Logitech G915 TKL Tenkeyless Lightspeed Wireless RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, Low Profile Switch Options, Lightsync RGB, Advanced Wireless and Bluetooth Support - Tactile, White
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busymedstudent
> 24 hourIs it expensive? Yes, but for some people its worth it, for others its not. Thats up to you to decide for yourself, but price aside, Ill just tell you about the keyboard. The G915 works really well for me. I got the linear version and the key presses are much quieter than the G513 linear keys, which werent really loud to begin with. I play a lot of Overwatch, so I hit the keys hard when I play. My gf can tell a difference in the noise when I play. The media controls are a good feature. The volume knob is a smooth scroll. For some reason I assumed it would be clicky/notchy, but its not. The G513 had to use a Fn button to access the media controls, which was a little annoying. Also you cant customize the colors of the media/memory/other special function keys at the top. Kinda lame. Not a big deal, but I like the light up G in the upper left corner. Matches my mouse and mouse pad. I wasnt specifically looking for a slim mechanical keyboard, but this keyboard had all the features I wanted. It turns out that I do enjoy the feel of typing on it. The key travel doesnt feel too short (like the new MacBook keyboards). I also appreciate how heavy and sturdy the base is. Also, because the base is so thin, I dont feel like I need a wrist rest anymore (the G513 came with a really cushy one, which I loved). Dimitri from Hardware Canucks said you wouldnt need a wrist rest, and I agree. My keyboard sits on my super oversized mouse mat. The mouse mat serves as a soft place for my wrists while I type, in the same way that I lay my wrist on it when I use the mouse. I also do like the G keys on the left side of the keyboard. Now the new G Hub software is buggy, not too intuitive, and lacks some features when compared to the Logitech Gaming Software. But I was able to map one of the G keys to cycle through my different audio outputs. It makes it easy for when I want to switch between my speakers and headset which are always physically connected to my PC. The old way I used to switch audio outputs was by right clicking on the speaker icon in the taskbar. Just another small convenience. The one thing I dont like about the G keys though is my left pinky naturally gravitates towards the G5 key (the lower left most key) when I try to use the Ctrl key. Im assuming Ill get used to the layout over time, but right now its a bit hard retraining myself. Btw, on the plus side for the new G Hub software , it does give a bit more control on custom lighting for your logitech devices. Its not great and definitely not as good as Corsairs software and level of customization though. I bought the wireless version. Now I dont plan on using it wirelessly so its always plugged in, but the reason I wanted it is because theres a button which can quickly switch the keyboard to bluetooth mode. I have it paired with my phone so when I get a text on my phone, I just hit the bluetooth key on the keyboard and quickly type a text message. (Just to be clear, Im still looking at my phone while Im typing -- Im just using the keyboard to type.) Then I quickly switch back to continue using my computer. Its a nice convenience. One thing that I dont like about the keyboard is that the symbols are not backlit on the top row number keys (and other keys). Maybe they do it for aesthetics, but sometimes I miss that feature when Im typing in a dark room. All in all, Im pretty happy. It was definitely expensive, but for me, it does a lot of the things I want it to do and that was important to me. Btw, in case you didnt notice, the wired version of this keyboard has a USB passthrough, which the wireless version doesnt have. Just in case you wanted that feature.
