Amazon.com: Customer reviews: Logitech Craft Advanced with Creative Input Dial - Keyboard - backlit - Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz

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Andrej

The best keyboard!

Reviewed in Germany on March 11, 2019

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The best keyboard!

Flappy Paddles

The keyboard Apple should have made

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on July 19, 2019

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I own an iMac pro, and have been using the Apple official keyboard in space grey for a while now, and its never really gelled with me, I am not a fan of the scissor switches and while its not the worst keyboard in the world I type alot for work as an editor and have struggled to adopt a standard mechanical keyboard as you lose the top row of Apple specific keys and end up remapping keys along the bottom for positions - such as command etc.

After my official Apple keyboard failed i started looking around and tried many of the independent keyboard online such as the TapTek and found while the ten keyless idea was great, I was finding the layout difficult such as having single height return keys and the up arrow key between the shift and question mark keys (that was fun, finding myself at the start of a sentence when in reality I just wanted to add a question mark).

The Logitech craft keyboard, is wired and wireless. has a double height return key, backlighting, the full row of Apple key support, and the Logitech control software works wonderfully in mac OS to tune the settings. (Razer have yet to adopt Synapse 3 so that was another fail I could go into here but will save for another day).

As a keyboard, its not quite mechanical standard, but the key travel is significantly better than Apples awful scissor switch design which can feel like typing on cardboard after a 5 hour session. Its surprisingly weighty, wont move under action, and offers application support for the knob top left. The Knob is next to useless for me, but I have found it handy with a browser open as you can switch between tabs without lifting your right hand up to find the mouse or to shift tab etc.

its not perfect, but after trying about 10 keyboards in the last year, its definitely the most rounded, well balanced and capable keyboard I have found. I actually prefer using it to the Das keyboards I have tried.

its certainly expensive, but at least Amazon let you try it for 30 days and you could always get a refund if it didnt live up the hype. The wireless technology seems to work well, however i use it wired most of the time as I don't want to have to be too worried about battery life. You could in theory use it wired to a desktop mac, and then unplug it and use it with the receiver in your macbook in another room, if the need so required it. Bluetooth connectivity works well and the keyboard has three buttons for three separate connections.

For me, its a keeper.

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C.E

Logitech Craft Illuminated Keyboard

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 16, 2024

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I've wanted one of these for quite some time and had to save up to buy one, as well as wait for a promotion price - this keyboard makes my heart sing. It feels premium and the fact that I can connect up to three products at the same time is the cherry on top and being illuminated with a proxity sensor is just perfect.

Shawn

Nice look and feel but kind of clunky to adapt to

Reviewed in Germany on August 5, 2021

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This is a great looking and feeling keyboard, but after a week with it and many typos, I am still finding it quite difficult to adjust to the layout. The battery also doesn't last very long at all - and it is still brand new. These keys are not all in the typical US/UK QWERTY layout despite being the US/UK model. The crown doesn't seem to work consistently within Premiere Pro, which is the unfortunate as it is the primary reason I purchased this model.

Lasse Kristiansen

Loses connection far too often

Reviewed in Germany on March 1, 2021

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In terms of materials, this keyboard is absolutely brilliantly made. That part I love. However, it loses the connection quite often. Very annoying in the midst of work.

I have the same type of problem with the MX Master 3 mouse. Beautiful, but insane stuttering/lag that makes it unusable. I'll avoid Logitech wireless products in the future and I strongly recommend you do the same.

Colin A Hornby

Excellent keyboard

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 7, 2019

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I've had this for a couple of months now, but wanted to get some experience of actually using it rather than offer a knee jerk response.

First off, I should say it's far from perfect - battery life is really pretty poor - maybe 4-6 days max, which seems pretty underwhelming when my other Logitech products last for weeks or months. I've ended up leaving it plugged in - so it's not exactly wireless in my setup.

Also, I've pretty much ignored the crown wheel since day 1 - I'm on Mac and it would have been great if Logic Pro was supported, but it isn't and I really haven't found myself needing or wanting to use it.

The backlight feature is cool, in that the keys light up as you move your hands to the keyboard, but I've found that a bit inconsistent and there is sometimes a delay. Now I've got it permanently plugged in that's no longer an issue as the backlight stays on. I've actually plugged the power cable into a spare usb slot on my monitor, so it actually stops charging and turns off the backlight when my monitor sleeps, which for me is pretty ideal.

Would have been nice if it actually offered a wired option as well as wireless - if I need to plug it in to charge, why not offer the option to use it as a wired keyboard? But, alas, that's not the case.

So why 5 stars?

Simply because I absolutely love the typing experience, build quality and look. It's a beautiful keyboard, fantastic for typing and just feels like something that is worth the significant cost.

I tried going back to my mechanical keyboard the other day just to compare - lasted about 5 minutes before I was convinced that the Craft is the absolute best keyboard I've ever used and had it back on my desk.

If you are looking for a premium keyboard, fantastic typing experience with good, but quiet, tactile feedback, then I'd highly recommend that you give this a try.

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Max

The keyboard is excellent. The dial is...not so much.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 29, 2021

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The only question you should ask yourself before buying it - do I need a dial?

Pros
- Keys. It took me around 30 - 60 minutes of typing to get used to keys completely and they are truly a marvel. Really easy to type - love it.
- Design. It looks amazing and timeless I believe.
- Backlight. Bright and pleasant to look at.
- Customisable keys. Can assign many different functions.
- Can use up to 3 different devices with bluetooth. I switch between my home PC and work laptop - quick and easy, no wait times, works as expected.
- USB dongle. Can use without bluetooth if I want.
- Quality build. Feels quite heavy due to large battery. The keyboard is made of really high quality plastic and the top part is metal.
- Dial can have different profiles set per application.

