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3.0 out of 5 stars(WAS) Excellent Keyboard & Mouse Combo (SEE UPDATES!)
Reviewed in the United States on August 16, 2022
3rd UPDATE:
Eight months from the purchase date and we have had to buy a set of replacement "stick-on" key letters to replace the disappearing letters on this Logitech keyboard. So far, eleven (11) keys had letters or symbols that needed replacement stickers. For the prior several months we've been using a silver "Sharpie" permanent marker to redraw the missing key lettering but the "Sharpie" does not last either, and having to rewrite the letters on the keys constantly is a nuisance.
2nd UPDATE:
With less than four months of home use and the keyboard receiving no novel-length typing, along with the typist having short fingernails, it is suddenly apparent that the lettering on the keyboard is disappearing! The letter labels on the A; S; C; V; N; M; keys are all disfigured and partially effaced and a couple are unreadable. Oddly enough, the Logitech keyboard this one replaced - a veteran of several years use, still has all its lettering intact and readable on all the keys.
The physical keyboard itself (and the mouse), are performing well, but the keyboard keys' lettering failure is disappointing so we are deducting a couple of "stars" for this happening to an otherwise good product.
There are replacement stick-on letters available for computer keyboards, so for those that are not touch typists and sneak a look at the keys now and then, there are ways to remediate this problem if you find this happening to your keyboard.
Original Review:
The Logitech MK-120 full-size rectangular USB keyboard and USB optical mouse combination is surprisingly good for a relatively inexpensive pair of "computer input devices". The key travel on the keyboard seems to be a bit longer than the last Logitech keyboard that this one replaces (a Logitech 'classic keyboard 200'), but it offers an easy, smooth typing experience.
The keys are sensitive, easy to press, and offer a slight resistance so you know you are pressing a key, but there is not enough physical resistance to slow down your typing, and what's worth mentioning is the key spacing is not cramped and is well suited for those with big fingers and clumsy hands like your present reviewer. The layout of the keyboard is pretty standard with a "Windows" key layout, (though, of course, the keyboard will also work with other operating systems.) There is also a full sized numerical keypad, arrow keys, function keys, and all the other keys found universally on keyboards popular in the U.S. Also worth mentioning is the key markings, labeling each key, are large and bright.
There is a slight key noise when typing but it is not annoying or distracting and claims of "quiet keyboards" apparently were written by those that are either deaf or with loud sound blaring in the background. Used in an office environment this keyboard would be considered ultra-quiet, but at a desk in a silent room there is a bit of sound coming from the pressed keys.
The Logitech optical mouse is a two button mouse with a scroll wheel and it too works well. The width of the mouse is well proportioned and it fits your hand easily and the base of the mouse moves smoothly. No one wants to ignore the virtues and technical prowess of a two button mouse by simply writing it works well, but really, what else can be said about a mouse. Suffice it to say that the Logitech mouse is a nice optical mouse and functions nicely, and is an all around nice addition to the keyboard making the whole package nice.
All niceties aside, if you find yourself needing a replacement keyboard and mouse, as we did, then the Logitech MK-120 keyboard and mouse combination looks to be an affordable choice where cost doesn't skimp on function. Keyboards and mice are just mundane computer accessories, but I like these new tools enough to give them a positive review, and I wrote this review because I am surprised and well pleased that these inexpensive devices work so well.