I can’t recommend the Logitech MX Mechanical Mini keyboard
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0:00 - Welcome!
0:17 - Convenience is king
1:31 - Battery life kills
2:00 - It feels bad
2:36 - Typing test
3:04 - Not hot swappable
3:44 - Irregular stabilizers
4:39 - No wired mode
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I find myself feeling the exact opposite. I find clicky or louder keyboards to be quite a nuisance in the office. If I can find keyboard that allows for some efficiency while also being nearly dead silent in the office, that's huge. Most keyboards are too loud, too resistant, to clunky. This fits the bill for all of my needs.
The feel and sound for me are awesome, especially to use in the office. They are just in the sweet spot!
I have it with the linear switches and I really like it. It is not however my main keyboard. I work from home and from the office so I wanted a keyboard that is small and light because I need to carry it 30km per day in my backpack when I commute to the office by bike. This one happens to be mechanical, it has ok feel to type on, it is actually lightyears ahead of the cheap keybaord that the company offered, and it doesn't weight a ton so win win.
Thank you for the review. What keycaps are you using on the MX Mechanical Mini in this video?
Good review, My 1st mech kb was a brown switch kb and it was mushy as you described. I later got me a kb w/ blue switches and that was the right fit for me and sounds like it would have been a better fit for you as well. Blues give a very satisfying click when you press BUT it's rather loud. I believe there is a switch that offers both tactile & quite but not sure which color it is.
what keycaps have you used in this video please and do they still allow the backlight to shine through ok. Thanks
Hi, I only see the short shift version in stores. Where in Europe can I buy this keyboard with wide shifts?
I might have missed it, but can you drop where you bought the custom keycaps or which keycaps actually fit for the MX Mechanical please? I have used both the clicky and tactile and prefer the tactile. The clicky feels cheaper in my opinion. Great video!
Where did you buy the keycap?
That's a shame. The wired mode bit is a complete no sale for me -- every now and then my Mac won't be picking up my keyboard wirelessly so that's what it takes to get back in there.
I think the mushiness comes from the fact that you got it with browns? Most browns are pretty bad about it and I imagine the low profile switches don't exactly help
Hey man can you finally confirm where you bought the key caps?
It is good with a different take on this, that its just not universally better just because it is more expensive in the logitech lineup. I like the mine a lot, but it would have been more fun if other keykaps was available to personalize it more. The brown tactiles was a good fit for me since the activatiom is so high up in the travel. On some other keybards I need a couple of minutes more to adjust my typing from being on touchscreens all day, and for me the Logitech-membranes are a bit too soft, even on the MX :-)
So far, I can't find a competitor that can replace this keyboard. Maybe the KeyChron K3 v2 (not the K3 Pro) comes the closest? But the KeyChron has a crap battery, so, there's that.
Soooo what's a better keyboard with in-any-way-similar battery life?
Any issue using Bluetooth adapter with Mac ? Any connectivity issues ?
Hey ! How do you change the keycaps ? On which website do you get these and what's the keycaps' called ?
@thinkdmh7728 posted this useful info (8 months ago) about the special Keycaps used in this video for anyone wonderiing: XVX Low Profile Keycaps, PBT Keycaps 144 Keys Custom Keyboard Keycaps Full Set, Double Shot Keycaps for 60% 65% 75% 80% 100% Mechanical Keyboard (found on Amazon)
no wired mode, thats the all point of having a wireless keyboard, less wire
Do you mind sharing where you got the keycaps?
You saved me some bucks. For me feel is everything in mechanical keyboard. Can you pls tell me how Keychron K3 Pro compares with this. I want to buy a good low profile mechanical keyboard for portability with good feel to type
Realistically, the MX Keys Mini (non-mechanical) will probably be a better bet for most. I really like mechanical keyboards, but got used to the Mini pretty quickly, and now like it a lot.
I have the mini and I just wish it had a Home key. I know I can use Fn+left arrow, but home and end would have been so nice.
I can't recommend the mx keys. I really dont know why no one is makinf a video on this, but rhe Mx keys jusy misbehaves ans totally go bad after a while. Mine was 1 year
I purchased a few Logitech keyboards over the years and every one had some crippling flaw, the K series either felt super cheap (K400) or lacked some critical feature like being able to remap the fn key (K780), the MX master registered double key presses for me and felt a bit too mushy (I tried both the Mac and Windows versions). I'm now on the Apple Keyboard with touch id and I like that one the most (it replaced my MX Master). The Apple one is not obnoxiously loud like the mechanical ones and it's just the right amount of tactile feel for me and still portable enough to bring with me. I have a leather sleeve for it for travel. The magic trackpad is also fantastic and paired with the Herman Miller folding laptop stand, it's an unbeatable mobile setup too.
Yeah nothing beats the Magic Keyboard for size and typing feel combination
from where you got the keycaps? .. as i heard its not changable? ... also i tried there is no keycaps available for this?
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I own the MX Mechanical and I agree with all of your points. I also got the Tactile version first, and also felt it was too mushy. I then decided to give the Clicky a try and ended up Really liking it. My only gripe is that bluetooth (for macs?) sometimes hangs for a few seconds when i havent typed for a minute. But overall happy!
I initially bought the linear version too and it felt awful. Returned it and got the clicky one and it feels completely different and way better.
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My experience exactly. Bought the version with browns and thought it kind of sucked. Bought the blues and like it way, way better. This keyboard is getting mixed reviews and I think it's because most reviewers are testing them with browns.
