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 | Logitech Gaming Keyboard G110 |
| List Price: | $79.99 |
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Product Description
Step up your game. With the Logitech Gaming Keyboard G110 you can customize backlighting, get clear-sounding USB audio, and assign up to 36 unique keystrokes or macros per game.Product Details
- Color: Black
- Brand: Logitech
- Model: 920-002232
- Platforms: Mac, Windows
- Format: CD
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 7.25" h x 1.50" w x 19.50" l, 3.30 pounds
- CPU: PowerPC G4 2.1 GHz
- Memory: 2000000MB SDRAM
- Hard Disk: 60GB
- Processors: 1
Features
- Custom-color backlit keys: Personalize your keyboard and easily locate the right keys, even in the dark
- Integrated USB audio: Headphone and mic jacks let you use your headset for clear communication with teammates
- 12 programmable G-keys: 3 macros per key make it easy to pre-set up to 36 unique functions per game, including single keystrokes and complex macros
- High-speed USB 2.0 hub port: Transfer data from flash drives or quickly plug in your gaming mouse
- Game Mode Switch: Disable the Windows/Context Menu keys so if you accidentally press them you won't get dropped from the game
- 12 programmable G-keys: Three macros per key make it easy to pre-set up to 36 unique functions per game
- Game Mode Switch: Disable the Windows/Context Menu keys
Editorial Reviews
From the
Manufacturer
 |  | The Logitech Gaming Keyboard G110. Time to step up your game. Ready to step up your game? With the Logitech Gaming Keyboard G110 on your side, you've got what you need to play faster, better and longer. Designed for serious gamers, this keyboard puts customizable controls right where you need them. Locate the correct keys—even in the dark—with backlighting colors you can select and assign. You also have 12 programmable G-keys to help you execute complex commands more rapidly than your opponents. Whether you're running an epic raid or fragging an enemy soldier, the competition is no match for you and your Logitech Gaming Keyboard G110. |
Key Features
| | Backlit customizable key colors Leading a late-night raid in the dark? Locate the correct keys without a second thought, thanks to backlit LED characters in assignable custom colors. Set up your keys in shades of red, blue and purple, plus your choice of light intensities. |
| | Headset-ready USB audio It's a pain hunting for the headphone and microphone jacks behind your computer when you want to use a headset. With the G110, just plug your headset into the keyboard and you'll be strategizing with teammates and trash talking to enemies with crystal clear USB audio. |
 | 12 fully programmable G-keys with three macros each Speed up your response time by pre-setting up to 36 time-slashing commands per game, including single keystrokes or complex macros. Want to add new macros on the fly? The MR key makes it a snap. | |
 | High-speed USB 2.0 port Plug in your flash drive for lightening-fast data transfers or to quickly connect your high-performance gaming mouse. | |
 | Handy game mode switch Never get dropped out of the game because you accidently pressed the Windows/Context menu keys. The game/desktop mode switch disables them instantly so your game won't be interrupted until you're ready to call it quits. |
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 | | What's In The Box?Package Contents |
Customer Reviews
Everything I have come to expect from Logitech
I have owned many keyboards
over the years and in the past 10 years, they have all been Logitech. I
also have the Logitech G11 gaming keyboard which I was using prior to
this one. First of all, if you don't need a gaming keyboard, don't buy
one. I noticed a few reviews that actually seemed to view this keyboard
negatively for having lots of keys they won't use. Doesn't make sense,
does it? If you are not a gamer or the idea of macro recording and extra
keys doesn't entice you, this is a rather expensive keyboard. You would
be much better off getting a wireless Logitech desktop for your
non-gaming needs.
Now, if you ARE a gamer, welcome to heaven!! I
absolutely love the softness of the keys on this keyboard. They are
quiet and very responsive. The keys are silky smooth and it's just a joy
to use. It has taken a bit to get used to the extra keys along the left
side as they are so close to the rest of the keys and when not looking,
it can be slightly annoying to find where you are on the keyboard. I'm
sure this will disappear in a few more days of use though. All of the
features on this keyboard are absolutely wonderful and I'm so glad they
chose to go with the minimum features needed to enhance your game play
and not clutter up the keyboard with a bunch of stuff you do not need.
The
macro keys are awesome. Very easy to use and making new macros on the
fly is quick and simple. The windows lock key is invaluable. Why has no
one thought of this before?! I can't tell you how many times I've been
in a heated PvP battle and accidentally hit my windows key. You know the
rest. The headset and microphone mute buttons are also ingenious. Not
everyone has a quality headset or microphone with a built in mute
button, so this is priceless for those people and also more convenient
for me to push one of these buttons rather than reach up to my head to
mute the mic there. The back light turns on and off with a simple tap on
the button. No need to open up a configuration program to turn it on
and off. Nice. The back light is just the right intensity and the
ability to change the colors (pink!) is very cool. The media player
buttons are pretty standard on keyboards today, but I do love how they
confined them to a small space on the right side of the keyboard so they
aren't dominating my play area on the keyboard like others I have had.
The volume wheel is also the best I have ever seen on a keyboard of any
kind. I don't particularly like the volume dials that "click" with every
movement because volume control can lack a lot of precision at times.
