Logitech G512 X 98 Review: A Hybrid Mish-Mash
Key takeaways
- TMR Switch compatibility.TIREDHybrid switch concept is impractical.
- This gaming keyboard tries to cram in so many features, and nearly all of them feel a bit half-baked.
- I can appreciate that this keyboard is attempting solve a problem that plagues analog keyboards, but, its solution ends up creating just as many new problems.
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WIREDWell-built. Responsive tactile switches. 8,000 Hz polling. Extensive customization. TMR Switch compatibility.TIREDHybrid switch concept is impractical. Complicated setup. Not as streamlined as a dedicated Hall Effect keyboard. Only includes 9 analog switches. Rubber rings don’t emulate tactile feel. Typing on mixed switches is unpleasant. Gimmicky design choices.We all remember the toys that tried to do too much. The RC car with flashing lights, wailing sirens, flip-out weapons, and a spring-loaded rocket launcher—you know the one. That’s how the Logitech G512 X feels to me.
This gaming keyboard tries to cram in so many features, and nearly all of them feel a bit half-baked. The number of features gets in the way of the overall design. It’s a mechanical keyboard, with optional analog switches, and the switches also have rings that make them tactile, and the keyboard has built-in tools to swap out your switches on the fly, and the switches are held in a little case on the back of the keyboard.