Sidebar Sidebar
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.

Logitech announces Wireless Solar Keyboard for Mac

It's a fantastic keyboard with little flaws. I stopped using my Apple Wireless Keyboard in favor of this one. Never had to change batteries ever again :)
We have a review on Gadgetmac for those interested in more details..
 
Is there any lag when the machine first boots up or is the keyboard available immediately? I've had that problem in the past when using third party USB receivers for wireless kit.
 
Starts up right away......although I have noticed a glitch lately.....when my machine boots up and I go to type in my password the first character gets repeated, so if you don't realize it, your password is wrong and it won't let you log in. I know about it now and just delete the two "dots" in the password box and start again and it always works properly the second time.
 
I'm on my second one, the first had to be RMA'd due to a key lifting. I'm quite impressed so far, I've not had any issues with the second example and the charging of it works really well too.

I was pleased to find that the Solar app works and works well (the initial reviews I read said that there wasn't a Mac version available, perhaps it was delayed a little?)
 
My black Mac version arrived last night and I've just got round to unboxing it. Just plug in the receiver, turn it on and its good to go, so that was my first worry as I've often found 3rd party receivers for mice and keyboards to have some lag compared to using onboard bluetooth.

The build of the keyboard itself is very good and its incredibly comfortable to use and although the incline of it is only very slightly more than the Apple wireless one its replaced, it has made a bit of a difference to the feel. The spacing out of the keys is pretty much identical to the Apple one although they have a bit more of a positive action than the Apple chiclet ones. Obviously having the Apple-specific version is a nice touch so all the function keys work as they should out of the box.

So far, very impressed.
 
Anyone try this keyboard with a dual OS setup? Anyone try to boot camp and run into problems on the other side?
 
pinchy said:
Anyone try this keyboard with a dual OS setup? Anyone try to boot camp and run into problems on the other side?
Click to expand...

I use it with VMWare Fusion and have had no problems, other than somehow enabling overwrite and not knowing how to disable it (the keyboard has an Fn key where the Insert key would be).
 
Had this keyboard for 24 hours before the enter key on the number pad came off. I get nervous with this keyboard because the PC version was cancelled. I love the keyboard. It has never dipped below 100% for me. I have to return it to Amazon, but they are out of stock on a replacement until the end of Jan to Feb.
 
nydennis said:
Had this keyboard for 24 hours before the enter key on the number pad came off. I get nervous with this keyboard because the PC version was cancelled. I love the keyboard. It has never dipped below 100% for me. I have to return it to Amazon, but they are out of stock on a replacement until the end of Jan to Feb.
Click to expand...

The Enter key on my keyboard's keypad was already off when it arrived. I thought I was able to put it back on successfully, but it came off again. Examining the bottom of the key closely, I noticed that it appears to be missing a tiny bit of plastic on one of the hinges which keeps it from staying on. I contacted Logitech support and am hoping they either replace it or refund my money.
 
paulisme said:
The Enter key on my keyboard's keypad was already off when it arrived. I thought I was able to put it back on successfully, but it came off again. Examining the bottom of the key closely, I noticed that it appears to be missing a tiny bit of plastic on one of the hinges which keeps it from staying on. I contacted Logitech support and am hoping they either replace it or refund my money.
Click to expand...

I bought mine through Amazon so returning it is easy. Just to have to wait 30-60 days until it is back in stock. I just like the idea of not having to change batteries in this thing. Bad enough I will have to do in the trackpad. If it comes back in stock.
 
I contacted Logitech support about my broken Enter key, and a few days and a few email exchanges later here I sit typing on my replacement keyboard they sent to me completely free of charge. They didn't even ask for the broken one back, though they said if the new one was also defective (it isn't), they'd like me to send both back so they could use them to troubleshoot the issue. Kudos to Logitech support.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Register on MacRumors! This sidebar will go away, and you'll see fewer ads.
Top Bottom
Back