Logitech Pop Icon Keys Review - Just as good as the MX Keys Mini? — Transcript

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1. 0:00in this video we're going to take a look
2. 0:01at the logi poop icon Keys now this
3. 0:03actually Builds on the logi poop Keys
4. 0:06which is a mechanical keyboard but with
5. 0:08this one you get laptop like keys so
6. 0:10very low profile typing experience while
7. 0:12still giving you all of logitech's great
8. 0:14customization that they offer through
9. 0:15the logi options Plus app you can either
10. 0:18get this as just a keyboard or you can
11. 0:19also get it in a combo that includes the
12. 0:21pop Mouse which this pop Mouse is the
13. 0:23same as the old pop Mouse but the pop
14. 0:25icon Keys has the exact same layout as
15. 0:28the pop mechanical keyboard but instead
16. 0:30of mechanical switches it just has low
17. 0:32profile laptop like switches on it but
18. 0:34it still gives you several customizable
19. 0:36buttons on the side of it so in this
20. 0:37video we're going to talk about all the
21. 0:39features that this keyboard has when you
22. 0:40should choose to buy it or maybe a
23. 0:42different Logitech keyboard as well the
24. 0:44main claim to fame with the pop series
25. 0:46is Logitech has several fun color combos
26. 0:48that you can buy if you want a bit more
27. 0:50of a bright keyboard I just went with
28. 0:52the black and white set because I'm
29. 0:53boring but you can also get this in a
30. 0:54couple of great color options as well
31. 0:57and the colors will tend to go in and
32. 0:58out of stock so you might have to do a
33. 0:59little little bit of searching to find
34. 1:00the color set that you want but this has
35. 1:02all of logitech's great functionality
36. 1:04including the ability to pair it with up
37. 1:06to three devices so F1 F2 and F3 are
38. 1:09reserved for the easy switch buttons so
39. 1:11you can activate Bluetooth pairing mode
40. 1:12by pressing and holding one of those
41. 1:14buttons the light will start to Blink
42. 1:16and then go pair it on your computer or
43. 1:18your iPad or your phone or any other
44. 1:20device and then to switch you just press
45. 1:22the button for just a second and it'll
46. 1:23switch and reconnect this one has a
47. 1:26couple of different customizable buttons
48. 1:28so you get the built-in shortcuts
49. 1:29Logitech that gives you with F4 all the
50. 1:31way through F12 and then there's also
51. 1:33four buttons on the side there's the
52. 1:35circle triangle square and star buttons
53. 1:38which you can customize to do anything
54. 1:40whether it's launching an app or app
55. 1:42specific shortcuts or they're also
56. 1:44building these is a great way to launch
57. 1:46your AI programs as well so this is a
58. 1:48great way you can speed up your workflow
59. 1:50with those built-in buttons you can
60. 1:51customize them using the Lodi options
61. 1:53Plus app either on Windows or Mac OS but
62. 1:56there's no customization allowed for the
63. 1:58buttons on your phone or your iPad now
64. 2:01another thing that they did on this
65. 2:02keyboard that I really love that they
66. 2:04didn't do on some of the others
67. 2:05including the pop Keys is they added
68. 2:07dedicated screen brightness buttons
69. 2:09which is a feature I've been really
70. 2:10wanting Logitech to have so the insert
71. 2:13button and also the button to the left
72. 2:14of the delete key are both for screen
73. 2:17brightness which is just huge to have
74. 2:19that available on the keyboard because
75. 2:20typically you sacrifice F1 F2 and F3 to
76. 2:23have that functionality another nice
77. 2:25thing about this keyboard is it's great
78. 2:27whether you're using it with Windows or
79. 2:29Mac and it has all the buttons labeled
80. 2:31for both Windows and Mac layout you can
81. 2:33also change the layout using the logy
82. 2:35options app as well this keyboard uses
83. 2:38two AAA batteries and you get up to 36
84. 2:40months of battery life on it so no USB
85. 2:42recharging but 36 months of battery life
86. 2:45is pretty hard to be also there's no
87. 2:47backlighting on this keyboard too which
88. 2:48is a feature that you have to go up to
89. 2:50something like the MX Keys mini if you
90. 2:52want to get in a Logitech keyboard this
91. 2:54pop combo also includes the pop Mouse
92. 2:57and this mouse gives you the ability to
93. 2:58customize it with the app as well well
94. 3:00it has a button in the middle of it and
95. 3:01you can also customize what clicking the
96. 3:03scroll wheel does I've always liked the
97. 3:05pop Mouse it is a little bit small so
98. 3:07it's not going to be the most
99. 3:08comfortable Mouse to use for a long
100. 3:09period of time but the score wheel feels
101. 3:12really good on it and it also gets
102. 3:13really long battery life with a single
103. 3:15doublea battery and you can just pop the
104. 3:17top of it off and the doublea battery is
105. 3:19in there this set also is compatible
