Day One: UPS dropped (literally) the box on my back porch this afternoon and within a couple of minutes I had this running via unifier on my PC and via bluetooth on my 2017 MBP and Gen 1 12.9 iPad Pro. I switched to this from a Das Keyboard Pro which I absolutely hated from day one.
Initial thoughts: It's really well build and heavy, obviously in an Apple style. It is also really low so as it does not come with a wrist rest (more on that later) if you already have one it might be too high. Mine was a little over 3/4" high and unusable. On the wrist rest... Logitech's web site clearly lists the "MX Keys Plus Palm Rest" as part of the package contents but it most certainly is NOT included and is actually listed on Logitech's site as a separate item for a whopping $20.
I did not notice this prior to ordering and have emailed them to see if they will make good on this.
Setup: Was super easy and switching between devices has so far been flawless. I had a bit of trouble (constant disconnects) with my MX Master 2S Mouse being connected via bluetooth and ended up using the unifier which for the last year of more has been perfect. As I hate dongles and such I tried bluetooth for my MBP and iPad and so far this has worked perfectly.
Function: The backlit keys only light up when your hands come near the keyboard, this works great so far and goes a long way to conserving battery life. The charging cable can be used during function but is odd in that it is USB A on the computer end and USB C on the keyboard end... can we make up our minds? Not really sure why they would incur the cost of the USB C port to not have it on both ends for the Apple crowd (and the newer PC folk as most new motherboards have USB C).
Typing: I am not a speed typist and have a bit of a bastardized technique. The Das Keyboard Pro I am coming from had long key travel with almost no resistance, therefore having large hands I spent most of my time correcting errors because I grazed the key next to the one I meant to hit. The MX Keys key travel is significantly shorter but the keys are far less susceptible to accidental strokes, the difference was immediately felt.
Support: As most of you familiar with Logitech know their support is abysmal, the phone support is for "technical" issues only, nothing but email support if you, god forbid, have a presales question or have a problem with your order. My order took forever so stock on these seems to be an issue, Amazon is already charging a premium at $129 US vs Logitech at $99. I was also forced to create an account in order to create a support ticket, I can only assume that Logitech is selling our contact info, why else force this on someone who might have only the simplest of support questions.
I will update this as I use it more but so far this keyboard at $99, for me, has been an excellent purchase over my old $149 Das Kb Pro. YMMV.
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