Review on Logitech G915 TKL: Advanced Wireless, Low Profile Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with Lightsync RGB - Tactile by Seo-jun Jun

Name: Logitech G915 TKL: Advanced Wireless, Low Profile Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with Lightsync RGB - Tactile
Item: Logitech G915 TKL: Advanced Wireless, Low Profile Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with Lightsync RGB - Tactile
Rating: 4

October 22, 2022

A reliable product, quality is acceptable.

Impressions from the keyboard are twofold. After the Steelseries Apex Pro, I was generally shocked how it was possible to release such a “wreck”, where all the keycaps hang out and dance, to the market.

You can’t put other keycaps either, and you won’t be able to experiment much - put fleece or somehow stick them on double-sided tape so that they hang less, because you can break these latches and it won’t be funny.

But after a week of sitting behind it, somehow you get used to it. Bribes its compact size, lack of wires, low-profile keycaps, which is pretty good, multimedia keys, stylish appearance. Like the norm.

I won’t be surprised if someone from this keyboard will spit. She's not perfect. Typing on the keyboard is the main thing, but in my case, I need the ability to remap keys in separate programs and keyboards like Steelseries, Logitech, Corsair with Mac OS software do a good job of this.
If you just needed a low-profile keyboard without problems, then you might want to pay attention to the Keychron k1v4 or k3.

Logitech, on the other hand, I really hope that they will continue to improve their products and roll out a product with normal keycaps that will not hang out like a rattle.

Z. Y. For a better understanding and not to forget why Kailh switches do not fit on the G915 TKL, I added an image of Kailh's native low-profile keycaps.

Kailh switches - are inserted into the switch, like the same Gateron Low Profile, and the Logitech G915 TKL keycaps are on latches, they do not sit tightly and dangle because of this. How it was possible to think of this and put it on sale is a big question. But what do we have, as they say.

I really hope that in the future separate keycaps will be available for sale, which can also be inserted.
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Pros

We are talking about the G915 TKL White. The difference between Carbon and White is only in color and switches. Carbon is clickable (blue), White is tactile (brown). 1. Mechanical, low-profile RGB backlit wireless keyboard; 2. Ability to connect, both via a USB adapter, via bluetooth, and via cable; 3. Multimedia keys, with separate buttons forward-backward, play-stop, mute + metal drum, which are directly pleasant and convenient to adjust the volume; 4. Ability to reassign the F1-F12 keys via GHub to other keys and save in the device's memory; 4. Three profiles with the ability to save different backlight options, options for reassigned F-keys; 5. USB adapter pocket on the back of the keyboard; 6. Compact size, stylish design; 7. Feet on the back to raise the keyboard 4 or 8 degrees; 8. On the keyboard in white G915 TKL White, if necessary and desired, you can work without backlighting and the characters will be read without problems; 9. Also, as a plus for myself, I will highlight the switches installed in this keyboard: Kailh Low Profile Brown - although they work like tactile ones, but, fortunately, I don’t feel this tactile feedback, or it is very weak, but, I think they are more linear. Actually, I would buy this keyboard on linear switches, if only it was sold in 2022; 10. There is software for Mac OS.

Cons

1. The first and most unpleasant thing is that the keycaps of the keyboard hang out and do not sit tightly. Keycaps are attached to the switch with snaps, hence the backlash. How secure are these latches? and what to do if one of the buttons breaks? Does the warranty cover this? Big question. 2. The G915 TKL White keyboard has Kailh Low Profile Brown switches, but standard Kailh Low Profile keycaps will not work here. Again, the question arises, where to get keycaps in case the mount breaks? On Aliexpress, a full set of keycaps for the G915 costs more than 2k. 3. The buttons are located too close to each other, hence there may be misses and incorrect keystrokes. I have experience using Magic Keyboard, Keychron k1v4 - these keyboards have indents, it becomes more convenient to type with them and you don't touch neighboring keys. In the G915 TKL, it turns out that the distance between the keys is like on a membrane, like the Microsoft Wired Keyboard 200. 4. As already mentioned, only F1-F12 keys can be programmed via GHub. This, of course, is sad. When in the same Steelseries Apex Pro you can program any key up to multimedia. I did not think that Logitech would be so weak.