Logitech G510S Gaming Keyboard w/ Game Panel LCD Screen & Detachable Palm Rest

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(TL;DR: I totally recommend this for any gamers.)This must be the best gaming keyboard I ever got to try. The pricing is great for what you get and the cons are not much of a concern to me.I've been looking for a gamer keyboard for a while and I always thought something was wrong on the different products I could see. That was up until I found this one. In my opinion,this is the only one with enough macro keys and a layout that fits with my personal taste. In combination with my current gaming mouse, I can assign every actions from every game I'm playing to macro keys and have a very optimal control scheme. The LCD is a very big surprise to me since I always thought this was kind of gimmicky. This keyboard is actually making a good use of it. You can scan through your different profile, have a clock,UC/RAM meter, timer/countdown and an RSS feed. Who actually needs more?The software could use a better User Interface, but it's very easy to get into it. It's simply not as practical as it could be. For instance, you have to drag an assigned command to a bin to delete  it from a key assignation; the UI could need some simple shortcut like the "delete " key for key assignation removal). Also, the plastic removable wrist rest feels a bit cheap, but I don't care since it's purpose is only to support my wrist (duh!) and I don't see it taking any shock.

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This keybord replace the G15. It's really good. a lot of macro key, the multicolor ilumination is really great in the dark. The LCS is also great, like the one on the G15. I use it for FPS graph with Fraps and CPU usage/temp with the Coretemp plugin. It work pretty well. The only downside is that this is not a mechanical keyboard. I don't understand why Logitech don't make a mechanical version of this keyboard. I could be one of the best.

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Using it as a replacement for my G15 keyboard. All the G15 apps, macros and profiles copied over with no problem.Overall the design is much better and they keyboard will be more durable than the G15 for those that are upgrading or replacing theirs.

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I recently received this G510s at PAX, and I'm using it to replace my Logitech G105.The G510s is a very nice keyboard, but it has some features that are definitely going to be hit or miss with some users.*The Good:First, the keyboard itself is your "standard" Logitech G-series keyboard, with the basic keyboard layout, programmable G-keys (18 G-keys x 3 memory banks) and multimedia buttons. There is also the Windows-key toggle, as well as the LED backlighting toggle. Then there are the LCD panel's selection buttons, and the mute toggle buttons for each the headphone and microphone jacks.The keyboard itself is very well built, and it feels very nice. It does take up more horizontal space then most keyboards due to the extra G-keys on the left side. The palm rest is also very sturdy, and when attached to the keyboard it doesn't wobble around when you're typing fervently (like I am now).The LED backlighting colour can be changed through the Logitech Gaming Softare. Great if you want to differentiate your different gaming profiles with visual cues (red, yellow, green, blue, purple, etc).The LCD panel comes with your basic gaming profile selector, clock, etc. The most useful features I've found are the Teamspeak plugin (for Teamspeak) as well as the gaming profile selectors. Beyond that, I have found no use for the other available panels.*The BadComing from a mechanical keyboard for actual typing, and the G105 for gaming at home, these keys feel mushy. The G105 keys felt very solid, and had a good tactile response: keys required a good amount of solid force to depress them, even for a rubber dome keyboard. The G510s, on the other hand, feels mushy. While the same force is required to press the keys, the keys don't bounce back up with the same amount of force as the G105 keys did. They kind of stay down until you completely remove your finger; the slightest bit of weight keep the keys down. Personally I don't like this much, but since this is merely my gaming keyboard I don't find it that much of a nuisance. However, I certainly would not appreciate this keyboard for its typing experience alone.Depending on your preference, the LED backlighting can be a bit weak. Even at full brightness, the backlighting seems to be about 50% compared to the G105's. Personally I hate extra bright LED backlighting on keyboards (it's blinding in a dark environment), so this dimmer backlighting is actually perfect for me. I already know how to touch type and where all the keys are, so it makes sense that you don't need to light up the keyboard like an airport runway.The risers on the bottom of the keyboard are limiting. There's the open position and there's the closed position. Beyond that, you'll have to devise your own contraption to rise the keyboard to a certain angle if you so require.Finally, there's the headphone + microphone jacks. Having jacks on the keyboard is actually a pretty great idea. It means that you can easily plug/unplug your headset straight into your keyboard without having to reach around the back of our tower or laptop each time. It acts as a USB headset, and basically has its own driver that Windows recognizes. Here's the catch: if you have any specific hardware drivers that control anything like an EQ or otherwise sound enhancement/amplifier, the keyboard completely bypasses it. This is because it's a USB audio device, not a direct pass through. This isn't really good or bad, but something to note in case you have a special audio setup.Long-winded review, yes. But hopefully detailed enough to give some users an idea of what to expect with this keyboard. As a gaming keyboard is has all the features you would need and want: an LCD panel that you can program (software required), multimedia buttons for quick access, convenient headset jacks, and more programmable buttons than you can shake a stick at. In that regard, this keyboard is worth it. It might not be $120 "worth it", but definitely "get it on sale" worth it.Build: 4/5Features: 5/5Value: 3/5Overall (not avg): 4/5