MK270 Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo for Windows, 2.4 GHz Wireless, Compact Mouse, 8 Multimedia and Shortcut Keys, 2-Year Battery Life, for PC, Laptop, QWERTY UK English Layout - Black

Great quality keyboard and mouse, Logitech have improved the keyboard feel considerably since the previous version I bought a couple of years ago. The keys are much quieter and there's less wobble and movement. It was already a good keyboard with decent wireless range, but now it feels so much better to type on. The battery lasts forever. The mouse is also good and reliable, and unlike some other wireless mice you don't need to click it to wake it, it will wake just from movement, while also having excellent battery life. The mouse is also slightly re-designed from before, with the on/off switch in a different location, but I'm not sure what else has changed. On the previous version my main issue was the scroll wheel click stopped working properly - had to press hard, past the actual click, for it to activate - so hopefully they've fixed that. Other great point is that the keyboard and mouse both come with Duracell batteries included. I got the combo for £16 in black Friday sale which is great value. Even at the normal £20 it's pretty unbeatable. Don't bother with other random brand keyboards. With Logitech you know you're getting a quality keyboard and there's a reason why the MK270 combo is so popular.

Honestly, I bought this because I broke my old Razor keyboard and wanted something simple and cheap. When I got this delivered, it came with the keyboard and a mouse. The mouse is probably the weakest link of the set, but it's great to have as a backup, so definitely a bonus. The keyboard however, is surprisingly one of the nicest keyboards I've used. It's got soft, responsive key-caps that have an audible-enough click to the buttons to make it satisfying to someone who has used red-caps in the past. The keyboard is wireless and has an incredible battery-life, but takes two very thin batteries instead of AAA. That would definitely be an improvement, but I suppose for a simple office keyboard, it does the job great. There are even extra buttons for stuff like muting the sound on the computer, raising the volume, decreasing the volume, features that not even my Razor Ornata had. Typing with this keyboard is great. The keys have tact, and are responsive. It's very difficult for the keyboard to accidentally create multiple of the same character just by pressing the key once, which was good for finishing my University Essays with. I give this product a 4.5/5.

I’ve used the Logitech MK270 combo for around a year. Setup was simple, the 2.4 GHz wireless connection stayed stable with no lag, and the mouse is still working perfectly smooth, accurate and comfortable for daily use. The keyboard layout is user friendly, with handy shortcut keys, and battery life has been excellent (still on the first set). The only drawback is that after about a year, a couple of keys started to feel less responsive. It’s not a dealbreaker, but worth noting if you expect very long-term durability.Overall, it’s a solid set that offers convenience and good performance for everyday office or home use.

Good keyboard set. Bluetooth connection works well. Keys are clear and feel/work well. Keyboard layout is good, no "squashed in" keys to save space. Have purchased these for all computers in the office.

Does as it says. Easy to use, nice size. Good value

I’ve been using the Logitech MK270 for around 4 months at home and at work, and overall it’s been a dependable companion for daily tasks. What I like: Plug-and-play simplicity — Set it up once (using the Unifying USB receiver) and it just works across Windows, without needing extra drivers. Reliable wireless — I haven’t experienced dropouts or lag in normal use, even working across a small room. Comfortable keyboard layout — The keys feel decent (not high-end but certainly serviceable), with good travel and tactile feedback for typing reports, emails, etc. Decent mouse included — The mouse is ergonomic enough for general use, not ultra premium but good value given it's bundled. Battery life is impressive — I’m still using the original batteries after months Compact & lightweight — Takes up little space and is portable if needed.

This was very easy to set up. The keyboard and mouse appear well made, the keys operate nicely and the mouse operates well. I was a bit concerned that there was no ‘command’ key but discovered the key with 4 squares on it does the job. The ‘delete’ key is a bit strange in that, when pressed, it deletes the character to the right of the cursor and subsequent presses delete characters to the left. So, basically it’s all good news.

