Logitech Wireless All-In-One Keyboard TK820 with Built-In Touchpad

I'd like to start with that I am not a standard typist, I do not work in an office and I am not a casual computer user.I use my keyboards for many things including games and programming, but nothing that would cause the keyboard wear and tear.The weight of this device is REALLY nice. It's like a guarantee that the keyboard is not going to get up and run towards the monitor. The weight, and the rubber feet that elevate it, are just two peas in one pod.I never thought the weight of a keyboard would be important to me until I picked this thing up._K_E_Y_S_____________________________________Let's get down to the keyboard part of this thing.This is the top dog right here - hands down.I've owned 11 keyboards, including a Microsoft Sidewinder X6 and I wore out the keys in a year, just from typing. Those keys were nice, but these are much nicer.Logitech used to make awesome keyboards, sadly I didn't own the previous "awesome" ones.I've only owned another one, the K400r, and that was absolute garbage.Logitech -REALLY- made a comeback with this model.Typing on this thing is amazing. I can press a key and not worry that I may have hit the edge and nothing appear on the screen.The key stroke for this is great. It's fast, and fluid.The spacing on the keys makes it easier for me to know I'm not 'side fingering' - (highly annoying pinky or ring finger light key pressing) another key causing typos and what-not.I don't know about anyone else, but I can honestly say my typing speed increases.I can take the highway to hell, without looking back due to increased accuracy from this keyboard.Typos occur 99% less often._M_O_U_S_E___________________________________The touchpad. Oh, the touchpad.Back when I got my HP dm4 3055, I noticed I could use multi touch on the track pad. Do note it is a windows 7 machine as well.I went out and bought a Microsoft Wedge mouse too, and loved that I could swipe my fingers left and right to scroll sideways.These mentioned things, are just way too small.The Logitech TK820 gives you wayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy more real estate to play with.I can scroll across more area with less finger movement.It's like a vast plain, in contrast to what you see on recent laptops and individual touch pads and mice sold by other companies.I love the fact I can still use 2 fingers to scroll and 1 finger for mouse cursor movement - But I didn't realize this until about 10 times of it happening.- Did I mention that you have more area to work with?You can use 3 fingers to emulate the Windows Key (super key). I was trying to figure out why my windows were disappearing and it was getting annoying, thinking I had a virus or something.Turns out if you use 3 fingers and scroll up or down, all of your applications will minimize, or restore on the screen.That's a neat feature, but it was kind of annoying when I didn't know this. Now that I do, I don't really classify it as a 'con'.I do love that the touch pad gives you left and right clicking at the bottom. That's just insane - no other touch pads do this that I am aware of.I do however, have hands that explore flat surfaces easier than other people. I try to right click things and if my finger isn't exactly on the right bottom edge of the touchpad, it'll left click instead causing hyperlinks and other things to activate.I'm sure that can be remedied with the software calibration or something.________________________________________The only thing I wish this keyboard had, is bluetooth.I mentioned above how they made 'awesome' keyboards in the past. One reason was due to them using bluetooth instead of their new 'Unifying' receiver.It's neat, that I can link up multiple keyboards or mice, but why would anyone have more than 1 keyboard and mouse on the same machine?Today, All laptops and tablets have bluetooth, but not all of them sport a USB port._________________________________________Here's the quick and dirty.____________________Pros:[ + ] Non-slip feet - Standard on most keyboards, but Logitech did a justice and made it near impossible to skid with the rubber they used.[ + ] Batteries came pre-installed. I opened the box and just plugged in the receiver. Nothing to it.[ + ] Special drivers from logitech aren't required - I don't need extra software on my pc. The keyboard and mouse functions normally without it.[ + ] Typing is much faster, and less stressful.[ + ] The height of this is perfect. It doesn't act like a cheese wedge and isn't a clipboard.[ + ] Key size is amazing. I don't have huge hands, but I'm sure anyone WITH huge hands would have less problems with this due to the spacing and size of each key.[ + ] Typos occur less often due to the strike zone of each key.[ + ] Nice and thin. Not paper thin, like those apple keyboards that seem like they'll fold into an airplane if you put your palms on it.__________________Cons:[ - ] Uses 4 'AA' batteries. It's not backlit, or requires that much power, but it adds to being a good thing causing it to weigh more, resulting in less slipping.[ - ] Right clicking is a bit difficult if your finger isn't comfortable on the right bottom edge of the touch pad.[ - ] No slot for unifying dongle. - Their other models have had a space under the battery cover for the receiver dongle.[ - ] The function keys at the top are only activated by holding the FN key - But this can most likely be switched off with the logitech software._B_O_T_T_O_M___L_ I _N_E___________________________[ #] The short and sweetI would recommend this keyboard without hesitation.I bought mine, while I think Amazon had it on pre-order for $69.99 - Now it's $79.99 - Good timing.Get it. You'll be more productive knowing you have about 500 more horsepower under your fingertips.

