Logitech G910 Orion Spark RGB Mechanical Gaming Keyboard – 9 Programmable Buttons, Dedicated Media Controls

I've tried both the Corsair K95 (with Cherry MX Reds) and the Razer Black Widow Chroma (with "clicky" keys). This review is based on a direct side-by-side comparison between the Logitech G910 and these two competitors' keyboards.In my opinion, the Logitech G910 beats them both. First and most importantly, the Romer-G switches on the Logitech G910 are simply excellent. They have a very nice feel. They don't require a lot of pressure to activate and they are utterly silent. They provide a slight tactile bump when being pressed. And the keys feel solid with little to no wobble.The spacebar feels great as well. It's very easy to activate with no noticeable "friction" or torsion when pressing the spacebar from one of its edges. I'd go as far as saying this keyboard has the best spacebar for gaming that I've ever used.What I'd say about the Romer-G switches is... don't get hung up on the fact that they are not Cherrys. The truth is, they are better. Logitech has done its homework here and the results are quite excellent.The Logitech switches are also designed with RGB lighting in mind. The light passes up through the middle of the switch as opposed to the top most edge of the Cherry switches on the Corsair K95. The G910 keys are evenly lit and the brightness is excellent. the Corsair K95 is dim in comparison. The Razer BlackWidow Chroma is also a very brightly lit RGB keyboard but it suffers from light spillover. In fact, the Razer is actually designed with a white plate beneath the keys to enhance and brighten the lights. But on the Logitech G910 there is no light spillover. Only the key faces themselves are illuminated. The result is a very clean, crisp and bright set of keys. The comma and period keys are easily readable. By comparison, you can't even see the comma and period on the Corsair K95 due to the way the light comes through at the top of the key rather thahhhhhhn at the center.I read some complaints about the G910's angular sculpted key caps. Maybe this comes down to a matter of preference, or maybe some people just don't like the change from standard keys. But I have to say I really like these key caps. They do what they are designed to do... they give your fingers a solid sense of place on the keys. They are by no means uncomfortable and they serve the purpose of centering your fingers on the key. To me it just feels good. I really don't have any complaints about these keycaps. My suggestion is... don't be put off by their funky appearance. They work. Period.The G910 has a complete set of media keys including a rubber coated volume wheel as well as a dedicated mute button. There is also a key for toggling the lighting feature on and off. And there is a "gaming mode" button which disables the Windows key (and perhaps a few other things as well... I am not exactly sure).The g910 comes with an extended palm rest but it was not to my liking. I intend to use this keyboard only for gaming, so the asymetric palm rest is not a problem or an issue for me. It serves as a palm rest for my left hand while using the WASD keys. But it doesn't really detract from my right hand when using the keyboard for typing. But I suppose this might be an issue for some. But for me, it didn't really cause any problems. I was initially hesitant when I saw this odd looking palm rest. But after using it a few days it is not a problem.Now on to some negatives...1) The USB cable is not braided. It's just a plain ol rubber coated cable. Nothing special.2) There is no external USB port on the keyboard.The ARX "dock" is mostly useless. I can stick my Android tablet in it as simply a holder for it. But it doesn't provide any charging or serve any other purpose. In fact, I would have preferred if they simply ommited this dock since it is mostly useless.Finally, I was disappointed in the limited feature set with the Logitech Gaming Software (LGS) for handling advanced lighting profiles. The software supports the following modes...- Freestyle (pick each key and color it independantly)- Zone (WASD, G keys, num keys etc)- Commands (Show active game keys while playing a game)- EffectsThe Effects section provides the following "fancy" color modes...- Key press (each key changes color momentariliy when activated)- Breathing (all keys cycle between two color states as if breathing in and out)- Star Effect (random pattern of "twinkling" keys)- Color Cycle (all keys cycle through a range of colors)- Color Wave (a wave of color travelling across the keyboard. There are options for setting the starting point and dirtection of the wave)But that is it. There is no way (yet?) to create your own color profiles or to import third party profiles. There is no way to build advanced color profiles. This is a major oversight in my opinion. Both the Corsair and Razer RGB keyboards provide tools for creating advanced lighting profiles that can be exported and shared with other users. Some of the lighting effects for the Razer and Corsair RGB keyboards are amazing to behold. Yes, these fancy color profiles are just a gimmick, but they are cool nonetheless. It's a real shame that the Logitech software doesn't come with a lighting profile creation kit that lets you create advanced lighting effects and share them with a community of users like you can with the Razer and Corsair keyboards. Hopefully this is something that Logitech is working on. There's no reason it can't be done. The competition does it already, so Logitech is noticably behind in this area.Apart from that, I have nothing but praise for this keyboard (well, except for the price I suppose ;-). The G910 is a very nice piece of kit. I love the new Romer G switches and I really like the way these keys feel. The chiseled key caps are a nice touch that I also really like a lot.

