Logitech - K840 Mechanical USB Keyboard - Black/gray

I'll echo the sentiment made in a previous review. I have no idea why I waited so long to get this keyboard. I don't game anymore so my take is solely from a typing perspective. Now I'm a product of the late '70's and early '80's so I am very familiar with those mechanical tanks we used to type on. Now, the typing experience with this K840 is not exactly the same but it is definitely paying homage to those old beasts in an updated way. The keys feel authoritative and precise. The mechanical action is not overly firm and the travel is perfectly measured. Anyway, I highly recommend it. An absolute joy to use.

At first, I was skeptical, but after trying it, it's been an awesome experience. It's durable, so it handles my strong taps fine, yet the keys are pronounced and easily accessed, so I can fluidly type of I want. Best place to start for heavy typers and/or gamers!

You can feel the sturdy quality in both tactile and operational perceptions. It does take some getting used to the height of the key positions. Because they seemingly extend above the keyboard they tended to feel awkward at first, compared to a standard keyboard.

I love my new Keyboard, I can type super fast and accurate again!

One of the keys came with plastic sticking sideways at the bottom, and made noise whenever using it or its neighbors. It was an injection molding imprecision, and I filed it down. Releasing keys produces a metal string-like resonance sound and reverberations, potentially because of the resonance with the metallic top surface, I don't know. I got used to it. Pressing hard on a key will actually DEFORM the platform, which you can bend back and forth with just your thumbs and index fingers. This was unexpected for me, to have a metallic keyboard, but at the same time not elastic like steel would be. This keyboard is still an improvement over a $30 DELL that I had had at work, it just has the quirks that I've described. I got it on a 25% off sale, and still think that I paid an extra $10-20 just for the Logitech brand.

I've owned WASD, Ducky, Razr BlackWidow. Honestly, I paid 100s for those keyboards. Got this keyboard for < $100 ($60 to be exact) and for that price you can't beat this. The keys very similar to a Cherry MX Blue but slightly softer. They have a "mushy" feeling that I've grown to love after working on a "clicky" WASD for a couple years. It's sound is very pleasing.

I was shopping around for a new keyboard after my old one quit on me, (my own fault, spilled some coffee on it. RIP Keyboard) and I wanted to try out a mechanical keyboard. WIth most "Gamer" keyboards costing upwards of $100, this seemed very affordable, and the build quality is definitely sturdy. It doesn't come with macro recording or any fancy features Razer might include, but it does a very good job and I think I'm sold on mechanical keyboards in general. So long, membrane!

I purchased this keyboard for around $65 and it is absolutely fantastic for the price. I have a Logitech G810 at home I use for gaming and I use this K840 for work. I actually enjoy typing on the K840 more than the G810 due to how the keys are designed to sit on top of the chassis instead of inside the frame as on the G810. If you can get this for around $70, it is the keyboard to beat. I personally love Romer-G switches and even prefer them over Cherry switches now. I used to be Cherry MX Brown all the way until I started using Romer-G switches. I will probably never use another keyboard than Logitech's Romer-G keyboards. The K840 is a steal for the price. I absolutely recommend this keyboard. It is also quieter than Cherry MX switches as well as having shorter actuation distance. This makes typing quicker and quieter than any other Cherry switch, even the Cherry MX Silent.