Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review

Rob Williams · 10-17-2012, 12:48 AM

No - your eyes are not deceiving you. Logitech has finally released a mechanical keyboard, going by the name G710+. It uses CHERRY MX Brown switches backed with sound dampeners, has 100% backlight coverage, includes six G macro keys and also dedicated media keys. Is it worth the higher-than-normal $150 price tag? Let's find out.

Read through our full look at Logitech's G710+ mechanical gaming keyboard and then discuss it here!

Kayden · 10-17-2012, 04:09 AM

Come on Logitech, give us a G719! I would be putting down the cash for this sucker if it had a LED screen. I have the screen and now can't live with out it.....give us a mechanical LED screen keyboard....please....pretty please.

Doomsday · 10-17-2012, 05:18 AM

Sweet review dude! Gonna get this one for sure now!

I have used a friends blackwidow, and i must say, my typos were way way way less over there. With my current Lycosa i make soo many mistakes, especially if i am chatting in TOR i make so many typos when typing quickly during an OP or a Hardmode FP, e.g: Dotn' braek teh dman cc!!

Hehe! Mechaniacl is the wya to go!

^

Tharic-Nar · 10-17-2012, 09:09 AM

Mechanical is definitely all it's made out to be - going back to using rubber/silicone keys, I really felt the strain on my fingers again, lol. And Doomsday - moments like that are when you use Vent, Teamspeak or Mumble.

DarkStarr · 10-17-2012, 09:14 AM

I think I would like a mechanical KB but I don't care too much right now. The other big thing is now that I have had/have a LCD screen on the KB I don't think I can go back.

I am fairly sure I posted elsewhere saying this needs either individual lighting or at least area lighting with user selectable colors, like the G510/G19. They could even make two versions identical except base one off the G19 and base one off the G510. I would buy one based off a G510 for sure.

Doomsday · 10-17-2012, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Tharic-Nar

Mechanical is definitely all it's made out to be - going back to using rubber/silicone keys, I really felt the strain on my fingers again, lol. And Doomsday - moments like that are when you use Vent, Teamspeak or Mumble.

Not when ur playing with PUGs using Group Finder!

When playing with guildies everyone knows what they r doing what they r supposed to do and not do. Guild channel on Team Speak is there too ofcourse. Am lucky to be in a very good players guild!

10-17-2012, 03:52 PM

It is disappointing when the letters on the key caps wear off. The caps are black and the white printing wears off.

With this product, is the key cap is white translucent plastic with black paint? If so, the paint will wear off showing white plastic.

Are the key cap on this product Doubleshot?

10-17-2012, 04:28 PM

I tried the Rosewill 9100 backlit board and decided backlit was not for me. Too bright and distracting.

If I goit it, I would probably replace all the keys with some cherry profile keys and maybe spice it up with some cool stuff from htttp://www.techkeys.us/custom-keys.php or http://www.wasdkeyboards.com

Rob Williams · 10-17-2012, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Doomsday

Sweet review dude! Gonna get this one for sure now!

You won't regret it. I just hope that Logitech doesn't come out of nowhere with an LCD-equipped one in a month or so (although, at the same time, I hope it does) - or release a special version of this with additional options (and no stand-out orange piece). Regardless of all that though, if aesthetics aren't a true sticking-point, this KB is awesome.

Quote:

Originally Posted by DarkStarr

I think I would like a mechanical KB but I don't care too much right now. The other big thing is now that I have had/have a LCD screen on the KB I don't think I can go back.

You'll feel the same way about mechanical in general. Just take Jamie's experience as an example.

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

It is disappointing when the letters on the key caps wear off. The caps are black and the white printing wears off.

With this product, is the key cap is white translucent plastic with black paint? If so, the paint will wear off showing white plastic.

Are the key cap on this product Doubleshot?

I am not familiar with Doubleshot, but given that the back of each key is a gray color, I guess the keys are in fact painted. This issue is a pet peeve of mine as well. Even the Cooler Master Trigger developed that issue after just a couple of months. It's frustrating. For better keys, the cost of the product no doubt would be much higher. Typical serious mechanical keyboards I've seen start off at the same price-point as this one, but don't have any special features.

