After selling my Mac Mini with my old Logitech keyboard and mouse, it was time for a refresh. I thought it was definitely time to buy a system which would fit perfectly with my full time mac usage. I’m getting tired of reaching for the wrong keys, and having to re-map all those Windows hotkeys. The S530 seemed perfect, and arrived today.

It’s a really beautiful piece of kit as I’ve come to expect from Logitech. It has a low profile streamlined design which is really appealing, and it’s white colouring really makes it fit with the Mac experience. It all connected up fine, and worked straight away. It even had plastic protective strips covering the shiny areas of the keyboard to make sure it wasn’t damaged or discoloured in it’s box. Attention to detail is impressive.

It’s got dedicated keys on the keyboard for applications such as Safari, Mail, Spotlight (which I re-mapped straight away to Quicksilver), iTunes and iPhoto. These are great, and it’s fantastic to have them built for Mac rather than putting up with the Internet Explorer logo brandished across your keyboard. They work flawlessly.

The mouse is the most ergonomic and pleasant I’ve ever used. It hugs the hand perfectly, and has buttons in all the right places. I’ve set them so that one is for showing the desktop via Expose, one for showing all applications via Expose, one for up/downing the volume and one for mute. Pressing the middle button either opens dashboard with a quick press or ejects the CD when held down.

A lovely keyboard and mouse set, which I’d recommend 150% to any Mac user who knows they like Logitech products and wants one which fits their Apple experience.