106. 3:21with the logi bolt receiver but you
107. 3:22don't get the bolt receiver in the box
108. 3:24so if you want to use it with a USB
109. 3:26wireless connection instead you're going
110. 3:28to have to buy that separately here's a
111. 3:29quick sound test of what this keyboard
112. 3:31sounds like typing on
113. 3:42it so overall it's a really quiet
114. 3:44keyboard very comfortable and fast to
115. 3:46type on I like the feel of the keys
116. 3:48they're pretty smooth but it's not quite
117. 3:50as nice of a typing feel as the MX Keys
118. 3:52mini what I like about the MX Keys mini
119. 3:54is it just has a little bit of a divot
120. 3:55in it for your finger to go in so that
121. 3:57just kind of keeps you centered around
122. 3:59the keyboard the pop icon Keys is the
123. 4:01kind of keyboard that I think anyone can
124. 4:03use whether you're a pro or you're just
125. 4:05doing basic work it's going to be a
126. 4:06really great option because the
127. 4:08customization of all the buttons and
128. 4:09it's also just really compact quiet and
129. 4:12easy to type on as well this does have a
130. 4:14better feel to it than the pebble keys
131. 4:16does but I still prefer the MX Keys mini
132. 4:19a little bit more to this but I've been
133. 4:20using this keyboard for a few weeks now
134. 4:22and I haven't felt the need to get my MX
135. 4:25Keys mini back out and all the features
136. 4:26that this has stack up really well with
137. 4:28the MX Keys Mini the pop icon Keys goes
138. 4:31for about $50 typically you can get it
139. 4:34in the combo version with the mouse for
140. 4:35$70 which is really hard to be the MX
141. 4:38Keys mini typically goes for about $100
142. 4:40so this is going to be about half the
143. 4:42price and I think for most people this
144. 4:44is going to be more than fine for you if
145. 4:46you compare it to the pop Keys
146. 4:47mechanical keyboard the pop Keys
147. 4:49mechanical keyboard is more expensive
148. 4:50it's also a louder keyboard as well
149. 4:52because of the mechanical keyboard and
150. 4:54it just looks a little bit funkier as
151. 4:56well the pop mechanical keyboard has the
152. 4:58circular Keys it almost gives you a
153. 4:59typewriter look and it has Emoji buttons
154. 5:01for the side this one you do have the
155. 5:03ability to reprogram what those white
156. 5:05buttons are on the side but they're all
157. 5:07just going to be normal looking keys for
158. 5:09you so it just gives you a more low
159. 5:11profile look to the keyboard while still
160. 5:12giving you the ability to pick out one
161. 5:14of the fun colors that Logitech has to
162. 5:17offer this keyboard in there's really
163. 5:18just three reasons I would pick the MX
164. 5:20Keys mini over this one and that would
165. 5:21be USBC recharging also the backlight
166. 5:24and if you just want to have a little
167. 5:26bit better feeling keyboard but I think
168. 5:28if you just go straight for this key
169. 5:29keyboard you're really not going to feel
170. 5:31like this one is any worse than the MX
171. 5:32Keys mini in the past I've also
172. 5:34recommended the pebble keys but I
173. 5:36definitely would recommend just spend a
174. 5:38little bit more money and buy this pop
175. 5:39icon because it gives you more
176. 5:41customizable buttons and the angle of
177. 5:43typing on this to me is a little bit
178. 5:45more comfortable than the pebble keys so
179. 5:47I really like the keyboard I think this
180. 5:48keyboard is just as good as any other
181. 5:50Logitech keyboard I have tested the
182. 5:52mouse is just okay it's going to get the
183. 5:54job done for you if you don't use it all
184. 5:55day long or if you're not a power user
185. 5:58but if you're having any issues with
186. 5:59risk Comfort or if you're really using
187. 6:01it for a long period of time I recommend
188. 6:03the mxm 3s the MX anywhere 3s I do like
189. 6:07the Apple Magic Mouse because you get
190. 6:09the gestures on the top of it the pop
191. 6:11Mouse does get the job done but if
192. 6:12you're using it for hours and hours on
193. 6:14in you are going to want a little bit
194. 6:15more comfortable of a mouse than this
195. 6:17one so for most people I would recommend
196. 6:18just get the pop icon Keys get a nicer
197. 6:21Mouse to pair with it and you'll really
198. 6:22appreciate this keyboard but overall I
199. 6:25highly recommend the pop icon set for
200. 6:27anyone who's looking for a great
201. 6:28keyboard with quiet volume customization
202. 6:31and if you want to add a little bit of
203. 6:33personality by choosing your preferred
204. 6:34color combo if you're interested in
205. 6:36buying the pop icon keys or the pop icon
206. 6:38combo I do have links to buy in the
207. 6:40description below also I have links for
208. 6:42some of my other favorite Logitech
209. 6:43keyboard em Mouse options in the
210. 6:45description below feel free to leave a
211. 6:47comment down below ask any questions you
212. 6:48might have about this setup