Logitech - G515 LIGHTSPEED TKL Wireless Mechanical Linear (Red) Switch Gaming Keyboard with LIGHTSYNC RGB - Black

The Good - Solid, weighty construction - Shine-through PBT double-shot keycaps with excellent RGB LED backlighting- little worry that the keycaps will get shiny like ABS which is so common on Logitech keyboards. Very good to see this change. - Beautiful looking keyboard, always a fan of the frameless/floating design - Configurable lighting behavior as keyboard transitions to sleep - Seamless wake from sleep- no loss of typed characters - User-serviceable battery The Not So Good - The typing experience is okay, but not at all premium as the price would suggest. The switches feel a bit spongy and activation force seems to be on the high side. Stabs are nice though. Switches are not hot swappable, which is almost expected at this price point. - In an odd twist, the legends on the black keycaps are nearly impossible to see without the backlighting. This is a reversal from typical Logitech keyboards with white keycaps that are impossible to see with the backlighting on. For the G515, I think the white version is probably better in this regard. - Unlike almost every other mechanical keyboard on the market, the G515 has no way to change the LED lighting effects without using the GHub software. The default preset is a breathing effect with WASD lit in contrasting colors. Why can’t the G515 cycle through some backlighting presets using a FN + [key] combo? - No switch or FN key combo to switch to a Mac friendly layer/mapping - GHub, SMH. Firstly, where are the instructions on how to use this software? The pamphlet in the box is superficial. The help in GHub is superficial (and severely lacking), Their website is equally superficial. GHub is all style over substance.

I needed a new keyboard due to a battery leak in my old, cheap one. This had all of the functions i was looking for and feels great when typing. Rechargeable and wireless, it cleans up my desktop, looks great and isn't too loud.

Good but limited. It's a decent keyboard. Key presses are nice. The keys themselves have some texture to them rather than the smooth keys typical of Logitech. The downside is that while it can connect over a wire, their wireless lightspeed dongle or via Bluetooth, it can only connect to ONE system via any of those three options. As long as the cable is connected, the wireless is disabled. Even though there's a button to connect to wireless, it doesn't function with a cable plugged in. So unlike some of Logitech's products that can swap between three different endpoints over these connection methods, the G515 cannot do this unless you unplug the cable each time you want to swap. I confirmed this with their tech support. As this was the primary reason I purchased the keyboard, I'm returning it. If you are planning on just using this on one single system I think it is a good option given the size and price point.