Starting Point
I've had this keyboard for just over a week and feel like I can give it an honest review. I'd like to start with a few things to keep in mind while reading my review:
1. This is my first mechanical keyboard. The only previous experience that I have with them is a Cherry POS keyboard that was used at a retailer I worked for.
2. I originally wanted a Das Keyboard with blank keys (
Das Keyboard Model S Ultimate Soft Tactile Mechanical Keyboard
), but it was tough to pass up the G700+ when it came down to $99.99
3. I don't play computer games (or at least haven't yet).
4. I work from home and use my keyboard 8-12 hours per day, although I do not spend the entire time typing.
5. My old keyboard is a Logitech MK710 that came with a mouse
Pros and Cons
Here is a quick list of the pros and cons for those who don't want to read the entire review. I'll try and cover each one in more detail further down.
Pros:
1. The keyboard feels great to type on.
2. The keys sound quieter than I expected
3. Macro keys are easy to program and the software seems pretty stable
Cons:
1. Backlighting is slightly inconsistent and is faded out on some keys
2. There is a strange "pinging" sound that I get when I type quickly
3. The wrist rest feels kind of cheap compared to the rest of the keyboard
Verdict: I recommend the keyboard to anyone who wants a cherry brown switch mechanical keyboard and won't mind some inconsistent backlighting. I give the keyboard 4 stars because it works as I expected it to but it didn't blow me away.
First Impressions:
The first thing I noticed about the keyboard is how crisp it looked. I love unpacking a new toy--err--tool, so unpacking it and removing the plastic is a big part of the experience for me. It's hard to give something a chance if it does not suppress the buyer's remorse feelings right away. Most Logitech products seem to present themselves well visually. I don't mind the orange ring around the macro keys or the branding printed on the keyboard, although I know that some people are turned off by it. The wrist-rest was about the only physical part of the keyboard that looked and felt a little cheap; although, it is hard for me to describe what a high-quality wrist-rest should look and feel like. The cable is nice and long and splits into two USB plugs for about the last foot of the cable. There is a USB port on the top of the keyboard next to where the cable comes out which is nice to have available.
Macro Keys:
Like I wrote at the top of the review, I don't play computer games so I cannot comment on the functionality of the keyboard for gaming. I did find that the software is pretty easy to use and has a bunch of pre-loaded profiles for different games. I don't really use the macro keys but have programmed one of them to type "Select * from " every time I hit it. I frequently poke around in databases and it is one of the most common things that I type, so it seemed like a good use of a macro key. I've been thinking about setting up one of the macro profiles to be strictly SQL keywords, which may be useful. I do occasionally hit the macro keys accidentally when using a shortcut involving CTRL or SHIFT, but that is likely just due to the fact that I've never had anything to the left of those keys anyway so I developed some bad habits.
The Sound of Typing:
I knew that mechanical keyboards are noisy by nature and that brown switches were supposed to be quieter. I wanted quieter keys because I take notes during conference calls and don't want to be ridiculed for overly-aggressive typing. The keyboard is definitely quieter than I expected and gets even better the more I learn to type without bottoming out the keys. I guess the combination of brown switches and the rubber o-rings really helps cut down on keyboard noise.
The Feel of Typing:
I love typing on this keyboard. The whole reason that I started looking for a new keyboard was wrist pain that I developed and blamed on having to type increasingly harder on my old keyboard. It is nice to be able to just touch a key and know that it will work rather than worrying about if it will get stuck or just decide not to work at random. This is my first mechanical keyboard so I cannot compare the way it feels compared to other mechanical boards. My only previous experience with cherry switches was a cherry POS keyboard with cherry blues. I didn't do a lot of typing on it since it was in a retail environment.
Backlighting:
Before I purchased the keyboard, I read many reviews about the backlighting being inconsistent across the keys and sometimes failing all-together. I haven't experienced an issue with the lights failing completely; however, I do agree that the backlighting is not as nice as I would expect. As others have mentioned, the secondary characters on the keys don't really light up and some of the keys seem to be brighter than others, regardless of the brightness setting. I did not originally want a backlit keyboard, so poor backlighting does not affect the functionality of the keyboard for me, but I thought it was worth mentioning for others who are specifically looking for backlit keys. The only real annoyance the backlighting creates for me is the OCD part of me that can't stand things that are not uniform, but appear to have been intended to be uniform. At a very minimum, the poor backlighting makes the keyboard look a little cheap--which is not good for a product that carries a $150 price tag.
Strange Pinging Noise:
I mentioned that there is sometimes a strange "pinging" noise that comes from the keyboard. I don't know how else to describe it or if it is a normal noise. It doesn't seem related to any individual keys; it seems like some sort of an echo and it only happens when I type really fast. I don't know if I am bottoming out the keys more frequently and that they are traveling further back up but it can be an annoying sound. All the research that I did prior to buying this keyboard has created an obsession that will likely lead to future keyboard purchases, so I may be able to find out if the sound is normal or unique to me.
Summary:
This has been a great first mechanical keyboard so far and I definitely don't regret getting it, especially for the $100 price. I would recommend it to anyone who doesn't really care about the quality of the backlighting. If you want/need perfect backlighting (either because of the desire for backlit keys or you can't overcome the OCD annoyance of having the keys not light up uniformly) then you may want to look elsewhere.
If you've made it this far, thanks for reading. i hope that my review was helpful.
