Review Logitech PowerPlay 2 Review: An impressive downgrade

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I cannot condone anything logitech atm with their blatant brandmilking going on with the new CEO. You can now get what was considered a basic keyboard 10 years ago for the mere sum of 150$ @ logitech. Meanwhile a brand like asus is completely shaking the foundation of expectation in the market and you can get those at even lower prices, lol. Say for example the scope wireless 96, has hot swappable keys, and includes stuff normally only seen on super geeky nerd keyboards. You can maintain it for years, relube the keys, or change a single one if it breaks. Normally ASUS has been head of the stupidity apartments 😀 , but this recent move in peripherals have been a breath of fresh air.
 
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I have a Logitech MX Master 2 and have months of charge not weeks (usage by around 8 hours by day, and the charging is fast).
PowerPlay could have been nice for G mices for $30. At $100 or $120 it's just a pricey gadget.
You could find induction Qi pads for $20-$45 (including XXL pads), they have a smaller charging area but are not overpriced.
 
AkroZ said:
I have a Logitech MX Master 2 and have months of charge not weeks (usage by around 8 hours by day, and the charging is fast).
PowerPlay could have been nice for G mices for $30. At $100 or $120 it's just a pricey gadget.
You could find induction Qi pads for $20-$45 (including XXL pads), they have a smaller charging area but are not overpriced.
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with the new logitech ceo a little spool of cobber is gonna cost u 100$ , there is nothing amazing about this technology , it is almost just a spun up cable. But she is great, she is gonna take their legacy into the dirt with this approach. They were used to be known as one of the best in terms of r&d.

Now they have got a new HARWARD eXEcuTIVe busiNESS educatiON -> milk it til it breaks. Harvard is the PINNACLE of high level. Welcome to the "modern" world of business, where the business schools have made it their soul purpose to make sure capitalism looses its justification of existence. Great job guys. It is so amazing that these people are paid phat money for their intelligence, lol ...... And all they do is just go to school to learn "milk the brand", then buy new brand. It is kindergarden levels of foresight.

How long with this approach from capitalism before the world says, "no". ???? They are practically BEGGING to get lynched by the legislature. What you dont do for a little short term profits.... its actually insane.
 
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I have the original PowerPlay mat bought back in 2018 for $99 and I thought was kind of a gimick but it's my favorite gaming peripheral by far. I don't use gaming headsets or a gaming keyboard. I hated wired mouse but charging was a such a pain, and this solved both problems. Anyways the issue I have is Logitech has discontinued making the replacement surfaces for the original PowerPlay... (The original surfaces was a surprising $10 for each replacement--I was expecting at least $30-$40). Luckily I still have one I bought a while ago... I clean the mousing surface of sweat but you can only do that so many times before you have the replace the surface.

I have the RGB disabled on mine, but the loss of the Lightspeed pairing is a disappointment. I use a standing desk and my PC tower is on the floor, so I try to minimize the amount of cabling I have snake in the cable harness I use for my setup... so I actually have signal problems with other wireless mice if I plug their adapter into the PC tower. If my mine breaks I'll probably have to buy this one since it's a good product just the loss of features is so disappointing.
 
alphaod said:
I have the original PowerPlay mat bought back in 2018 for $99 and I thought was kind of a gimick but it's my favorite gaming peripheral by far. I don't use gaming headsets or a gaming keyboard. I hated wired mouse but charging was a such a pain, and this solved both problems. Anyways the issue I have is Logitech has discontinued making the replacement surfaces for the original PowerPlay... (The original surfaces was a surprising $10 for each replacement--I was expecting at least $30-$40). Luckily I still have one I bought a while ago... I clean the mousing surface of sweat but you can only do that so many times before you have the replace the surface.

I have the RGB disabled on mine, but the loss of the Lightspeed pairing is a disappointment. I use a standing desk and my PC tower is on the floor, so I try to minimize the amount of cabling I have snake in the cable harness I use for my setup... so I actually have signal problems with other wireless mice if I plug their adapter into the PC tower. If my mine breaks I'll probably have to buy this one since it's a good product just the loss of features is so disappointing.
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I just finished setting up my new standing desk, and the trick that really helped was installing a USB 2.0 grommet‑hole hub like this one:
USB 3.x hubs can sometimes interfere with wireless adapters, so a USB 2.0 hub works more reliably. If your desk already has a grommet hole, you’ll probably find a matching hub - drilling one yourself is also not too difficult.

I also put my studio monitor speakers on foam pads and placed them directly on the hub to keep the setup clean.

One more recommendation: mount your PC to the desk.
It not only looks neater but also gets you rid of the cabling problems. =)

Big regards from Germany!
Sebastian


P.S. I’m still debating whether to put a PowerPlay mat under my large neoprene desk mat - on top the mat clashes with my minimalist desktop look, but under it might affect its performance… 🤔
 
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