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Originally Posted by Unregistered

I tried the Rosewill 9100 backlit board and decided backlit was not for me. Too bright and distracting.

If I goit it, I would probably replace all the keys with some cherry profile keys and maybe spice it up with some cool stuff from htttp://www.techkeys.us/custom-keys.php or http://www.wasdkeyboards.com

Those sure could get expensive, but they'd definitely add some flavor, that's for sure

DarkStarr · 10-18-2012, 12:46 AM

If the keys are anything like the keys on my G510 they wont fade for quite awhile. Heck even the used G15 I bought had no fading.

Rob Williams · 10-18-2012, 01:02 AM

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Originally Posted by DarkStarr

If the keys are anything like the keys on my G510 they wont fade for quite awhile. Heck even the used G15 I bought had no fading.

I hope that turns out to be the case, because both CMs I've used have had the issue, and the small Logitech I used before that (non-mechanical) did also. It's disappointing when the keyboard you love begins to look worse for wear after just a month or so.

DarkStarr · 10-18-2012, 02:17 AM

Oh man, I go hardcore typing stuff all day on my G510 an no wear that I see. All the logitech ones I have used have no issues with wear.

Rob Williams · 10-18-2012, 11:46 AM

Hmm, that's interesting. I wonder what Logitech does different, then? As the unregistered poster mentioned above, some keycaps are "double shot", which means that each literally consists of two layers of plastic, but I have doubts that's the case here (since that seems to be more expensive). I can say that these keys feel a tad different than the ones on the Cooler Master though, so maybe it just boils down to the simple way they're painted.

We'll see though. I use my main KB a lot, so if wear is bound to happen, it won't take long.

madmat · 10-18-2012, 01:01 PM

I'm interested in seeing how it fares. If the keys are indeed dual layered rather than simply painted or (as is the cased with the Lycosa) coated, that would mean that the keys are pretty much bulletproof. The rubberized coating on my Lycosa is wearing through on my rt shift key and I think it's going to end up annoying me.

Rob Williams · 10-18-2012, 01:23 PM

Yup, and it will. It's made worse with LED keyboards because the more you wear away a key, the more the light shines through. It becomes hard to ignore when one key tends to be brighter than the others.

10-17-2012, 12:48 AM	#1
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard Review No - your eyes are not deceiving you. Logitech has finally released a mechanical keyboard, going by the name G710+. It uses CHERRY MX Brown switches backed with sound dampeners, has 100% backlight coverage, includes six G macro keys and also dedicated media keys. Is it worth the higher-than-normal $150 price tag? Let's find out. Read through our full look at Logitech's G710+ mechanical gaming keyboard and then discuss it here! __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far. Last edited by Rob Williams; 10-17-2012 at 12:50 AM.

10-17-2012, 04:09 AM	#2
Kayden Techgage Staff Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: CA Posts: 709	Come on Logitech, give us a G719! I would be putting down the cash for this sucker if it had a LED screen. I have the screen and now can't live with out it.....give us a mechanical LED screen keyboard....please....pretty please. __________________ Koolance PC4-1036BK Liquid Cooled Aluminum Full Tower Case (Upgraded to displace 1320watt of heat) - Koolance 360 ver 1.2 CPU Water Block - PrimoChill ICE Non-Conductive Fluid - Asus P6X58D Premium - Intel I7 950 - Evga GTX580 FTW Hydro Copper 2 x2 in SLI - Tt SMART M1200W PSU - Mushkin Enhanced Radioactive 12GB 1600 XMP - Klipsch 5.1 THX Cert Speakers - Sata II OCZ Vertex 4 128GB, Kingston 120GB SV300, WD 2TB, 320GB & 1TB - Cyborg RAT 7 MMO Mouse - Logitech G19 - Logitech G13 Gameboard - 1-over-3 Viewsonic's VA2448M-LED 24-Inch for Nvidia Surround - Ergotech Triple Horizontal LCD Monitor Arm Desk Stand

