Logitech G11 Gaming Keyboard (Black/Silver)
by Logitech
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Customer Review: Good keyboard whether you game or not
Summary: 4 Stars
I love the tactile feel of the board when using the keys. They have a very good feel to them. The fact that the keys light up is a bonus. Although if you aren't viewing the keys almost right over the top of them, reading the keys are a little off since the backlighting doesn't light up the whole character like I feel it should. But for the most part the lighting of the keys does it's job. As for the G keys, they are pretty cool if you are a gamer. You can assign a keystroke, a macro, or a shortcut to the keys. Probably the main reason I gave this keyboard a 4 of 5 and not a 5 star rating is because you can't assign a series of letters or words to the G keys. What I mean is, I would like to be able to assign my email address to a G key or a password or user id that I use alot to a G key. But as far as I can tell you can't do that. A pretty big shortcoming if you ask me. Now if I'm wrong and you can do this, then I definately apologize and this keyboard is worthy of a 5 star rating. As for gaming though, this keyboard is great. Great response time and good customization. Overall, I would definately recommend this keyboard, shortcomings or not.
Customer Review: Excellent, but HUGE; weird key labeling layout; needs more "tilt"
Summary: 4 Stars
I've only had this keyboard for a few days, but so far, I love it! But, Logitech needs to make a non-gaming version. I bought it solely for the backlighting feature and don't really need/want the programmable buttons. So for my personal needs, that's a waste of 4" on the left. If you've got a desk with a pullout keyboard drawer that you also have your mouse on, you will find it VERY cramped.
What WILL take some getting used to, is how the key values are actually displayed.
As an example: A traditional "9" key shows the "(" directly above the "9". On the G11 keyboard, they try to get the two values closer to the middle (for illumination purposes, I imagine), so they've adopted more of an upper-left/lower-right configuration.
As others have mentioned as well, the "tilt" feature leaves something to be desired. The stubby fold-down legs don't elevate the back of the keyboard enough.
The illumination is pretty good, but some of the keys may appear a bit dim when viewed from an angle (they look just fine when you're looking directly down at them).
Customer Review: one step forward for two steps back
Summary: 2 Stars
I purchased this because I wanted to have something that could help me write and use the keyboard successfully at night without light on and keeping others awake. I am a hunt and peck not a real typer anymore. The trade off for visibility at night and day time is a trade off. You give up your ability to see the keys in regular light by two thirds to gain sight in dark by 1/2. granted it works well, though I Have not tried all features yet. Its size isn't all that much bigger than some other modern keyboards I have used. I have already hit the caps lock a few times while hitting "a" though.
The very least they could have done was made and outline in white paint of the letter around the clear part then you could see the letter better. For typers this should present no problem but again if real typers feel the keys why do they need it lit up anyway? I will try it for a while but may return it. Right now I have to have the backlight on all the time and that is not what I wanted when I bought this. Right now I have a headache from using it in regular light.
Customer Review: Logitech G-11 Keyboard
Summary: 5 Stars
Pros: keys have excellent feel and the program keys make flying Microsoft FSX much easier
Cons: Blacklighting could be a litle brighter on the high setting but still very adequate for flying at night with only ilumination from the monitor'
Purchased for the blacklighting and programable key features and has not disappointed. Keyboard dimensions w/o wrist rest 21.5 W x 8.5 deep. I had to re-adjust my pull out plastic keyboard tray to accodomate the depth. My old keyboard was 6.0 deep and I needed the new one to clear the desk overhang to allow access to the very top controls. I rarely use the top controls and could have left the old tray in its original position.
The back lighting is blue and has 2 brightness levels along with off and the adjustment key is above the F-12 function key. The wrist rest is easily detached and since I do not type other than emails I have not installed it as the additional depth would have added another 2-3 inches.
It's a great gaming keyboard especially for Flight Sim use
Customer Review: G11 review.
Summary: 5 Stars
I was torn between the Saitek Eclipse 2, Microsoft Reclusa,and the Logitech G11 keyboards. I was unable to locate any of them locally to compare with one another except for the Saitek 2 which I did not like. Its illumination is more like someone removed the bottom of the board and shined a neon up through the keys. It lights up everything and I wanted a board that just had the letters and numbers light up. I went with the Logitech and am very glad I did. It looks great,installed just by plugging it in,and was a good fit colorwise for the rest of my gear. The shape,stroke,sound,feel and spacing of the keys is perfect for me. Had I found one locally it would have been a no questions asked purchase. What I saw as far as the illumination goes, was what looked like a strange pattern of keys that didn't light up. Every site I looked at,not to mention the actual box it comes in makes it appear this way. In reality,the entire board lights up in blue ,straight through the key designations just like I wanted. I just hope it's made as well as it looks lasts a long time.