Cons
- Dial. So the dial (Logitech calls it a crown) has 2 modes: smooth scrolling and 'ratchet' mode. If you have 1 app set with ratchet mode and another without - switching between then can make reaaaaaly unpleasant sound when you use the dial. It makes like a 'cranking' noise (would say it's similar to switching gears in a car when you properly can't get it into a gear.). Also, I wish that ratchet mode would have stronger 'locks' when scrolling, it felt good but it was not 'clicky' enough - I was scrolling too much with little force.
- Dial is not recognised as a button by Windows. You can set a dial to do certain actions, like media controls, etc. I use AIMP for a media player and unfortunately the dial is not recognised as a hotkey. You can work around it by assigning a random key to the dial in Logitech software but would be great if dial would be recognised as a button straight away.
- When you press and turn dial at the same time, you can do certain actions too - switch apps, volume, brightness, etc. but it's quite a limited option. Doesn't have such flexibility as just turning without pressing a dial.
- Placement of a dial. Not many people talk about this but I was almost always hitting the dial when trying to press 'esc' key. It got annoying quite quickly.
- No 'wired' mode. This keyboard is only chargeable with a USB-C cable - you cannot connect it via cable to the computer and use it.
- No 'official' support for mobile devices. I didn't get a chance to try it on mobile and I'm certain it would work via bluetooth but something to keep in mind.
- 'Esc' button size. This is completely personal and probably I'm that 1% but without looking at the keyboard, it is easier to find the 'esc' button when there is a bigger gap between f1 and esc buttons. I know, the esc button is already at the top and super easy to find, looks cool and probably you would think it's easier to press because it's bigger but in my experience - the right side of esc button feels like a place for f1 button.

Overall, great keyboard but the main selling point of this keyboard for me became its biggest flaw (and it was the only real flaw because everything else was superb). The dial is great for horizontal scroll or seeing timelines when editing videos but for me - it's much quicker to just press 'shift' and use scroll wheel on the mouse than lifting a hand to scroll a dial and moving back my hand. If you want a dial - I would recommend a mouse with a 2nd scroll wheel instead - you won't need to move your hand at all. One of the best at the moment is Logitech MX master 3 - wish I could have it!

The best alternative for this keyboard is Logitech MX Keys. I bought it instead and I'm super happy. It's pretty much the same keyboard but without a dial, has longer battery life, has smaller form factor, officially supports mobile devices and is much cheaper.

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NikosY

Would love to keep it but special features are badly implemented

Reviewed in Germany on September 2, 2019

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Key quality is ok, but quite shallow travel, so looks like a perfect laptop keyboard but a bit too cramped for a desktop. Also very heavy but battery doesn't seem to last so long as my previous logitech keyboard.
The worse is the "Crown" the dial. It is very sensitive, every slight touch and changes function, horizontal scrolling at Excel starts and never stops and generally it is useless. Also it leaves on the screen a small irritating box that shows the function every time. Basically too much hassle for nothing.
I loved the design and would have liked to keep it, but this dial is very problematic and not very customisable

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Heythere999

Best keyboard I've had

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 23, 2023

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Ignoring the dial for the moment, this is an excellent wireless keyboard. Lovely to type on. Full size. And all the right buttons.

Needed a single keyboard for two different systems so I have a KVM system rather than two dongles. But, if you have multiple dongjes or just Bluetooth on each machine I think you can switch between 1 of 3 devices using the keyboard keys for such. Not tried this myself as I don't have Bluetooth and only 1 dongle. Plus have a wireless mouse (Logitech MX3 I think) so just wanted to press one button to switchover keyboard, mouse, jabra mic and speaker, webcam which I do via the USB KVM. Works like a charm.

Took me a little while to work out what was the windows and start key as these are not labelled (they're called CMD or something else). Minor niggle.

Now the dial. Mostly I use it for turning volume up and down which it is super handy for on calls or watching media. Use it sometimes in chrome for switching tabs. Not an Adobe user which is what it's really aimed at.

Overall, great keyboard.

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N. Cooper (@scoopz)

I was expecting a good keyboard but it's actually a GREAT keyboard

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 24, 2021

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I've been a big fan of the short travel, sturdy Apple keyboards over the last few years and also a big user of the Logitech MX Master mouse. However, at work I've been using a stock DELL wired keyboard and was looking for a good wireless replacement. Since I've had no issues with my MX Master mouse I thought I'd try this craft keyboard as other reviews said it had a very apple-esque typing experience and they were right. I would go as far as to say this is my favourite keyboard I've ever used (for typing, it's not a mechanical gaming keyboard obviously). It's really solid, the batter lasts months and is easyily recharged with a USBC cable. The wheel has a nice feel although I don't use it as much as I thought I would, I've not got it dedicated to media playback and volume control. The keys are nicely spaced and I really like the round recess on the square keys. It's backlit but as it's used in an office in day time that's not been a benefite to me really, I've not bothered to turn the backlighting off and it doesn't seem to impact battery much.
Since it's designed for both mac and windows users it has both CMD and WinStart button icons which can get confusing when you switch between both environments on a daily basis. The numpad is nicely spaced and where I spent at least half of my day in spreadsheets.
On a rare occasion I have to setup multiple new computers for employees and I do this on my desk, normally I'd have three keyboards and three mice at once but now I can fast toggle both my keyboard and MX master mouse between all three machines and keep desk clutter to a minumum.

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