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JBX
> 24 hourReview for Logitech G915 TKL Wireless Tactile: Its a great keyboard but none of the features justify the price. Pros: - Keys: Feel great, awesome feedback, just the right size, flush and the keys dont feel like they are protruding. - Click: Just right. Not too loud. Enough comfort and feedback for gaming but not loud enough for headset microphones to pick it up (unless you bash on it). - Volume scroller and media controllers: Nice to have. Volume wheel is precise. - Build: Amazing. Low profile, slim, has a heft to it due to its sleek aluminum alloy top. - Bluetooth and Wireless: I use this keyboard for 4 devices. Bluetooth is fast, responsive and wakes up immediately. Lightspeed wireless connection is always connected to my gaming PC and has not failed me. - Battery: So far so good. I have not measured how long the battery lasts on a single charge but I find myself charging about one or two times a week. I use this keyboard for several hours every single day. Does sleep often though. - Lastly, Im seriously making less mistakes and typing a heck of a lot faster and thats my favorite thing about it (only reason why I give it 4 stars). Cons: - Underside: Made of plastic but it looks sturdy. - USB-Micro: What year is this? - Memory/G Hub: The only reason this isnt my biggest issue is because all other keyboard software Ive used just plain suck. My expectations are low already. The software looks cool and all but at the end of the day, you have to put so much effort just to do the most basic things. By the time new features are added, ones settings are already set and gotten used to. The current memory mapping features for lighting configurations are terrible. Id give this product 2.5 stars if I was reviewing the software and hardware together. - No lighting under special characters -- Biggest gripe. I didnt realize how annoying this would actually be especially for work purposes.
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Marge R
> 24 hourWell made. Good looking. Perfect
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Liat Gluska
> 24 hourOutstanding product. No input lag in gaming with both wired and wireless connection or in casual windows desktop usage. Greate desktop usage output. Highly recommended. Fast delivery even on standard shipment method.
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Christopher Nguyen
> 24 hourUpdate #1 (12/13/2022): The keyboard still feels great after a week. I full charged it after I got it (12/05/2022) and about after a week of on (most nights constant sometimes minimal) use its now at 5%. Its not bad, definitely not the month worth that some people say, but also well within the advertised hours (something like 30hrs playtime). Its just the keyboard, dongle, and the wire in the box. The keyboard itself is super thin, I love it. Im glad I got the clicky version because it doesnt actually feel that clicky to me, I think its because the travel distance is less so its not nearly as a loud as a normal clicky would be. The dongle that the keyboard comes with is connected to a USB A female to micro USB B female. So you could just leave the wire that connects to your keyboard into the back of your computer and still have access to the USB port since it acts as a new adapter for your wire. So far Ive just attached the dongle to the micro USB A female and planned to take the dongle out when I want to charge. Im not a keyboard guy and I have only owned sub $30 keyboards so I dont think Im as picky as the others. This was definitely a splurge and I dont like spending money (especially for just a keyboard) but I do like to keyboard and at least it feels really nice. For now Im not sure if it was worth my money but Im glad I didnt pay full price for my item ($179 for black friday)
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Pepi
> 24 hourSo, I bought this brand new and it definitely had some crumbs on it and the packaging was open. All in all I suppose I should have just exchanged it. However, I ended up just sticking with it as there was nothing wrong with it as the month past. If it breaks now, thats on me I suppose. All in all a great space saver, the battery life is great, and the sound is beautiful. While the lighting isnt the strongest out there It is still rather nice in my eyes. The white would probably provide better bounce back for lighting. All in all a wonderful product.
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Dan S
> 24 hourThis keyboard is great, except for the fact that the symbols are not backlit. That ends up being a dealbreaker for any keyboard that I need to use in a low-light room. I have to replace it with a different one but only because of this factor. I would give it a 5* review, but it literally took me 20 seconds to find the * symbol over the 6 because I am writing this review in the dark.
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Noah Hermosillo
> 24 hourIt feels so smooth, and each keystroke is satisfying and natural to press. I hate the clickiness of soem keyboards, this one is smooth with each click that it doesn’t “mess me up” if that makes sense.
