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below are a few "buyer beware" items.1. presumably, the mouse is designed that once it is fully charged, you need to take it off from the docking station. Mouse battery: the mouse comes with internal battery and recharging docking station. Keyboard. i used high grade rechargeable batteries. on average, a fully charged high keyboard would last about 2 weeks (assuming 6-10 hours daily use). I have been using this combo set for work (6-10 hrs daily) a little over 4 years. 2.
i decided it is cheaper to buy a new set (after all it is not my $$$ -:). however, if you leave a fully charged mouse idle for a week, it will drains off and need to be recharged. in conclusion. after about 2 yrs of use, the internal battery degrades and only last for about 1 week (assuming 6-8 hrs daily use). Battery life and durability Keyboard battery: the keyboard uses 4 AA batteries. the wireless keyboard degraded and failed to make connection after 4 yrs.
when the mouse was new, a fully charged mouse may last up to 2 weeks. if you leave the mouse idle at the docking station for over a week, it actually drains the battery. our IT determined problem is not with battery but want to check it out more which will cost about $100. this is a pricey combo set with a useful life of less than 5 yrs.
So, I purchased this off amazon.com about three months ago, because my beautiful and amazing Logitech MX3000 keyboard mouse set got a cup of orange juice spilled on it. THANKS HONEY. Anyway, I thought, "well, the MX5000 is higher in number so it must be better." WWWWWWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRROOOOOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG.MX5000 IS THE BIGGEST PIECE OF DUNG I HAVE EVER BOUGHT IN MY LIFE. As I mentioned I gave it three months, but I wish to God I had just gone with a new MX3000 keyboard.WHICH I JUST PURCHASED.Anyway, if you do not want to waste your money, and want to avoid frustrations that could cause extreme headaches, or broken knuckles from punching the wall.DON'T BUY THIS PIECE OF CRAP.
So you can trust the guy that is still using it and was going to buy it again just for the charger (till he saw the price)or you can listen to the reviewers that didn't want to give it a chance and are too computer illiterate enough to work out a solution to their self inflicted problems. If you don't need to go wireless why on earth would you.
The only reason I even came here was to try to get a new one because logitech will no longer allow you to order just the charger (which my three daughters broke). I have now had my Mx 5000 for well over 3 yrs not only have i had little to no problems with it but it still works perfectly.
If you need a wireless setup like I do because of distance to your PC then this is better then anything else on the market including logitech's newer set ups. I'm an avid gamer including MMO's and this mouse has always been fast and responsive.
I did stop using the software and just go by windows compatibility, which removes some features but removes a lot of the headaches as well (when i first installed it i used their software and would have agreed with a lot of the reviews. Corded will always be more reliable then any wireless solution and any of the features this provides can and are done by keyboards that are just as good and cheaper.
Your choice even though i doubt to many will pay for this at its current cost which really is a shame.
The batteries are not designed to be user replaceable which may be an issue one day for some. I am looking to build a new PC and don't know whether to stay cordless or go with a Logitech G15 keyboard and G9X mouse or a corded Lazer product. It is comfortable to hold but is designed for right handed use so lefties may not like it all as the thumb buttons will be unusable. Not this last time. I reprogrammed two of the thumb buttons to be the SHIFT and CTRL keys which makes selecting groups of files for copy/move/delete very easy without using the keyboard. Initially the layout annoyed me a little as they moved from the old navigation key layout to the narrower one now favoured by many keyboard makers. Other than that the layout is fairly standard except there is no scroll lock key but who uses it anyway, and the keyboard has a reasonable feel to it during use.
It is a very nice product in almost every way. OK I've used this product for a couple of years now and I do use it a lot. Usually I have been able to fix it easily by taking the keyboard apart and cleaning it and reconnecting the flexicable. I've also had the keyboard lose its bluetooth connection but it is usually easy to reconnect.Overall not a bad product but the keyboard has much room for improvement. However I have had the touchpad completely fail a number of times meaning there are no media controls. Nothing is working - neither the touch functions nor the lighting - so no media controls. Battery life seems pretty reasonable even with heavy use and the builtin battery meter shows when it is needing a recharge which is as simple as sitting it in the charging stand. Unlike some users, I have had no issues getting the mouse to connect with the receiver though now and then the cursor might drift a little and I put this down to some kind of radio interference.The MX5000 KeyboardThe keyboard seems to have few more issues than the mouse.
If needed even a tiny recharge will give a few minutes of use. It has a smooth scroll wheel and many buttons which are all programmable. Battery life on this keyboard is a bit short. The keyboard also has an LCD display which shows the time, the temperature (in Celsius or Fahrenheit) and various status messages including instant messages, waiting emails and the current media playing. I notice the newer MX5500 has gone back to mechanical controls so it must have been a problem for others too.
Personally I will just open it up and replace them if that day ever comes. They can be used as standard keys or programmed with custom settings. This is a media keyboard and has buttons and an illuminated touchpad to control media functions. It was a fairly expensive combo at the time in Australian dollar prices.The MX1000 Laser MouseLet's start with the mouse. This could be so easily done via the Setpoint software if they had added that feature.
Unfortunately the temperature is never correct and no custom functions like system temperatures or drive capacities can be displayed so it is really just a wasted resource - a gimmick. It can extended a bit by turning it off if not using it but the batteries still die too quickly. If ou don't have a good supply of alkaline AA batteries (4 at a time) don't get this keyboard. There are odd occasions where one might need a corded keyboard and mouse to fix problems such as a stubborn disconnection.
I find it fairly responsive but am not much of a game player so can't advise from that point of view. Builtin in rechargeables and some kind of charging function - perhaps a cable from the mouse charging stand - would have been a great idea. The function keys have dual function. When the touchpad works it is quite OK to use though I find it very easy to accidentally touch the mute key.
I've not tried rechargeables but I intend to. If I stay cordless it will be this combo or maybe the MX5500.
The other issue I have with the keyboard is if I want to cut it off to help save the batteries, I have to go through the connection lunacy, and spend half the day trying to get it to connect. THEN, getting the keyboard to connect takes forever, and it goes through 4 or 5 connection cycles before it will connect.
What good is a wireless product if you have to keep the wired ones on stand by to correct frequent failures. I am so sick of this product, and having to plug in my USB mouse to use the connection utility to get a connection for the mouse and keyboard.
If it isn't the mouse, it's the keyboard, a really bad day is when they both go, and I then have to drag out the other mouse in order to navigate on the computer to get to the connection utility. I have had this set for about two years and have received all of the software updates, but the bluetooth connection still continues to drop.
I'm not into gaming and don't have any usage problems with either the keyboard or the mouse, but keeping them connected is a huge problem. Other times, I have to reboot the computer because the keyboard will not connect at all.
I would not purchase this product again, and do not recommend it.
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