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Hi, does anyone have, or have experiance with the the logitech g15 keyboard. it looks pretty cool and im thinking of getting it. so do any of u guys have any comments on it?
 
I have one and it looks and performs great,
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WS6 - I went to your web site at the bottom of your sig and Norton immediately detected attempted trojan download. Check it out. :confused:
 
hhookk said:
WS6 - I went to your web site at the bottom of your sig and Norton immediately detected attempted trojan download. Check it out. :confused:
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ooh, what kind did it say? can trojans be incorporated into flash intros, as that one was made for me a couple of years ago.
 
Ive been looking to get a G15 for a few weeks now. but everywhere i look is Sold out...New Egg...Buy.com have Great Prices, but are sold out :mad:
 
WS6 said:
ooh, what kind did it say? can trojans be incorporated into flash intros, as that one was made for me a couple of years ago.
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All it said was "Attempted Trojan Download detected" or something close to that. It didn't say what it was called. It kind of scared me for a sec and I clicked on it kinda fast to get rid of it. :p
 
I picked one up a few months ago, very nice keyboard! Works wonders with the teamspeak plugin.

I gotta buy a new one though, might pull of the ol' switcha-roo with BB because I spilt a can of Mt.Dew all over it. :(
 
I was looking for it too online, the egg and everyone except for Dell is out and my local BB/CompUSA/Circuit City are out of stock (and they all want like $90+tax for it too). Hell, even ThnkGeek and Target are out! Make more already Logitech!!
 
I got mine and my brothers at compUSA for $62 each using my CompUSA business account, which anyone can get, just fill out a form and give a business name.
 
I got mine for Xmas from my GF, and while I love the layout and functionality, in less than a MONTH it's showing wear rom useage. Specifically the black paint on the S and D keys is wearing off (one guess from what! ;) ) I think that's HORRIBLE for a GAMER'S KEYBOARD to have the black paint wearing off this soon (if ever in my opinion).

IOW, I would at this point NOT recommend it till they re-vamp their manufacturing process.

The G15forums have quite a few people this is happening to, so it's not just me.
 
I tried about 10 (well maybe not 10) of them. The first ones I had had an oily substance on them. Then a few the volumn nob would hardly turn. Then I finally decided I didn't like the way the space bar moved around. Sorry, I'm just really picky about my keyboard and mouse. I finally got the Logitech 5000 combo. I love the keyboard, but the MX1000 that came with it is made like a $10 mouse. So, I use my G5 and MX518.

I think I may be nuts. :(
 
I have one, and I love it. Good feel, and the lit up keys are amazing when playing at LANS and in the dark. I find I don't use the macro keys much, except to change weapons for BF2.

I like it and I don't have any of the problems that GMan was talking about.
 
Binford said:
I got mine for Xmas from my GF, and while I love the layout and functionality, in less than a MONTH it's showing wear rom useage. Specifically the black paint on the S and D keys is wearing off (one guess from what! ;) ) I think that's HORRIBLE for a GAMER'S KEYBOARD to have the black paint wearing off this soon (if ever in my opinion).

IOW, I would at this point NOT recommend it till they re-vamp their manufacturing process.

The G15forums have quite a few people this is happening to, so it's not just me.
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OMG this exact shit happened to my W and S keys, what kind of gaming keyboard is this?????
 
The G15 does feel somewhat greasy, even when there doesn't appear to be anything on it or your hands. As well the keys are painted black unfortunately the black paint is on the key surface. While it may be cheaper for them to do it this way it makes for an inferior product. For those of you who haven't witnessed the awesomeness of the G15 yet, here is a pic.

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In my case the wear wasn't apparent until after 2 months, its about 3 months now and the 'S' key is pretty messed up, the 'W' , 'E' and 'I' keys are starting to wear as well. There are also some small spots where you can see the backlight leaking through on other keys across the keyboard.
Next step is to call Logitech and see if they'll refund the purchase price or send me a different model keyboard. I doubt i'll have any luck with that tho.
 
Same thing on my g15, actually wasd are all missing paint now. I don't really care though, its still a solid keyboard for its other features.
 
wow, that's not good. I had one, one of the many i tried, that the mute button had some of it's paint scraped off. did't look good to me. why do they choose to paint them instead of solid plastic. i hope my 5000 kb is not painted.
 
Interesting. I've had mine since they were released and no issue's here. I came back from a LAN party over the weekend and people were commenting on how nice the keyboard looked, where to buy, etc... Now I feel guilty for recommending it if the WASD keys are getting fubar'd.

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The G15 came with a special feature where it will evolve into a keyboard similar to Das Keyboard after repeated use. It shows you are becoming 1337.