*Please note: I do have a Windows 8 laptop for home use, but I have not yet tried this keyboard with it yet. This review is only for Windows 7 compatibility, and has only been tested after 2 hours of use. I will update this in a few weeks after extended use*I purchased this keyboard for the interesting and innovative design of a keyboard touchpad all in one. Being an iMac user with a Magic Trackpad at home, I've longed for the ability of gestures on a Windows 7 Laptop computer that I use for work; primarily the two finger scrolling function. So with that said, I was pleasantly surprised that the two finger scrolling did work on my HP Laptop computer.The setup was plug and play. No fooling around with drivers or updating anything. It even came with 4 AA batteries (yes 4…consider purchasing some rechargeable batteries).Setup - Plug in usb; turn on keyboard; wait for Windows 7's *ding* that the device is ready and start typing. That's it.Now I'm VERY picky on the keyboards I type on. I *love* apple keyboards. I love the chiclet design and snappy feedback from typing on them. I'm a touch typist that doesn't like to hammer down on keys, but rather glide my fingers over them without feeling like I have to press down with the force of Thor's Hammer to type the letter "a". I also am a sneaky ninja typer and don't want my neighbor from 3 blocks away hearing me type. This keyboard isn't like an Apple keyboard, but it's pretty close. The keys feel a bit more stiff and not as snappy (which may go away after extended use), the sound from typing on it isn't more loud than my Apple keyboard, and the key layout and button sizing is EXACT to the apple bluetooth keyboard - just with Windows buttons. There are some function keys that are specific to Windows 8 keyboard shortcuts that I haven't tried out yet and the top function keys are loaded with extra shortcuts for music, volume, search, etc. It clearly lacks a numerical keypad, but that doesn't bother me as I hardly use that for work.The trackpad is very smooth. Compared to the Magic Trackpad it's more smooth and slick feeling, but it's about an inch smaller in width. I don't' find that I miss that extra inch at all when using it. It's very responsive, I hardly have to touch it, and touch right/left clicks are equally responsive.I really like how the keyboard and trackpad are molded together in one unit. I can sit back, lay this on my lap and have everything I need to navigate anywhere I want and keep my laptop on the table and not burning on my lap. It does have an unexpected heft to it, but it's nothing compared to the weight of a full sized laptop. Ultrabook users might feel a little bit of the weight difference, and that should be noted if you plan on lugging this around in your laptop bag.Also for those that want to carry this around, I have yet to find a place to store the tiny USB connector within the keyboard. If you're not organized, you will most likely lose it. I find this a design flaw, and a bit of an oversight by Logitech as most wireless USB devices have areas to store the USB when not in use and not plugged in - hence the 4 stars and not 5. There's ample space where they could have designed this in. A plus side to the small USB connector is that it is small; it may stick out about a half of an inch - if that. There's nothing worse than an oversized USB connection to the side of your PC and blocking other USB ports; this one doesn't do that.All in all, if you're on the fence with this keyboard and you're comparing this to something similar, go with this one. Logitech is a trusted brand, and are known for their superior keyboards. This keyboard is no exception.I plan to update my review in a few weeks after heavy testing with my iMac, Windows 8 Laptop, and further testing with my Windows 7 laptop. 1/26/14