Logitech G710+ Mechanical Gaming Keyboard $100 + Free Shipping (expired)

Quote from dsandsake : Most (inexpensive) keyboards have small rubber domes under the keys which give off a kind of squishy undefined feel when you push a key. These higher end keyboards have mechanical switches instead of rubber domes, which are a lot better for gaming/typing. You get a better feel and responsiveness, especially for games which require quick or repeated keystrokes. I bought a Corsair mechanical keyboard and would never go back to regular dome keys. Logitech makes solid keyboards so this is actually a pretty good deal.

ACTUALLY, mechanical keyboards are cheaper to make, and they have ALWAYS BEEN (until recently) the low-end. Years and years ago, I bought several for my company from Fry's Electronics. They were 6 bucks each. The whole mechanical keyboard market is just like the diamond market. They're selling regular stuff at higher prices just because people have been fooled into thinking it's worth it.

Quote from ctsinc : ACTUALLY, mechanical keyboards are cheaper to make, and they have ALWAYS BEEN (until recently) the low-end. Years and years ago, I bought several for my company from Fry's Electronics. They were 6 bucks each. The whole mechanical keyboard market is just like the diamond market. They're selling regular stuff at higher prices just because people have been fooled into thinking it's worth it.

Not sure if trolling... or living in an alternate reality.

Anyways, does the Logitech use Cherry switches? I don't recall reading this uses either Red or Brown. But IMHO, Brown are much better than red. They have the exact same actuation, but Browns offer a tactile bump to let you know when its actuated. I just got the K60 and M60 for $100 AR so I don't know if I should try this out.

Wow, I never imagine that I would spend $100 just for a keyboard.

Quote from Frontierboy : Wow, $100 for a freaking keyboard ?.... Does it do more than type a letter when you press a key?

for most of us a 100 dollar sharp music keyboard from walmart is fine.. but a steinway or yamaha is for those who does more than playing 1 motes that lit up at a time.. it's the same with mechanical keyboard.. I went to it and never look bad.

The 710 uses Cherry MX Browns, but logitech also did a slight modification to help with noise suppression.

I really like the 710 - its a fantastic keyboard to type and game on. Oddly enough, the backlighting went out on the 'm' through the right 'shift' key the other day, and just turned back on yesterday. Weird...might send it back, but it's otherwise flawless.

Quote from Elpee : Wow, I never imagine that I would spend $100 just for a keyboard.

I was in the same boat. I had some discretionary spending and thought I'd give it a shot. After I got mine (I bought a das keyboard), I tried it and thought "okay, this feels nice, but whatever." Then I went back to my logitech wave, and it just felt so MUSHY in comparison. Hard to describe. After I got used to typing on a mechanical keyboard, I couldn't go back

my two cents.

Had I known about this a week ago I would be all over it. $100 for Cherry MX Brown + Backlight is a great price but $65 for Cherry MX Red Corsair K60 is also good and costs less so meh. The backlight is a novel feature that wont make or break a purchase, but it's nice to have if you can get it cheap enough (compared to Ducky Shine for $150 but Ducky is <3)

Quote from Larron : How it it for typing? It's not too noisy for a work environment?

these ones have o-rings preinstalled which should make it pretty quiet for a mechanical keyboard.

I really want to get this. However after reading the reviews, it seems the backlight is destined to go out sooner or later.

I would recommend saving a extra 50 dollars and get a filco or even a ducky shine II. Or not saving and get the tkl cm quick fire. I would even recommend getting the old rosewill-rk9000 with costar( the filco mj1) than this.

Quote from johnyeros : for most of us a 100 dollar sharp music keyboard from walmart is fine.. but a steinway or yamaha is for those who does more than playing 1 motes that lit up at a time.. it's the same with mechanical keyboard.. I went to it and never look bad.

ummm, we're talking about a PC keyboard here buddy

First off, what is wrong with current crop of SDers? I have seen it in many posts recently where they will complain how expensive the product is and "why would you even buy this shit" and most of the time, they dont know anything about the product! If you are not going to buy the product and have no knowledge as to why its worth the money it is, then dont THREAD CRAP! Move on! I love slickdeals for what it is and I dont want it to become a place where people comment like youtubers.

Anyway!

This is a nice deal. I bought mine for 120 from Logitech a couple of months ago.

I was using a dell keyboard before i bought this and I too was skeptical about mechanical keyboards but now, I love this keyboard! Its great for gaming and its a pleasure typing away.

Aside from the "noise" factor, the keyboard is really well built, its a LOT heavier than you think it would be. I like how there are two options for backlight, one for gaming, lights up the "WSAD" and arrow keys, the other for rest of the keys. The backlight is very bright but good thing it has 5 levels of brightness. There is an extra USB port on it, which I use all the time.

I think many serious gamers will like that fact that you can program different layouts for different games and situations.

It does take a while to while to get used to the new "feel" of the keyboard and the hand placement is a bit off from regular keyboards, because of the extra keys on the left.

Overall, its a fantastic keyboard and yes its more expensive than your regular keyboard, its worth shows in its quality and features.

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I'm a computer geek and when it comes to nice things, i'll buy it. I bought more computer stuff ever since I knew of SD. For this KB it's nice for the price. "why would you even buy this" the answer "why not"

Alright, I bought into the whole "you gotta try a mechanical keyboard!!!111!!!one!!!eleven!!!11" pitch that I've heard many times. I spent probably 4 hours a day, minimum, typing and/or gaming. Yes, it makes a satisfying clunk. Sure, it's a bit more responsive. But for $100? I'm sure I could find a lot more enjoyment in another product for $100. For example, another (albeit cheap) monitor.

Just sayin. Just because people want to justify their purchase of a $100 keyboard, doesn't mean it's necessarily right for you.

Mine is going back to NewEgg.

Quote from Frontierboy : ummm, we're talking about a PC keyboard here buddy

duh.. and i'm giving an example.. if u use a computer for a few hour in a day may be you don't need a mechanical keyboard but for people who use it for ext period or play lots of game the investment in a better keyboard is worth it..

hence the pianist comparision.

we're not trying to convince anybody to switch to mechanical.. those who switch will never look back -- for a reason. if 100 bucks isn't worth it for you then don't spend it. spend that 100 bucks on beer or 99 cent game in the app store instead