Hey you got a pretty good deal, Das Keyboard is so 1337 they charge like $65 for it! At least you got media keys and stuff with the G15!

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Use a thin coat of clear enamal and or nail polish and your ASWD keys will live longer ;)
 
Too many button mashers?? :p

That sucks anyway. This is what Logitech will probably fix in the G16(whenever that is due out). A good idea would tbe to use clear keys, and paint the inside of it. That way the letters are essentially preserved.
 
squeezee said:
The G15 does feel somewhat greasy, even when there doesn't appear to be anything on it or your hands. As well the keys are painted black unfortunately the black paint is on the key surface. While it may be cheaper for them to do it this way it makes for an inferior product.
In my case the wear wasn't apparent until after 2 months, its about 3 months now and the 'S' key is pretty messed up, the 'W' , 'E' and 'I' keys are starting to wear as well. There are also some small spots where you can see the backlight leaking through on other keys across the keyboard.
Next step is to call Logitech and see if they'll refund the purchase price or send me a different model keyboard. I doubt i'll have any luck with that tho.
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that sucks.
Mine won't be fading anytime soon as I use my N52 Speedpad when I play games.
If they won't replace the kb, maybe you can get them to send you the wasd keys so you can replace them.
 
I heard logitech is aware of this and is trying to fix it. My guess would be they'd send out a new set of keys to the people w/ this problem.
 
TheBlueChanell said:
I heard logitech is aware of this and is trying to fix it. My guess would be they'd send out a new set of keys to the people w/ this problem.
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Ummm..nope, my friend tried and they wont warrent "normal wear and tear".
 
Love my G15. It pairs greatly with the G7 and the Wacom Intuos3 6x8....
 
Anyone downloaded or set the LCD screen to display more than system usage and the date?

I want to take full advantage of this amazing keyboard, but I have yet to hear about anyone taking advantage of the screen.
 
if you want back lighting without the keys wearing off, get the saitek eclipse. The keys are laser-etched so they won't rub off
 
dmaownsyou said:
Same thing on my g15, actually wasd are all missing paint now. I don't really care though, its still a solid keyboard for its other features.
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same here, took ~5-6 months to come off. :(
 
I can also confirm the pre-mature key wear issue. For me it's the N key and ... get this ... the fucking spacebar. Yup... and believe it or not there is a set of LEDs under there too!
 
Logitech is aware of the paint coming off the keys. If you call them and tell them you have a G15 with the paint coming off, they take your serial numbers and send you a new one. You don't even have to send the old one back.

I got my G15 the first week they came out and just barely got around to calling in about my worn keys. I just got my new keyboard the other day and it has a different texture on the keys.

Overall, I am very pleased with this keyboard and Logitech's customer service. They didnt give me any crap over the phone about it. Just said the new one was on its way.
 
I may get one of these for my self. I do like wireless stuff, but since I cant type worth a damn, it may be good to have, so when its dark I can see the keys. Too bad Logitech didn't print on the inside of the keys, and just make the tops clear. Glad to hear customer service is great there!

On another note cant wait until the MX3200 Wireless comes out this fall! :)
 
tikicult said:
Logitech is aware of the paint coming off the keys. If you call them and tell them you have a G15 with the paint coming off, they take your serial numbers and send you a new one. You don't even have to send the old one back.

I got my G15 the first week they came out and just barely got around to calling in about my worn keys. I just got my new keyboard the other day and it has a different texture on the keys.

Overall, I am very pleased with this keyboard and Logitech's customer service. They didnt give me any crap over the phone about it. Just said the new one was on its way.
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No shit? I am calling and getting me a new one. My N and M and Left SHIFT key are this way and it looks like crap.
 
I don't know what is on your guys finger tips but I have been using my G15 for about 4 months now without any problems. Looks brand new still.
 
FiZ said:
I don't know what is on your guys finger tips but I have been using my G15 for about 4 months now without any problems. Looks brand new still.
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What are your keys like? The first run of keyboards were missing a coat of clear coat to protect the keys. My G15 had smooth keys, while the one my brother bought later had textured keys. The smooth key ones are the ones being worn down.
 
Met-AL said:
No shit? I am calling and getting me a new one. My N and M and Left SHIFT key are this way and it looks like crap.
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No go on the replacement for me. They wanted me to send my old one to them first and then they would send me a new one. I didn't want to go two weeks without a keyboard over 3 keys and if I had to go buy a temp keyboard, I may as well go buy another one and take this one to work for using in my office there. I asked if they could just send me the three keys and I could change them myself. He said they weren't able to do that.

He also told me that the early manufactured keyboards are having the problem with the "fading" keys and the later manufactured ones do not have this problem.

I can't blame them, probably alot of people scamming them over this so it is no suprise they want the old one back first.
 
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