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I am coming from a G710+, which I also have at work... I hate going between different keyboards, so I try to match. So I will compare mainly with that model in this review.My personal home G710+ started having keys stop working, which so far I have been able to fix with drops of alcohol, but it is very annoying having to do that. I thought mechanical keyboards were supposed to last, and last, and last. Never spilled anything on it, or mistreated it in any way. Also the spacebar is not depressing cleanly anymore, it kind of binds, and goes crooked unless you press it almost perfectly in the middle. Super annoying! And I couldn't fix it with alcohol, and I didn't want to use any kind of lubricant, although I guess I should have tried. The spacebar binding is the main reason I decided to replace the G710+, which I loved otherwise. I guess I cannot complain too much, my home G710+ was 6 years old, but I expected it to be the last keyboard I ever bought, to be honest. I really liked it. So far not a single problem at all with my work G710+, which is even older. Go figure.The entirely new Romer-G switches that the G910 uses makes it a different ballgame, hopefully with the redundant contacts, keys won't stop working, ever. And the keys do feel super smooth and responsive, so hopefully the spacebar never starts binding either. I see no reason to ever buy another keyboard as long as this one keeps working. I love it that much.I LOVE how they put the numbers and the symbols in the proper place, and that everything on every key is lit up. The G710+ had the symbols below the numbers, and the symbols were not lit up eg. none of the shift characters were lit up on any key on the G710+. Who thought those things were a good idea?! Terrible design decisions.I really like how Logitech keyboards are laid out, and I wanted a keyboard that feels similar enough to the G710+ that it wouldn't be annoying going back and forth, because I still use a G710+ at work. I am glad that the G910 exists, as I none of the other Logitech keyboards looked similar enough to the G710+ for me. This keyboard is similar enough that the muscle memory is not disturbed much going back and forth, so that is good, and the main reason I chose the G910, I wanted it to be as similar as possible. Yet it honestly feels even better than the G710+, but not so different that switching back and forth is annoying. The keys feel great when typing, and I can type incredibly fast with the G910. I think the switches in the G910 are definitely better than the G710+ in terms of typing feel. I am extremely happy with how the keyboard feels. And I am extremely happy with the keyboard in general.The G910 is a bit louder, with more of a hollow sounding thump, rather than the more clicky sound of the G710+. I think the sound will be subjective to most people. They are both on the loud side for a keyboard, as expected for a mechanical switch keyboard. But I think I prefer the sound of the G910.I love the RGB color control, and there are so many varied settings that I think it will make just about anyone happy! Plenty of custom options. I have been switching between them, and they are all fun. I currently have it set to the Echo Press preset, where it is a somewhat dim green, but when I press a key, it lights up to full brightness and then slowly fades back down. Makes for a cool effect. I wish I could save that particular setup as a custom setting, but for some reason you cannot save your changes to a preset. So if I change to a different setting and want to go back to the Echo Press, I have to set up my colors and timing all over again. Maybe I could replicate the Echo Press preset functionality in the Animations section, where I could save it as a permanent custom setting, but I have not tried yet. Please Logitech, let me save any changes I make as a custom setting! Even if it is based on a preset!As for the ARX dock. I see LOTS of comments saying it just a gimmick etc. But I actually love it! It is super nice putting my smartphone there. I use it all the time. I find that I have lots of use cases for having my phone for viewing something while I work, etc. Even though I have three screens already, it is still useful.I don't care that it is not an actual dock, just a place to put your phone. I absolutely love this feature! However, I do wish it held the phone a bit higher as with the iPhone swiping up from the bottom, which you have to do a lot, is kind of a pain. I have somewhat solved this by padding the dock to raise the phone up a bit, but I can only raise it up so much before it won't hold the phone securely anymore, and it is still not quite high enough to make swiping up completely easy. But at least I can swipe up at all, now.Overall conclusion. I love this keyboard! Hopefully it lasts, both for the key performance, and for the lighting. If it does, I think I have found my perfect keyboard.I've been through so many keyboards over the years, I couldn't even begin to guess. I can't speak to how well this thing performs for a heavy duty gamer, but I'm a writer who's put out 3 books and more than a hundred short stories, nearly every one of them done on this one keyboard, along with daily messaging and other uses. This [expletive deleted] keyboard is the best writing investment I've ever made; it's relatively ergonomic such that I can sit here and pound out thousands of words in a sitting without cramps