How noisy is the keyboard? I don't want to bother coworkers in a shared office
1812867
How close are your coworkers? What is the background noise like in the office? This is not a quiet keyboard, but if you have a reasonable level of white noise, or reasonably sized cubes, it won't be an issue.I love this keyboard and would make my coworkers deal even if I sat right next to one.
1812868
Maybe slightly noisier than regular notebook keyboard. Just don't forget to turn off beeping - it's documented somewhere in the manual.
1812869
It isnt the most quiet keyboard but nobody ever complained to me.It sounds like one of those old keyboards.
1812870
Definitely louder than conventional keyboards, but not as bad as I was initially afraid it might be. Never heard complaints from people nearby. Your coworkers are more likely to bother you with questions about it. It's quite the conversation piece.
1812871
It makes it sound like you work in an office. Normal in my opinion. Also matters how hard you strike the keys but in this case your fingers travel last distance so you often are pressing lighter. As another reviewer mentioned just disable the beep it produces when you hit the wrong combo of keys.
1812872
It is a little noisy. They offer different key types, so contact them and see if they have quieter keys
1812873
Neither loud nor quiet. It's not as noisy as a Model M or as soft as a laptop keyboard. I think it is appropriate for shared offices (I use it in one).
1812874
If you are concerned about noise, you might want to do an "o-ring mod" and as others suggested; turning the beeper off. The o-ring mod is the technique of putting o-rings on all the key-switches, effective eliminating the noise of bottoming out. If you do this your keyboard will be reasonably quiet. I personally prefer loud keyboards for programming work, I like to have a clear audible feedback (so my favourite switches are cherry MX blues).For reference; I own the Black USB version of this keyboard (that is mechanically identical with less functionality - macros, etc).
1812875
How close are your coworkers? What is the background noise like in the office? This is not a quiet keyboard, but if you have a reasonable level of white noise, or reasonably sized cubes, it won't be an issue. I love this keyboard and would make my coworkers deal even if I sat right next to one.
1502641
It is about the same noise level as most blenders. Depending on your own office environment, it might be disruptive to co- workers even if you only use it once a day for a few minutes.
1157505
Not really very noisy. If it's a cubicle they could probably hear, but if in an office with the full wall I doubt it.
2036906
Absolutely. I use it at work in my cubicle And it runs silent. It does not disturb anyone.
295978
As the other response indicated, the sound is mechanical, not electronic, so it can't be turned off...but it is not particularly loud--it more sounds like the closing of the electrical contact than a deliberate click. I actually haven't used the keyboard all that much so far, but it seems pretty decent for the price.best wishes, Tom
1945375
Depends on your office environment and the switches you use. If you get the Cherry MX Red or Brown switches, they are fine, even without the o-ring mod (putting o-ring on the stem of the keycap - just Google 'o-ring mod'). Blues are clicky, that together with the sound made when you bottom out is obvious if you work in a very quiet environment. The Cherry MX Red or Brown switch and do the o-ring mod should definitely be quiet enough for office use.
1122549
I have it in a very small office and the only noise you hear is a small clink noise when it starts and stops. otherwise it is very quiet. alot quieter than my large frige at home.
749364
It is quieter than say a stock Dell keyboard. It more or less has a rather muffled thunk type of sound compared to clicking. I'm a programmer / sys admin and I don't completely touch type, nor do I type 60 wpm. So your mileage may vary.
749566
It isnt extremely noisy but after a lot of use it starts to get louder. I wouldn't use it at the office because it gives off a whirling sound that some people find annoying. I like to use it at home when I'm watching tv where the only people around who I can bother are my roommates. Try it out though and see if anyone has a problem with it.
99198
I use it in an office setting and don't notice the sound. Standard mouse click I guess I would say
429537
Key press is not the problem; it's fine. I dumped this keyboard because the keys are noisy.
1075620
no, it's not quiet enough for an office. i use it in my bedroom for the noise.
113710
i would say its a little more quiet than average ... its not silent you can still hear a noise from it but its not as bad as say a mechanical keyboard id put it a step over my laptop keyboard
321284
I would say the sound is normal, not too loud and not too quiet. The touch is really comfortable. I had bought 2 of this keyboard.
1629532
Yes, mine is very quiet and I really like it. My previous keyboard was very noisy when typing and people complained on conference calls, "who's mad at their keyboard" haha. So I searched for a quieter option and I love this logitech KB, it's the best keyboard I've had, great feel and I'm a very fast typist, it works great.
963933
Well I wouldn't say this mouse is quiet, but, I don't think it is any noisier than the Dell and Microsoft mice that I have used before. I would say in an office environment you would probably be ok, unless it is unusually quiet where you work.
1272730
For the most part it is. I don't really do a lot of extended typing so it probably would be as noisy. Seems to have gotten alittle bit noisier now that the keys have loosened up a bit.