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Logitech Cordless Desktop MX 3200 Laser

August 3rd, 2007 | by Josh Norem

Features and Design

We know it’s hard to keep up with the various Logitech mouse and keyboard offerings, so let us break it down for you quickly. The MX 3200 is an updated version of the MX 3000, but still not as fancy as the MX 5000. It’s essentially an affordable, mid-range, wireless keyboard/mouse combo.

The package includes the keyboard, mouse, and a USB stick that handles the wireless traffic. You can either plug the USB stick directly into a USB port, or plug it into the adapter that sits on your desktop if you want it to be closer to the mouse/keyboard. We used it both ways and did not discern any difference in performance.

The keyboard has keys that you press to enter letters and numbers, of course, but also offers a few innovations that are interesting, if not terribly useful. The first is that the keyboard sports an anti-microbial surface named AgION Antimicrobial. This coating prevents a wide range of bacteria and mold from growing on your keyboard, which may be of interest to some people, but seriously — if you have mold growing on your keyboard, you’ve got bigger issues in your life than selecting a proper keyboard.

The keyboard also sports numerous shortcut keys, including ones that are linked to your “My Pictures” folder, the internet, a VoIP application, and others. The top of the keyboard features a small LCD that displays the time, battery status, and date, but since it’s not backlit at all, it is difficult to read at a glance.

The mouse is exceedingly comfortable, and resembles the VX Revolution with its swoopy curves. Like the keyboard, it has way more buttons than any mouse should have, and as such, complicates its usage. There are the traditional back/forward buttons, which are very useful for web surfing. Logitech has also added three buttons for zoom in/out and search on the top left of the mouse, and there’s the obligatory scroll wheel, which also scrolls left and right. A battery status indicator resides in the middle of the mouse, and two AA batteries are included (both for the mouse and the keyboard).

Image Courtesy of Logitech