The G213 is a fantastic keyboard. The look, feel, weight and cost make this a no-brainer.It has beautiful lighting, subtle or vibrant as wanted. To call it a gamers keyboard might dissuade some from it’s perfect use as a classy, mature, or elegant daily use item.Could not be more pleased with the speed of keystrokes with just the right amount of tactile resistance and audible reward.Was considering from among many out there, but this fit the bill perfectly.

the g213 is by far the best kybd i’ve ever used and i’ve been in the ‘puter industry since the 70’s! most of the reviews attest to the brilliance of its design and feel. i get it. ooh, let me add, a gamer i’m not, k, but the razor cynosa and a red dragon boards i had over the previous 10 months, can’t begin to compare. in fact, the cynosa already started to show some wear on the shift and ctrl keys – poor. also, razor software support is horrific! so back to the g213’s issues and i’m now on my third in less than 6 weeks.problem 1) it will not illuminate during bios boot just prior to the win10 login screen. yes, i’ve tried the light button but when you press that during a boot, it only leads to -problem 2) after a light button press during a boot, the kybd remains dark forever. yes, FOREVER! doesn’t matter if lightsync/g-hub software is running or not, reboot or not. in fact, lightsync is not a real-time app. it simply shows your last configuration. the fix is to unplug and re-plug, then all’s well again.problem 3) the latest release (09 ’21) of lightsync/g-hub has a confusing if not outright difficult user interface. worse, they have not updated their online user guide, so u’ve gotta tough it out on your own. this is especially true if you use “freestyle” which supports zone lighting.problem 4) when viewing the kybd at an angle, there are lighting hotspots that are noticeable through the keys. yes, this is a nit but becomes somewhat annoying after hours of use.. . . and that is why it only gets 3 stars.now the brilliance part – oh what a kybd! the keys feel great and u have color ONLY where it’s needed.1) the colors are great. u have 17m of them but don’t expect a lot of color accuracy. the lighting can be adjusted with the app. what i like most is that the colors do not bleed through under the keys. the keys illuminate including shift characters and nothing else. what a joy! this should be standard for all kybds – what gives?!!2) the kybd is divided into 5 lighted zones. these zones are chosen arbitrarily but are ok for my use. the numeric section on the right along with the media keys above it, are a zone; the print key section including the arrow/cursor keys below are yet another zone, and the remaining fn and type keys are divided into the remaining 3 zones. very nice.3) there’s a default setting when initially plugged in but if the light key is pressed and held while pressing a numeric key (0-9), other options appear. why this info is not in a user guide is beyond my thinking, as it’s especially nice to know should one have no interest in the lightsync/ghub app.while not noise free – it’s very quiet and if you type softly, noise is barely perceptible. an experienced typist should expect some audible feedback – that’s subjective. hopefully logitech will have a fw update that fixes my bios boot issue, cause for those rare times when some bios configuration is required, u’ll need a flashlight. yes, it’s possible that behavior could be a personal problem but i’ve tried 3 boards and no change. i have kept the last one (see UPDATES) and returned the others to amazon. one other point, the serial number on the g213 box does not match the serial number on the actual g213 kybd inside; not sure who’s doing the packaging but that’s just weird.don’t really use the wrist-rest and could care less but it doesn’t get in the way and frankly it’s a bit of a plus.many have written about key problems especially, the space bar. i can only hope it’s a low percentage problem (see UPDATES). i’ve only had this for 2 days now but will likely buy again, if i must. it just feels and looks that good in the dark.1st UPDATE (2nd g213):so it’s been about 10 days now and yes, these kybds (2) have some issues.1) it does not light prior to the win 10 os load when booting. (2 different kybds now)2) some combo key presses (ctrl+shift+m) are hit and miss. this was a defect with the kybd.i suspect they have an engineering problem with some m-boards. if i shutdown with the kybd turned off, it will not light again after a reboot. the work-around is persnickety and i will call support. btw, they’re quite responsive.2nd UPDATE (3rd g213):1) i’m becoming more convinced that the g213 has difficulty with the msi z490-pro m-board. all 3 exhibit the same no-illumination bios boot behavior after the initial use.2) these kybds do have quality issues as all 3 had different behaviors with illumination. at least this last one seems to be recoverable. when the lights do not come on after a button press. the g-hub sw usually fixes the problem.3) my 2nd kybd did have a combo key press defect with ctrl+shift+m keys and the need to be unplugged for several minutes before lighting. this one works much better but still no lights during the bios boot phase.

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I have used Logitech productts for a long time and I hate to say it, but do not buy this keyboard.I bought one in July 2024, and it was great. No issues whatsoeverr until I accidentally fried it a few weeks ago by using the wrong power supply on a USB hub. Totally my fault. I immediately came to Amazon and bought a replacement. Thatt’s where the trouble started.The firrst one that came, the “T” key would only worrk about 50% of the time. So I returned it to Amazon and they sent a replacement.The replacement came and all the keys worrked prroperly, but a section of the keyboard, about 8 keys grouped together, felt entirely different from the rest — they were loose and just clacked straightt down witth no pressure. It was really annoying because I spend 50+ hours a week typing for work, plus time for perrsonal use, and it was throwing me off — if you type a lot you know what I mean when something is not consistent.I went through a bit of a hassle to get another rreturn, bu hey did, and the third keyboard arrived. All tthe keys felt great and I was happy. Until I started to acttually use it.This third one has a BIG problem, too: The R, T and Y keys give double-lettters interrmittenttly. Like I said, I tyype for a living so I know it’s not me. I’m leaving all those misspellings in this review so you can see what you might get.Part of my job is editing, so the idea that my hardware is going to inttroduce errors is just not acceptable.I’m not surre if I am going to ttry to get another replacementt or just throw this in he trrash where it belongs and get an entirely different keyboard. While it’s not a super-expensive keyboard, it isn’t inexpensive, and to get three in a row that don’t work for the one thing theyy’re supposed to do means something is wrong at Logittech.

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Had it a few days and so far amazing. Maybe I have a bias because I came from a worn keyboard but compared to my last one it is a upgrade in every single way. Typing and gaming is good. It even has a game mode button that does a lot but my favorite is that windows key doesn’t pop up windows so you can possibly use it as a extra keybind or atleast not open windows mid game on accident. Lightwight for its size and seems durable. LED’s are easy to control and synce. All the audio buttons are comfortable, nice quality and additions on the top right actually come in super useful. The bottom comes out to support your hand more and makes it way more comfortable Loving it so far. UPDATE: After having this keyboard for a few months the only possible complaint I could make if I was being super picky are.1 LED are not the brightest.(More than bright enough for me) 2 The keyboard is bigger and takes up more space, ( I personally love it because of comfort.) 3 It’s definitely not silent when typing but from my experience on the quieter side than most keyboards.

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