10-17-2012, 05:18 AM	#3
Doomsday Tech Junkie Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: KHI, PAK Posts: 1,539	Sweet review dude! Gonna get this one for sure now! I have used a friends blackwidow, and i must say, my typos were way way way less over there. With my current Lycosa i make soo many mistakes, especially if i am chatting in TOR i make so many typos when typing quickly during an OP or a Hardmode FP, e.g: Dotn' braek teh dman cc!! Hehe! Mechaniacl is the wya to go! ^ __________________ PSU: Corsair AX850 - Case: Cooler Master HAF X - CPU:Core i7-2600k - Cooler: Cooler Master V6 GT - Motherboard: Asus Z68 Maximus IV Extreme Z - Memory: Corsair Vengeance 8 GB-1600Mhz - GPU: AMD MSI R6970 Lightning - HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB, Seagate 2TB Barracuda Green - SSD: Intel 520 Series 120GB - K/B: Razer Lycosa Mirror - Mouse: Logitech G700 - MouseMat: Steel Series 4HD - LCD: Samsung 2333SW 23" - Speakers: Creative Inspire M4500 4.1 - Headset: Logitech G35 7.1 "Do not look at a man's prayers nor his fasts, rather, measure him by how well he deals with others, the compassion he shows his fellow man, his wisdom and his integrity" - Umar Ibn Al-Khattab Last edited by Doomsday; 10-17-2012 at 05:23 AM.

10-17-2012, 09:09 AM	#4
Tharic-Nar Techgage Staff Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: UK Posts: 1,152	Mechanical is definitely all it's made out to be - going back to using rubber/silicone keys, I really felt the strain on my fingers again, lol. And Doomsday - moments like that are when you use Vent, Teamspeak or Mumble. __________________ PSU: Corsair 1000HX - Case: Thermaltake Xaser VI Full Tower - CPU: Intel Core i7 2600 @3.8GHz - Cooler: Thermaltake FRIO - Motherboard: ASUS P67 Sabertooth - Memory: 16GB Corsair Vengeance LP Arctic 1600 - GPU: 2x AMD Radeon HD 5870 - HDD: WD Caviar Black 1TB 6Gb/s - Audio: ASUS Xonar DX + Corsair HS1 USB Headset K/B: Corsair K90 - Mouse: Corsair M60 - Monitor: DELL U2410 - Speakers: Corsair SP2500 - Headset: Corsair HS1A - Mic: Blue Yeti USB Microphone - I need Fiber to fix my Irregular Bandwidth Syndrome -

10-17-2012, 09:14 AM	#5
DarkStarr Tech Monkey Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 623	I think I would like a mechanical KB but I don't care too much right now. The other big thing is now that I have had/have a LCD screen on the KB I don't think I can go back. I am fairly sure I posted elsewhere saying this needs either individual lighting or at least area lighting with user selectable colors, like the G510/G19. They could even make two versions identical except base one off the G19 and base one off the G510. I would buy one based off a G510 for sure. __________________ Intel Core i7 2700k (4.8 @ 100x48) Watercooled - 16GB Crucial Ballistix @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T - Asus Sabertooth P67 - Asus Radeon 7970 Ref. (Non Ghz) Heatkiller 79xx Ni-Bl (Soon) @ 1050/1500 - 64Gb Crucial M4 SSD - 3x Hitachi 1Tb - Corsair TX950W Azza Genesis 9000B - 2x Samsung SyncMaster S27A550H - Vizio 32" LCD

10-17-2012, 03:52 PM	#7
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	When key caps wear It is disappointing when the letters on the key caps wear off. The caps are black and the white printing wears off. With this product, is the key cap is white translucent plastic with black paint? If so, the paint will wear off showing white plastic. Are the key cap on this product Doubleshot?