Although the reviews on Amazon are really good, I'm going to address the criticisms that different people - mostly gamers - from different fora, and then discuss how I feel about each "issues."Criticism #1: Romer-G switchesLogitech has decided to use different switches for their top-of-the-line keyboard, rather than going with what their competitors use. By using the "Romer-G" switches, Logitech claims that the gamers will benefit from faster input speed. However, the biggest criticism that I've seen from people was that these switches give a bit of "mushy" feeling like the membrane keyboards. To this criticism, I can confirm that it DOES indeed have a bit of that mushy feeling. However, I felt that it was a different type of "mushiness". It feels as if the switches are padded, that when I press down, I still feel get that mechanical feel. It does not feel as crisp as the other ones, but it's not something that is so annoying that you can't use it.Criticism #2: Cramped keys / shape of the keysI think this is somewhat of a problem when you switch to a different keyboard. However, I don't think that problem is because the keys are cramped together. I think the problem is because of the way the keys are shaped. Due to its unique, angled shape, when typing, I can see why some people have complained about mistyping. However, it didn't take me too long to get used to it, and to be honest, it wasn't even something that bothered me. Really, there wasn't much of "adjusting" to the layout and the shape of the keys. Once you "adjust" to the new format, my typing speed actually increased; so it's not all that bad.My personal findings that I didn't really like about:#1: Logitech's softwareIt's very frustrating to realize that it's very difficult to change LED profiles with a macro button. You can find a direction online, but it still didn't help me in enabling me to cycle through the LED color schemes by pressing a button on the keyboard. One would expect that with the hefty price tag and the amount of technology that went into the keyboard, it shouldn't be difficult to do such a thing.Compared to the Corsair's software, the software is so limited, that you won't be able to do all the cool things with the LEDs like people have with the Corsair's RGB keyboards. G910s don't have the non-RGB model, but for Corsairs, they have the corresponding non-RGB models, where the functionalities are exactly the same, except for the fact that you can change / play with the colors. So if you're into the colors, you might want to think about this.#2: Lack of USB passthroughUnlike other keyboards, it lacks a USB port on the keyboard itself. Now, by not having a USB port on the keyboard, G910 doesn't have you plug in 2-USBs on your computer. However, as someone that uses a headset only when I play game, it's much easier to just plug the headset into the keyboard and unplug it when I'm not using the headset. I really do miss that capability. It's not a deal-breaker, but if I still had my old desktop with a dead front USB header, I would have found it extremely annoying to plug the headset and unplug the headset to/from the back of my desktop.#3: The height of the G910You can adjust the height of the G910 with the feet near the top of the G910. However, it doesn't make it as slanted as I personally would like. It's something that I'd gotten used to quickly, but it did make me feel a bit weird when I first started using it.#4: Lack of alternate keycapsWith other keyboards, you can easily swap out the keycaps with customized ones. However, with these, especially when some people don't like the "ergonomics" of the keycaps, there just aren't third-party alternatives. The only other option is getting a set straight from Logitech, that costs 40 bucks. They make all the keys into the "standard" ergonomic shape.Things I like about the G910#1: The colors of LEDI'm not talking about the colors themselves, but the colors emitting from the keyboards. I really like the way the colors are emitted on the G910, compared to the other RGB keyboards. Logitech claims that they have put the LEDs in the middle of the switches, and I think it definitely does the trick. The colors look so much neater with the G910 than the other ones.#2: Placement of macro buttonsI really like the macro buttons are separated into 2 parts: leftmost corner, and top of F1-F4 keys. If they had all the macros to the leftmost corner like the K95s, I would have difficult time reaching there while I game.#3: Arx control dockTo be honest, it's just a sliding, cheap plastic where you can put your cellphone or phablet that can display information. The app developer screwed up, because the buttons on the app are located on the bottom, and it's not easy to reach there when the device is sitting in the dock. Furthermore, it says they "naturally support" the game that I play: CS:GO, but I can't seem to get it to work. However, I still said that I like it, because even if I can't see my in-game details, it would be nice if I can. Even if I can't, it still allows me to change certain things - like my Logitech G502 sensitivity through the app, which can be beneficial, when you don't want to alt-tab out of the game.Conclusion:I'm very happy with the G910 overall. But, I'd certainly recommend it to those that want to switch over to a mechanical keyboard from a membrane, or a person not totally into the mainstream switches.