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INOV8TN
> 24 hourThe G915 Clicky Wireless Keyboard is awesome - everything Logitech claims - well worth the wait. Setup was a breeze - fast and straight-forward. Theres enough lighting (Brightness & Variety) to satisfy everyone. Implementing my lighting scheme was easy and intuitive. I modified a Logitech-provided example and it worked out fine. The picture that I took seems to show a blown-out/fuzzy font because I had the lighting turned up all the way - not so in real life - all keypad characters are clean and crisp. Theres enough brightness to compete with bright room lighting and it can be stepped down (4 levels plus Off) to stay in balance if you reduce the ambient. I didnt use the dynamic color changing options. Ive been meaning to get to programming some of the keys for Photoshop Elements 2020 and OpenSource Office but havent gotten to that. Same with gaming. The only thing I dont like is that only one character per key in illuminated and the lowercase punctuation keys are moved up in their respective pads if they are the selected character - in other words the [, ], & , etc characters are lit but moved up above the {, }, & |, etc characters respectively. This wont be a problem for touch typists but those of us who arent skilled will have a little trouble finding the some of the lesser-used characters that are the alternatives to the numbers above the QWERTY. If I were designing this keyboard I would consider providing an alternative layout that emphasized the alternates to the numbers above the QWERTY so users would be encouraged to use the 1-0 pad to the right - after all this is a FULL SIZE keyboard (and then some). Another improvement I might suggest is that if they arent going to be lit that the non-lit alternative characters be in bright white or yellow - just sayin. :-) Pressing CTRL causes the ESC, key to turn Green and AZXCV & Y to turn Purple. Pressing ALT causes ESC, TAB & F4 to all turn Green. Pressing the Window key causes TAB,E,R,T,U,I,=,A,S,D,G,K,L,X,B,M & . to turn Cyan. - Clever but not relevant to this user. A minor annoyance is that the Num Lock key above the 10-number keypad doesnt indicate whether the pad is set for Cursor Control or Numeric character entry - and theres no LED ala the Caps Lock indicator either. This keyboard is wireless and therefore extinguishes the lights to save the battery if you arent actively typing - no matter. Just press a printing character and it will print where you left off or press a non-printing character e.g. CTRL or ALT and unless its been set to sticky elsewhere all that will happen is the board will come to life. When I ordered this board I thought I was ordering the Tactile version. But the noise is about the same as the non-programmable board it replaces. Im keeping this one. If I had a NY-sized studio apartment and a light-sleeping wife I MIGHT return it for the tactile version. I paired the board with a silver Logitech MX-3 mouse. It makes a nice companion especially when scrolling horizontally when viewing magnified photos and wide spreadsheets.
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Nicholas
> 24 hourI have gone through a variety of phases as far as mechanical keyboards go, Ive had Razers mechanical and optical switches, Ducky keyboards, the Drop Alt with Zeal switches on it, and a couple Corsair keyboards as well. I was looking for a fast-actuating linear switch that would be good for playing FPS games like Valorant and CSGO, and this keyboard fits the bill perfectly. The actuation is fast, and the travel distance is perfect in my opinion, not being too immediate as to accidentally hit switches, but just fast enough to be immediate if you need it to be. The switches are smoother than what youll get with any Cherry switch, but not as smooth as a Zeal or Ink switch, but that doesnt really matter. Compared to other keyboards, the value proposition of this keyboard is difficult to accept, but the keyboard is top-notch, there is no competition when it comes to some of its features. Its lightspeed wireless connection has basically no latency, so it can be used for competitive gaming without a problem. In addition, there are very few low-profile mechanical keyboards of good quality on the market right now. The TKL format is rarer than full-sized by far, so the fact that it is both low-profile and TKL, and linear, and lightspeed, and has excellent metal build quality, and dedicated media keys, all make this keyboard worth it in my opinion. If you cant stomach the price of the keyboard, there are lots of other good keyboards available for far less money, but this keyboard has features that Ive listed that you cannot find anywhere else, and thats kind of a shame. To be honest, even if the competition was makin similar keyboards, I would still be buying this one, most likely, because its absolutely gorgeous, small, and the Logitech software doesnt crash my computer the way Razers has. Other than the price, the only cons of this keyboard are that it comes with ABS keycaps, which are cheap and will begin to shine after a while, and that it uses micro-usb instead of usb-c to charge, both minor issues considering that Logitech will send you new keycaps if you need them. If you can afford it, and want the features it has, buy it.