
- LOGITECH G710 KEYBOARD SOFTWARE INSTALL
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- LOGITECH G710 KEYBOARD SOFTWARE SOFTWARE
Plus, the keys have been tested for durability to a 50 million cycle life. With an actuation force and distance of 45 g and 4 mm, respectively, the keys are optimized for rapid command entry. However, overall it provides a pretty good balance of features, a great typing experience (ergonomic considerations notwithstanding) and, at £129, it's pretty much on the money in terms of pricing.The mechanical keys on G710+ deliver gaming-grade responsiveness and tactile feedback superior to rubber-domed keys. Its odd styling is an immediate turn off, its USB pass-through is next to useless and here and there other alternatives have it beat for features, such as the Corsair K90 with its oodles of macro keys or the Roccat Isku FX with its RGB backlighting. It has become less frequent but the habit of simply bringing your hand to the left corner to start typing is still causing it to happen every now and again. One point to note about the macro keys is that for many weeks – and still – we kept accidentally anchoring our little finger on the G buttons rather than the left Ctrl when returning to the keyboard.
LOGITECH G710 KEYBOARD SOFTWARE SOFTWARE
All told, the software isn't the most powerful macro tool we've ever seen but it allows for quick and easy control of this keyboard's main features. To record a macro, simply select the memory bank and G button you'd like to assign the macro to then tap the MR button and perform your key sequence when done tap MR again. There's also a choice of three memory banks allowing for three different sets of six actions, in the default mode, or three sets of six actions per game when used in game profile mode. The software will automatically search for known games and add profiles for you, or you can add the game manually by searching for the executable.Ĭommands are assigned to the six G buttons down the left via a simple drag and drop action, and each game can be assigned different commands. Otherwise, though, the software is reasonably unobtrusive and easy to use when it comes to setting up macros.
LOGITECH G710 KEYBOARD SOFTWARE INSTALL
While the backlighting and basic key functions will all work straight out of the box, a driver install is required for the multimedia keys and macro functions, and sadly Mac and Linux users aren't catered for here. It provides a good purchase and shouldn't wear away as soft-touch finishes do, though after a couple of months use the keys are starting to develop a slight shine. The surface of the keys is a slightly rough plastic rather than any sort of soft touch finish. That said, we do prefer the even lighter, none tactile feel of Cherry MX Red switches but, as mileage may vary here, we're not going to hold this against the G710+. When it comes to the overall feel of the key action, it is pretty much like every other MX Brown switch keyboard: it's responsive, accurate and just generally a pleasure to type on.

LOGITECH G710 KEYBOARD SOFTWARE FULL
If you do want the full clicky audio hit, though, it's a simple enough process to pop off the keys and remove the rubber rings. The rubber rings are effective but can only do so much meaning that while quieter than most mechanical keyboards the G710+ is still markedly louder than a rubber membrane model. Cherry MX Brown switches (4mm travel, 45g pressure, tactile) are used throughout and each has been dampened slightly with a rubber ring to reduce the rattling noise the switches normally make. Nonetheless, the typing experience is still excellent. It's not difficult to use per se but there is a short learning curve that is only there because of some styling choices, which seems rather silly to us. Also, the labels for the primary functions are offset to the top and centre of the key – leading to further confusion for the secondary functions as they now sit below the primary function labels. Logitech has gone for a sort of 'digital' look with all the characters squared-off where they would normally be rounded.

In fact, even in good lighting, the dull grey colour for this writing is rather difficult to read.įurthermore, the font used for both primary and secondary functions is not really to our liking. While most experienced keyboard users will know the rough whereabouts of secondary functions, it's useful to be able to check, and here the backlighting is minimal at best. Whole keyboard at half brightness - our preferred settingĪlso, it's a shame the backlighting doesn't do a very good job of illuminating the secondary functions of, in particular, the number keys.
