Hey! It's Marcus, MPenn Tech and today,
I'm going to be reviewing the Logitech G915 TKL
It's from Logitech's G series line aimed at gamers and is a cut down version of
the original G915. For those wondering what TKL stands for
it means 10 keyless so say bye bye to the number pad
and hello to more mouse movement measuring at only 368 millimeters in
length. It's also crazy thin for a mechanical
keyboard measuring at only 22 millimeters in height.
It's a wireless keyboard featuring Logitech's light speed technology which
promises to deliver only one millisecond of latency. The G915 is
available in three flavors. GL Clicky giving an audible click and
tactile feedback. GL Tactile which is a gentle bump for
some tactile feedback. and GL Linear which is a completely
smooth keystroke. I went with GL Clicky which I think is
going to be most people's choice when buying this keyboard. The keys have an
actuation distance of 1.5 millimeters and an
actuation force of 50 grams with a total travel distance of 2.7
millimeters. It wouldn't be a gaming keyboard without
RGB and the G915 TKL is no exception. It uses Logitech's LIGHTSYNC RGB technology
that offers 16.8 million colors and the ability to customize lighting across
every key. In the box you get the keyboard obviously,
a braided micro usb cable; we'll talk more on that later,
a quick start guide, a Logitech sticker, the LIGHTSPEED adapter and the Micro
USB adapter. I've been using this keyboard for around
a week now and in this video we're going to go over my experience using it.
I used it primarily for software development and some like pc gaming.
I'll be honest I don't really play pc games too much so
bear that in mind with this review. On the flip-side, I'll offer my in-depth
insight as to what this keyboard is like for
productivity. So right off the bat, I'm surprised. I've been using this
keyboard for mostly work and I can honestly say
I'm really impressed with it, so much so that I think it's actually going to
replace my full-sized apple magic keyboard. I've
been using MacBook keyboards for the past 12 years now and I've always
considered their keyboards, barring the butterfly switch keyboards
that were on the last generation of macbooks,
to be, the gold standard of keyboards. Hands down.
I like how they feel, I like the travel, just
everything really and typing on anything else just really feels unnatural to me.
But ladies and gentlemen I can honestly say that this keyboard has changed
everything for me. I immediately felt comfortable typing
with this. Normally when I use keyboards that are alien to
me I really struggle to find that confidence of using it straight away,
and by confidence I mean not having to look down or second guess what I'm
typing every so often. So the travel - I think it's just the
right amount for me. Usually when I'm using a mechanical gaming keyboard
I find that the travel is just too much and the keys are just way too tall.
But with the G915 and its thin design and low profile,
I find it to be a happy middle ground between tall keys with too much travel
and ultra low profile keys with not enough. Surprisingly though,
or maybe not so surprising since I've used Apple keyboards for well over a
decade now, I did typing tests on both keyboards and
on average I scored 58 on the Apple Magic Keyboard and 55 on the G915.
It's not much difference, but I'm sure once I've got more experience
using the G915, I'd definitely be able to get my score up.
One thing I thought I'd miss, is the number pad since I use keyboards mostly
for work. But again I was surprised, I did find
myself wanting to type numbers on the number pad a few times, but
not too often. Instead I realized that I was naturally placing my mouse closer to
the keyboard where the number pad would have been
so that my arms weren't as stretched out when working. The shortcut keys are nice
and I especially liked how you could switch between Bluetooth and LIGHTSPEED
wireless. I set it up so I have LIGHTSPEED
connected to my PC and Bluetooth connected to my MacBook.
And whilst we're on a subject of Bluetooth, one feature I would have liked
to see, is the ability to connect to multiple
Bluetooth devices and easily switch between them.
On the other hand though, I can see that Logitech really put a lot of thought and
design into making the volume wheel.l It's
perfectly placed so that when I want to quickly adjust
the volume, I can do it without even having to look for the correct media
keys. Since it's placed at the top right of
the keyboard near where my mouse hand would be
I find myself just leaning my thumb over to adjust it when needed.
Nice! Using Logitech's G HUB software, you can pretty much configure
everything about the keyboard. With LIGHTSYNC you can choose from a variety
of preset effects and customize their speed and brightness.
Using the Freestyle menu you can configure how each key behaves, so
maybe you'd want to highlight all of your game keys, for example.
What's also good about this feature is that you can save presets so you could
have one for each game or app. In the animations menu there are more
presets for you to use and also adjust to your liking.
You can also create your own animations too. For functionality you can create custom commands, macros,
keys, in-app actions and system actions. There is also a game mode which allows
you to disable certain keystrokes so maybe you'd want to disable the windows
or function keys, for example. Battery life
for me has been fine. Logitech says that the battery can last
up to 40 hours with RGB on and I've been using it for five days now
and I still haven't charged it yet. This is nowhere near as much as my apple
keyboard. I've owned that thing since the start of
2020 and I can honestly say I've only charged it like two or three times.
But really it's not an issue since you can still use this keyboard while it's
charging. One crime that Logitech has committed is
using Micro-USB for the charging port. Why!? Just
why!? It's 2020! This would have been a crime
two years ago. In my opinion there's no excuse now for using Micro-USB instead
of USB-C. So Logitech... Your MX-Master Series mice
now use USB-C so why did this have to miss out?
You've even gone through the effort of supplying us with a nice braided
Micro-USB cable too, so you definitely weren't
skimping out on the costs here. Anyway, rant over. For gaming it's an
excellent keyboard. I'll be honest though, I don't really
have too much to base this on since I don't really use keyboard and
mouse for pc gaming other than with RTS games.
I much prefer to be one of those annoying people who let their team down
on first person shooters by being the only one with a controller.
If you'd like to hear more from a gamer's perspective, I'd recommend you
check out ShortCircuit's review on this keyboard as well.
In conclusion, the Logitech G915 is an excellent keyboard.
It's good for both gaming and productivity and can easily be your
go-to for both. It's quite expensive at £200. But
if you are someone who spends most of their days at a desk 9 to
5 then it's definitely worth it and I can really recommend it.
Well that's it for today. If you liked it hit like,
hit subscribe, and let me know in the comments what keyboard you're using and
your experience with it See you all in the next one!
