Logitech Alto Cordless Notebook Stand and Keyboard Review

The Bottom Line

If you need a keyboard and notebook stand for your notebook computer to use on the road, the Logitech Alto Cordless keyboard may be too heavy for you. However, if you use a notebook at home or in the office and are looking for a way to make using your notebook more comfortable at your desk, the Logitech Alto Cordless is fantastic.

Pros

• Good typing feel
• Raise screen considerably

Cons

• Heavy weight

Description

• The Alto Cordless weighs too much to be useful to most road warriors since it may well weigh more than your notebook.
• Wireless keyboard is perfect for use at your desk in the home or office.
• Three port USB hub and AC adapter allows the use of any USB peripherals on the USB hub.

Guide Review - Logitech Alto Cordless Notebook Stand and Keyboard Review

The Logitech Alto Cordless is much like the original Logitech Alto. The most obvious difference is that the Alto Cordless uses a wireless keyboard. The wireless keyboard is separate from the notebook riser portion of the Logitech Alto Cordless. The notebook riser portion of the Alto Cordless contains the wireless receiver connecting the keyboard to the riser.

One single USB plug connects the wireless receiver to the Logitech Alto Cordless to your PC as well as the three port USB hub built into the notebook riser section of the Alto. Logitech includes an AC adapter with the Alto Cordless that allows the use of high-power USB peripherals that won’t work on non-powered USB hubs.

The front of the Alto Cordless notebook riser has a lip that keeps the notebook in place on the stand. The screen of your notebook is raised by about six inches and a cord organizer on the rear of the stand helps keep the cables from your mouse or printer organized and neat.

The keyboard itself has good wireless range and isn’t affected by other wireless signals in the home like cordless phones, WiFi or cellular phones. Typing feel is good with a slightly spongy feel, but good enough for touch typists. The keys offer a muted click that lets you know when you have hit the key with enough force. The riser portion is strong enough to support most 15” notebook computers. The biggest drawback to the Alto Cordless is the weight, at nearly 4.5 pounds the Alto is heavier than many notebooks on the market making it better suited for use in the home or office than on the road.