input, and the port or pairing it costs
The interesting column in a keyboard listing is not the key feel. It is the connection, because that is the part that either fits your machine or does not. These ten split into three subgroups on exactly that basis, and one of them arrives with a mouse in the box.
10 listings in 3 subgroups
Worth saying plainly
One entry here is a combination box containing a keyboard and a mouse. It is counted once, in this category, and the included mouse is stated on every page it appears on, because a port budget that ignores it is wrong by one.
4 listings
Why this badgeOf the ten keyboard listings here, one spells out that no USB receiver is included.
The listing states Bluetooth only with no USB receiver, a full number pad, deep-profile keys and spill resistance, for Windows and macOS.
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Why this badgeTouch ID is stated in exactly one keyboard listing in this catalog.
The listing states Touch ID for Mac models with Apple Silicon, and a US English layout.
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Why this badgeOne keyboard listing in this catalog states only how it connects and what layout it has.
The listing states Bluetooth connectivity and a US English layout.
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Why this badgeOne keyboard listing here names only tablets and phones as its devices.
The listing states a Bluetooth keyboard for iPad, iPad Pro, Air, Mini and iPhone, with 12 multimedia keys.
View listing| Listing | Stated connection |
|---|---|
| Logitech K250 Compact Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard, Graphite | Bluetooth, no receiver |
| Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad, Black Keys | Bluetooth |
| Apple Magic Keyboard, US English, Bluetooth | Bluetooth |
| OMOTON Ultra-Slim Bluetooth Keyboard, White | Bluetooth |
4 listings
Why this badgeOne keyboard listing in this catalog names Bluetooth and a receiver in the same line.
The listing states a cushioned palm rest, Easy-Switch pairing for up to 3 devices, Bluetooth and a Logi Bolt receiver; the listing uses the words ergonomic and natural typing posture.
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Why this badgeUSB-C recharging is stated in exactly one keyboard listing in this catalog.
The listing states USB-C recharging, 10 days of battery, pairing with 3 devices, backlit keys that adapt to the environment, and a Logi Bolt USB receiver.
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Why this badgeOne keyboard listing in this catalog states a built-in touchpad.
The listing states a built-in touchpad and media controls for a PC connected to a TV, compatible with Windows, Android and Chrome OS.
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Why this badgeA 2-year battery figure appears in exactly one keyboard listing in this catalog.
The listing states a full-size layout with a number pad, 8 multimedia keys, an included USB-A receiver and 2-year battery life.
View listing| Listing | Stated connection |
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| Logitech Wave Keys Ergonomic Wireless Keyboard, Graphite | Bluetooth or receiver |
| Logitech MX Keys S Wireless Keyboard, Graphite | USB-A receiver |
| Logitech K400 Plus Wireless Touch Keyboard, Black | USB-A receiver |
| Logitech K270 Full Size Wireless Keyboard, Black | USB-A receiver |
2 listings
Why this badgeOne keyboard listing in this catalog includes a pointing device in the box.
The listing states a full-size wired keyboard and an optical wired mouse, USB plug and play, for Windows.
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Why this badgeOne keyboard listing here states both a wired connection and media controls.
The listing states a full-sized plug and play USB keyboard with media controls, for Windows.
View listingThese listings state no figure that differs between them, so there is no comparison table under them. Every column would hold the same value in every row, which compares nothing. What separates them is in the descriptions below.
The listing says the quiet part out loud: Bluetooth only, no USB receiver. That sentence is worth more than a page of features, because it tells you the one thing that decides whether this keyboard works on a given machine at all. If the computer has no Bluetooth radio, there is no second route stated here.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsA machine with Bluetooth and no USB ports to spare.
The Touch ID condition is stated by the seller and is repeated here exactly as stated: Mac models with Apple Silicon. It is not widened to other Macs, other machines or other operating systems, because the listing does not widen it. The numeric keypad and the layout are the other two stated facts.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsA Mac that meets the stated Apple Silicon condition and wants a keypad.
Two facts: how it connects, and what layout it has. That is the entire listing. No battery figure, no pairing count, no operating system list, no Bluetooth version. A short listing is not a bad product, but it does mean everything not on this line is unknown from here.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsSomeone who already knows what this keyboard is and needs the layout confirmed.
Every device named in this listing is a tablet or a phone. No desktop or laptop computer appears in it. That is a compatibility statement worth reading twice before adding it to a desk setup, because the listing is describing a different job from the other nine keyboards here.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsThe tablets and phones the listing actually names.
It is the one keyboard listing in the catalog that names both routes: Bluetooth and a Logi Bolt receiver. That means the port cost is yours to choose rather than fixed by the box. Ergonomic and natural typing posture are the seller’s words, recorded here as listing language and used for nothing else.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsA desk where you want to decide later whether to spend a port or a pairing.
The USB-C on this keyboard is for recharging, and the listing says so. It is a useful reminder that the connector shape tells you nothing about the job: the same socket elsewhere in this catalog is expected to carry video. The stated connection route here is the Bolt receiver, which costs a USB-A port.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsA machine with a USB-A port free and a habit of recharging things.
The pointing device is built into the keyboard, which changes the arithmetic on the rest of the desk: whatever this occupies, it occupies once, for both jobs. The listing describes a PC connected to a TV and names three operating systems. It does not name a Bluetooth route, so this catalog treats it as the receiver route its subgroup describes.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsA machine across the room where a separate mouse would have nowhere to sit.
A two-year stated battery figure is the longest of any keyboard listing here, and the receiver is named as USB-A rather than left as the word wireless. Both are the kind of detail that decides a desk layout: one port gone, and one battery you will forget about.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsA desktop with USB-A to spare and no wish to think about batteries.
There is a mouse in this box. It is filed under keyboards because that is where the catalog puts it, and it is counted once, but anyone budgeting ports needs to know that using both items in the box means two USB-A ports, not one. Nothing pairs and nothing needs a battery.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsA desktop machine with USB-A ports free and no interest in pairing anything.
A wired keyboard that also states media controls, which the other wired entry here does not. One USB-A port, no pairing, no battery, no receiver to lose. The listing names Windows and stops there.
What the listing gives you
What it does not settle
SuitsA machine where a port is cheaper to spend than a pairing.
A keyboard whose only stated route is a pairing has no second route in the box. Some listings here say so in as many words. That chain is stated outright rather than hidden, which makes it the easiest one on this site to avoid.
If it connects through a receiver, yes — one port, for as long as it is in use. If it connects through a pairing, no. Some listings here state both routes and leave the choice to you.
One of the two wired entries is a keyboard and mouse combination. Using both items in that box occupies two USB-A ports rather than one, and the Port Budget tool prints a note saying so.
Ergonomic and similar words appear in some of these listings as the seller’s own language. This site records that the listing uses them and makes no claim about what they do. No listing here attaches a measurement to any of those words.