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Over a decade ago, Logitech made the perfect keyboard for my needs: the K810. It was a compact tenkeyless wireless keyboard with Bluetooth and backlit keys. While those two boxes are far from hard to check off today, they were at the time. Best of all, I loved that I could seamlessly switch the keyboard to up to three different devices by just tapping a key.
It wasn’t perfect, though. The biggest downside of the K810 was its build quality. While it wasn’t bad, it didn’t feel super solid. As time went on, it became increasingly hard to find, and Logitech had discontinued it by 2019. I wasn’t alone in missing it, either. You can find plenty of Reddit posts looking for alternatives or pleas to Logitech to rerelease the K810. I found myself buying at least two used or refurbished K810s from eBay since Logitech hadn’t produced a proper replacement.
Luckily, Logitech introduced a true successor to the K810 in 2021. The Logitech MX Keys Mini was nearly everything any K810 owner could want in a successor. It has the same compact and minimal design, backlit keys that are more comfortable to type on, easy switching to other devices, a much-needed upgrade to USB-C for charging, and a solid build quality that goes toe-to-toe with Apple’s Magic Keyboard.
In fact, I have no problem recommending the Keys Mini over Apple’s equivalent offering any day of the week. The Keys Mini typically comes with a $100 price tag that might be a hard pill to swallow for some, but if you’re like me and spend several hours a day using a keyboard (and, yes, I’m typing this on my Keys Mini), the price is justified.
If you’re not a keyboard snob and just need a keyboard for casual use, I’d still recommend the MX Keys Mini. Typing on it is a great experience, especially if you like a minimal and compact layout.
The Keys Mini isn’t going to impress someone looking for a gaming keyboard, but if that’s what you’re in the market for, we have you covered with our best gaming keyboards for 2025.
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Why I like the Logitech MX Keys Mini keyboard
The MX Keys Mini has a lot going for it. The backlit keys automatically turn off when I’m not using the keyboard and turn on as my hands approach it. Its ambient light sensor automatically adjusts the brightness of the keys to my current lighting conditions, though I can also manually adjust this as well. The surface of the keys themselves are slightly concave, so typing on them feels great. I love this keyboard so much that I have two of them.
I also love the battery life. Logitech’s website claims the Keys Mini will last up to 10 days on a single charge or up to five months with the backlighting turned off. That seems to undersell it. Even with daily use, I don’t find myself having to charge the keyboard more than once a month.
The top row of keys comes with some standard and not-so-standard abilities. The expected multimedia, volume, Esc and Del keys are present, along with the three easy switch buttons to change the Bluetooth connection to another device I’ve already paired to and the backlight intensity keys.
The keyboard has a useful and dedicated dictation key, a mic mute/unmute key and an emoji key to open the emoji window for supported apps. While I can’t say I’ve ever used the emoji key, I love the idea that enough typists want something like this and that Logitech included it.
The MX Keys Mini is about two-thirds the size of MX Keys.
Available in both Windows and MacOS options, the Logitech MX Keys Mini is easily my go-to recommendation for someone who wants a solid typing experience in a compact and competent package. It still tops our list for best keyboard in 2025. If you prefer the full keyboard experience, Logitech offers the MX Keys S with a dedicated number pad. If you’re looking for a compact mouse to accompany your MX Keys Mini, the MX Anywhere 3S will fit right in.
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