Our VerdictCompact and comfy, but the awful keys utterly ruin what could have been a decent product.
Our VerdictCompact and comfy, but the awful keys utterly ruin what could have been a decent product.
Our Verdict
Our Verdict
Compact and comfy, but the awful keys utterly ruin what could have been a decent product.
ForCompactLong battery lifeAgainstLifeless typing experienceErgonomic features too basicErr, how much money?
ForCompactLong battery life
AgainstLifeless typing experienceErgonomic features too basicErr, how much money?
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Hands up if you remember PCs from the late 1990s or early 2000s? They all had a very distinctive feel to them, as chassis design was generally derivative, and everything computer-relatedhadto be curved in some way. Logitech, it would seems, has decided that the time is ripe to revisit this era and produced the Wave Keys ergonomic keyboard in tribute.
Logitech Wave Keys specs(Image credit: Future)Switches:membraneConnectivity:wireless (USB receiver or Bluetooth)Keys:100 in total, non-remappableSplit:NoneTenting:fixed amountTilting:+4 degrees via fold-out legsBacklighting:noneMedia controls:dedicated shortcut keysPrice:$70|£70|€80|AU$128
Logitech Wave Keys specs
(Image credit: Future)Switches:membraneConnectivity:wireless (USB receiver or Bluetooth)Keys:100 in total, non-remappableSplit:NoneTenting:fixed amountTilting:+4 degrees via fold-out legsBacklighting:noneMedia controls:dedicated shortcut keysPrice:$70|£70|€80|AU$128
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Switches:membraneConnectivity:wireless (USB receiver or Bluetooth)Keys:100 in total, non-remappableSplit:NoneTenting:fixed amountTilting:+4 degrees via fold-out legsBacklighting:noneMedia controls:dedicated shortcut keysPrice:$70|£70|€80|AU$128
However, I was willing to give the Wave Keys a chance to redeem itself, so I used it non-stop for many days to see if the situation improved. While I got used to the inert nature of the typing, at no point did I ever feel that it was a good experience.
At least it was a very quiet time, as there’s virtually no audible click to any of the keys and even mashing the space bar was near silent. Wave Keys and the Art of Zen, perhaps?
And ache they did after using the Wave Keys for more than a couple of hours. There is a small amount of tenting present, where the middle section of the keyboard is raised, to help rotate your wrists into a more natural position. However, the angle is too small for my needs and along with the lack of any key separation, the ergonomic feature set of the Wave Keys is just too basic.
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If you’ve never used anything like this before, the design may well be a reasonable starting point in the world of ergo keyboards, but you’re really only dipping a single toe into the vast sea of options out there.
At least the wrist rest is good: It’s supportive and well cushioned, and positioned just right. Best of all, it’s not leatherette, a material that marks and tears far too easily, and generally looks very cheap in no long amount of time. It’s impossible to tell just how robust this material is but it does feel nice.
Buy if…✅ You want to a compact, mildly ergonomic keyboard:Despite the small size, there’s a dedicated number pad and cursor keys, all in easy reach.
Buy if…
✅ You want to a compact, mildly ergonomic keyboard:Despite the small size, there’s a dedicated number pad and cursor keys, all in easy reach.
✅ You want to a compact, mildly ergonomic keyboard:Despite the small size, there’s a dedicated number pad and cursor keys, all in easy reach.
Don’t buy if…
That’s it for ergonomic features but truth be told, there’s not a long extra going on here. The Wave Keys is a fully wireless keyboard, connecting via Bluetooth or an included Bolt USB receiver.
The latter seems to be a replacement for Logitech’s previous Unified receiver, which permits multiple different devices to all hook up to the same dongle. The Wave Keys isn’t compatible with that receiver so if you’re already using one, then you’ll need to use another USB port for the Bolt.
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Many of the keys have secondary functions (e.g. media controls) and most of those can be configured to perform a different task or even a macro (Smart Actions, as Logitech calls them). That’s all done in the Options+ software, which I find to be less user friendly than it actually looks.
One might argue that this is just about the level of experience one has with the software, but I’ve set up macros on numerous other keyboards over the years and many of them were far easier than this.
The Logitech Wave Keys doesn’t feel like it’s cheaply built, despite the mushy keys, and the overall standard of the materials is good. But at the same time, it doesn’t have the feature set nor air of an expensive keyboard, either just holding it or in use.
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Yet it generally retails at $70. That’sfartoo much for such a product and it should really be half that price. I can’t see many general PC users willing to spend that kind of money on a keyboard that isn’t hugely better than the usual e-waste that gets shipped with a new computer, despite its general comfort.
And certainly no PC gamer is going to entertain anything that genuinely interferes with one’s gaming experience.
If Logitech fixed the keys, the Wave Keys could be a decent entry point for someone wanting a little bit more ergonomics in their life. As it currently is, there’s little to tempt you into trying this keyboard.
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The Verdict55Read our review policyLogitech Wave KeysCompact and comfy, but the awful keys utterly ruin what could have been a decent product.
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Logitech Wave KeysCompact and comfy, but the awful keys utterly ruin what could have been a decent product.
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