Packaging

Inside the box, one finds the MX Keypad, a stand, a USB Type-C to Type-C cable, and warranty information.


The cable has a measured length of 1.45 m, and the jacket is made of rubber. Due to its stiffness, the cable is best routed through the cable slot at the back of the stand.


The stand puts the MX keypad at a fixed angle of roughly 45°, and the cable can be routed through a cable slot at the back. Even though the stand does have a rubber base, pushing the keys with above average force will move the stand (and the keypad itself with it) around.

Design

The MX Keypad features nine programmable LCD buttons along with two fixed-function buttons, which are used to go through pages. Up to 15 pages can be set up per profile, though when using the buttons on the MX Keypad to flip through the pages, the pages don't loop, so going from page 15 to page 1 requires going through pages 14 to 2 first. The LCD buttons have beveled edges, which is nice on the haptic level, but can be irritating in that due to being beveled, the edges are at an angle to the LCD, thus reflecting part of what is displayed, and as a result worsening visual clarity. In terms of actuation, the buttons are a double-edged sword. Pressing them towards the edges is possible and requires low force, whereas pressing them in the center requires significantly greater force to where one may end up moving the keypad around on its stand, especially when operating the button rows at the left and right edges.


The LCD buttons can be distinguished into two categories. "Press" actions are executed directly by pressing, such as the mute toggle. "Rotate" actions open a sub-menu upon actuation, which then offers additional actions, such as volume control. For each LCD button, text, an icon, or both can be displayed. Depending on the set language, text will sometimes extend beyond the edges of the LCD button, which needs to be corrected manually by adjusting font size. The LCDs are capable of displaying color, and color can be changed for text and backgrounds as well, which is particularly handy when grouping functions thematically.

Button Demonstration