating, but it looks stylish. In the middle is a slightly bulging Logitech logo. The
buttons are matte, very pleasant to the touch. The letters are printed in white, additional functions on the F-keys are gray-blue.
On the reverse side - a pleasant to the touch plastic. Rubber feet, logo, battery compartment. Nothing extra.
The keyboard runs on 4 AAA batteries. According to the developers, the battery life is up to three years . I was glad that Duracell were included.
Side view. No comments.
On the right side is a switch. Pretty comfortable, unremarkable.
Top right - battery indicator. Lights up for 10 seconds after turning on, then goes off. With dead batteries, it should light constantly (it was not possible to check). Nearby are the volume keys and a calculator (can be reassigned to SetPoint).
Another indicator is on the Caps Lock button. On - on, off - off. Wash quite conveniently.
The receiver is standard. Not big, not small.
Windows 7 recognized the keyboard immediately and without problems, but I still installed the drivers by downloading the latest version from the site.
The keyboard is positioned as a model for laptops. Differences from ordinary keyboards, apparently, in the Fn key, which replaced the standard Win buttons and the context menu (I don’t know what is called) between the right Ctrl and Alt.
The F1-F12, Print Screen, Break keys are equipped with additional options for pressing with the Fn key. These features can be reassigned to SetPoint.
Default:
The bottom row of keys (Ctrl, Alt, Space, Win, Fn) is made a little bulging over the rest. In fact, it is extremely convenient.
For some reason, the left Shift was reduced, and a duplicate slash was made next to it. You do not immediately get used to a narrow cipher, but in principle, you get used to it and do not notice it.
Another distinctive feature of the keyboard is the CD-ROM open key. To be honest, I don’t see any benefit in it even when using it with a laptop, and you cannot reassign it. When pressed, it pushes the first drive in the system, if pressed and held, a menu appears with a choice of drive.
The keyboard is working. Works great. No delays, glitches and the like. The key travel is slightly larger than on laptops - this is convenient.
For those who love style, quality, convenience, freedom from wires, this keyboard is ideal. I don’t even know what else to say. The keyboard is so good that some assessment will probably be unnecessary, however ...
And finally, a few more unsuccessful photos.
Designed for beauty.
After my BTC 6300CL, after spilling tea on it, went to another world, I seriously took up the choice of a new keyboard.
The main requirements were:
- Standard Key Layout
- Wireless
- Lack of extra multimedia buttons (or their minimum)
- Good key travel
- Convenience, size, beauty and the like
After browsing the catalogs of most of the city's computer and near-computer stores, I chose Logitech diNovo Keyboard for Notebooks
Equipment
Box in the style of Logitech. Glossy, shiny, beautiful.
Somewhere here, it's probably time to write a hackneyed phrase like “I apologize in advance for the quality of the photos, I’m not a photographer and my camera is bad”))
There is another black box in a shiny box.
The equipment for the keyboard is pretty standard: a receiver, a disk, all sorts of pieces of paper,
and, in fact, the keyboard itself.
Quality, frankly, is on top. I didn’t even expect it.
Appearance
The keyboard itself has a glossy surface, it gets dirty very quickly, but this, in principle, is not particularly annoying.
Aluminum palm rest, supposedly to prevent sweating. It does not affect hand sweating, but it looks stylish. In the middle is a slightly bulging Logitech logo. The
buttons are matte, very pleasant to the touch. The letters are printed in white, additional functions on the F-keys are gray-blue.
On the reverse side - a pleasant to the touch plastic. Rubber feet, logo, battery compartment. Nothing extra.
The keyboard runs on 4 AAA batteries. According to the developers, the battery life is up to three years . I was glad that Duracell were included.
Side view. No comments.
On the right side is a switch. Pretty comfortable, unremarkable.
Top right - battery indicator. Lights up for 10 seconds after turning on, then goes off. With dead batteries, it should light constantly (it was not possible to check). Nearby are the volume keys and a calculator (can be reassigned to SetPoint).
Another indicator is on the Caps Lock button. On - on, off - off. Wash quite conveniently.
The receiver is standard. Not big, not small.
Work
Windows 7 recognized the keyboard immediately and without problems, but I still installed the drivers by downloading the latest version from the site.
The keyboard is positioned as a model for laptops. Differences from ordinary keyboards, apparently, in the Fn key, which replaced the standard Win buttons and the context menu (I don’t know what is called) between the right Ctrl and Alt.
The F1-F12, Print Screen, Break keys are equipped with additional options for pressing with the Fn key. These features can be reassigned to SetPoint.
Default:
- Fn + F1 - Browser Home Page
- Fn + F2 - Email Client
- Fn + F3 - Default Search Engine
- Fn + F4 - IM Client
- Fn + F5 - Analog Alt + Tab
- Fn + F6 - Zoom-
- Fn + F7 - Zoom +
- Fn + F8 - Gadgets (I did not understand what it is)
- Fn + F9 - Media Player
- Fn + F10 - Previous track
- Fn + F11 - Play / Pause
- Fn + F12 - Next Track
- Fn + Print Screen - Context menu (the one that was between Ctrl and Alt)
- Fn + Break - Scroll Lock
The bottom row of keys (Ctrl, Alt, Space, Win, Fn) is made a little bulging over the rest. In fact, it is extremely convenient.
For some reason, the left Shift was reduced, and a duplicate slash was made next to it. You do not immediately get used to a narrow cipher, but in principle, you get used to it and do not notice it.
Another distinctive feature of the keyboard is the CD-ROM open key. To be honest, I don’t see any benefit in it even when using it with a laptop, and you cannot reassign it. When pressed, it pushes the first drive in the system, if pressed and held, a menu appears with a choice of drive.
conclusions
The keyboard is working. Works great. No delays, glitches and the like. The key travel is slightly larger than on laptops - this is convenient.
For those who love style, quality, convenience, freedom from wires, this keyboard is ideal. I don’t even know what else to say. The keyboard is so good that some assessment will probably be unnecessary, however ...
Minuses
- Small left shift
- Context menu key moved to Fn + Print Screen
- Drive opening key cannot be reassigned
- Gloss gets dirty
- Price. I bought in Eldorado for 2449 rubles , but I also saw for 3500.
pros
- Battery Indication
- Caps Lock Indication
- No extra keys
- Inability to disable Num Lock
- Great bottom row of keys
And finally, a few more unsuccessful photos.