Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum Illuminated Mechanical Gaming Keyboard, RGB Backlit Keys, Romer-G Tactile Key Switches, 9 Programmable G-Keys, Arx Dual Display Technology, QWERTY US-International Layout

The media could not be loaded. A solid mechanical keyboard, perfect for gaming and productivity. The Romer-G switches are responsive and quiet enough not to disturb, even when my wife sleeps in the next room.The RGB lighting is vibrant and fully customizable. It also features 10 G-keys that can be reassigned or programmed with complex macros, offering great flexibility for gaming or workflow optimization.The dedicated media controls and ergonomic design add to its appeal. Connectivity is seamless via a wired USB connection, ensuring low latency and reliability.While the G HUB software can be tricky for beginners, and the price is on the higher side, the overall performance and features make it a worthwhile investment.

(not going to correct any double types if they occur)Up until about a week ago this keyboard has served me wwell. Played all manner off games especially during covid befor I had a little one then gaming dropped off a bit.Then i'd noticed i seemingly kept on putting 2 A's in a sentance. Or my Ctrl key wasn't responding (my go to crouch button) took the key off blew it put it back on it owuld wwork for a a little bit. Then I'd stagger as i'm walking forwards towwards something, As you may have been able to tell the W key has gone wwweird on me. For a few days I was able to over look as I wasnt really playing anything just typing to friends on discord, but ended up finding that i was spending more time correcting the post than typing it.The profiles were cool for the first month but seems to want an update every other day and really the profiles switching between every game youd play actually got annoying as you'd have to set that macro you like (open ge force recording) for every profile you'd have. Very quickly I turned off the setting where it was switching with every game as i tweak the controls in game if neededIn hindsight everything about this keyboard just seemed unnessecary for me. The 9 G keys giving you all these macro options but really rarely utilised, A docking place for my phone which is way too small (samsung 21), I've never had a worse wrist support in a keyboard.I've always liked logitech but this is a device I would only look to get if it was like £50. Even considering switching brands as the software was terrible.There's gotta be better out there

