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Logitech S520 Cordless Desktop Keyboard comparison

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Price $49.84 to $59.99 $35.99 to $49.99 $79.89 to $139.00 $49.95 to $84.98 $35.99 to $99.99
CNET editors' rating
Average user rating 0 stars
Release date September 02, 2008 September 09, 2008 October 16, 2006
The Bottom Line It's hard to get too excited about Logitech's basic Cordless Desktop S520, but on close inspection, a few design elements help it stand out. If you typically find keyboard hot keys a good idea that's poorly implemented, we think you'll like this mostly well-designed mouse and keyboard set. Microsoft's Wireless Media Desktop 1000 will provide you with a perfectly capable wireless mouse and keyboard for a more reasonable price than its competition. We just wish Microsoft would give more thought to the design and overall feel of its hardware. Although you don't get a price break by buying the package instead of the individual devices, we still consider this one of the best mouse and keyboard packages on the market. It combines an even better version of our favorite mouse and an equally adept keyboard at a very reasonable price. We like the highly customizable Logitech Cordless Desktop LX710 Laser, but we found its overly sensitive quick-launch buttons really annoying. Pricey input devices often feel more like luxuries than necessities. Logitech's new Cordless Desktop MX3200 Laser set not only has public safety in mind, with its cleanliness-inducing surface treatment, it also looks great and is loaded with features. Not all of them are useful, but none are offensive. Recommended for high-traffic PCs.
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Features
Battery4 x AA type
Info unavailable3 x AA type
4 x AA type
6 x AA type
Cables IncludedInfo unavailableInfo unavailable1 x USB charge cable - External
Info unavailableInfo unavailable
Connectivity TechnologyWireless
Wireless - RF
Wireless - 2.4 GHz
Wireless - RF
Wireless - RF
FeaturesPalm rest
Zero-Degree Tilt
Spillproof
Palm rest , Yes
Info unavailablePalm rest
Zero-Degree Tilt
SecureConnect Technology
ColorInfo unavailableBlack
Silver
Info unavailableInfo unavailableCharcoal
LocalizationEnglish - US
English - North America
English - US
Info unavailableCanadian French
Microsoft CertificationCertified for Windows Vista
Certified for Windows Vista
Certified for Windows Vista
Certified for Windows Vista
Certified for Windows Vista
Product DescriptionLogitech Cordless Desktop S520 - Keyboard , Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Media Desktop 1000 - Keyboard , Mouse
Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro - Keyboard , Mouse
Logitech Cordless Desktop LX 710 Laser - Keyboard , Mouse
Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3200 Laser - Keyboard , Mouse
Buttons QtyInfo unavailable22
Info unavailableInfo unavailableInfo unavailable
Pointing Device / ManipulatorMouse
Mouse
Mouse
Mouse
Mouse
Wireless ReceiverUSB wireless receiver
USB wireless receiver
USB wireless receiver
USB wireless receiver
USB wireless receiver
Key/Button FunctionMultimedia
My Favorite
Programmable
Internet browsing
E-mail
Calculator
Multimedia
My Favorite
Windows Flip 3D
Zoom
Volume
Multimedia
Programmable
Internet browsing
E-mail
Multimedia
Internet browsing
E-mail
Volume
Multimedia
Internet browsing
Device TypeKeyboard
Keyboard
Keyboard
Keyboard
Keyboard
OS RequiredMicrosoft Windows Vista / XP
Info unavailableMicrosoft Windows Vista / XP
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Vista
Microsoft Windows XP
Microsoft Windows Vista
Manufacturer Warranty5 years warranty
3 years warranty
3 years warranty
5 years warranty
5 years warranty
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