Logitech G710+ Keyboard Review

The Logitech G710+ is a mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Brown switches. For those who aren't familiar with switch types, brown switches have a tactile bump to let the user know that the key has been registered. This is generally good for typists because when you get used to the keyboard, you don't need to push the key all the way down to register the key, thus have more stamina when typing.
Some gamers tend to prefer Cherry Brown switches as well, because they enjoy that "bump". Personally, I enjoy brown switches for typing. It's really good knowing exactly when the key is registered. But everyone has their own preference.

The Logitech G710+ also includes white illuminated keys, all of which are individually lit with their own LED. I always love illuminated keys. It may be because I game in the dark a lot, but even when I have light, it's always a nice touch.

There are also 6 programmable G-keys, otherwise known as macros. There's also three different profiles, so essentially, you have 18 programmable keys. There's also a volume scroll wheel, and dedicated media keys. Media keys are the best thing since sliced bread. It makes changing volume, pausing and changing songs a lot easier when in game or whatever you're doing on your computer.

Logitech has arguably the best software for their peripherals. Logitech Gaming Software is extremely easy to use and has everything you could possibly want. Every game can be set up with a different profile, meaning the G-keys on the left of the keyboard can be programmed to be specific for a particular game. So my macros for WoW won't interfere with my extra key bindings for Skyrim.

The keyboard also features a Windows lock key, or a gaming profile as some may call it. All this does is lock the Windows key so that if it gets pressed, the start menu won't open and you won't accidently exit your game. I love this feature on any keyboard. But that's because I actually never use the windows button, so I always have this feature on.

A small little feature that some may enjoy is the different colored, and different lighting profiles for the WASD keys and arrow keys. These keys are grey instead of black, which outline them very well, and have a separate profile. This means that if you only want to illuminate the WASD and arrow keys and have everything else dark (or vice versa), it can easily be done with the 5 different lighting intensities.

Overall, this is a solid mechanical keyboard. For fans of the brown switches, I recommend this keyboard. However, there is one little catch to this keyboard. It's hard to keep clean from dust and fingerprints. But if that's not a big deal for you, then by all means, this keyboard is fantastic.