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Logitech G15 Logitech has some really nice products for gamers, and the G15 should fit the bill quite well. The G15 adds on a lot of keys, especially ones used for gaming. There are six three-key rows on the left that can be used for a whole lot of games. Apart from the 18 keys, you can also store up to three profiles-effectively, that's 54 shortcut keys that can be used in various games.
All the keys on the G15 are backlit, and though most gamers don't look at their keyboards when gaming, it does look pretty. A key on the G15 can to toggle the brightness levels of the LCD screen and the backlight. The keys feel good-they have good feedback and are comfortable for long hours of gaming. What makes the G15 really stand apart from other gaming keyboards is the foldable LCD screen. Under the screen are controls for the media player.
The buttons for these aren't the best though: they are clunky. With the drivers installed, the LCD shows inforŽmation like CPU and RAM utilisation, and song information from your media player. That's not all-there are commuŽnities and forums online that have developed neat little mods for the screen of the G15. An online search reveals useful mods such as bandwidth monitors, e-mail notifications, chat notificaŽtions, and-as you might expect-even silly ones, like for virtual pets.
The keyboard software can also detect games on your hard drives and tell you a whole set of custom functions that you can set. For example, the whole list of tasks and heroes in Warcraft 3 was displayed, and could be assigned to keys. With all the extra keys and the LCD, you'd think this keyboard was really bulky, but it's not! The keys are a little thinner than those on standard keyboards, so people with thicker-than-normal fingers-and touch typists-might have a little trouble. We have no serious complaints about the G15, and at Rs 4,995, its pretty good value for money compared to the Razer Tarantula. Gamers should definitely consider getting one for any genre of game.
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