Logitech G910 Gaming Mechanical Keyboard - Romer-G Switches
Linus Tech Tips
·Linus Tech Tips
·2015-05-07
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1,798 words · ~8 min read
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the days of Logitech rehashing the g15 slightly with every new gaming keyboard
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are over their last Flagship refresh the
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g710 plus was a huge departure from the
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usual and was their first mechanical gaming keyboard featuring cherryx
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switches and the g910 the one we'll be looking at today is a mechanical
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keyboard but instead of going with the industry standard Cherry MX or Can't Get
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Enough allocation of cherry standard Kyla they've worked with on on on a new
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exclusive switch type RoR G mechanical
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switches want to know if the g910 will take your gaming to the next level watch
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on and oh yeah we've got our BenQ 24in
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xl2420g Hybrid engine g-sync gaming monitor video coming soon lots of gaming
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stuff coming soon but for now the
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intro from December 13th to 20th 2014
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you can save on select Intel CPUs kns and ssds with special holiday rebates
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from select retailers click now to learn
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more physical tour time this keyboard
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has everything a 104 key layout with
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full anti- ghosting nine extra macro ready programmable G keys on the left
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and top of the WD gaming area Each of which can toggle between three different
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layers of functionality per profile a USB 2 cord with rugged strain protection
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media control keys in the top right including a rubberized volume wheel nice
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touch Logitech gaming mode to disable the Windows Keys backlight toggle not
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one but two included wrist rests wonderful rubberized angle adjusters on
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the bottom a freaking dock for your phone to sit in so you can like see it
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in your peripheral vision while you're gaming and full RGB LED backlighting on
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each key so that you can see that while you're gaming as well so let's start
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with the switches shall we what are RoR G switches exactly well they were
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created in partnership with rron so you can bet some science went into the
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development they feature a 70 million keystroke endurance rating a one
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upmanship Fu to razor 60 million if I ever saw one they require 45 gr of force
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similar to cherrymx Reds which are very popular among Gamers they actuate after
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only 1.5 mm of travel compared to Cherry
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mx's 2 mm they have a wider base for
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theoretically less key wobble although I found them comparable to a Cherry MX
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keyboard with decent key caps on it and they were made with backlighting in mind
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featuring a surface mounted RGB LED at
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the bottom for better reliability compared to key switch mounted LEDs and
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a light tube down the center of the switch for more even lighting and less
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spillover around the keys compared to Cherry's RGB design found on the k70
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RGB okay lonus enough reading off Logitech site what do you think
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truthfully it took me a while to decide they're just so different from anything
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that I've used before like rubber domes as you apply pressure they hold hold
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hold hold and seem to collapse with a bit of a mushy feeling but tactile
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sensation but unlike rubber domes they
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don't need to be bottomed out to register a keystroke making this one of
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the most responsive keyboards I've ever used and not just for gaming typing too
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so while hardcore cherrymx enthusiasts myself included might not find the
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experience that satisfying especially if
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you like that crisp sound of MX blues or
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greens the performance is undeniable and
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for the majority of Gamers out there who are still using rubber domes Logitech
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and Omron have successfully engineered a
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much better upgrade that will still feel comfortable and familiar so I consider
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the g910 RoR G key switches a smashing
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success it's just too bad that Logitech paired them with the worst key caps I've
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ever used in my life the very worst like
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not just oh I guess they could tweak this and optimize that to make it better
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next time but like Logitech scrap these Logitech calls these performance facet
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key caps and instead of being gently curved to embrace your fingers as they
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press down on them they have this harsh angular shape to them that makes about
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as much sense to me as a shirt made out of Square folded cardboard the idea is
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that they keep your fingers centered on the keys and also improve performance
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when they're struck on the edge this is meant to be beneficial for extremely
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high APM gaming but even though based on
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PR gamer feedback they've supposedly reduced the height of The Ridges once
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already I just found myself getting caught on them when moving quickly
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between keys so they actually Slow Me Down unless I take a higher less
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efficient path between key and then to make matters worse they
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aren't even all the same making it really hard to get used to them the
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printing on the arrow keys and WD I
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guess is designed to help you feel your way back without looking but it just
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feels weird on the fingers then the gaming half of the keyboard so the left
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gets three angled grooves while everything else gets two and when I say
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everything I mean not everything because some random stuff like the left caps
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shift and control are mostly flat and the Windows key is convex what on Earth
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were they thinking and then the Supreme deal breaker here is that because these
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aren't cherrymx key switches the stems are not compatible so you'll good luck
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finding sensible Replacements if you otherwise really like the g910 what a
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shame because there's stuff I really like about it I see Logitech getting
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Flack about the arcs dock but as an original g15 user who isn't trying to
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cram a tablet or a fablet into it it's a welcome addition for me the app does
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still need some work like I'm not sure who derped and put the tab switcher at
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the bottom where it's almost impossible to reach without mashing your F keys but
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you can switch profiles monitor some rudimentary system info and use your
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phone as a media remote and more importantly you can see notifications on
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your phone as they come in without paying like 20 bucks for a phone stand so rock on Logitech and while we're on
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the subject of rock and stuff aside from the media and profile Keys being stuck
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orange and blue for some reason the RGB backlighting looks great on this
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keyboard even the stylized keys and the ones with words printed on them are
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really evenly lit and Logitech software is easier to use than corsairs and
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includes a greater variety of lighting effects than razors did the last time I
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looked at it there's breathing with speed control a twinkling star effect
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with customizable colors a full spectrum color cycle with speed control
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configurable color waves that go horizontal top down or out from the
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center with speed control and a two-color reactive typing mode mode with
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speed control there's also a mode that shows the active game keys while gaming
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depending on your profile another that allows you to set up different zones
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with different colors and finally freestyle mode which lets you set every
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key a different color if you desire they've still got some work to do here
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other than setting a dimmer version of a color or turning the key the backlight
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off entirely with a button there's no brightness control uh you can't save and
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recall favorite freestyle designs without manually recreating them and
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lighting can't change on a per profile basis but it's a very decent starting
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point and they've got time to fix those things and that's what I think the g910
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is it's a starting point for RoR G switches which I think have a very
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bright future once they're surrounded by
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a keyboard that isn't let down by other poor design choices which reminds me I
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haven't even talked about the wrist rest yet Logitech includes two wrist rests in
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the box but instead of having like a stylized gamer one with a nice wide
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resting area on for the left hand and then nothing for the right and then a
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symmetrical one since most of the gamers I know also type from time to time and
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it's nice to have both wrists on the wrist rest they include two different
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size gamer ones a speaking of different sizes are you
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well good Sal service and you'll be paying less for it so guys thank you for
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it leave a comment letting me know your thoughts on the g910 we did receive a
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