Logitech G910 RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

I've tried both the Corsair K95 (with Cherry MX Reds) and the Razer Black Widow Chroma (with "clicky" keys). This review is based on a direct side-by-side comparison between the Logitech G910 and these two competitors' keyboards.In my opinion, the Logitech G910 beats them both. First and most importantly, the Romer-G switches on the Logitech G910 are simply excellent. They have a very nice feel. They don't require a lot of pressure to activate and they are utterly silent. They provide a slight tactile bump when being pressed. And the keys feel solid with little to no wobble.The spacebar feels great as well. It's very easy to activate with no noticeable "friction" or torsion when pressing the spacebar from one of its edges. I'd go as far as saying this keyboard has the best spacebar for gaming that I've ever used.What I'd say about the Romer-G switches is... don't get hung up on the fact that they are not Cherrys. The truth is, they are better. Logitech has done its homework here and the results are quite excellent.The Logitech switches are also designed with RGB lighting in mind. The light passes up through the middle of the switch as opposed to the top most edge of the Cherry switches on the Corsair K95. The G910 keys are evenly lit and the brightness is excellent. the Corsair K95 is dim in comparison. The Razer BlackWidow Chroma is also a very brightly lit RGB keyboard but it suffers from light spillover. In fact, the Razer is actually designed with a white plate beneath the keys to enhance and brighten the lights. But on the Logitech G910 there is no light spillover. Only the key faces themselves are illuminated. The result is a very clean, crisp and bright set of keys. The comma and period keys are easily readable. By comparison, you can't even see the comma and period on the Corsair K95 due to the way the light comes through at the top of the key rather thahhhhhhn at the center.I read some complaints about the G910's angular sculpted key caps. Maybe this comes down to a matter of preference, or maybe some people just don't like the change from standard keys. But I have to say I really like these key caps. They do what they are designed to do... they give your fingers a solid sense of place on the keys. They are by no means uncomfortable and they serve the purpose of centering your fingers on the key. To me it just feels good. I really don't have any complaints about these keycaps. My suggestion is... don't be put off by their funky appearance. They work. Period.The G910 has a complete set of media keys including a rubber coated volume wheel as well as a dedicated mute button. There is also a key for toggling the lighting feature on and off. And there is a "gaming mode" button which disables the Windows key (and perhaps a few other things as well... I am not exactly sure).The g910 comes with an extended palm rest but it was not to my liking. I intend to use this keyboard only for gaming, so the asymetric palm rest is not a problem or an issue for me. It serves as a palm rest for my left hand while using the WASD keys. But it doesn't really detract from my right hand when using the keyboard for typing. But I suppose this might be an issue for some. But for me, it didn't really cause any problems. I was initially hesitant when I saw this odd looking palm rest. But after using it a few days it is not a problem.Now on to some negatives...1) The USB cable is not braided. It's just a plain ol rubber coated cable. Nothing special.2) There is no external USB port on the keyboard.The ARX "dock" is mostly useless. I can stick my Android tablet in it as simply a holder for it. But it doesn't provide any charging or serve any other purpose. In fact, I would have preferred if they simply ommited this dock since it is mostly useless.Finally, I was disappointed in the limited feature set with the Logitech Gaming Software (LGS) for handling advanced lighting profiles. The software supports the following modes...- Freestyle (pick each key and color it independantly)- Zone (WASD, G keys, num keys etc)- Commands (Show active game keys while playing a game)- EffectsThe Effects section provides the following "fancy" color modes...- Key press (each key changes color momentariliy when activated)- Breathing (all keys cycle between two color states as if breathing in and out)- Star Effect (random pattern of "twinkling" keys)- Color Cycle (all keys cycle through a range of colors)- Color Wave (a wave of color travelling across the keyboard. There are options for setting the starting point and dirtection of the wave)But that is it. There is no way (yet?) to create your own color profiles or to import third party profiles. There is no way to build advanced color profiles. This is a major oversight in my opinion. Both the Corsair and Razer RGB keyboards provide tools for creating advanced lighting profiles that can be exported and shared with other users. Some of the lighting effects for the Razer and Corsair RGB keyboards are amazing to behold. Yes, these fancy color profiles are just a gimmick, but they are cool nonetheless. It's a real shame that the Logitech software doesn't come with a lighting profile creation kit that lets you create advanced lighting effects and share them with a community of users like you can with the Razer and Corsair keyboards. Hopefully this is something that Logitech is working on. There's no reason it can't be done. The competition does it already, so Logitech is noticably behind in this area.Apart from that, I have nothing but praise for this keyboard (well, except for the price I suppose ;-). The G910 is a very nice piece of kit. I love the new Romer G switches and I really like the way these keys feel. The chiseled key caps are a nice touch that I also really like a lot.

