Logitech Living-Room Keyboard K410, Wireless Keyboard with Built-in Touchpad for TV-Connected PCs

First I have to say, yes I am typing this review using the keyboard that I purchased. I loved that Logitech titled it a 'living room' keyboard because that is exactly what I wanted it for and where I am using it. I recently purchased a small slim line computer to attach to my HDTV. I did not want to use the wired mouse and keyboard that came with it while sitting on the couch. I also did not want to have a separate mouse and keyboard even if they were wireless. Using a mouse on the couch would be kind of clumsy. I did not want to have to grab a table every time I wanted to sit on the couch at the TV. Thus I came across this keyboard on a Daily Deal and I had to have it. Another Logitech product has made me very happy!. It really feels like a solid sturdy great quality keyboard. Now it is a little small. Think almost like a laptop keyboard. Still functional, but your fingers might be bumping into each other a little bit. And the function and setting keys are a bit smaller than they would normally be. The keyboard is pretty quiet which I was surprised about. It has a nice baffled click sound to it and I am very pleased with how it sounds as I type. That may sound funny, but for someone that types pretty fast having a loud keyboard is very annoying as I hate the old fashioned clicking noise the keys used to make. As far as the touch pad, it actually operates and performs just like a laptop touch pad. It has the typical gestures you would expect like double finger scrolling, double clicking, and double click and drag to scroll. I am very pleased with it. Lastly, it has an on off switch which will help conserve battery life. You literally just plug and play and it works right out of the box. It is a fantastic little keyboard and if you want to type while having it on your legs on the couch like I am literally doing right now then I think you will be happy. However, if you want to put it on a proper desk and expect to write back to back 50 page essays, then I do not think you will be happy.

How much you will like this keyboard depends on what you're using it for. For "real" keyboard use, I find it hard to use anything but mechanical keyswitches, with the Cherry brown switches being my favorite. The K410 would never replace a mechanical keyboard, but as an occasional keyboard for TV/media center computers it is great. It's very convenient to have the keyboard and touchpad in a single lightweight unit. Generally I'm using it for setup or troubleshooting duties on the TV computers, so I prefer the layout of the K410/K400r to the compacted arrow keys of the K400 Plus. All of them have the media and other shortcuts as the primary functions of the top row of keys, with the traditional F1-F12 keys accessed with the FN key. I wish that were reversed. When I'm trying to get into the BIOS of a PC I'd prefer to just hit F2 or F8 or whatever, instead of having to do FN-F2 to get there. Again, it depends on what you want. I'm sure most people like it the way it is. Owning all of the K400 family, here are the differences I see: K400r Black: My favorite. The FN key legends are in a fairly bright teal blue. Matte finished. Full size arrow keys. White base. K400r White: Identical to the black model, but FN legends are in a gray/blue that's impossible to tell from the main legends in low light. Gray base. K410: Black: matte black base, gloss black top. Fingerprint magnet. FN legends are light gray, better than the white model, but not as good as the blue legends on the black K400r. Otherwise identical. All three include a 1.75" USB port extender that can be handy on some computers. K400 Plus: A different keyboard. Compressed arrow keys, full size right shift key. Dedicated Volume Up / Down & Mute buttons. Missing the dedicated Music, Home, Lock and Power buttons from the K400r/K410. Smaller touchpad buttons. Left mouse button larger and yellow. F-key functions are different, F1-F12 still require the FN key. FN legends are in 3rd place for legibility, only ahead of the K400r white. No USB port extender. All of them have storage space for the Unifying receiver. All of them use 2 AA batteries. All have a power switch on the keyboard. Besides TV / media center computer duty, they are also handy for working on various computers that I need to troubleshoot from time to time. Again, it's very handy to have both "mouse" and keyboard in a single, portable package. I would also suggest looking at the Microsoft Wireless All-in-One Media Keyboard, Part #: N9Z-00001 Microsoft Wireless All-In-One Media Keyboard (N9Z-00001) It's a similar design, with a larger touchpad.

I have one of those beastly 1st-gen MacPros, and I had wanted to move it to the spare bedroom as it was detracting from the space where we usually leave our laptops setup. I moved it up to the spare bedroom, but in that environment, the wireless keyboard and mouse (mostly the mouse) weren't really useable. So I bought this in order to solve that problem, and it works very well for the price. The sleep button is great, since the thing takes forever to boot even from an SSD I just use the sleep button and its ready to work within seconds. The power switch is a really nice feature (so the cats can't use the Internet unsupervised), and the keys feel like a nice laptop keyboard and are of a respectable size (unlike a lot of "mini" wireless keyboards). The track pad and buttons are usable, but I don't plan on using this for much more than dealing with the Plex server on this machine.

Logitech universal receivers are the best thing ever. This keyboard is functional, but inadequate, and reminds me of a cheapie walmart model. It has stupid buttons that shut down or hybernate your computer every time your cat tries to lay on it. Also, not so great for movie-watching, since it has no lights and barely-noticeable home row bumps with smaller keys. The touch pad is awkward. Skip this in favor of the k830.

Funciona muy bien con las smart TV, hace mucho más fácil navegar en ellas que usando el control. Muy buen producto