70 PCWorld FEBRUARY 2020REVIEWS LOGITECH ERGO K860
DESIGN
The K860 is big: almost 18 inches across and
just over 9 inches from the top of keyboard to
the bottom of the wrist rest. No, it won’t save
you any desktop space and may even require
you to clear a little more. But if you’re looking
into an ergonomic keyboard, you’re more
interested in comfort than convenience, and
the K860 offers plenty.
The keyboard has a curved, split keyframe
designed to improve your typing posture.
Specifically, the slope that divides the
alphanumeric keys roughly in half puts your
arms, and by extension your neck and
shoulders, in a more relaxed posture. A
pillowed cushion made of high-density foam,
memory foam and coated fabric follows the
same slope as the keyboard. Logitech says
this cushioning offers 54 percent more wrist
support while reducing wrist bending by 25
percent.
A unique palm lift feature provides wrist
support. Under the wrist cushion is a pair of
flip-down legs. The larger pair tilts the
keyboard 7 degrees, while the smaller pairraises it four degrees. You can flip both of
them up to sit the keyboard flat. This flexibility
allows you to get your wrists into a
comfortable position at both conventional
and standing desks.
In addition to its full slate of alphanumeric
keys, the keyboard has plenty of space for
hotkeys for media playback and volume
control, search, lock, and other functions,
plus a full number pad.CONNECTIVITY
Like other Logitech keyboards we’ve tested,
the K860 connects to PC or Mac via an
included USB receiver. All you need to do is
plug the dongle into your computer’s USB
port, turn the keyboard’s power switch on,
and it connects instantly.
Alternately, you can connect the keyboard
to your computer or mobile device via
Bluetooth. The K860 supports up to three
paired devices, which you can toggle
between using their assigned Easy-Switch
buttons.The K860 can be raised up
to 7 degrees with its unique
palm lift feature.