Logitech G213 Prodigy Gaming Keyboard, LIGHTSYNC RGB Backlit Keys, Spill-Resistant, Customizable Keys, Dedicated Multi-Media Keys – Black

Perfect

I can't believe the poor quality of this Loiech keyboard. As I write this review I'm going to leave all the mistakes and letter keypress fails as is. I owned a 213 (as you can see so far, the letter g (had o press twice) and the letter t don't always reister) previously for many ears and loved it. I sent the firs brand new keyboard back because not only did some keys not reister a all but sometimes, certain specific keys entered as 2 keystrokes. Te nice, qualiy braided cable has been replaced with a cheap plasic/rubber one. I don't know whha Loitech is hinking. I have for many years exclusively purchased Logiechh because of he awesome quality, even thou it costs more. I thhink that's about to chane. Not recommended. Just to be clear, I don't hunt and peck for kepresses. I touch-ype. I wrote this review slowl and made sure to press e keys properly. Every spelling misake due to missing and double pressed letters in this review is the result of this ver poorly made keyboard that I'm now going to return. Also, his is being ped on the replacement for the 1st one I ordered which was equally bad. Shhame on Logitech! Las comment: I almost never write poor reviews. I'm not a complainer but this keyboard (and its replacement) is horrible. UPDATE... It’s been a couple of weeks since the above review. When I received the 2nd keyboard and it was just as bad as the first, I decided to contact Logitech directly to see if this was a known problem or if there was a recall on the keyboards. The Tech Support rep was surprised to hear my story and said that Logitech was unaware of ongoing issues with the G213 Keyboard. Rather than return the 2nd keyboard to Amazon and perhaps get a 3rd defective keyboard, I took Logitech up on their offer to send it directly to them for a replacement. It took a couple of weeks, but when the transaction was completed, I received a brand-new keyboard direct from Logitech and this one works perfectly. I’m once again a Logitech fan. A couple of notes about buying on Amazon. I don’t know exactly how things work between Amazon and its suppliers, but I don’t believe the original 2 defective keyboards came from Logitech per se. The replacement I received directly from Logitech came in a sealed box and the keyboard itself was wrapped in a cellophane type of material. I don’t remember that being the case with the 1st keyboard purchased from Amazon. It’s possible that it was a return or even a refurbishment. When I got the 2nd defective keyboard through Amazon, it wasn’t even in a box, it was just thrown in a shipping container with some bubble wrap. It was most likely returned by another customer because it was defective and the supplier just shipped it out to the next customer. Perhaps this whole ordeal wasn't a reflection on Logitech at all. This new keyboard is perfect.

My old keyboard is a Logitech is a backlit K740. I really like this keyboard and I still do. It works great and since it's wired USB I never have to worry about constant battery replacement. The problem was that after years of use it's beginning to show its wear. So I came back to Amazon looking for the same model - don't do that. You'll find them for $300. Crazy! So, what did I do? I bought this Logitech G213 Prodigy keyboard. I like it. The keys are tactile and easily used. The keyboard will default to a crazy adolescent rainbow color program. This was the only thing that gave me pause but I'm getting up there in age and the eyes aren't like they used to be and I really needed a backlit keyboard. So, here's the solution: I'm not sure what you would need to do if you're on a Windows environment. You'll need to do your research. However, I'm on Linux Mint and found that two simple commands allowed me to set the keyboard color to white. For you Linux users just open a terminal and install the g810-led app. To set your keys to white, the command is: g810-led -a ffffff. That's it. If you want to adjust the brightness of the backlight, the option is -b followed by a brightness percentaage. So, if you want to set the backlight to white and the brightness to be not so bright then enter: g810-led -a ffffff -b 50 This sets the color to white and the brightness to 50%. Easy. You can also set the function keys to a different color than the rest of the keyboard or any number of other options. Or, you can just let it do its crazy rainbow color shifting psychedelic randomness. Bottom line, once I gained control of the colors and the brightness, the keyboard was absolutely what I needed. The keys do sit a tad higher than the 740. But they feel good. The print is large enough to easily see and not obnoxiously large. For the kids, the keyboard has a game mode that disables some keys so gaming is not interrupted. This is done with the push of one button. It has a 10 key pad on the right plus some nicely positioned keys that control computer sound as well as video controls. The backlight can be toggled on and off with one button. The keyboard looks like it's constructed well and of Logitech high quality. It's a handsome board. I will hang on to my 740 though like a well used favorite shirt. It will sit in reserve in the event I need another board. But for this one, the price was right and it fit my needs.

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I don't need a complicated keyboard, and the G213 is about as good as it gets at an affordable price. Aesthetically, its simple all black design is perfect. It has the right amount of RGB for my preference with the letters/characters of each key lighting up rather than a full back light which can be visually distracting to me. Despite being an all plastic build, it's sturdy enough for everyday use; I've seen many YouTube reviewers citing low quality materials used and flimsy build, but I don't see any of those problems, and no reasonable person will forcefully try and twist the keyboard just to prove a point. Typing on the G213 is satisfying enough. Its key press pressure is light, and while I prefer slightly heavier pressure, I'm used to them now. The clicks are shallow and light, and probably not as satisfying to listen to as a pricier mechanical keyboard. The RGB is on the weaker side, which I don't mind at all. The G203 is much brighter than the G213, so I lowered the G203 brightness and increased the G213 brightness and it looks fine to me. Being a budget keyboard, the uniformity of the RGB is spotty, especially when looking down from an angle, which is all the time, but not a deal breaker for me. I bought the G213 with the G203 mouse during Amazon's Black Friday sale, and am happy with both products. They both use Logitech's G Hub, which for all intents and purposes is much too large a program (if I recall, 500+MB? I could be wrong) to control a few Logitech peripherals. I mentioned in my G203 review that upon start-up the RGB desyncs from my preferred settings, and I have to reset the dynamic lighting in order for keyboard and mouse to breathe in sync, and may randomly throughout the day desync for no reason, which is a minor annoyance to rectify, but may become a frustration if I have to keep doing it in the long term.