Matthew Gaw
18 de noviembre de 2024
Great keyboard for any Apple user; comparison between Logitech, Nuphy, and Keychron
First of all, the seller that fulfilled my order was great- it's on Prime and the keyboard came new in its packaging. I was able to snag this keyboard at a 45% discount from the MSRP.For the keyboard itself: it's great! I'm happy with the purchase and it has a lot of benefits which I'll cover below.I actually have had the Nuphy Air75 v1, and if you're a heavy Apple/Mac user, you're likely looking between Nuphy, Logitech, LoFree, and Keychron for Mac-forward/specific keyboards. All offer wireless but have some differences between them.Are you a person who's looking to customize their keyboard to the extent of changing switches? Then you're going to go for Nuphy, LoFree, and Keychron. Nuphy is cheaper than Logitech at full price, and also cheaper than LoFree. But! LoFree is a nicer build out-of-the-box where the feeling and sound is better than Nuphy. In comparison, Keychron has more Mac-forward options and many options are cheaper than the other mentioned brands but lacks that portability the others have. All are solid keyboards with their pros and cons and again offer some great customization options. Keychron is cheapest (while still being heavily lauded), and then Nuphy is next (while also heavily lauded), then Lofree is the most expensive (while being most lauded) but it does offer a great typing experience and feel in comparison to the rest.Now back to this Logitech MX Mechanical Mini- does it offer the same customization down to the switch-level? Absolutely not. You cannot hot-swap on the Logitech. However, what it does the best is the incredible battery life (10 months w/o the backlighting) and the software/connectivity. An oft-complaint with Nuphy, Lofree, and Keychron is that on wireless, it will take time to have the keyboard turn on + connect (in the matter of seconds, some say 3-5 seconds and more/less). For Logitech, it has a nifty feature that turns on the keyboard as your hands come close and it quickly turns on/connects. The software is easy to use and you can customize buttons. It's also very easy to switch between devices on the Logitech keyboard. All say they can connect with different devices (at least 3) but Logitech has them beat on the connectivity of the keyboard.Now, you CAN customize the keycaps but certain keys have odd configurations and therefore cannot be replaced. Specifically, the space bar and maybe the right shift key. The Logitech space bar has a proprietary configuration and cannot be replaced (at least not easily). But I'd still recommend finding low-profile PBT keycaps. For a keyboard that retails at $150, it's a bit of a surprise that the keys that come with it are not PBT or higher quality plastic. These keys will display wear (and stuff like oil, etc.) much more quickly than PBT keycaps, and so I would recommend replacing them at some point. Besides that, PBT keycaps just feel better.So: are you a person looking for a good typing feeling with a keyboard that has great connectivity (and especially for switching devices/waking up the computer) and battery life that is also portable enough to take with you? And you don't care so much for customization of the switches and keys? Then Logitech is for you! However, if this was at full MSRP, I would hesitate and consider the other options. But at a discount, I think the Logitech is a sound choice and what I went with AFTER having the Nuphy Air 75 v1 (of which I never customized anyways).I liken this keyboard to being something that's office/professional-coded while giving you some of the benefits of mechanical keyboards. I think it looks fantastic and I'm happy with my choice!Ver másVer menos
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