One click can take you from too loud to so quiet you can barely hear it.
This volume wheel is very smooth with no clicking and works like a
dream. The mute button is also right beside it so you can quickly push
it if you are like me and have to keep an ear out for a baby monitor in
the evenings. Last but certainly not least, the USB 2.0 and
headphone/microphone jacks are absolutely wonderful! I could never go
back to a keyboard without at least one USB 2.0 port having so many
gaming peripherals and electronic gadgets. My only gripe is that I wish
they had kept the two USB 2.0 ports of the G11. All our headsets are USB
anyway but we do have one headset that can be either.
I have to
take the time to refute a few of the claims here on the other reviews as
I don't believe this keyboard deserves the 3.5 stars it currently has
here on Amazon. Some of the negative reviews are what made me skip over
the G110 and try the G11 first. I honestly wish I had waited for this
keyboard because it is superior in many ways. One reviewer states this
keyboard feels cheap because it's lightweight. This keyboard absolutely
does NOT feel cheap. Everything about it boasts quality. Just because it
is lightweight does not mean it is garbage. I appreciate the fact that
it's lightweight, as I'm sure many others do as well. It was also stated
that this keyboard is unattractive. I can only assume this person was
comparing photos and not actual products side by side because there is
nothing unattractive about this keyboard, but it is a matter of opinion I
suppose. Another reviewer compared it to the "beautiful SideWinder X6"
which to me looks almost identical but with extra bulky buttons along
the top side. And how much does it really matter when you don't usually
look down at your hands while gaming, typing or anything else. I did at
first think my G11 was more attractive than that G110 until I had them
both in my lap. The layout of the G11 is meant to be pleasing to the eye
with the mix of silver and black and the fancy handles?? on the top.
But when you have them side by side and you see how enormous the G11 is
beside this little beauty, it's easy to see why I favor the G110. The
G11 has extra macro keys, true, but between the normal in game hot keys
and my Razer Naga mouse with 12-key thumb pad, I don't need 54 potential
macro keys. 36 suits me just fine.
It was also stated in a
previous review that the back light is uneven or that you have to be
looking straight down at the keyboard to even see it. This is just flat
out untrue. Unless this person received a defective product, there is no
way this is true. The lighting on my keyboard is just right. Bright
enough to be clearly visible during daylight (which another reviewer
stated was impossible) and dim enough that it isn't harsh on your eyes
in the dark. The lighting is also perfectly even across all keys.
Another
issue pointed out by other reviewers is the supposed lack of height
from the feet on the back of the keyboard. The height on this keyboard
is exactly the same as my other two Logitech keyboards AND my husband's
Microsoft keyboard. The perfect height for comfort and the removable
wrist support is actually very functional on this keyboard. Normally I
remove them because they are simply too low and do nothing to actually
support my wrists. This keyboard sports the first wrist support that
actually comes straight out from the keyboard and actually *gasp*
supports my wrists. It's very comfortable and wonderful during long
gaming sessions.
Overall, if you are looking for a quality gaming
keyboard with lots of customizable keys and you aren't swayed by the
largely unnecessary LCD screen of the G19 series, you really can't go
wrong with the G110. Ignore the naysayers, you will absolutely love it. A
great buy for the serious gamer who wants functionality and not flash.
Good for gaming, not so great for everything else
I have been testing this
keyboard for three weeks now, and I am ready to rate it now. I am typing
this review with it.
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For
you impatient types, here is your executive review:
Gaming
functions: 5/5
Key profiler and game scan: 4/5
Built in audio
jack: 5/5
Built in mic jack: 5/5
Built in USB port: 2/5
Built
in multimedia controls: 3/5
Back-lighting: 5/5
Keyboard as a
keyboard: 3/5
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I
think, as a gaming keyboard, the features and functions the G110 offers
are excellent. The macro and quick key functions are easy to use,
either with the macro recorder that is built into the keyboard itself,
or the "key profiler" program which is installed with the keyboard. The
macros work well, and changing between the three modes of macros is a
snap with the M1-M3 keys. You will need (and love) all 3 modes of keys
if you are using the keyboard for a complicated RTS or an MMORPG (World
of Warcraft, Star Trek Online, Star Wars The Old Republic, etc.).
Additionally, you can record macros for ANY program. Just open up the
key profiler program, and select the program's EXE file, and give it a
name. I assigned some macros for Adobe Premiere and Adobe Photoshop for
mundane tasks (that take many menus to do, and don't have convenient
hot-keys already) like saving in different formats, and applying the
same set of filters, etc. to a file. Once you learn to record the TIME
DELAYS with the macros, then it works beautifully (if you don't the
macro goes too fast for most standard programs to respond to, as they
are loading up pop-up windows for you to interact with, and there is a
time delay on that).