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Having used a Corsair K70 RGB Cherry MX Red for the last 3 years I decided that it was time to buy a new keyboard. It actually took me quite a long time to get used to the K70 simply because the Cherry Reds didn't seem the best for typing on and I initially made way more typing errors than normal. The main reason for me deciding to get a new keyboard was due to how loud the Corsair K70 with Cherry Red switches were, especially when bottoming out. This was very noticeable late at night if I was working and it really was difficult to type quietly on that keyboard.I decided that I still wanted a mechanical keyboard but needed something quieter if possible. Mechanical keyboard? Quieter? Yeah... definitely not 2 words normally found in the same sentence although Logitech's Romer-G switches kept cropping up as being much quieter than Cherry switches. Logitech had a few gaming keyboards to choose from that had Romer-G switches but I really liked the multimedia controls on the K70 and used the volume control a lot so I really wanted that functionality again. That pretty much narrowed it down to just the G910.I read up a bit and the G910 Orion Spectrum keyboard received generally favourable reviews with most of the criticisms being related to the feel of the Romer-G switches compared to Cherry switches. I think if you are used to Cherry switches then the Romer-G switches are going to be a drastic change and some people simply won't like them. I wanted to see how different they are and decided to buy the G910 Orion Spectrum and managed to get it for a good price too.On arrival I was a little disappointed with the product packaging. The photo of the keyboard on the outer sleeve looked like it had been printed on an inkjet printer with blocked nozzles and was printed on paper thin card! Not a great start for a keyboard with an RRP of £159.99. The box was relatively heavy though which suggests the keyboard itself might be sturdy. Not much else in the box other than the keyboard and a small instruction and warranty pamphlet.The keyboard is quite heavy and feels sturdy. It is entirely plastic construction on the outside though, unlike the K70 which had a brushed aluminium body and felt considerably more premium. The cable is not braided - not a deal breaker but all my other Logitech products have braided cables and for the sake of a few pence it seems a little mean to leave this off a flagship product. There is no USB pass-through on this keyboard - I only mention it because my K70 did have this feature but then again it consumed an additional USB port on my PC. On the plus side the cable is quite thin and should be easy to route.After plugging the keyboard in I booted up my PC. The keyboard's RGB lighting sprung into life, cycling through the colours of the rainbow from left to right. Very pretty, I guess, but definitely not very subtle! Also an unusual choice for default lighting I would have preferred a static colour especially as this cannot be changed without the Logitech Gaming Software running. There is a button to turn the lights off altogether but then the keys are quite hard to make out in low light.After Windows booted the keyboard was detected automatically by the Logitech Gaming Software, which I already had installed. I did not need to install any additional drivers for Windows 10.As for typing on, while I agree they do feel quite different to the Cherry MX Reds I was used to, I personally prefer the Romer-G switches. They are certainly a lot quieter than the Cherry Reds and I find them much easier to type on. I don't think they feel as smooth to actuate as the Cherry keys but after a few days of using them I really like them now.The keyboard has no on-board memory so it cannot store profiles for your G-key configuration or your RGB lightning. This means it requires the Logitech Gaming Software to run otherwise it's a basic keyboard with annoying default RGB lighting. If you are running an OS that doesn't have this software then you may struggle to get the most from this keyboard.There's plenty of configuration options for the RGB lighting and the latest Logitech Gaming Software allows to create some really cool custom stuff - you can also download profiles other people have made. Not all buttons on the keyboard can have their colour changed though. The 3 M-keys in the top left are orange, the MR-key in the top left is red and all of the media keys and Caps lock/Scroll lock/Num lock lights in the top right are blue. The RGB LEDs have a blueish hue to them so it's not possible to make a pure white colour. The light does not bleed from underneath the keys like on the K70 and I think it looks cleaner as a result.I had a play around with the 'G' key profile stuff which seems quite cool and would be really beneficial in MMO games and other applications where macros would be useful. I'm not playing any games that would benefit from them at the moment so I probably won't use those keys just yet. It wasn't a selling point for me anyway. One thing that really annoyed me and needed changing was the 'G5' key in the bottom left, next to CTRL, was mapped to F5. I accidentally hit it more than once and it refreshed my browser window when I didn't want it to. Thankfully it was easy to remove the assignment in the Logitech Gaming Software.I love still having a thumb roller for the volume control although it doesn't feel anywhere near as nice as the one on my Corsair K70. If I tap it it rattles a little too so I hope that doesn't cause issues further down the road.The ARX Dock Release is simply awful and very poorly executed too. It's basically a cheap light blue plastic wobbly tray that's completely different colour to the rest of the keyboard and also has no charging capability for your mobile. The idea is that you sit your mobile phone in it whilst running the Logitech ARX Control app to get different stats during games etc. but I don't this isn't going to be good for your battery or screen on your mobile phone. It would have been best left off the keyboard altogether instead of it being one of their main selling points!Just to clarify something that confused me initially was multiple versions of the G910. The G910 Orion Spectrum is a revised version of the G910 Orion Spark. The Orion spark has odd shaped keys and quite an ugly looking wrist wrest. I don't think some of these were well received by the community but it does look like Logitech listened to their users and made some changes to the G910.Overall I really like this keyboard but it is let down but a few things. At this price point this should be the perfect keyboard but it's not. Hopefully Logitech's next flagship gaming keyboard will be closer to perfection.Pros:- Very heavy and sturdy despite being made of plastic- Romer-G Tactile switches are nice to type on (I much prefer them to Cherry MX Reds now)- Romer-G switches seem considerably more quiet than Cherry MX Reds, even when bottoming out- 9 programmable G-keys which when combined with the M-keys provides 27 unique functions (Logitech Gaming Software required)- Thumb roller volume control which is much nicer than pressing + and - buttons. It's not as nice as the Corsair K70 one though.- RGB lighting is very flexible (Logitech Gaming Software required)- RGB lighting doesn't bleed out from the under the keys like on some other keyboards such as the Corsair K70 RGBNeutral:- USB cable is not braided- No USB pass through on the keyboard- I would have preferred the W,S,A and D keys to have standard looking caps on them with the 'G' caps supplied as extrasCons:- No on-board memory to store profiles so the Logitech Gaming Software has to be running at all times otherwise the G-keys and RGB lighting settings do not work- Without the Logitech Gaming Software the RGB lighting defaults to an aggressive rainbow effect. You can turn the lighting off completely with one of the buttons but then the keys are really hard to see in low light.- Non-RGB LEDs for the Media keys (blue), M-keys (orange) and MR-key (red).- The ARX Dock Release is simply awful!

I have used G910 keyboards for over a decade and I have yet to find another which fills all the criteria this one does.The mechanical keys, the height, the palm-rest, the per-key adjustable lighting, the volume scroll wheel, the configurable macro keys - Everything is simply perfect!After many years of use, I sadly spilled a sticky drink over the keyboard and while the keys still work after being cleaned, I have 2-3 keys which click double.I am not able to find another affordable G910 with the layout I need, but if you can still find this, get it!You won't regret it!