JVC DLA G15

Advantages: Looks stylish til worn in, good for music control and email checking
Disadvantages: usb hubs are nearly useless, hardly ANY support, under utilised.

...My logitech G15. This is a subject of mixed feelings for me for a variety of reasons. I brought this when my old generic keyboard had an unfortunate experience and a new one was needed. There were many alternatives that I could have chosen but I went with this one on a whim. Initially I was very impressed with the construction and style, though this has worn off slightly as time as gone on. Ill start with the positive things about the keyboard. Mechanically it has served me very well. The keys do not stick and are responsive for my level of gaming. The Illumination helps tremendously even if you can touch type fluently. It also adds a level of cool which is always nice as well ^^. The media controlls are a God send. It is brilliant in that respect, being able to change track, volume, pause, play etc. The volume bar in... Read review

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Advantages: Keyboard lighting, 18 programmable macro keys, lcd display panel, 2 usb ports, volume jog wheel
Disadvantages: usb 1.1, no sleep or shutdown button, no colour lcd display, lack of decent instructions

...It's a very lovely looking keyboard by Logitech. It looks amazing at night with the bedroom lights off, each key letter is illuminated bright blue, which is balanced well throughout the keys and none of them are dimly lit. Moving onto the LCD Display panel, it is fully adjustable and tiltable is the best way to describe it. By default it features the Logitech G Series Performance monitor, which shows your machines RAM and CPU bandwidth, and the Logitech G Series Clock which shows you analog clock and digital time and date. The other great thing about this display is that it shows your profile currently active. For instance I have Battlefield 2 installed and my Logitech G15 keyboard instantly recognised this game and configured the Battlefield 2 profile for me. By profile I mean key macro assignments which you can customise (or has... Read review

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Advantages: Good keystrokes, backlight, functional LCD display and other gaming features
Disadvantages: Large size, flimsy wrist rest

...----------- Logitech G15 gaming keyboard ----------- Logitech have recently made a name for themselves in manufacturing quality peripheral devices such as speakers, cameras, laser mice and keyboards. Recent rends seem to indicate that they have been largely successful in cracking the 'gaming market', that is providing high tech and quality products e.g. 1500+ dpi mice. The keyboard has the following features that make it different from a standard desktop keyboard: -Folding tilting LCD display -Backlight (three settings, low high or off) -Programmable 'G keys' -Cable management system First off , the keyboard looks very nice. The keys are black, with the transparent markings to allow the blue backlight to shine through. The silver and black finish is also pleasant. It is fairly heavy, but less so than i expected it... Read review

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