10-17-2012, 04:28 PM	#8
Unregistered Guest Poster Posts: n/a	I tried the Rosewill 9100 backlit board and decided backlit was not for me. Too bright and distracting. If I goit it, I would probably replace all the keys with some cherry profile keys and maybe spice it up with some cool stuff from htttp://www.techkeys.us/custom-keys.php or http://www.wasdkeyboards.com

10-18-2012, 12:46 AM	#10
DarkStarr Tech Monkey Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 623	If the keys are anything like the keys on my G510 they wont fade for quite awhile. Heck even the used G15 I bought had no fading. __________________ Intel Core i7 2700k (4.8 @ 100x48) Watercooled - 16GB Crucial Ballistix @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T - Asus Sabertooth P67 - Asus Radeon 7970 Ref. (Non Ghz) Heatkiller 79xx Ni-Bl (Soon) @ 1050/1500 - 64Gb Crucial M4 SSD - 3x Hitachi 1Tb - Corsair TX950W Azza Genesis 9000B - 2x Samsung SyncMaster S27A550H - Vizio 32" LCD

10-18-2012, 02:17 AM	#12
DarkStarr Tech Monkey Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 623	Oh man, I go hardcore typing stuff all day on my G510 an no wear that I see. All the logitech ones I have used have no issues with wear. __________________ Intel Core i7 2700k (4.8 @ 100x48) Watercooled - 16GB Crucial Ballistix @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T 8GB Corsair Vengeance @ 1600 Mhz 9.9.9.24 2T - Asus Sabertooth P67 - Asus Radeon 7970 Ref. (Non Ghz) Heatkiller 79xx Ni-Bl (Soon) @ 1050/1500 - 64Gb Crucial M4 SSD - 3x Hitachi 1Tb - Corsair TX950W Azza Genesis 9000B - 2x Samsung SyncMaster S27A550H - Vizio 32" LCD

10-18-2012, 11:46 AM	#13
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	Hmm, that's interesting. I wonder what Logitech does different, then? As the unregistered poster mentioned above, some keycaps are "double shot", which means that each literally consists of two layers of plastic, but I have doubts that's the case here (since that seems to be more expensive). I can say that these keys feel a tad different than the ones on the Cooler Master though, so maybe it just boils down to the simple way they're painted. We'll see though. I use my main KB a lot, so if wear is bound to happen, it won't take long. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.

10-18-2012, 01:01 PM	#14
madmat Soup Nazi Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: No soup for you! Posts: 1,639	I'm interested in seeing how it fares. If the keys are indeed dual layered rather than simply painted or (as is the cased with the Lycosa) coated, that would mean that the keys are pretty much bulletproof. The rubberized coating on my Lycosa is wearing through on my rt shift key and I think it's going to end up annoying me. __________________ M4N82 Deluxe Phenom II 940 Black Edition quad core @ 3.5Ghz 2x1 gig OCZ PC26400 Platinum, 2x1gig GSkill PC26400 EVGA GTX260 Buncha drives, Some other stuff, Even more stuff, If the automobile had followed the same development cycle as the computer, a Rolls-Royce would today cost $100, get a million miles per gallon, and explode once a year, killing everyone inside. --Robert X. Cringely, InfoWorld magazine Sign Me!

10-18-2012, 01:23 PM	#15
Rob Williams Editor-in-Chief Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 13,246	Yup, and it will. It's made worse with LED keyboards because the more you wear away a key, the more the light shines through. It becomes hard to ignore when one key tends to be brighter than the others. __________________ Intel Core i7-990X EE @ 3.43GHz, GIGABYTE X58A-UD5, Kingston 12GB DDR3-1333, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 680 2GB Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB SSD, WD VR 1TB, WD 2TB, Seagate 2TB, LG BD-ROM, ASUS DVD-RW, Corsair 1000HX, Corsair H60 Cooler Corsair 800D, Dell 2408WFP 24", ASUS Xonar Essence STX, Gentoo (KDE 4.10, 3.7 Kernel) "Take care to get what you like, or you will be forced to like what you get!" - H.P. Baxxter <Toad772> I don't always drink alcohol, but when I do, I take it too far.