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5.0 out of 5 starsVery impressive keyboard
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2015
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.
