Customer Reviews for Logitech Wireless Combo MK520
Logitech Wireless Combo MK520
A sleek keyboard-and-mouse combo that puts convenience and control comfortably at your fingertips.
Average Customer Rating:
(65 Reviews) 65
Rating Snapshot 65 reviews
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47 out of 65(72%)reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.
Customer Reviews for Wireless Combo MK520
Review 1 for Wireless Combo MK520
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HI MY NAME WILLIE
from Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA
Age: 35 to 44
Gender: Male
Length Of Use: One Week to a Month
I LOVE THIS LOGITECHKEYBOARD AND MOUSE
Date:May 3, 2013
I BOUGHT IT FOR TO REPACED THE ONE I HAD BOUGHT FROM RADIO SHACK BECAUSE IT WAS ON SALE SAW BOUGHT IT AND BOUGHT IT REALATING THE WENT I TYPE THE KEY I PRESS WERE NOT OUIET SO I DON'T KNOW WAY I BOUGHT SO WHEN I GOT PRAID TODAY I WENT TO WALMART TO GET ANOTHER ONE THAT OUITED TYPEING AND BIG ENOUGH TO SEE THE KEYS
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Review 2 for Wireless Combo MK520
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MrAtariMac
from Virginia
Age: 45 to 54
Gender: Male
Length Of Use: One Week to a Month
Works with Macs.... mostly ;^)
Date:April 29, 2013
I use Logitech keyboards and mice on Macs to include this MK520 combo. This works right out of the box and the unifying feature seems to work fine, too. But the Control Center software has never worked for me on a 'PC' keyboard. That's mostly OK because the Mac's Keyboard Preference pane let's me do most of the setup changes I need. I say most only because I haven't tried or thought of everything I could possibly want it to do, so there may be some things not possible. But between Keyboard options and Keyboard and Application Shortcuts,I can't imagine anything I can't configure. There is a 'Show Keyboard and Character Views' in the preference pane that shows what keys / buttons are recognized and what you can map shortcuts to. You can also switch around the modifier keys (i.e., Option and Command/Apple keys) so they are in the right place.... they just won't have the correct symbol on the actual key unless you label it naturally. The travel in key-press depth is in between the deep travel for Dell keyboards and the shallow travel on the Mac keyboards (not talking about laptop keyboards). Anyway, if you get this or any other PC keyboard for a Mac, press all the buttons to include the PC 'function' button with the alternate function key so you can see what it does first without making modifications in the Keyboard Preference Pane. Once you understand the default behavior, then go make your desired modifications. Oh - and the mouse works fine too.
+1point
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Review 3 for Wireless Combo MK520
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rshinde
from Charleston, SC, USA
Age: 18 to 24
Gender: Male
Length Of Use: One Week to a Month
Good and bad
Date:March 29, 2013
After purchasing this keyboard and mouse combo, I was very happy about the unifying usb. Using this key board is nice. It feels right and makes it easy to type. However, after using this for gaming and typing up documents it has been extremely annoying. I just bought this keyboard about 3 weeks ago and now it will lag and sometimes just not type what I'm trying to type. This is very disappointing, especially in games where you have to move around. I read other reviews on similar keyboards and many people are having the same problem. This would be a really nice keyboard if it wasn't for the fact that it started having problems 3 weeks old. I always liked Logitech products and they always have been really reliable. Now I'm really starting to doubt them. In my opinion do not buy the k series keyboards.
+2points
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Review 4 for Wireless Combo MK520
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Terry
from Lakeland, FL, USA
Age: 35 to 44
Gender: Male
Length Of Use: One Month to a Year
Great Combo - 1 flaw
Date:March 21, 2013
I love the feel and look of this keyboard. Not having wires dangling under my desk is a blessing since my dog frequently lies there.
Installation was a breeze. Lots of shortcut keys available if you use them.
The only drawback, and in my opinion it's a big one, there is no indicator light for the Num lock key. Granted with the software pressing the key gives you an indication on the screen if it's on or off, but I shouldn't have to press the key only to find out that it was on the whole time.
+4points
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Review 5 for Wireless Combo MK520
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Nana Shell
from Ogden, UT, USA
Age: 45 to 54
Gender: Female
Length Of Use: One Month to a Year
Love it, but letters wear off
Date:March 14, 2013
I love this keyboard, but I have had it less that 3 months and some of the letters are wearing off. I don't type with greasy fingers, so I don't know what the problem is. Other than that, it's great. I can't find a keyboard skin cover for it any where.
-5points
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Review 6 for Wireless Combo MK520
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ashley
from orlando, fl
Age: 18 to 24
Gender: Female
Length Of Use: Less than a Week
Love this!