or wrist issues, the keys feel really good and sound appropriately click-y without being obnoxiously loud, you can configure the colors to your liking (I did blue background with random yellow twinkling so it looks kind of like a Star Trek-like computer panel).Most importantly, these switches are rated to like 70m keystrokes, and while I may not have done exactly that many (it's hard to know), it lasted 7 years of heavy duty use, and only then started to have minor errors like double pressing keys when I didn't mean to. The switches do sound different now, but again, I have punished this thing waaay more than a normal user would have. The longevity and reliability in these switches has impressed the hell out of me. I just bought another one, and I will continue to do so for as long as these things are being manufactured. I'm probably even going to buy one or two more just to keep for when this new one wears out in 7 or so years.On a very minor note, I'm not a fan of the Logitech G-Hub software that you use with it. I like the ability to configure colors and macros and stuff, but it just doesn't run well on my system.Long story short, best keyboard I've ever used, by a long shot.I am typing this on the Logitech G910 Orion Spectrum RGB mechanical gaming keyboard which I am reviewing right now. This board features Logitech's own Romer-G mechanical switches which were designed by Logitech from the ground up with the primary purpose of being a tactile switch that is faster than Cherry MX Browns while also being built with RGB lighting in mind from the very beginning. As a result, the keys feel light with a short travel, high actuation point, low actuation force and very little tactile bump, so little that they feel basically linear. Personally I find this design appealing as I am somewhat of a light typer, I like keyboards which allow me to glide over the keys with very little force being applied while still registering strokes but I like a little tactile feedback to feel confident in my presses. However, this does make the keyboard feel a little overly sensitive and prone to mis-types and the stabilization leaves a lot to be desired; I can certainly see how a lot of people would NOT like the feel of this keyboard. The bottom out feels satisfying but not too hard and the sound of the switches is overall pleasing and fairly quiet, however the space bar has a very distinct and not entirely pleasant sound, almost like a static-y metallic sound if that makes sense. The shift keys suffer from the same issue, and the backspace key to a lesser extent.As for the design of the keyboard itself, the G910 Orion Spectrum is a full-size keyboard with a full array of dedicated media keys including a volume "scroll bar" which I have grown very fond of as well as 9 "G" keys which can be programmed with macros either manually on the keyboard or using Logitech's G Hub software and can integrate directly with programs like OBS (I use them for scene transitions and muting/unmuting audio sources while streaming). This is further expanded by three "M" keys allowing you to switch between macro "presets" that you define and an "MR" key allowing you to record the macros directly from key strokes. It has a short, sharply sloped wrist rest that really doesn't serve much purpose. I often find myself elevating my hands while typing regardless as it sits a little too low for comfort. The "Arx Dock" is just a gimmick, it is literally just a place to set your phone while sitting at the computer and the Arx software is useless in my opinion.The keycaps are a good shape, have bold, thick lettering and the RGB lighting shines directly through the keys without being either too dim or overbearing and there is no noticeable "bleed" from under the keys. However, a major con of the keyboard in this regard is the fact that if you switch the lighting off, the lettering on the keys is clear and colorless and therefore basically unreadable in anything less than direct light. The WASD keys have an additional design on them that is shared with the arrow and "G" keys and supposed to distinguish them from the rest of the letter keys which is neither here nor there. The G Hub software does allow you a wide range of control over the lighting down to individual keys which I used to set up a "blue and white" theme on my unit with the function, G, ESC and WASD keys colored white and the rest of the board colored blue. It looks very nice and honestly the lighting control and appearance is one of the primary reasons to choose this keyboard over other options. It has the ability to change the colors over time allowing you to create patterns if that's your cup of tea.As far as gaming is concerned, the switches lend themselves pretty well to fast-paced shooters and I feel that people playing those kinds of games were the target audience Logitech was going for here. The characteristics of the switches make lightning fast responses possible and this is where this keyboard shows its best colors. I like this keyboard and feel it was the right fit for me, but there are certainly better options on the market for a lot of people. If you are going to buy this keyboard, it should be for the macro keys, subjective aesthetics and decent gaming performance. If you want a really good keyboard for typing, don't have a use for the macro keys and/or you don't like the way the keyboard looks there are far better options at a similar price, but I am happy with my purchase.