The hanging for a few seconds is seriously annoying me. Seemingly nothing you can do about it either. Seems like a hardcoded power saving feature to extend the battery life.
Agree. I have their mouse and mx keyboard love them. Decide to try mechanical and was so disappointed. I tried their linear. It just wasn’t a pleasant experience typing on at this price point. And I agree it comes down to the feel. I too really want to love it since I already have so much logi devices but in the end I just sold it off
to anyone skeptical about the battery life i have had it for months now and i have only seen it drop to about 90% and i use it for about 6-8 hours a day my problem with the keyboard is that for some reason recently mine has started to randomly shut off and i checked to see if its the usb port but its the actual keyboard
I won't trade my MX Master keyboard anytime soon. Thanks for the honest Review!
would you suggest keychron k3 pro or k2 pro'?
The Keychron low profile 80% or 60% sized keyboards don't have these issues and cost $50 or more less.
Is it possible to remap Cmd to Ctrl as I am a Windows user?
Nice video. Thinks!
I don't agree on this video. Got the version with numpad and since this is my first mechanical keyboard I maybe didn't really figure out what to expect, but I enjoy typing on it and I do appreciate the sound, which is not too loud. I am using a pc and did not have any connection issues. I didn't miss the wired functionality despite I understand that this could come in handy in some situations. At the end it maybe is a question of individual liking. I'd recommend that keyboard.
Totally respect your opinion!
Issue with the space bar I had it with this and the redragon also
keycap?
I feel like this review is essentiallly “If you’re a normie or buy this for ofice use, then you’ll love it. If you’re a keyboard enthusiast, then you’ll hate it.”
bluetooth is not available but you have a usb port which you can plug a cable to but not the bolt receiver? ok...
Yoooo new upload
Thank you for the review. Too many deal breakers for me. I won't touch that.
The non-standard spacebar is the biggest reason why I decided against purchasing this keyboard. While all of the other features are incredible for a wireless experience, and I can live without hot-swappable switches, having the keycaps wear out would annoy me since I'm looking for a long-term productivity keyboard. I heard from another reviewer that the keycaps would likely start showing some wear before you even need to charge the keyboard - yikes, and I don't believe logitech offers replacement caps. While I can attest to Logitech's quality, I'd rather any new electronics I bring in be able to play well with other third-party modifications so I can delay full replacements.
What keycaps are those? They look 🔥
XVX Low Profile Keycaps, PBT Keycaps 144 Keys, Skyline Custom Keyboard Keycaps Full Set, Double Shot Keycaps for 60% 65% 75% 80% 100% Cherry Gateron MX Switches
I need to agree. Wired mode only?!
Where can i get other keycaps?
XVX Low Profile Keycaps, PBT Keycaps 144 Keys Custom Keyboard Keycaps Full Set, Double Shot Keycaps for 60% 65% 75% 80% 100% Mechanical Keyboard (found on Amazon)
Have you ever stopped and asked yourself what it is you are doing?
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he does not like the low profile brown switch, that's it
The tactiles are brown switches. If you don't know which one to get, never chose brown. The linear one feels fine, and the clicky ones with blue switches feel pretty good and they are even surprisingly quiet.
No wired mode??? WHAT!? wtf logi
Love this keyboard. Can recommend.
i like it actually
i personally love it
Haven't yet tried single Logitech keyboard having quality corresponding to their price.
The last 3 problems are real problems only for a very, very small niche of people. So I get it, this is NOT a keyboard for keyboard enthusiasts, no sir. But I would absolutely recommend it for regular people who want a mechanical keyboard that sounds decent, feels decent and offers decent software support and convenience. I myself am looking into trying out a Nufy Air 75, but that one is almost 2 times more expensive because of import taxes where I live.
I prefer low action keystrokes so I returned the mechanical for a membrane MX
Just compare it to other low profile. Otherwise pointless to complain. Let us know what low profile keyboard feels better.
ok you can't connect wired through usbc ? if reboot somecomperts and can connect through Bluetooth then you have to get another keyboard Logitech is the new apple smh thats why apple sell them on their website thinking
we need always on backlight feature for these keyboards .please logitech do it
I just don't get these KZheadrs with testing keyboard sounds, it's completely irrelevant, every time I hear it it just annoys the shit out of me.
The blinking CAPS LOCK light that you cannot turn off is so fucking stupid, it drives me crazy with or without the backlighting on, and I want to get rid of this board over that alone. I'm going straight back to FILCO, best keyboards I've used to date.
Wi-Fi keyboard? No, sir. 😆
I can't recommend the mx keys. I really dont know why no one is makinf a video on this, but rhe Mx keys jusy misbehaves ans totally go bad after a while. Mine was 1 year
boooo
I honestly don't know why people buy Logitech keyboards. They suck. Keychron is so much better, not only are they cheaper buy they offer so many different layouts. The rule of thumb is, if you're not buying a mouse skip Logitech.
I have the MX Keys Mini, and they are truly the best keyboard I have ever used. The battery lasts forever, and the build quality is very good. It has never failed me and never disconnected. It also switched between my windows desktop, my Macbook, and my iPad without a problem, and can switch the buttons for seamless usage of shortcuts as well. I believe that it is the Mechanical specifically that isn't good.
@Daniel M. I just bought MX Mech Mini too. Was pondering between full key or Mini but choose Mini instead since I heard its much easy to access all the functions. I think i was heading more towards the function of its Flow function actually ( being able to control between multiple computers ).