An excellent slim journey companion for nearly any gadget

Once I’m touring, a conveyable mouse is a should. Nevertheless, I’ve by no means actually felt the identical means about keyboards, as a result of most transportable choices are nonetheless too huge or are saddled with some main compromises within the title of lightness. However with the Keys-To-Go 2, Logitech has managed to create an excellent modern typing accent that disappears into your bag and may be paired with virtually any gadget you’ll be able to consider.

Design and options

Those that like touring mild can all the time go for one thing like an or , which may be paired with their very own devoted removable keyboards. The problem is that these gadgets aren’t actually a lot smaller or lighter than an equal laptop computer. However with the Keys-To-Go 2 measuring simply 7.8 ounces and a 3rd of an inch at its thickest level, you get a really pint-sized companion that’s excellent for pairing with smaller gadgets like an iPad Mini or my private favourite, a foldable telephone.

Clearly, a keyboard this skinny doesn’t have a ton of area for fancy switches. However Logitech one way or the other discovered sufficient room for 1.1mm of key journey. When mixed with rubber domes beneath the keys, you find yourself with a typing expertise that’s not that far off from what you get on a contemporary MacBook. Granted, actuation is a bit softer and spongier, however on one thing this small, it’s comprehensible.

I additionally admire that regardless of its dimension, the Keys-To-Go 2 nonetheless contains a full row of productiveness shortcuts for stuff like quantity, brightness, play/pause and even Logitech’s signature emoji key. That final one feels proper at house whenever you’re utilizing the keyboard with a telephone or pill. You even get three Straightforward-Change keys that assist you to change the keyboard’s Bluetooth connection between as much as three gadgets with a single contact.

Talking of related gadgets, the Keys-To-Go 2 works with virtually any gadget you may wish to convey on a visit. It helps Home windows, Android, macOS, iOS, iPadOS and even ChromeOS. Plus, there are two completely different layouts to select from: a common association for all OSes (which is what I examined) and one which’s tailor-made for Apple gadgets. Lastly, there’s a built-in cowl that protects the keycaps whereas on the go, which additionally flips round 360 levels to supply a slight angle for improved ergonomics when typing.

Nevertheless, I want Logitech had included some type of onboard kickstand for propping up no matter gadget the keyboard is related to. Once I had an opportunity to speak to a few of Logitech’s designers, they mentioned they realized from buyer surveys that most individuals who want a kickstand have already got one connected to the case of their telephone or pill, which might make placing one on the Keys-To-Go 2 redundant. However as somebody who loathes instances and doesn’t wish to cope with a ton of addons, I feel placing a stand within the keyboard would nonetheless be helpful.

Battery life

Logitech claims the Keys-To-Go 2 affords as much as 36 months of battery life, however real-world numbers will differ significantly relying on how a lot you employ it. That’s as a result of that determine is predicated on the expectation that you simply solely use the keyboard for 2 hours a day, which isn’t loads however is sensible for one thing that most likely isn’t your major work machine.

The doubtless larger difficulty is that the Keys-To-Go 2 depends on a pair of disposable coin-cell batteries as a substitute of a chargeable energy pack. Moreover, to entry the batteries, you must take away two Torx screws, which could possibly be a difficulty if the keyboard dies when you’re touring. In an ideal world, the Keys-To-Go 2 would additionally help charging by way of USB-C. However given its dimensions, discovering room for any port could have been exceedingly troublesome.

Wrap-up

Now I admit, the Keys-To-Go 2 is a reasonably area of interest gadget. Its replaceable batteries and lack of ports for charging or wired connectivity means it will possibly’t actually be your major workhorse. And its thinness means typing isn’t as snug as on a conventional desktop different. However on the identical time, Logitech’s newest journey accent excels at being a light-weight journey companion. It’s tremendous skinny, tremendous mild and has a nifty cowl to maintain it protected whereas in transit. It really works with a number of gadgets and OSes, and whereas counting on coin cells isn’t best, its battery life is lengthy sufficient to make changing them a comparatively rare problem. With two layouts (Apple and common), multi-device connectivity and a price ticket of simply $80, the Keys-To-Go 2 feels prefer it’s hitting a Goldilocks zone for frequent vacationers in search of one thing that’s excellent for his or her subsequent journey.