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Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave
Reviewed by
Rich Brown
on 08/01/2007

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The good: Unique, comfortable key layout; easy to get used to; affordable compared to other ergo-minded keyboards.

The bad: Inconveniently placed media keys.

The bottom line: Logitech's Cordless Desktop Wave stands out for its comfortable ergonomic touches, an easy learning curve, and its affordable price. We have minor issues with its hot keys--the media controls get short shrift--but heavy typists will like what Logitech has to offer here.

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  • CNET editors' rating: 3.5 stars Very good
    Detailed editors' rating
      Installation and interface : 8.0
      Features : 7.0
      Service and support : 8.0
      Overall score: 7.7 (3.5 stars)
  • Reviewed by:
    Rich Brown
  • Reviewed on: 08/01/2007
If, like us, you're a hater of split-keyboards, Logitech's new Cordless Desktop Wave offers a more palatable alternative if you want a little more comfort in your day-to-day typing. A cleverly designed key layout gently angles your wrists towards a less stressful typing position, without asking you to relearn how to type. The $80 price tag for the complete wireless keyboard and mouse set feels like a fair deal, especially compared to the traditional split keyboards that can run to $100 or $150. A few back steps in hot-key layout make us wish that Logitech had taken a more all-around approach in the Cordless Desktop Wave's, but for its stated purpose, we found it easy to adjust to and comfortable to use.

Logitech incorporates two design elements into its Cordless Desktop Wave keyboard that make it stand out. The first is the so-called "wave" design, which angles the edge keys, and the two rows in the middle up towards your fingers, and pushes the keys in the W, E, and R and I, O, and P rows lower. The idea is to accommodate the different lengths of your fingers. The varying height of the keys is supposed to match up with each digit in a more natural fit.


The gentle curve of the Cordless Desktop Wave is comfortable and easy to get used to.

The other unique twist is the keyboard's curve. It's similar in shape to Microsoft's Digital Entertainment Desktop 7000 and 8000, although with one major difference. Unlike the Microsoft keyboards, the letter keys on the Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave are all the same size. That means there's no stretched out G or H key in the middle row to get caught on. Such a simple design step actually makes a huge difference in how quickly you become comfortable with Logitech's board. With the Microsoft design, it takes much longer--for touch typists, especially.

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  • alaTest.com

    Editors' rating: 89

    Summary: alaTest has collected and analyzed 451 reviews of Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave from international magazines and websites. Experts rate this product 73/100 and users 87/100. Comparing these reviews to 42962 other Keyboards reviews gives this product an overall alaScore™ 89/100 = Very Good.

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  • maximumpc.com

    Editors' rating: 60

    Summary: The keyboard features a curved layout, quiet keystrokes and padded wrist support. The function keys have secondary binds programmed through the SetPoint drivers and are positioned in four groups of three. We tested every one of these extra buttons and ...

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  • applesource.com.au

    Summary: The only thing we'd change about the Cordless Desktop Wave is its media control keys. Rather than emulate most current digital media-oriented keyboards and put the play controls along the sides, Logitech went old-school on this model and ran the media ...

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  • everythingusb.com

    Summary: Office users and typists will love the cordless Desktop Wave as will casual gamers; hardcore gamers should keep shopping or use two keyboards.

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  • techtree.com

    Editors' rating: 70

    Summary: I took a liking to the keyboard as soon as I used it; the curved design did not feel odd to type on at all. As a matter of fact, it was rather comfortable, and the key-presses were smooth. I was even making fewer typing errors! I'd rate this as one of ...

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