Logitech G413 Review

👤by Matthew Hodgson Comments 📅23-06-17
Closer Look
Logitech has clearly focused on a minimal design, offering a product that will complement any workspace in a compact form factor.



The body is extremely thin considering the mechanical keys, but Logitech claims their aluminium-magnesium upper construction offers all of the strength required. The thin shape prevents the keys being too tall, helping with comfort while looking good too. The keyboard body stands at 18mm tall without the feet and rises up to 33mm. The keycaps are 35mm from the desk, moving up to 49mm.



The font employed by Logitech is clear and easy to read, regardless of whether or not the white backlight is used, however, it does help. The plastic keycaps come with a soft touch matte finish, similar to most other keyboards, with a concave shape to each key which aids typing.



The top right of the keyboard, traditionally home to a trio of LED indicators, is a little different on the G413. This area sees the placement of only two LEDs, though, strangely, one for CAPS lock and the other to signal the “Gaming mode” which disables the Windows key by default (other keys can be selected within the software.) The Scroll Lock and Num Lock can both be indicated within the software if required, using an overlay on the desktop.



Located underneath the G logo in the top right is the USB 2.0 pass-through port; the braided cable has two clearly labelled USB plugs, one for the keyboard and one for an uninterrupted connection for the pass-through. It would’ve been nice to see USB 3.0 included here, but USB 2.0 is perfectly fine for a mouse, headset, phone etc.



Included with the keyboard are 12 extra keys, as well as a key puller, to replace the 1 through 5 and QWERASD. They provide a very different feel and shape to the keys generally used for FPS gaming, even changing the angle at which they sit on top of the keys.



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