Very impressed with this keyboard, build quality is great (even though it's plastic) and it feels very solid. Not much flex when force is applied and it has a wonderful soft touch rubber coating which looks to be impossible to leave fingerprints on. There are some glossy black plastic parts that seem to attract fingerprints, but it's only the frame underneath the keyboard that actually holds both the included wrist rests.I did a lot of research on what type of keyboard I wanted to get and I found the g910 had everything I needed. I liked the idea of the new Romer G switches and the amazing led back lighting just seem to top of the whole package. While I wasn't personally in love with the gamer themed design, I do have to say it looks better in person. It looks a lot more under stated than I though, and I actually have really grown to love it. I do have some ideas on modding it to give it a more personal touch and to mach my rig's color scheme.Now onto the actual performance of this awesome device. There seems to be a lot of controversy over the key caps and whether or not they are hard to type on and if you catch your fingers on the edge of the raised edges. Personally, I love them and I think they help me to type more accurately and faster than I ever have. I adjusted to them almost instantly and really can't see how anyone would have an issue with them if they just spend a day or two with it. I have not had my fingers catch on the edges of any keys yet, and found them to really center my fingers on the keys. I have been using a rubber dome membrane keyboard up until now and while I really have no issues with those, I can say that a mechanical keyboard is in every single way possible, better, especially this one. The shape of the caps and the short actuation of the switches really help give me an edge that I didn't have before. I also don't have any issues with either of the wrist rests. They both work great and in my particular caseand the asymmetric design doesn't hinder typing performance.The new Romer G switches are absolutely wonderful. They actually seem to be quieter than my rubber dome keyboard and you can really feel how quick these register a key. I find myself not having to smash the keys to type fast and accurate and it helps put less strain on my fingers and joints. I think they are onto something here. I also love how easy it is to take off and put on the key caps. There is no need for a puller, you just pull them off and push them on. They actually work very well and I personally think the design will help with durability and longevity.I play a lot of Battlefield 4 and while I am not very good, I found myself to have more kills and less deaths while using this keyboard. I bought this g910 along with the Logitech g402 mouse and the combo has really upped my game. I'm still not that good but I'm definitely better with these and my hardware is now no longer hindering anything. Logitech claims the g910 is the world's fastest mechanical rgb keyboard and they claim the g402 is the world's fastest mouse. I think they might be right!Now onto the lighting and software, a big part of this keyboard and something I didn't really have any interest in at all. I game a lot at night and had problems with seeing keys at night on my old keyboard. An issue no longer as these are wonderfully bright and precise in the way they light each key with the perfect amount of illumination. You can change every key to a different color and brightness, besides the macro profile keys (top left, always orange although it's not very bright and the key has a really small font), caps num and scroll lock lights, and the media keys (top right, always blue but again not very bright and easily overlooked in a dark room).The software is very intuitive and works really well. At first glance it may seem kinda basic, but once you get in there and work your way through everything it is well rounded and covers a lot. It might seem like it won't do what you want it to, but if you just look around through everything, it's all there. You can set specific lighting to each game with different profiles and the possibilities seem endless.If you are looking for information on this keyboard and are deciding if this is going to be better than a k70 rgb, or a razer chroma, or another popular mechanical keyboard, I can't honestly tell you. I have no experience with any of the other competitors and can't tell you how this one compares, although I have used cherry's and I did like them. I can tell you though that I am extremely happy with my purchase, and I won't ever look back. I think the romer g switches and the software are what sealed the deal for me. Corsair's software for the k70 rgb isn't the best and razer uses kaliah switches instead of the industry standard cherry mx. These romer g's are queit, feel wonderful, and are lightning fast.I would definitely recommend this product to someone looking for a good mechanical rgb gaming keyboard.