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This review is for the Logitech G915 TKL - Clicky. Tl;DR │ Premium price, cheap product. You could be deceived. Buy this if you are a Logitech fan. I can get the same experience, wireless or wired, in a couple of $70 keyboards. This keyboard should be $100 to $120 max (based on competition). CONTENTS: Intro │ What I Like │ What I Don't Like │ Notes │ Package │ Verdict - - - My background: I've used lots of mech keyboard (Roccat, Corsair, Cooler Master, Redragon, Havit, etc.), mostly clicky/tactile (from Cherry, Outemu, Kailh, TTC). Uninitiated people praise the switches. It is not new or unique to this keyboard. For a couple of years now, I’ve been using the SAME Kailh-based low-profile “choc” switches, on $70 keyboards. But then I wanted wireless. I figured I’d pay for the promised premium product, as it could last me years. Instant regret. WHAT I LIKE │ + │ + Dual wireless-mode (Lightspeed & Bluetooth). + Dual mode (wireless and wired). + Scroll wheel volume control. + Dedicated media keys. + USB port is flush (you can use ANY cable). + Dual-height feet. WHAT I DON'T LIKE │ × │ × Micro-USB in 2020 — cheap! ⁽ⁿ¹⁾ × ABS keycap — cheap!! ⁽ⁿ²⁾ × Non-illuminated shifted function keycap design. ⁽ⁿ³⁾ × Sticker on keycaps. ⁽ⁿ³⁾ × Undiscernible keys when not lit. ⁽ⁿ³⁾ × Brightest is not bright enough. ⁽ⁿ³⁾ × Very noticeable plastic parts. × $200 premium for wireless. ⁽ⁿ⁴⁾ × Built-in battery will die. ⁽ⁿ⁵⁾ × Macro is not practical. ⁽ⁿ⁶⁾ × Made in CHINA. ⁽ⁿ⁷⁾ × Everything just feels cheap in person. × Volume wheel has no tactility. × Volume wheel cannot be reassigned. × Top layer keys are MUSHY. Feels like a $12 keyboard. × Turns off even when disabled. × G Hub is not too intuitive. × Keyboard has a bug in which random keys light up incorrectly. × Keycaps are too flat to be ergonomic.⁽ⁿ⁸⁾ × Feet doesn't go high enough for more comfortable angles. Logitech is demanding a premium price on a not-so-premium build. Logitech was once a good brand, that went the way of the Apple and Razer when it comes to premium prices, but does not have the materials and parts to back it up. Essentially, your money is going to their marketing department. I do not want to pay for their marketing. I want to pay for MY keyboard. I use my keyboards for everything. Gaming, working (lots of coding), browsing, everything. I am a power user. This keyboard does not deliver based on the price. - - - NOTES ⁽ⁿ¹⁾ In 2020, or 2018 even, Micro-USB is cheap, stupid, and unacceptable. It tells a LOT about a company when they choose this old technology over the more modern USB-C. My main issue with Micro USB is its fragility. The port breaks more easily. When it does, your device is BRICK. I've broken a lot of devices this way. (To avoid this problem, I’ve since used magnetic micro-USB cables like this one.) ⁽ⁿ²⁾ Like micro-USB, the use of ABS keycaps says a lot. Why use ABS keycaps on a $200-$300 keyboard? It looks cheap because IT IS CHEAP. Now, I am not asking for metal, but just a couple of extra bucks and they could get PBT. These keycaps will shine (in a bad way) over time, and your keys will fade and scratch off. They will also peel off (more on that below⁽ⁿ³⁾). I have had $35 mechanical keyboards that use double-shot PBT. Think about that. ⁽ⁿ³⁾ I understand that the LED's on almost every other mechanical switch is limited to the top portion. What baffles me is Logitech's choice to use traditional keycap design that puts the shifted (secondary) function labels at the bottom, thus ensuring it does not get illuminated fully. It would have been fine partially-lit. However, they literally used a sticker for the labels (you can feel it). Remember, this is a $200-$300 keyboard, in 2020 (not 2010). My other problem with the keycap is that the characters are dark. You cannot see the keys when there is no light. Logitech wants you not to use backlights to save battery, but it is unusable without it. Even when lit, the brightest 100% setting is not bright enough, which makes anything less than 100% almost useless. ⁽ⁿ⁴⁾ I say this because I do use these $70 keyboards from Havit: full size and TKL. I've had half a dozen other mechanical keyboards. The most expensive ones are less than $200, which were Corsair’s and Roccat’s creme de la crop keyboards (and this was 2013 when high prices were more acceptable). I replaced them all with these cheap low-profile mech keyboards because these are subjectively better. Yes, these are wired, but the price difference between these and the G915 is a joke — considering these are better in many ways as well (like the keycaps). Even the Keychron K1 wireless low-profile mech switches (which are the closest competitors of G915) are only $70 as well — and Keychron does not even have the luxury of mass-scale production, yet somehow managed to keep the price reasonable. ⁽ⁿ⁵⁾ Since the battery is not user-serviceable, it will die, and your keyboard is 100% wired. Why am I paying the $200 premium again? Keychron K1's are wireless, but they are also $70 (when the battery dies, it is cheaper to replace the whole keyboard). ⁽ⁿ⁶⁾ To use macros, you have to sacrifice the F keys. I use F keys. Many games use F keys. I wish they dedicated even just one button for G-Shift at least, or be able to remap the FN key. G-Shift must be assigned to the F keys as well. ⁽ⁿ⁷⁾ 5-letter words I do not want to see in a keyboard this expensive. They save on labor and parts, so why are the price this high again? (Also, just... Made in China). ⁽ⁿ⁸⁾ Could be subjective, but I'll explain. The keycaps are too flat. This makes is less ergonomic than keycaps which have slightly different angles based on their row on the keyboard. This makes it easy to accidentally press a wrong key when not looking. - - - PACKAGE │ ✓ ✗ │ ✓ Box with plastic wrap. ✓ Keyboard wrapped in plastic. ✓ Micro-USB 2.0 Cable, braided. ✓ Female to Female Micro-USB 2.0 to USB-A ✓ USB-A Transceiver dongle. ✓ Printed materials. ✓ Sticker/decal. ✗ NO keycap puller. - - - VERDICT: I DO NOT recommend this product. Better alternatives out there. This is not the only low-profile mechanical keyboard out there. ★★☆☆☆ | 2 stars out of 5. It is okay, but it is way overpriced for the issues I have with it. It is not "premium" and not majority aluminum (lots of plastics). Questions? Hit the comments! This review is for the Logitech G915 TKL - Clicky.