I tested the gaming aspect of the keyboard
inside THQ's Company of Heroes: Gold Edition and Bioware's Dragon Age:
Origins. Interestingly enough, neither of those games was pre-recognized
by the automatic "game scan" that the key profiler comes with. The
profiler automatically recognized, and created a profile for: Knights of
the Old Republic (1 & 2), LOTR Online, LOTR: Battle for Middle
Earth (1 & 2), Rise of Nations (and expansion), Starcraft, Titan
Quest & Warcraft 3. But not Company of Heroes or Dragon Age. I don't
know what algorithm it uses to detect games, but it clearly isn't all
that up to date. It also missed: Diablo (all), Baldur's Gate (all), The
Longest Journey, Star Wars: Empire At War, Star Wars: Galactic
Battlegrounds, Age of Mythology, Neverwinter Nights, Asheron's Call
& Dune 2000. Not a huge annoyance, all you have to do is open the
key profiler and create a new profile, and navigate to the game EXE, but
it is interesting what it picked up, and what it missed.
The
built in audio jack does a good job. It mutes the sound output to the
hooked-up 5.1 sound system, and plays the sound only through the
headphones you plug into the jack. The audio comes through quite clear,
and the controls for muting it work as advertised. There is also a
grouping of multi-media buttons in the upper right which CAN control
your multi-media, if your multi-media understands the signals they send.
They DON'T work with WinAmp or Corel's WinDVD (2010, don't know about
earlier versions). They DO work with Windows Media Player (11, I cannot
vouch for earlier versions) though. There is also a mute all button in
that grouping, and a volume scroll wheel which only controls your
plugged into headphone volume level, not Windows' volume level.
The
built in microphone jack also works quite well. The button built to
mute it works as advertised, and sound output from it is as good as when
the mic is plugged into the main computer.
The built in USB port
is terrible. The guide and the product documentation say the port
should support up to 100 mA (that's milliamps) of power needs. In
reality, it will beep at you with a horrible noise, and pop-up a message
saying, "USB Hub Power Exceeded: The hub does not have enough power
available to operate the USB Composite Device. For assistance in solving
this problem, click this message." See customer image I am posting for
this product for a screen shot. It will give you this message for darn
near anything. It refused to power my Logitech MX 510 mouse on 2 out of 3
tries (although, strangely, it powered my G5 easily, go figure). It
flat out refused to power my cell phone's USB charging cable. It refused
to power my Kingston 4GB DataTraveler (DTI/4GB) USB stick. The USB port
is fairly underpowered, and as a result, it is basically useless to me.
This annoyance is the first major reason why I docked 2 stars from this
product.
The keyboard itself is 2 inches wider than the LITE-ON
SK-1688U standard USB keyboard I use (20 inches vs. the Lite-On's 18
inches). You would think that with that additional space (which means it
is hanging off my keyboard tray), that the keys would all be full sized
and laid out in the standard size and arrangements ... and you would be
wrong. The keys are all about the size of laptop keys. That is, about
1/3 or even 1/2 smaller than normal. This takes some SEVERE getting used
to, if you are used to normal key layout and size. I am CONSTANTLY
hitting the "`" key, when I mean to hit the "1" instead, and I often hit
CTRL when I meant SHIFT, and the Windows key when I wanted ALT, and I
frequently hit the wrong letter keys as well. You get used to it, but I
don't see why the additional FUNCTION buttons couldn't have been
smaller, and the normal keyboard keys left the same size and standard
layout. The keys themselves are nice and soft (just like the Lite-On
model I normally use), and not clicky at all (which I like). They are
very responsive, and are clearly made with quality in mind. However, the
size and placing issue annoyance cannot be overlooked, and is the other
major reason why I docked 2 stars from this product.
The
back-lighting is a gimmick, and I don't normally even have it on. You
can change the colors to different shades of red and blue (and
everything red and blue can be combined to make, I.E. there is a red and
blue LED inside it, and you can combine the colors accordingly), and
the colors will change depending on what mode you are in (M1-M3) and
what color you assigned to that mode. It works as advertised, though.
So, if you like to play in the dark, it will most certainly help you.
Overall,
if you ONLY plan to plug this thing in to play games -- especially
MMORPGs or complicated RTS games, and you are willing to spend the time
teaching it the various macros you will need, and learning how to use
them in-game, you will probably LOVE this thing. If you are someone who
WORKS on your computer as well as plays, and you are used to typing a
LOT during the day, and you are used to standard sized keys and buttons
being in a certain spatial relationship with each other, then expect a
learning curve for this keyboard. It works quite well (except for the
USB port), and is obviously a quality product. I am not sure if it is
worth the current asking price, but if it comes down about 1/3 or 1/2 of
where it is now, any serious PC gamer could do much worse than this
keyboard.
solid build, lots of
configuration options
I bought this keyboard right when it came out. The first thing I noticed was the setup is basically
like the G19 without the LCD. The build is solid. It is a fairly thin
keyboard, compared to the bulkiness that added by keyboards with video
panels.
Pros
- no ghosting in the wasd area or one key
beside each
- no ghosting of the arrow keys
- many configurable
buttons
- macro capability
- LED backlighting, blue - red and
purple tones
- detachable palm rest
- USB and Audio jacks
Cons
-
LED backlighting must be blue, red, or colors inbetween... no white.
- Long, might be a few more buttons than I will ever use.
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