Logitech K750 Mac White Wireless Solar Keyboard For Mac
Earlier this summer we introduced the. Not only was it named Green Gadget of the Week by ZDNet, it’s gotten great reviews from customers as well.
They’re saving money on batteries while enjoying comfortable typing and a knockout design. Now Mac users can take advantage of the benefits of this eco-friendly keyboard as well – and we’ve even got some exclusive colors for you. The features a standard Mac key layout– so all the buttons are in the right place – and a concave key cap design so you’ll enjoy faster, quieter, feel-good typing. It also works with your Mac laptop or desktop right out of the box so you don’t have to install software. With its energy-saving design, the device charges with ambient light in the room, but can operate for up to three months in complete darkness – you’ll never have to hassle with the expense or inconvenience of batteries, power bricks or charging cables again. In addition to eliminating battery waste, its PVC-free construction and fully recyclable box helps minimize its ecological footprint. Mac users, it’s your turn!
We want to hear from you about how you’ll use your new solar keyboard and which color is your favorite in the comments. My diNovo Mac Edition was a great keyboard, early failure not withstanding. Logitech honored the 5-year warranty, but was only able to offer a refund since there were no Mac keyboards currently being produced. I reluctantly started using Apple’s wired keyboard with the “chiclet” keys.
I think I have about got used to it, but I believe I am using the backspace key more frequently due to typing errors. I miss the concave keys of my old diNovo. So yes, I believe I will be ordering one of these new K750s for Mac. Brian Young Can the next solar keyboard be an upgrade to the Tablet Keyboard though? It would be fantastic to build solar into the Tablet Keyboard to reduce its thickness and well as extending battery life. Also – for a quick want-list for generation 2 of these solar keyboards for all platforms: 1 – an indicator light for caps-lock and num-lock light off = caps-lock not enabled and num-lock is enabled (reverse of standard) to conserve energy light on = caps-lock enabled and num-lock is disabled 2 – a back-lit option using half a dozen energy efficient LED’s with fiber-optics routed to the keys.
This should have a button in an easy spot (up by the power toggle) that turns on the back-light just for a few seconds (again to conserve power). 3 – replace the sticker key labels with fully-baked-in lettering for long-life use. Joe The keyboard is amazing and I will purchase one of the 2 solid-colored keyboards. However my big gripe about the device has already been brought up by other commenters on this page: Mac users want Bluetooth! Macs are limited in the number of USB ports they have compared to PC’s, and peripherals that don’t require the use of a USB port is highly advantageous.
We would gladly take the hit on battery performance not to forfeit a USB port. Please consider this for rev.2 of your product. Thanks for your time I can’t wait to get my hands on one of these! Phil No bluetooth is a deal breaker for me and a few Mac using friends I’ve shown this to.
I’m not sacrificing a USB port for a dongle. I’d gladly take a model that doesn’t last as long in total darkness for one that’s Bluetooth. In fact I’ll take a performance hit for one that’s also backlit.
How many charge cycles does this one last, btw? Anyways, no bluetooth = no purchase as I use USB ports for drives and software dongles and RSA keys already. Hopefully Apple will make their own solar charged keyboards with Bluetooth in the future. Jay When does Logitech expect to actually sell this product? I see it is available for preorder, but there is no expected ship date and none of the news websites seem to know. I will be the one person to thank logitech for using the unifying receiver instead of bluetooth. I hate waiting for my mac to connect with bluetooth keyboards after it wakes up.
I also hate having to use the bluetooth manager when it doesn’t work right. With the unifying receiver, I only have to use one port for both my MX anywhere mouse, which is the only mouse I have found that works on my glass table, and k750 keyboard. I am using the k340 now but am excited to ditch the key remapping software.
I will chime in with everyone else and say that I would love a smaller version. I love the smaller size of the K340 and the fact that the number pad was retained. Smaller size without the number pad would be great too though. Small small small.
Logitech K750 Mac Manual
Nice for using on the couch. Takes up less table space when I am using my Wacom in conjunction.
We need small keyboards. Joey Call me stupid, but if your desk lamp can light your desk work and still have some extra light that would otherwise escape or float away if not grabbed by the solar key board, then couldn’t we have in essence light gutters around our desk to catch all the wasted light and feed the electricity back into my other electric devices? Like rain gutters around the house that catch run-off water for irrigation, couldn’t we have light gutters in every room of our home catching the run-off light and returning it back into my home power system? So is it possible to catch the light in our house, like a circulating pump in a fountain, and keep re-using it?? John FWIW, mine shipped on the 29th and I received it today. It wasn’t fully-charged (status light next to the frowny face icon), but I’m typing away without any issues at this very moment.
Logitech Solar Keyboard K750
It’s very svelte, sleek, and feels fairly solid. The aluminum overlay isn’t quite flush on the left-hand side though; I can see the supporting tabs through the gap. It’s minor, but also a bit disappointing, considering it’s based on the previous K750 for Windows. I’m putting in a request to add a Magic Trackpad (with a different name, obviously) to the next iteration of this keyboard.
Maybe swappable from one side to the other depending on the user’s handedness. Then it would be perfect 🙂. David I own and love my PC version and would’ve considered this if it had bluetooth connectivity. When I use my iMac, I want things to be as simple and uncluttered as possible and that includes not having to use a receiver on one of my USB ports. I like how your receiver dongles are small and unintrusive, but after using a bluetooth Apple Keyboard and Magic Mouse (which have excellent battery life btw) it makes me wish why doesn’t every wireless device have a bluetooth option so we don’t need to plug in USB receivers for different brands of wireless devices we use. Marty Marbal I purchased this keyboard for my iMac last week and I totally love it.
It’s never dipped below a 100% charge yet. It has a great feel to it, looks very nice and I’ll never have to put a battery in it. As a software developer, I love having the keypad, page up/down, home/end and full-size cursor keys that Apple decided to take away. I like the solar app that shows the amount of light being taken in as well as the charge level. I wouldn’t be surprised if every keyboard that I ever own from this point on is a solar one. I really like this keyboard. It has the feel of my Apple keyboard, almost, without the hassle of replacing batteries, EVER!
There are only two things that I wish were different: 1. No use of the function keys without pressing the fn key as a modifierbig pain! But it can be worked with (but not totally fixed), by using third party software like Sparks or HotApp. The little friendly reminder light that is on the caps lock key on Apple keyboards is absent here and I miss it.
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Product Type: Keyboard. Product Model: K750. Limited Warranty: 3 Year. Application/Usage: No. Marketing Information: Powered by light-even indoors-this keyboard makes battery hassles a thing of the past. Now, made for your Mac. Powered by light Good-bye, battery hassles.
Light keeps your keyboard charged and ready-even indoors. Very thin Your desk is about to get sleeker thanks to this streamlined keyboard. Mac key layout Everything is exactly where you expect it to be-and it all works right out of the box, with no software installation required. Logitech Solar App Want to know how much battery power you have? Or how much power you're getting from your desk lamp? The Logitech Solar App can help.