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Ever since Logitech released the Windows-only diNovo Edge keyboard, back in 2006, many Mac users have wished for a Mac version. Sporting great key feel, lots of special features, and a beautiful design, it was a drool-worthy input device—and, at $200, came with a jaw-dropping price to match. Two years later, Mac users finally got their wish. Thankfully, the diNovo Edge Mac Edition is just as much of a standout keyboard. And get this: at $160, the Mac Edition is actually $20 cheaper than the current price of the Windows version. (You can thank Apple for including Bluetooth in every shipping Mac for that one; Windows users pay for an included USB Bluetooth adapter.) And while it’s still expensive, if you spend hours each day using your keyboard, the Edge may well be worth its premium price.
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Let’s get this out of the way: The diNovo Edge for Mac has no numeric keypad. If you absolutely need a keypad—and judging from the reaction to Apple’s Wireless Keyboard when it was released, quite a few people feel they do—this isn’t the keyboard for you. But if you don’t need a numeric keypad, read on, because Logitech’s latest Mac offering is quite compelling.
The diNovo Edge’s top piece is cut from a single piece of polished Plexiglass; the non-removable wrist rest is finished in brushed aluminum; and several of the controls and buttons feature amber-backlit indicators. Overall, it’s among the most attractive keyboards I’ve used, although the glossy surface does show fingerprints, smudges, and dust. (Logitech tacitly acknowledges this fact by including a small polishing cloth in the box.)
At just over 16 inches wide and 8.4 inches deep, the diNovo Edge is considerably larger than Apple’s own Bluetooth keyboard, but far more functional, thanks to a number of special-function buttons as well as a unique, circular touchpad Logitech calls a TouchDisc. Just over 1.5 inches in diameter and located in the lower right corner of the keyboard, this touchpad serves dual purposes. First, if you move your fingertip across it, the touchpad works much like a laptop’s trackpad, moving the mouse cursor across the screen. Two tactile buttons below the touchpad serve as left- and right-click, respectively. There’s also a cursor button on the left edge of the keyboard that serves as a second left-click button.
The touchpad isn’t a substitute for a dedicated pointing device: it’s on the small side, requiring multiple swipes to transverse most displays; the round shape doesn’t match up well with rectangular screens; and there are no multi-touch gestures. Still, it’s useful if the diNovo Edge is on your lap—if, for example, you’re taking a break from sitting at your desk, or if you’re using the keyboard with a Mac in a home-entertainment system. (Having an additional left-click button on the left side lets you hold the edges of the keyboard in your hands and use your thumbs to move the cursor and click.)
The touchpad’s circular shape stems from the pad’s second purpose: scrolling. If you place your fingertip on the tiny nub at the top of the circle and then move your finger around the outer edge of the pad, the active window will scroll horizontally—to the right if you’re moving your finger clockwise, to the left if you’re moving it counter-clockwise. If you start at the nub on the right-hand side of the touchpad, the window will scroll up (if you move counter-clockwise) or down (if you move clockwise). The faster you move your finger around the ring, the faster you scroll. Once you get the hang of this scrolling feature, it works well.
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You can control the acceleration of scrolling, as well as the tracking speed for mouse-cursor control, using the Logitech driver software (discussed below). A tactile ring around the touchpad glows amber to indicate that the pad is detecting input. You can also disable the touchpad completely by pressing the left mouse button and the Fn (function, not to be confused with F1, F2, etc.) key together; this also disables the other touch-sensitive controls, noted below.
The diNovo Edge is less than half an inch thick and completely flat except for the gentle tapering of the wrist rest. This gives the keyboard an ergonomic advantage over many other keyboards: contrary to popular belief, if your chair and desk are set up properly, you want your keyboard to be flat, or even angled a bit away from you, not angled with the rear higher than the front. (If your setup is such that you really do need such an incline, the Edge provides two pop-out legs in the rear.)
Speaking of ergonomics, it’s also worth noting that by omitting a numeric keypad, the diNovo Edge lets right-handers place their mouse, trackpad, or tablet much closer to the main area of the keyboard, reducing the reach required to use those devices.
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Keyboards generally use either of two types of keys. Dome-style keys, traditionally found on desktop keyboards, are relatively thick and require a good amount of travel (the distance the key must move to be recognized as a keystroke). Scissor-style keys, found on most laptops and on a growing number of desktop keyboards, offer a lower profile and require less travel (and, often, less force), but often lack a good tactile feel. The diNovo Edge’s keys are a unique hybrid: they have scissor-style mechanisms, but they’re a bit thicker, and require a bit more travel, than most laptop keys. Logitech calls this technology PerfectStroke. Whatever the marketing name, the diNovo Edge’s keys are among the best I’ve used. There’s absolutely no mushiness; instead, you get a near-perfect amount of initial resistance and just the right amount of travel. And the slightly concave key tops help touch typists keep their fingers on the correct keys.
