I’m always looking out for any product that provides me a productiveness edge once I’m out and about. And, as you may count on, I do loads of writing. And tapping out an article on a touchscreen isn’t my concept of enjoyable — so a conveyable keyboard can virtually at all times be discovered tucked into my bag.
Up till every week in the past, my present resolution was a $35 no-brand folding contraption I picked up on Amazon, most likely throughout a stint masking the best Prime Day deals. Properly, the brand new Keys-To-Go 2 75% Bluetooth keyboard from Logitech has swept that apart with ease. Launched this month, the Keys-To-Go 2 is a strong improve over the 10-year-old authentic Keys-To-Go (not a product I ever had any expertise with, to be trustworthy).
Logitech despatched me one to make use of and, after pairing it as much as my iPad Air 2022, I’m fairly hooked on its slim design, comfy typing and lengthy, lengthy battery life. It’s not good, but it surely does tick many of the containers for folks like me who see a 20-minute prepare trip as an excellent alternative to get down a few hundred phrases on no matter I’m engaged on.
Now, I ought to say proper from the beginning that this prices fairly a bit greater than my Prime Day acquisition. The Keys-To-Go 2 is available in at $79 in the U.S at Amazon and £79 on the retailer’s U.K page, the place I’m primarily based. And since it’s such a brand new system it’s unlikely to function within the Prime Day reductions, though I’ll be holding an eye fixed out simply in case.
So, what’s so good about it? For starters, whereas it’s not pocket pleasant, it’s definitely small. The scale are 10.47 x 5.43 x 1.61 inches and the load is a mere 7.8 ounces. That features the built-in cowl that protects the keys whereas not in use. When it’s typing time, the quilt flips spherical to the again, elevating the board for a extra comfy expertise. In use I discovered the scissor keys to be spongy and comfy to kind on, even with the restricted journey you’d count on from such a shallow product.
One thing to be aware of, nevertheless, is that to get one of the best from it, the Keys-To-Go 2 actually must relaxation on a floor. You can simply throw it down in your lap and hammer away however the expertise is sub-par. There’s additionally no approach of securing or propping up no matter telephone or pill you’re typing on. The unique Keys-To-Go had a telephone stand on the high that cradled your handset. Not so in 2024.
The keyboard is available in two completely different layouts: Common (which is used for Android, ChromeOS, Home windows in addition to iPadOS, iOS and macOS) or only a devoted Apple format (particularly for iPadOS, iOS and macOS). Whereas there’s no numeric keypad, Logitech does embrace a operate row and three “Straightforward Change” keys within the high left. This specific function is what makes it so compelling; I can pair as much as three units and rapidly and seamlessly change between them. In follow, this meant I may very well be typing on my iPad on the prepare, then handily change to my iPhone which sits mounted through MagSafe alongside my work laptop computer once I get to my desk on the TG workplace.
Coin operated
The very last thing I’ll discuss is battery life. Logitech opted to make use of two coin cell batteries contained in the Keys-To-Go 2 slightly than match it with a chargeable lithium ion battery. I can see the reasoning why; including a chunky battery and USB-C port would bulk out a tool that’s meant to be as moveable as attainable. And whereas from an ease-of-use function, a chargeable battery would work higher, the excellent news is these coin cell batteries will go for a very long time earlier than needing to be swapped out. Logitech quotes 36 months — which I clearly haven’t been capable of confirm but.
In case you did need one thing just a little bit chunkier with that in-built battery then Logitech’s different moveable board, the MX Keys Mini is a little more costly at $99, however a extremely strong choice. That keyboard, in contrast to the Keys-To-Go 2 additionally options backlighting.
As an answer for folks like me who want a compact and comfy strategy to maintain typing whereas away from the desk, the Keys-To-Go 2 is among the finest options I’ve come throughout not too long ago. I can solely hope that over time a couple of reductions begin to arrive to chop down on that $80 worth a bit.
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