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Enrico
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Reviewed in Italy on November 22, 2016
Enrico
Reviewed in Italy on November 22, 2016
Prima di acquistare il prodotto ho fatto alcune verifiche, contattando più volte il venditore, il quale, penso, mi avrà preso per pazzo!
Si tratta, infatti, di un venditore tedesco, che su Amazon.de ha parecchie recensioni, tutte positive. Qui, su Amazon.it, invece, non ne ha nessuna, e la cosa mi preoccupava non poco, anche e soprattutto vista la recente notizia di account di venditori, soprattutto tedeschi, hackerati, e utilizzati per creare finte inserzioni su altri store Amazon.
Ho contattato, allora, il venditore, sia via Amazon.it, sia via Amazon.de, sia usando un indirizzo email reperibile sul suo sito.
Egli mi ha assicurato che il prodotto era affidabile, che si trattava della 710+, e che il prodotto era in condizioni ottime. Infatti si tratta di una tastiera usata per appena 4 giorni, durante i quali è stata esposta al Gamescom.
L'articolo è arrivato in un imballaggio perfetto, e la sua confezione originale, completa di tutto, non aveva nemmeno un graffio.
La tastiera è in condizioni ottime, e non presenta alcun segno di usura. Tutti i tasti funzionano al meglio, l'illuminazione non presenta alcun led non funzionante, e il passthrough USB 2.0 non dà alcun problema.
Veniamo alla tastiera in sé: si tratta di una tastiera meccanica, gemella della G710, la quale monta, come switch, gli Cherry MX Blue. Questa, invece, usa i Brown. Si tratta di switch spesso scelti per chi utilizza il PC più per lavorare che per giocare, come è il mio caso. Essi hanno una forza di attivazione di 45g, un feedback tattile all'attivazione, e una corsa efficace di 2mm, a fronte di una corsa totale di 4mm. La forza necessaria ad arrivare fino in fondo alla corsa totale è di circa 55g. Si tratta di un tipo di switch che sto trovando davvero gradevole, e mi ci sono abituato quasi subito. Inoltre, venendo da una tastiera a membrana di livello basso, sto appezzando non poco la novità! Ancora, mi aspettavo che gli switch fossero più rumorosi, e la cosa mi ha piacevolmente sorpreso.
La tastiera in sé ha una qualità costruttiva ottima, seppur la scocca sia di plastica. Una parte del rivestimento frontale ha una plastica glossy, l'altra, invece, ha una plastica matte. La retroilluminazione ha due zone indipendenti, una costituita dai tasti WASD e dalle frecce direzionali, e l'altra, invece, da tutto il resto della tastiera. Vi sono 5 livelli di illuminazione: 100%, 75%, 50%, 25%, 0%. Mi sto trovando bene a usare quello al 50%, che trovo molto gradevole, soprattutto la sera, mentre quelli al 100% e 75% trovo siano troppo brillanti, tanto da dare fastidio anche mentre si guarda lo schermo. Piacevole, inoltre, il feeling della plastica dei tasti, abbastanza ruvida sotto le dita. I tasti hanno una geometria concava che limita la deriva delle dita, cosa che trovo molto utile.
Ci tengo a sottolineare che la tastiera ha un layout US, diverso da quello italiano. Sul sito della Logitech è possibile acquistare i kaycaps sostitutivi per passare al layout Italiano, ma, visto il costo della tastiera (70€ comprensivi di spedizione), e visto il costo del set di keycaps (25€ + spedizione), direi che non ne vale assolutamente la pena.
La tastiera è dotata di 6 tasti G configurabili come meglio si crede, tramite il software adeguato scaricabile dal sito della casa madre. Inoltre, essa ha 4 modalità di funzionamento, a ciascuna di esse associata una diversa funzione dei tasti G, e, tramite software, è possibile definire alcuni profili di funzionamento; a ciascuno di essi viene associata una diversa combinazione di modalità. Insomma, la scelta, per quanto riguarda le modalità di impiego e il relativo comportamento della tastiera, è veramente vasta. Forse anche troppo, per quel che mi riguarda, non avendo particolarmente a cuore l'universo dei MMORPG!
Ancora, essa dispone di una porta USB 2.0 sul retro, che ho utilizzato per collegare il mouse, e ridurre il numero di cavi a vista sulla scrivania.
Proprio per via della presenza del passthrough USB, la tastiera necessita di due porte USB per funzionare: una dedicata alla tastiera in sé, l'altra, invece, al passthrough.
Sul backplate della tastiera è presente una guida per portare un eventuale cavo USB all'utente, anche se non riesco a immaginare chi mai vorrebbe usare una cosa del genere!
La tastiera arriva corredata di poggiapolsi, in plastica, removibile, che trovo particolarmente comodo, seppur esteticamente non eccelso.
Ancora, ha dei tasti multimediali particolarmente comuni, nel mondo delle tastiere meccaniche, ma altrettanto comodi ed eleganti, e dispone del sempre più classico pulsante per disattivare il tasto Windows, dedicato alle sessioni di gioco più immersive.
Insomma, ora come ora non riesco a trovare un punto a sfavore di questo prodotto, né del venditore. Mi riservo, però, di aggiornare la recensione tra una settimana, e ancora tra un mese, per vedere come si comporta nel tempo. Inoltre, ancora non l'ho provata in game, quindi non so dire come mi troverò. Corredata di 26 rollover keys, e 110 antighosting keys, dovrebbe comportarsi davvero bene. Francamente, suppongo che sarà tanto valida quanto lo è stata per scrivere questa (noiosamente lunga!) recensione!
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