From PC World: Logitech gaming keyboards don’t agree with me. I think they’re too expensive for too little functionality, pretty much all the way across the line. But the company is doing its darnedest to change my opinion. The new Logitech G512 X keyboard goes all in on performance, whether you want standard MX switches or adjustable actuation, all without throwing in a tiny little screen.
The Logitech G512 X comes in almost-full-size (1800) and 75% sizes, both using full-fat switch designs, no low-profile stuff here. These are designed for a r/battlestation setup that seeks no forgiveness. At first glance, it’s clear that Logitech is going for a much more in-your-face “gamer” look than the clean blacks and whites of other G-series keyboards. Company reps described it as “cyberpunk” in a presentation, and yeah, I see it. The black models get purple accents and the white ones get teal, both with a gigantic RGB strip down the sides and all the way across the front. That gigantic front light panel will also illuminate a translucent wrist rest for an even bigger light show, though sadly you’ll need to buy it separately.
Furthering its unapologetic gamer chops, this design is wired-only, no wireless options. That makes sense with the TMR sensors (tunnel magneto resistance, an alternative to Hall effect for adjustable actuation), 8,000Hz polling, and big RGB lighting, all of which would chew through a battery like nobody’s business. But the adjustable actuation isn’t on all the switches—only 39 of them, including the spacebar. The TMR switches end at 7/U/J/M on each row, basically whatever you can reach with your left hand, plus the arrow cluster. This is smart, both for practical reasons (who needs 50 points of sensitivity on Page Up?) and for cost savings.
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