Logitech 710+ Mechanical Keyboard Review (short)

Recently got this and just wanted to share my experience with the keyboard so far. The review is very brief for now, if anyone has any questions, please do ask, I'm happy to share. Pictures may follow, though there are good reviews out there anyway e.g.
AnandTech - Logitech G710+ Mechanical Keyboard and G600 MMO Mouse Review
or
Logitech G710+ review | Keyboards Reviews | TechRadar

So this is my personal review, but thought I'd share anyway:

First of all, I like it.

Background:
- I have not had a mechanical keyboard before and I am using it as an external keyboard to my laptop.
- I do not require programmable keys very much, sometimes I use them, but basically I need a nice touch keyboard, backlit a must

PRO (in no particular order)
- Backlit levels are strong and allow for separate levels for WASD/arrows, which actually turned out kinda nice when playing WASD full and rest on a lower dim setting. There is only white color, but I would not want anything else anyway.
- Tactile feedback is good neither too loud. It is essentially a bit louder than any normal working keyboard, i.e. Dell standard laptops etc. I personally find the sound less annoying though since it has a slightly different pitch
- It's sturdy and relatively heavy. For me that's a pro since i dont want it to move around.
- The 'height' is good for typing
- Build quality by my judgement is pretty excellent
- Essential buttons, i.e. Gaming mode (locking win key / alt-tab etc.) as well as volume control are there and work well.
- additional USB is nice for any cabled mouse in case your rig is somewhere else. I have my laptop relatively far from my screen, and mouse cable would be a stretch, but with the keyboard port it works well - so big plus in my book (requires 2 ports on yourlaptop for pass-through though)
- design is everyone's personal of course, though I like the blocky yet simple style.
- software pack is for once not annoying as hell

CON (in no particular order)
- position of G-keys requires me to learn a bit since I am a heavy ESC slammer and now accidentally hit the G keys on occasion.
- for some reason the back-lit stays on when i power down my laptop until i manually turn of the lights on the keyboard. This is not really an issue but a bit strange.
- It is expensive - though everybody needs to judge what their pointless-gadget budget is ;-) I was in the mood


So apologies for the quick write up (I am in the office... hehe)
Let me know if you have any questions or want to see some pictures.

For those who care - Happy (Chinese) New Year !!! Enjoy your holidays!



Cheers guys,
~THTD

 

Thanks for the review.
Thinking of getting one myself, but still researching on the build quality.

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Depending on your needs i think. For me, it is very good, for gaming etc.
The palm rest is a bit lose but NO issue at all if ur not moving the keyboard a lot. I personally have a huge (!!!) mousepad that covers the whole desk and the keyboard is on the mousepad essentially. I think that is fantastic since it had great grip that way

I can recommend to pull the trigger