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★★★★★
Great for gaming, but not so much for day-to-day typing.
I bought this keyboard directly from Logitech shortly after it was released. Overall, it's a fantastic keyboard, and I'd give it 4.5 stars if I could. Here's my take on it: Pros: - This is one good looking keyboard. The customizeable colors, materials, and general industrial design are superb. I find myself just looking at it in admiration, similar to buying a new car that you just can't help keep looking at it. - I like the feel of the keys. I haven't owned any Cherry MX switch keyboards (yet), so I don't have a point of reference compared to recent mechanical keyboards. That being said, I love the feel of typing compared to my previous dome-switch Logitech keyboards. I play BF4 and LoL, and the keyboard works great in both types of games. It's not loud at all and feels very responsive. - It comes with 2 different sized wrist rests, of which I found the larger one to be quite ergonomic and comfortable. - Software: I find the UI extremely easy to use. Assigning a color to each key is very intuitive, as is customizing keystrokes or macros. Cons: - Another reviewer mentioned the key spacing to feel slightly cramped. I agree with that qualitative assessment. I haven't measured the key-to-key spacing, but it definitely feels different from my other Logitech keyboards, of which I've had many. I had another friend, who types a lot, try it out and she immediately pointed out that it felt smaller. We both found ourselves making more typos when writing out a document. I do, however, primarily use this keyboard for gaming, which is why I find the spacing to be only a minor inconvenience. But I personally wouldn't use it for my work station PC, as I find the spacing and indented keys to slow down my typing in both Word and Excel. - Not sure why Logitech didn't use a braided cable, similar to their matching G502 gaming mouse (which I love). Not a big deal at all, but it would've been a nice feature consistent with their corded gaming mice. Neutral: - The Arx dock is somewhat gimicky in my opinion. I do like it for just propping up my phone so I can easily see any text messages, but I don't use it for any gaming reasons. The construction of the dock is also fairly flimsy, but it doesn't bother too much. So in summary, as a gaming keyboard, the G910 is amazing and I have no regrets. But if you plan on using this equally or heavily for typing documents or inputting data into Excel, I probably wouldn't recommend it. Update: 12/20/2015 After having this keyboard for about 14 months, a problem has developed. For some reason, an entire section of my keyboard no longer lights up. Or rather, I should say it flickers on for maybe 30 minutes, and then suddenly it turns off. Sometimes it'll turn back on briefly after I restart my computer, but sometimes it doesn't. I contacted Logitech support and followed their troubleshooting steps, which basically involved uninstalling the Logitech gaming software, unplugging keyboard, reinstalling latest software/firmware, and then plugging keyboard back in. Unfortunately that didn't solve the problem, so I have to RMA the keyboard. But what I recently discovered is that Logitech's support has taken quite a nose dive. First of all, their email support takes forever to respond. I would wait sometimes 1-2 weeks before getting any kind of response. Before, I would just talk to a customer rep immediately on the phone. Secondly, they used to send me a new unit without even having to return the defective unit. With this keyboard, they're requiring I send in the keyboard first for repair, and then they'll return the unit. I then asked them what am I supposed to type with on my desktop while waiting for the replacement? Buy a new keyboard while waiting for the RMA? Their response was "that is our process". Now I know that is the normal RMA process for most companies, but I'm used to the stellar support of the Logitech of the past. Update: 1/23/2015 So I recently bought a Corsair K70 mechanical keyboard (w/ Cherry Red MX switches and Red LED backlighting) for a different computer system, so I now have a reference point to compare the G910 to. The G910 looks and feels like a premium keyboard, whereas the K70 has a much cheaper look and feel. - First off, the LEDs used for the K70 bleed a bit around the keys, whereas the G910 LED lighting is very well captured/contained within the keys. - Secondly, the plastics used on the K70 keys feel cheaper than the plastics used on the G910. Or perhaps it's more appropriate to say the G910 feels more expensive than the K70. The G910 uses a soft-touch plastic (smooth, slightly soft matte texture), whereas the K70 uses your more typical plastic (I believe it's ABS). I realize that's a qualitative assessment and others may feel differently. - Also, I much prefer the sound and tactile feel of the G910 keys. The one area I do prefer on the K70 is the perceived key spacing. The K70 feels naturally spaced, whereas the G910 has indented keys that might contribute to its seemingly smaller key-to-key spacing. If I had to describe how the shape of the keys feel, the G910 is like a sports car with bucket seats whereas the K70 is like an economy car with normal seats.
January 2015 · Video Games
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