Logitech's official line is that since the travel's 25% shorter you can type 25% quicker, but that sounds a bit optimistic. The shorter travel enabled me to type faster with confidence. Or, as we suspect Logitech would prefer, you could also use a wireless mouse too.Īlthough there's some lateral movement to the keys if you wiggle them, they provide a stable base when you're actually typing which results in fewer mistakes in our copy. Since it is such a slim board and it connects wirelessly, there's no USB passthrough here so you'll need to connect a mouse directly to your PC. Particularly when boards priced well below this one from Corsair and Razer bundle them in. Sure, it sits closer to your desk just by virtue of its proportions so your wrists are at a less acute angle than usual, but for $249 the option to smooth that angle out just that bit more wouldn't have gone amiss. There's no wrist rest supplied, however, which is disappointing. On the underside, you'll find two sets of feet, allowing you to maximise the tilt angle or halve the angle it's raised up at. Above the numpad, you'll find what Logitech calls an edgeless volume scroll also finished in gunmetal grey (and unreasonably satisfying to use) above the rubberised media control buttons. An RGB-backlit Logitech 'G' logo sits on the top-left, which like every other key minus the media buttons can be customised by color.
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Above the regular keyboard layout lie membrane buttons for recording and accessing macros, buttons for Lightspeed and Bluetooth pairing, a game mode toggle and a lighting control. The aluminium plate is tastefully brushed and colored in gunmetal grey. Microsoft's Surface keyboard and Apple's Magic keyboard are obvious references, but the RGB lighting and additional buttons for macros and media give a subtle assurance that the G915 can cut it in PUBG and Google Docs alike. We're also big fans of the look, which seems to draw on as many inspirations outside the gaming market as within it. When it comes to layout, everything is where you'd expect to find it, and ergonomically it's spot-on. The keys aren't set so low that they resemble an Apple keyboard and require the same amount of force, but with that shorter travel distance they're notably zippier in their behaviour than other mechanical boards. Compare that to Razer's proprietary switches, which range between 45-50g of force and 3.5mm-4mm of travel, and you get an idea of what exactly 'low profile' means in this context.
Logitech's GL switches have an actuation distance of 1.5mm, a total travel distance of 2.7mm, and an actuation force of 50g to register a key press. What's good for one person's fingers might not be good for another's, but it's a bit more black and white when we get into build quality and functionality, so let's start there. It's worth noting upfront that so much of a keyboard's tactile experience is subjective - after all, that's the reason for different switch choices and the very existence of a low profile board like this one as an alternative option to those with deeper keys and longer travel distance.
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