- Joined
- Dec 31, 2004
- Location
- Aurora, Co
Yesterday I got the new g5 laser mouse. today I picked up the g15 keyboard. These are the two best peripherals I've ever used. Very high quality construction, and excellent tactile qualities. The backlighting on the keyboard is great, and the LCd is actually usefull!
The whole ammo/health custom display settings is a gimmick imo. but by default it displays date and time as well as cpu and ram usage. this is actually a neat feature while playing games, because if you're like me, you are always checking the clock, and I have to turn around to see mine. now I just glance down while game to see the time. also, it's a lot easier to monitor the load on your system while playing games since you get realtime ram and cpu usage stats as you play. This keyboard has 18 extra "g" keys, with 3 modes for each key. I have no idea what to do with them all, but I'll figure something out.
The mouse is by far the most responsive and accurate out there, save for perhaps the copperhead, which uses the same sensor AFAIK, so it should be equal. The lack of a second side button irks me because i usually use the forward and back buttons for voice chat and reloading/secondary fire switch. It's not a huge deal though.
The combo was expensive, 70 for the keyboard and 60 something for the mouse. Definitely worth it though. Now what am I going to do with my mx518?
The whole ammo/health custom display settings is a gimmick imo. but by default it displays date and time as well as cpu and ram usage. this is actually a neat feature while playing games, because if you're like me, you are always checking the clock, and I have to turn around to see mine. now I just glance down while game to see the time. also, it's a lot easier to monitor the load on your system while playing games since you get realtime ram and cpu usage stats as you play. This keyboard has 18 extra "g" keys, with 3 modes for each key. I have no idea what to do with them all, but I'll figure something out.
The mouse is by far the most responsive and accurate out there, save for perhaps the copperhead, which uses the same sensor AFAIK, so it should be equal. The lack of a second side button irks me because i usually use the forward and back buttons for voice chat and reloading/secondary fire switch. It's not a huge deal though.
The combo was expensive, 70 for the keyboard and 60 something for the mouse. Definitely worth it though. Now what am I going to do with my mx518?