If this review were based on the quality of the keyboard and mouse in terms of hardware alone, I would have rated it 5 stars. If this review were based on the wireless connectivity of both pieces of hardware, I would have rated it 1 star. But this review is based on both of these elements, thus resulting in an average rating of 3 stars. I work as a data scientist and this means that I rely on a good quality keyboard and mouse to get my work done as precision is key to me doing a good job. I also know my stuff when it comes to hardware and software (I am a Computer Scientist) and thus would like to highlight the following in more detail for those who are curious. Despite sporting a price low enough to understandingly warrant concern, the keyboard and mouse are both of a very high quality. The mouse is approximately 20% smaller than a standard-sized mouse, and even though I have large hands, it still fit quite comfortably in my palm. My favourite feature on the mouse is the fact that it uses an "invisible optic", meaning that the red light that usually appears beneath the mouse when you move it around is actually invisible to the naked eye, and this is a nice touch in my opinion because it prevents the red light from ever catching your eye should you ever lift the mouse from the surface for any reason. The keyboard is a quiet keyboard, meaning that the keys make considerably less noise than your basic, standard keyboards (think of each key press as a muffled thud, as opposed to a mechanical click/tap). I type at approximately 80 words per minute, meaning that I hit a LOT of keys when working, and subsequently generate a lot of noise (something that I am always conscious of). However, with this keyboard, I personally have noticed the reduction in the amount of noise that I produce when typing. There are also a number of hotkeys across the top of the keyboard, and most of these came in useful for me (I have no need for the "Play/pause" button because I stream all of my music via a browser and don't use dedicated media/music software. The most useful hotkey for me was the calculator hotkey because it saved me precious seconds whilst working - rather than reaching for the mouse and clicking the calculator icon, to pressing Ctrl + R then typing "calc" and pressing return (I use Windows 10 but this works on almost all versions of Windows), I could simply hit one key and up would pop the calculator, ready to use. This is a very nice feature, in my opinion. Both of these devices run off of batteries (included) and each sports an on/off switch, which is a nice touch. The packaging claims that they keyboard can last up to 2 years off of two AAA batteries and that the mouse can last up to 1 year off of a single AA battery and I suspect that this is based on the assumption that users will switch the devices off when they aren't using them. The single dual USB connector (tiny, approximately one inch at its longest point) almost instantly connects both the keyboard and mouse to your machine, with no installation required, meaning that they are ready to use pretty much immediately. This type of USB connector is often colloquially referred to as a "plug-and-forget" connector, as one can indeed plug it in to their machine and then forget that it ever exists. Even though I work from a desktop PC, this is especially useful for laptop users as it doesn't add any extra bulk or protruding parts when you link it to your machine. However, the problems arose for me around connectivity, and this is what resulted in my review being 3 stars as opposed to the 5 stars I so badly wanted to give it. The connectivity almost constantly lagged. I tried everything that I could possibly think of to improve connectivity, but it simply didn't work. Every 2 or 3 minutes, my keyboard and/or mouse would lag. Whenever the keyboard experienced some lag (lasting around 2 seconds), one of two things would happen: either what I had just typed would suddenly flash onto my screen, disturbing my rhythm completely as I would have had to have stopped typing at this point because there didn't appear to be any response from my hardware, or only the last few characters of the word that I was typing would appear when the lag was over. Similarly, the mouse would also be affected with such lags whereby the cursor would stop moving altogether, then jump across the screen; or rather, it would appear to suddenly teleport from one corner of the screen to the other without any view of it moving across the screen in relation to the movements I made with my mouse. Once again, please remember that I am an expert computer user and even I couldn't get this to work. I tried the following: - connected the USB connector to EVERY USB port on my computer - bought a USB extender so that the connector could be closer to the hardware (mouse and keyboard) (note that my desktop is (ironically) kept under my desk, approximately 30cm-50cm away from the mouse and keyboard) - even though it wasn't required, I installed extra software from the Logitech website, which didn't help - numerous new batteries - computer restarts with the USB connector attached and the hardware switched on - administrator mode - safe mode I tried a few other things, but ultimately nothing worked, and so, after literally exhausting all avenues, I had no choice but to send this kit back and opt for a much better wired alternative (Microsoft Wired 600 Desktop, if you are wondering). However, it may be worth noting that my desktop runs off of a wireless broadband connection (the router is downstairs, my PC is upstairs) and this may well have been what was causing some of the lag. The problem for me, however, was that I have no other way of connecting my PC to the internet, and I require the internet to do my work, so I couldn't change this aspect of it. However, all things considered, and given the size and wholly-positive reputation of Logitech, I would have expected such things (wireless router connections) to have been taken into consideration when this product was under development due to the sheer volume of users running this technology as a considerable portion of the population who would have used this wireless kit would have been connected to the internet via a wireless connection. To conclude, my experience wasn't a good one because the quality of the hardware gave me what turned out to be false hope; I had hoped that this may be one of the first wireless kits that I have used that isn't plagued with problems, only to be upset when it gradually failed and under-performed to a point where it became a problem and I was left with no alternative but to return it. If you don't mind the occasional drop-out (around once every two minutes), then for the price this package is absolutely worth your money. However, if like me you require precision and a strong, constant connection, then it may be best to opt for a wired alternative. In both my opinion and professional experience, wired devices will always perform better than their wireless counterparts.