Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Review

The Bottom Line
Normally there aren’t many choices for ergonomic keyboards, and even fewer choices for wireless ergonomic keyboards. Logitech’s Cordless Desktop Wave has a unique design that many will find to be very appealing. The keyboard is laid out well and has a wealth of special function keys that make working in Windows Vista easier and more fun. The only real issue I had with the Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave wasn’t with the keyboard, but with the mouse. Overall, Logitech has designed a very nice keyboard and mouse combo that deserves a closer look if you are searching for a new wireless desktop.
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Pros

* Unique keyboard design
* Full array of media and Vista shortcut keys
* Attractive design

Cons

* Mouse side buttons positioned poorly

Description

* A well padded wrist rest makes long computer sessions more comfortable.
* The mouse is the only dull point in the Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave.
* The wave keyboard design is unique in the ergonomic keyboard realm.

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The Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave has an innovative keyboard that uses tilted keys to match your natural hand position like most ergonomic keyboards out there. However, Logitech went a step further with the Wave and arranged the keys themselves in a unique pattern, resembling a wave, to allow for more comfortable typing. When in use you don’t need to lift your fingers as much to his some keys further from your home row because the keys in the center are raised from the other keys. Typing feel is very good with keys that are quieter than most keyboards, yet offer nice tactile feedback so you know when you have pressed the key.

I also found that this Wave design made for less of a learning cure than when I used other ergonomic keyboards like those split arrangements from Microsoft. Above the function keys are the standard media keys for controlling movies and music. Arranged to each side of those keys and down the left side of the Wave keyboard are shortcut keys to Vista gadgets, Flip 3D and photo album. Logitech also used a well padded wrist rest that is very comfortable for extended use.

The mouse is a wireless laser with standard sensitivity that you won’t mistake for a gaming mouse. Accuracy is good and you can accelerate the mouse pointer if you like to get around your screen faster, but you will loose accuracy doing so. The bad part of the Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave is the positioning of the buttons used for forward and back when web surfing. One key is on each side of the mouse, but they were positioned up too high and were easy to click accidentally when moving the mouse. The position of the buttons on the mouse was really the only issue I had with the Wave desktop. Otherwise, Logitech has a great product that offers more choices in an ergonomic keyboard.