Date:February 4, 2013
I work from home and although I do spend most of my working hours inside my home office, I do occasionally like to work outside. I quickly got tired of unplugging and replugging in my wired keyboard. Not only is this keyboard perfect for moving around the house, but I lovethat my mouse works too, without having to sacrifice more than one usb plug. The keys feel so nice to my fingers and it was great being able to customize the F keys. I do with I was able to use the pause, play and skip buttons for a different media player, as I always use my pandora desktop application for my music. Also, I have been looking everywhere for a keyboard skin so that my keyboard will stay clean, without any luck. Logitech, please start distributing these!!
+3points
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Review 7 for Wireless Combo MK520
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Chas
from San Diego, CA, USA
Age: 55 to 64
Gender: Male
Length Of Use: More than a Year
Inconsistent
Date:February 1, 2013
Don't get me wrong, I love the freedom and the feel of this keyboard/mouse combo when it works. The mouse works great (no RF interference), but the keyboard hangs and the SetPoint software crashes displaying an unrecoverable error message after 20 minutes, disabling the hot keys and sometimes the whole keyboard. The system drivers and OS (XPSP3) are updated daily, antivirus twice daily. I've uninstalled & reinstalled Setpoint a dozen times, cleaned the registry, logged system processes, and can't seem to find any consistent pattern. As a primary input device, it should be rock solid .
+3points
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Review 8 for Wireless Combo MK520
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papasik
from Moscow, Russia
Age: 35 to 44
Gender: Male
Length Of Use: One Month to a Year
Left Control failed in about a year
Date:January 26, 2013
I bought Mk520 combo to replace my previous Logitech combo. In about 6 months, I stated to notice that left Ctrl key would not return up when pressed. Accidentally a stuck Control would result in funny situations, especially when typing fast. Never lost my work or suffered any other comparable damage, but finding myself in an avalanche of dialogs and menus was, to put it mildly, annoying. The further on, the more often Ctrl would stay pressed. I blamed dust under the keys, took a few keys out and cleaned the keyboard around the offending Control to original purity. No difference. My guess is the low price point is offset by cheap rubber layer that gives way after a while. Ah well. Put Mk520 off and got Mk700 instead. Same Unified transceiver. So far, better experience.
-2points
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Review 9 for Wireless Combo MK520
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Quality
4
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Features
5
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3
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Ergonomics
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Arawak
from Poland
Expertise: Tech Savvy
Good keyboard, poor mouse
Date:January 13, 2013
Before I bought this set, I tried many other Logitech (and other brands) keyboards. I chose this one because of good balance between the number of additional functions and compactness. And for the feel of the keys.
Overall experience is good, except for the awkward mouse. Keyboard seems a class over the mouse, or more. I simply got rid of the rodent after a day of pain. See other reviews for details.
If you look at the keyboard alone, the main fault for me, (which I - honestly - overlooked) is the additional left "\" key between left Shift and "z". It is a disaster: I press it instead of Shift making constant typos. And I find no purpose for this key at all (maybe for Win programmers?). And it cannot be locked via SetPoint soft. Such experiments in kb layout are risky.
Note that you have no LEDs for NumLock and CapsLock on the keyboard, what is confusing.
Function (Fn) keys are in turn perfect: task switching in Win7 at least works well, you have control over windows and many other things. They work far better than expected.
SetPoint software is a good companion to the keyboard. Worth exploring.
Wireless works flawlessly: no delays even on wake-up. Well done.
Bottom line: good, but I wouldn't buy it again, after I tried the mouse. You can get a better keyboard for the price of the combo.
+4points
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Review 10 for Wireless Combo MK520
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Quality
3
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Features
4
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Performance
2
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Ergonomics
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laptopdragon
from Redmond, WA, USA
Expertise: Tech Savvy
not for windows
Date:January 9, 2013
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when using my linux machine its flawless. however, when using my windows 7 pro x64 machine (i7, 8GB RAM),the keyboard will lose connectivity, for up to 120 seconds, (usually 30 seconds) which feels like the pc is frozen (except the mouse works)...this is VERY annoying.
the Mouse wheel squeeks, and sounds like it needs oil, and the clicks are very loud (why ? why are mouse clicks so annoyingly loud, they can be silent)...same with the keystrikes...they are too loud for this day and age, and for what we pay for the layout, i think an ultra quiet k+m would be happily received by consumers
-3points
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Review 11 for Wireless Combo MK520
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Quality
5
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Features
5
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Performance
5
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Ergonomics
5
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Retired Lady
from Coleman, WI, USA
Expertise: Proficient User
Coleman WI
Date:January 9, 2013
The keyboard is great. The keys are quiet and easy to use. I like the ability to raise the keyboard up. I wish the DELETE button was bigger but I assume that I will adjust! ANYONE can set the combo up - great directions! The mouse is a nice size for my small hand. The only thing that I wish the mouse had was a better scroll. My old mouse would zoom up with a quick flick of the finger and this one needs ALOT of scrolling to get the cursor to the top.
