Logitech K250

Pick up the K250 and the first thing you'll notice is how little it weighs — at roughly 380 grams, it's lighter than most paperback novels of a similar footprint. That's not a coincidence. Logitech has clearly designed this as something you might tuck into a bag or shuffle between a desk and a kitchen table, not a permanent fixture bolted to one workstation. Measuring close to 37 cm wide, 13.7 cm deep, and just over 2 cm thick, it occupies a similar amount of desk space as a slim hardcover book, which matters if your desk is more "shared surface" than "dedicated command centre."

The black finish is understated and office-appropriate rather than showy, and the plastic shell is partly made from recycled material — a small sustainability nod that doesn't come at the cost of feel or rigidity. The keys themselves use a deep-profile design, meaning each keystroke has a bit more travel than you'd find on ultra-thin membrane boards. In practice, this translates to a softer landing and a more deliberate, tactile feel rather than the mushy or overly shallow response some budget keyboards suffer from.

Two flip-out legs at the rear let you angle the keyboard up slightly for a more natural wrist position during long typing sessions — a feature that's easy to overlook on a spec sheet but genuinely appreciated after an hour at the keys. One honest caveat: there's no backlighting here. If you regularly type in dim rooms or after dark, that's worth factoring in, since the keys aren't illuminated and won't be visible in low light.

Compact wireless keyboards usually force a trade-off: shrink the layout and you lose the number pad, a genuine loss for anyone who regularly enters data, works in spreadsheets, or does any kind of accounting or numeric entry. The K250 manages to keep a full numeric keypad while still maintaining a space-saving footprint, achieved by tightening the spacing between key clusters rather than removing keys outright.

This is the single biggest differentiator between the K250 and ultra-compact rivals that ditch the numpad entirely for portability. If you live in Excel, handle invoices, or just prefer typing phone numbers on a dedicated pad rather than the top row, that's a meaningful convenience most compact keyboards simply don't offer.

The trade-off, and it's a real one based on consistent feedback from people who've used it daily, is that the keys sit closer together than on a full-size desktop keyboard. Most users adjust within a few days and come to appreciate the quiet, smooth keystrokes. A smaller number of typists — particularly those used to full-travel mechanical or full-size boards — find the tighter spacing takes longer to adjust to, and a few report accidentally catching the Caps Lock key due to its position on such a condensed layout. It's a legitimate consideration if you're a fast, heavy-volume typist rather than an occasional or moderate user.

The K250 runs on two included AAA batteries, and Logitech rates it for up to twelve months of daily use before you'll need to swap them. In real-world terms, that means most people will change batteries roughly once a year — a single, minor task rather than a recurring chore. Compare that to Bluetooth accessories that need weekly or monthly recharging, and the appeal becomes obvious: no charging cables, no forgetting to plug it in overnight, no keyboard dying mid-task because you didn't notice the battery indicator.

This longevity comes down to two factors working together: Bluetooth Low Energy sips very little power compared to older wireless protocols, and standard AAA batteries simply hold more charge than the small rechargeable cells packed into some slim wireless keyboards. The trade-off is that you can't just plug in a USB cable for a five-minute top-up before a big meeting — you're reliant on having spare AAAs on hand once the originals run low. For most households and offices, that's a minor inconvenience given how rarely it happens; keep a spare pair in a drawer and you'll likely forget this is even a consideration.