The key layout is also very good. The main area of the keyboard provides a standard layout with true Mac modifier keys (Control, Option, and Command) in their proper locations. The one minor tweak is that the inverted-T set of arrow keys is shifted a bit to the left compared to Apple’s full-size keyboards, due to the position of the Edge’s touchpad; as a result, the right-hand modifier keys are shifted a bit to the left, as well. However, I didn’t find this to be an issue, even while touch-typing. I also like that Logitech has made the modifier keys and space bar slightly thicker than the other keys; this makes the modifier keys and space bar easier to press, especially when contorting your hands to execute various keyboard shortcuts. The function keys (F-keys, F1 through F12) are also properly arranged—separated from the top row of numeral keys and arranged in groups of four. Far too many keyboards these days (Apple, are you listening?) jam the F-keys into a solid row, flush against the top row of the main keyboard area.
Above the arrow keys is the traditional Home/End/Page Up/Page Down/Delete pod. Missing is a Help button—a welcome omission, in my opinion, as it’s rarely used and often hit accidentally. As a result, the Delete key is twice as large as the others, making it easier to press quickly. On the other hand, I’m not a fan of the non-standard position of the Home key above the Delete key.
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If the only metric I used to judge a product were performance, I'd give the Logitech diNovo keyboard a stellar review. Despite a finicky initial setup, the keyboard works well, functioning over an impressive wireless range (even in our RF-crowded PCMag Labs). And it's fairly comfortable to type on, particularly if you prefer a little more resistance than the average keyboard gives you. That said, the DiNovo doesn't offer much that you can't already get from the keyboard that comes with your Macdesktop (or is built into your laptop). Yes, if you're using a MacBook, you'll appreciate the additional number pad and hot keys, but the cheaper Apple Wireless Keyboard and Mighty Mouse ($79.99) has those, and includes a mouse. (You can find that keyboard alone for $49.99.) And unlike the Apple keyboard, the diNovo doesn't sync via Bluetooth, meaning you'll have to clog a USB port with Logitech's wireless receiver.
The diNovo keyboard is nothing if not attractive. It gives the impression that it was designed to complement the new aluminum MacBook aesthetic. The keys are a luminescent black, the surface around them has a glossy sheen, and the palm rest is silver. The keyboard is more substantial—hefty, even—than it initially appears. I happen to like the chiclet keys on my MacBook, but for users who prefer a bit more resistance, the diNovo's shallow yet stiff keys will be a welcome change. The wrist rest was plenty spacious and, on the whole, I was happy with the typing experience.
Setting up the keyboard was surprisingly difficult. Though the step-by-step pictorial instructions make it appear easy as pie—Step 1, plug in the receiver; Step 2, turn on the keyboard; Step 3, type away—I found the actual process far more cumbersome. Initially, when I plugged the receiver in and turned the keyboard on, nothing happened. I waited and waited for my MacBook to recognize the device, and still nothing. I tried unplugging and reinserting the receiver, turning the keyboard on and off, and every possible combination thereof, but nothing seemed to work. After a frustrating few minutes, some unknown sequence of plugging and unplugging made it sync, and the MacBook proceeded to identify the keyboard. After that initial difficulty, the laptop synced with the keyboard with absolutely no trouble every time. To see if my setup difficulties were a fluke, I also tried syncing it with a new MacBook Pro. Again, no dice the first try. Through the same baffling process, I was finally able to get the laptop to recognize the device.
The diNovo keyboard offers 19 programmable hot keys. The first 12 mimic those you'll see on the standard Mac keyboard, except for F5 and F6, which don't correspond to any function until you assign them one. F13 through F19 launch various views and programs, including Cover Flow, Safari, and Spaces. Though all the function keys have decals to explain what they do, the included software allows you to reassign any key. Just hold any function key down for three seconds or more to access Logitech's software. There you'll see a list of keys, with drop-down menus to reassign each.
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The wireless range on the keyboard is impressive, similar to what we saw in the Microsoft Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 and more range than you're likely to ever need for a keyboard. Though my view of the laptop was obscured at 27 feet, everything I typed showed up on the document I had opened, and I was around 31 feet away before I lost the connection. The keyboard comes with two AAA batteries that Logitech says should power it for upward of two years.
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Despite the difficult setup, there's not much negative to say about the Logitech diNovo Keyboard (Mac Edition). Unfortunately, good performance is not enough to set it apart from the less-expensive keyboards out there, let alone the free keyboard you'll get with your desktop or built into your laptop. Still, it starts off being only $20 more than Apple's competing wireless keyboard, and if the price goes down, the diNovo may be worth a second look.
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Bottom Line: If you're picky about your keyboards, the Logitech diNovo Keyboard for Mac has plenty to offer, including programmable hot keys, but if you're not so particular, you can get a comparable device for less.
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