0points
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Review 12 for Wireless Combo MK520
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Quality
5
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Features
5
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Performance
5
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Ergonomics
5
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dewey
from north royalton,ohio
Expertise: Proficient User
mk520 combo
Date:January 5, 2013
great product and service
I had a problem with my old mice and keyboard a s510 and them helped me that problem and send me a new mk520 to replace it and works great and easy to set-up .
I tell all the people I can about the great service and help thanks again
-1point
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Review 13 for Wireless Combo MK520
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Quality
4
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Features
5
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Performance
5
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Ergonomics
4
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djtorchman
from Wake Forest, NC
Expertise: Proficient User
Good Quality
Date:December 30, 2012
As expected, the Logitech brand delivers a reliable, comfortable, and practical product. I use this as an extension to my laptop where I use an HDTV output to my LCD Panel TV to surf the Net, email, videos, etc. from my laptop to my sofa. The mouse is so responsive I simply use my leather sofa as my mousepad and my keyboard sits on my lap. Great product!
+1point
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Review 14 for Wireless Combo MK520
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Quality
5
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Features
5
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Performance
5
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Ergonomics
5
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Gabe
Great Product
Date:November 25, 2012
I really like this product this keyboard and mouse works better than my last one
+3points
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Review 15 for Wireless Combo MK520
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Quality
1
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Features
3
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Performance
1
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Ergonomics
3
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mmmmhfghgf
Poor Performance, Quality, Longevity
Date:November 14, 2012
Keyboard was great for a short period of time, you would type and nothing would happen, replaced batteries, still had issues, mouse works, keyboard is terrible. Lasted less than 6 months.
+2points
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Review 16 for Wireless Combo MK520
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Quality
4
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Features
4
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Performance
5
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Ergonomics
5
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IAmTheElementX
Very Good Purchase
Date:October 14, 2012
Had this for around a year, still not had to replace the battery in my keyboard, the mouse i have once, which is rather insane because a year on a single-not very efficient battery is EXCELLENT.
I would recommend it, i do gaming with it and for it not to be gaming gear it works wonderfully. Small. VERY minute amount of delay(Feels like 2 Milliseconds). No complaints.
+4points
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Review 17 for Wireless Combo MK520
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Quality
1
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Features
1
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Performance
1
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Ergonomics
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unhappy
from noxen,pa.
Expertise: Proficient User
Don't buy the k520 combo pack
Date:September 18, 2012
i have brought logitech items b4 and have not had problems until i brought this combo k520 the mouse doesn't work for beans...no matter what i use it on the pointer doesn't move beleive it or not it works best on my t shirt and that isn't saying much..$60.00 bucks down the drain and now have to go out and buy a different brand causre i lost trust in logitech products.i woud fix my spelling but it would take me an hour to move the mouse that far..VERY UNHAPPY
-19points
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Review 18 for Wireless Combo MK520
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Quality
2
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5
Features
2
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Performance
1
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Ergonomics
4
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CowsCanMoo
from Providence, Rhode Island
Expertise: Proficient User
Not the best.
Date:September 10, 2012
If you type a lot or game, do not get this combo. The mouse wheel on the mouse seems to move very slowly upward (I've bought this twice to see if it was just my first) and the keyboard gets horrific latency. At times, they keyboard doesn't recognize the input until 15 seconds later. The latency tends to happen when you're doing something that is taking a toll on the computer, ie. gaming, watching videos, etc.
The features aren't too bad, simple function keys for homepage, forward, back, email, iTunes/Windows Media Player, and even a calculator button.
Overall, this keyboard doesn't fit my style. Also, those aren't LED's on the sides, trust me.
0points
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Review 19 for Wireless Combo MK520
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Quality
5
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Features
4
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Performance
5
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Ergonomics
4
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Jared
Expertise: Proficient User
Good
Date:September 5, 2012
The plastic on the edge of the keyboard is uncomfortable when resting your hands on it for long periods of time but other then that great protect.
0points
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Review 20 for Wireless Combo MK520
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Quality
5
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5
Features
4
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Performance
5
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Ergonomics
1
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idmag
from Lithuania
Expertise: Proficient User
Do not buy it if speed of typing is critical
Date:September 1, 2012
Typing with this keyboard is significantly slower comparing much cheaper keyboard logitech K120.
+3points
4out of 5found this review helpful.
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