Logitech G15 Gaming Keyboard - keyboard > Reviews > Logitech G15 Ultimate Gaming Keyboard

Author's product rating:   

Responsiveness	Responsive
Reliability	Good
Ease of Use	Average
Quality	Excellent
Value for Money	Good

Advantages:	A plethora of Macro Keys, Windows key lock for gaming time and bright back light .
Disadvantages:	Install before use .

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

After recently purchasing a new PC setup, I decided it was about time to splash out on some serious gaming peripherals for my desktop. I searched around and decided to make my investment in Logitech's formidable G15 Gaming Keyboard.
After roughly 4 months of use, I can confidently say, I am impressed! The USB 2.0 port makes for a fast response time while gaming, it is also worth noting for other gamers, that there is a small slide swith to be found that will lock all windows keys - a most beneficial addition to prevent you from inadvertantly dropping from your game to your desktop.
The 18 additional buttons to the left, which are fully editable to fit any macro you may want will probe priceless to those who play MMORPGs, such as World of Warcraft, Phantasy Star Online or Star Wars : Galaxies. Not only this, but there is a total of three different setups that can be applied to the 18 macro keys, doubling it's versatiliy. I have found however, that the total of 54 macro keys is overkill, and I could never possibly use them all.
Attatched to this beautifully back-lit keyboard is a small LCD screen. It is entirely notepad-powered, but nevertheless can still provide some useful, if somewhat gimmick-esque, features. It can provide in-game statistics, comes as standard with built in clock and email indicator to show how many unread emails you have, and a small dial for volume control and media manipulation (skip track/episode,etc).
Truth be told, I've only ever encountered two problems with this keyboard. Firstly, having to install the G15 before use caused me a small dillemma when I had to re-install windows, and secondly, there have been infrequent occassions where my enter button simply ceased working. This second problem may well be in relation to my PC, so I cannot be sure whether this problem resides with faulty software or not.
Regardless, I can't think of a single reason not to reccomend this keyboard to any gamer that comes across it, despite it's price. A trully excellent piece of kit, an A++ from me.