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Logitech options apple m11/29/2024 Logitech Options version has High Sierra support. I’ve had good luck with that managing my Logitech mouse. The keyboard is managed by the Logitech Options Preference Pane. Here are the currently supported products (from the Logitech support page.) CRAFT compatible apps.įor example, here’s how the Crown works with Adobe Illustrator. I don’t use any Adobe products and only rarely Microsoft Office, so I didn’t have a chance to work with this feature. In other words, trying to be both a Mac and PC keyboard clutters one into visual and tactile confusion. It requires a lot of practice to overcome. Worse, the OPT and CMD keys are so close and so labeled that it’s hard to tell where the two keys start and end. It’s not something that’s easy to get used to. It makes the keyboard look busy and feel confusing. This clutters the keyboard and ruins the Apple customer’s sense of aesthetics. However all the other keys on the F-Row can be customized.” I worked around this by assigning the F1 and F2 brightness keys-which don’t work with my HP display anyway.Ī major annoyance is the dual design for both PC and Mac. I previously explained how I use these keys in “ OS X: How to Change Desktop Spaces With Just One Key, Not Two.” Logitech explained “…the F13, F14 and F15 keys are dedicated to Easy-Switch and cannot be customized. More annoying was the fact that the traditional F13, F14, and F15 function keys are allocated instead to Bluetooth operation. The key shape, their finish, the key travel, etc… and the tilt angle, which is, from our experience and user testing, the optimal angle on Craft.“ Logitech explained: “ We optimized every aspect of Craft to ensure we offer the best typing experience. But the angle out of the box was perfect for me-and I think most anyone else. To offer a great experience with a USB-A port on the keyboard to recharge other devices, Craft would have needed to be corded.”Īnother nit is the lack of an angle adjustment for the keyboard itself. Logitech explained: “ We designed Craft to be the best wireless keyboard. That detracts from the keyboard battery life, but has the advantage of saving a USB-A port on your Mac or hub. I realize that it’s an engineering decision, but I would have liked to have a USB-A port on the keyboard itself to charge my Logitech mouse. These are some of the general features that are nice. For Bluetooth low energy: Windows 8 and above, macOS 10.12 and above. Requirements for the Unifying receiver: Windows 7 and above, macOS 10.11 and above. However, my Thunderbolt 2 dock (OWC) was out of ports, so I used Bluetooth with my Mac Pro, and it worked very well. I use that with my Logitech MX anywhere mouse, previously reviewed. I think that’s preferable to the traditional microUSB.Īnother feature I liked is the option to use either Bluetooth LE or the Logitech Unifying receiver. The battery will last one week when used for two hours a day with backlighting enabled and up to three months if backlighting is disabled.” It connects and charges with cable that’s USB-A on one end (for your computer or hub) but USB-C on the keyboard itself. Logitech says, “the battery will fully charge in three hours. The lithium polymer battery has good capacity. No problem there, and that’s 90 percent of any keyboard review. Each key has a hemispherical indentation to give it a nice feel, and the scissor mechanism action is soft but crisp. The feel is just about the same as my beloved Apple Aluminum keyboard (wired), and the action is pleasant. I’ve been using this keyboard for several weeks and have typed, perhaps, 10,000 words, and I like it a lot, based on the backlit, short-throw keys. The backlighting is “smart” in that it sets its level according to the ambient light, but can be overridden with function keys. What I was after, however, was a short-throw keyboard with black keys and backlighting. The glitziest feature is the Keyboard Crown, a built in dial on the upper left that works in simple ways be default and can also be programmed to work with various Adobe and Microsoft apps. So why is this keyboard worth looking at? Features I asked if the key throw was short, and they affirmed it is. When Logitech told me about this new CRAFT keyboard, I was intrigued. So I’ve been with the Apple Aluminum keyboards ever since. For awhile, a few years ago, I experimented with a Matias Tactile Pro, but I found it too noisy and the key throw was too long. I’ve mostly used Apple keyboards with my headless Macs because I like their layout, Mac focus, design and key feel. IntroductionĪs a writer, I have an abiding interest in keyboards. The October released Logitech CRAFT keyboard for PCs and Macs has more than the usual features for a keyboard, and most are good.
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