The FIRST Gaming Keyboard... in the world
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The Logitech G15 was, arguably, the very first real "gaming keyboard".And it was wild. So, let's talk about it!Patreon: www.notaponzische.me OR https://www.p...

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  • gaylord_fartmaster@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    8 months ago

    I had the second version of the G15, and I loved that keyboard.

    I use a G910 now, so basically just trading the screen for mechanical switches.

    Edit: I finally got around to watching the video, and damn, that mention of checking ventrilo on the screen brought me back. That really was the best feature back then when I only had a single monitor.

    • BrowseManEnglish
      2·
      8 months ago

      Same here!

      I had to get rid of the 2nd edition one year ago because of a contact/short issue. :(

      So useful to know who was speaking in mumble/teamspeak when I had only one screen…

      And the shortcut keys were useful at the time (I don’t have much use for them now).

      Edit: I’ve seen the video and yes, I forgot how CLEAR the software was. It was extremely easy to set, set the shortcuts to work as you wanted.

      The current new logitec soft/driver is an utter shit, buggy, extremely confusing (I gave up on trying to setup the backlight how I want it because how stupidly confusing the UI is) and crashing all the time.

  • scops@reddthat.comEnglish
    3·
    8 months ago

    This is the mouse that 30 year old boomer gamers refer to when they say, ‘They don’t make them like they used to’.

    Fuck. When she mentioned the MX518, I started typing a comment about how great a mouse it was when I heard her say the above. 30 year old boomer? I’m a 37-year old millennial, dammit. Get off my virtual lawn, child.

    For real though, the MX518 and G15 were an iconic pair for me. I got the G15 back when I worked IT for a game developer. I pulled it out of a tech recycling bin with the WASD keys completely worn off and probably over a million keypresses logged since it was unboxed. I used that keyboard for another million, easy.

    Nowadays, I still use a G910 keyboard because I map PS scripts and Windows hotkeys to the macro buttons, but I gave up on Logitech mice because the buttons kept failing after a couple years. I’m currently using a Razer Basilisk.