Wired - Logitech G19 Keyboard

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Ginormous Gaming Board Is Finger Clickin' Good

Whether you spend your days hunched over a desk pounding out verbiage or prancing through Khaz Modan in search of Monkey Gauntlets , the tool you wield can make all the difference.

 

Sadly, the science of keyboard design seems to have fallen by the wayside in recent years. Aside from vaporish blowhards like the Optimus Maximus, most of today's keyboards are essentially thin slabs of spongy key meat riding low on the totem pole of the peripheral hierarchy.

 

The G19 is one of those rare exceptions: A hulking retro-licious beast of a board that'll satisfy WoW adherents and desk jockeys alike ... for a price.

 

As the successor to Logitech's G11 and G15 , this huge hunk of plastic comes with gaming hardwired in its DNA. Like its relatives, it has a blocky aesthetic that harkens back to the days of the Model M. There are, however, a handful of very modern flourishes that make this latest G-board a distinctly modern marvel.

 

One of the returning features is the popular "G-Key," which can be programmed to send any combination of keystrokes you want. This time around, there are three sets of programmable keys laid out vertically in 2 x 2 grids along the left side of the board (twice as many as the current G15). And with three settings per key, that means you'll get an extra 36 individual key presses or complex macros.

 

But let's not kid ourselves: The big selling point here (and the reason for the G19's two-hundred dollar price tag) is the swiveling, full-color LCD planted firmly in the center of board. This screen not only allows you to display in-game information for more than 60 titles, you can use various applets to view YouTube, VoIP, IMs, and, yes, even Twitter........

 

 

 

 

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