Needed a new silent keyboard since I'm bringing my PC home with me, and if I brought the Model M with it, my family would genuinely murder me I'm pretty sure.
So I went to best Buy and perused their wireless keyboard and mouse section for about an hour before maybe sorta kinda spending $275 on an MX Mechanical keyboard and an MX Vertical mouse. RIP my savings account, I had $1,600 in there last month, now I have $900.
I'm DONE buying things I swear.
... Though a VESA wall mount for the monitor would be nice, would give me more desk space.
But those are like $40, I'm not making any more BIG purchases until I rebuild my Savings to like $2k at a minimum.
As in, I've been using them for a day and a half.
And I'm already thinking the $275 was money well spent!
The MX Mechanical I purchased is the full-size one, with the numpad. It'll probably take me A Moment to get used to the particular quirks and layout choices of this board - but that's true for literally every new keyboard I've used in my life, nothing new there. The typing experience is extremely smooth and pleasant, the keys are tactile mechanical (not sure what type), meaning they have no "click" and instead move smoothly down, with a satisfying "thock" when they bottom out. The backlight is minimal, functional, and Good. I currently have it set to Reaction mode, which is where it leaves a trail of lit-up letters fading off as you type.
The key switches are set into a plate of metal about 1.5mm thick, which lends the board a premium feel and a VERY rigid and solid feel - deck flex is nonexistent, whether propped up on the feet or not. Overall, very happy to continue justifying the $165 to myself, by far the most expensive keyboard I've ever purchased.
And then the MX Vertical. Now, Logitech sells a nearly identical product called the Lift (no MX) for about $20 cheaper, and I actually really liked the nearly silent clicking action of the Lift that I experienced in the demo unit at Best Buy. So why did I go with the MX Vertical?
My hands are giant, that's pretty much it. The MX Vertical is a fair bit larger, and fit my hand better. Though I didn't buy it for any of the other technical aspects, they are nice to have - back-and-forward buttons in the thumb area, a macro key on the top, USB-C rechargeable litihium battery rather than AA's, etc. All the buttons are reprogrammable in Logitech's software, of course. I have that top shortcut key set to open Snip and Sketch, so I no longer need to remember the stupid keyboard shortcut for screenshots.
It is my first "ergonomic" mouse and man, it's a little weird to get used to, but it's so much more comfortable. When using my old mouse (an AmazonBasics piece of junk), I would always have to lift my hand away from it every once in a while to flex my wrist. I haven't had to do that ONCE with this mouse. It's wonderful. Even putting my hand on it "wrong" (thumb underneath the thumbrest curve and index finger resting on the top, middle finger and ring finger do the clicking) still feels miles more comfortable and natural than any other mouse I've used. This one I don't need to justify. That $85 was 100% worth it! Though if you have smaller hands and wouldn't miss the extra buttons, there's no reason not to just get the Lift, as you'll get the same core experience for less money.
So yeah. Interesting accessories. I can't wait to use them for the rest of my life simply because I spent so much on them and will NOT let that investment die.
