Bluetooth Multi-Device Keyboard K480 - Switch typing between your computer, phone, and tablet

My iMac keyboard gave up the ghost about 6 months ago after many years of service. Soon after, my employer switched us to working from home, so I now had my iMac, my work laptop, and two monitors on my desk, and I decided to get a compatible keyboard with both my iMac and windows-based work laptop.That item (not the logitech) was horrible. As my employer is now telling the workforce that we'll be at home until the end of January 2021, I decided it was time to replicate my work desk setup and get a keyboard that didn't frustrate me. As I've been using a Logitech track pad with the iMac and love that, the Logitech products were given a thorough examination.While I wanted a full-sized keyboard with a number keypad, I was willing to skip that (I can drag out the crappy keyboard if I need to type in a lot of numbers). The many positive comments about this keyboard and ability to pair with 3 devices and easily switch between them was the feature that got me to choose it, and I'm glad it did.The keyboard itself is compact, but the keys are a standard size. The orientation of keys differs from my full size keyboards and the laptop's compact layout. However, it only took a couple of days to become comfortable with this design, and I've even been able to use the arrow keys without having to look down at the keyboard to locate them. YMMV, but it isn't a far reach, and the angle of these keys makes it easy to identify up, down, left and right.Even better, the keyboard I replaced was produced by a company that specializes in Mac accessories, yet, none of the Mac function keys worked as expected with it. The Logitech handles most of these with ease. While I can't toggle with F3 on the Mac, it does Command-Shift-Tab just fine, as well as screen grabs with Cmd-Shift-3 and Cmd-Shift-4. I haven't played enough with the rest of the Mac functions, but those are my go-to buttons in my line of work, so it is nice to see that I don't lose Mac functions on a dual compatible device.The bluetooth pairing was extremely easy, taking less than 2 minutes on both the Windows based laptop and the iMac, and now, it's a simple turn of the knob. I haven't decided which device to pair into that third slot, but it may be my phone to save me from fat fingering texts when it spends most of the time sitting on my desk. It takes less than 5 seconds to be recognized by the selected device - I just need to remember that I've switched devices.When I bought this keyboard, I hadn't realized that it was truly designed to be used with iPads and other tablet devices. The channel in the top of the keyboard holds an iPad securely, though it usually has my phone or a pen lately. If your intent is for use with a tablet, it will hold it at a slight angle out, maybe 10 degrees.Overall, I'm glad I didn't take the low price to mean that this wouldn't be a worthy contender for use with both Windows and Mac computers. It'd still be a great value at double the price, as it does the job well .This may not matter to you, but it replaced a keyboard that was rather flimsy and this is solid. There's a heavy battery inside, and it looks like it will withstand being dropped. The thickness of the body means that it doesn't need legs to prop it up, a design feature that pleases me.To be honest, I was prepared to spend $100 to get a keyboard that satisfied my need to use one keyboard for both of the computers on my desk.

This keyboard is one of my favorite Amazon purchases of all time. I stalked it until it went on sale and snapped it up as soon as Amazon listed it as a "deal of the day."Straight out of the box, it was super simple to set up and pair with several devices. The instructions are pictured on a removable sticker right on the keyboard, but you almost don't need them because it's so intuitive to use. Pairing with devices is as easy as pressing a single button on the upper right hand corner of the keyboard (there's one marked "pc" and one marked "i" depending on which type of device you wish to pair) and then finding the keyboard on your device's bluetooth settings to pair. And switching between different devices is extremely easy....all you have to do is turn a knob on the keyboard to the number you have designated for each device. You can pair up to 3 devices on it. I have paired it with my iPhone 6 and also with an Android tablet, and have had zero issues.My husband has also used it when he has needed to type a lengthy email using his iPhone, and he enjoys using it as well. He often complains about compact keyboards because he has large hands and finds smaller keyboards awkward or difficult to use. Not the case with this one...Although it is a very portable size (only slightly larger than an ipad) the layout of the keys is very comfortable for both his big hands and my smaller ones.It's also nice that it has a groove at the top of the keyboard that works as a stand where I can place whichever device I'm using. A device with a bulky case won't fit very well, but so far I've had no issues with a slim case on my phone. I do have to remove the case from my Android tablet in order for it to fit in the groove because it is a thicker case with a screen cover.This keyboard uses AAA batteries, which I like because it's easy to just keep a couple extra batteries in my bag when I travel and I can just pop them in and keep typing instead of having to wait for yet another device to charge. I haven't had to change out the batteries yet though, and I have a feeling I won't have to for a long time because the keyboard does put itself into sleep mode if you forget to turn it off using the power switch on the bottom of the unit.Overall, I highly recommend this bluetooth keyboard for students, business people, and pretty much anyone who needs a portable keyboard. It looks sleek, it's lightweight, it's versatile, it fits easily into a bag or backpack, it's great for travel, and it works easily with various and multiple devices.