Tristate0999
01-02-2007, 09:09 AM
Well picked up the G15 Keyboard (http://www.newegg.com/Product/ShowImage.asp?Image=23%2D126%2D179%2D08%2Ejpg%2C23 %2D126%2D179%2D09%2Ejpg%2C23%2D126%2D179%2D04%2Ejp g%2C23%2D126%2D179%2D06%2Ejpg%2C23%2D126%2D179%2D0 7%2Ejpg&CurImage=23%2D126%2D179%2D08%2Ejpg&Description=Logitech+G15+Gaming+Keyboard+%2D+Retai l) from Newegg when it was on sale. I must say I've enjoyed this keyboard very much. The LCD display can either cycle through your computers performance, a clock, a timer/stopwatch, a media monitor(will display songs that you're playing with WMP), and whatever game your playing if it's supported. I currently have it so I press one button and can cycle through the different programs. It also has 2 USB ports on back on either side of the LCD monitor. The backlight feature is also very nice to evening gaming sessions, and it just looks cool.
I think one of the best features is are the 18 G-keys. These keys can be bound to bascially any function that you can think of. Take for instance that you're playing WoW and you want to use a bunch of spells in series from your action bars. Well simply use the MR button, which is the quick marco button, and press the keys in the order and timing that you want. Then press the button that you want to bind these actions to. Now that button can do those multiple actions at once. These buttons also have 3 different settings for each game, so a single game could have the possibility of having 54 actions mapped out from the G-keys.
There are a couple of downsides to this keyboard. One is that the keyboard is very long. At it's widest point it's approximately 22". The other downside, this is only second hand knowledge, that if you've used an ergonomic keyboard this keyboard will be fairly uncomfortable. I haven't had a problem with it, but I've never used a true ergonomic keyboard.
Edit: The keyboard also has a couple features I forgot to intially point out. It has media buttons, these buttons are buttons to control your music. Fast Forward/Next Song, Rewind/Previous Song, Stop, Play, and also a volume control button. It also features a Desktop/Gaming switch, which bascially diasbles the windows button so you don't accidentally minimize your game.
I think one of the best features is are the 18 G-keys. These keys can be bound to bascially any function that you can think of. Take for instance that you're playing WoW and you want to use a bunch of spells in series from your action bars. Well simply use the MR button, which is the quick marco button, and press the keys in the order and timing that you want. Then press the button that you want to bind these actions to. Now that button can do those multiple actions at once. These buttons also have 3 different settings for each game, so a single game could have the possibility of having 54 actions mapped out from the G-keys.
There are a couple of downsides to this keyboard. One is that the keyboard is very long. At it's widest point it's approximately 22". The other downside, this is only second hand knowledge, that if you've used an ergonomic keyboard this keyboard will be fairly uncomfortable. I haven't had a problem with it, but I've never used a true ergonomic keyboard.
Edit: The keyboard also has a couple features I forgot to intially point out. It has media buttons, these buttons are buttons to control your music. Fast Forward/Next Song, Rewind/Previous Song, Stop, Play, and also a volume control button. It also features a Desktop/Gaming switch, which bascially diasbles the windows button so you don't accidentally minimize your game.