Opinions needed: Logitech G11 or G15 keyboard. Which to buy?

Tipstaff · Jan 15, 2007, 12:27 AM

As the title suggests I'm pretty much looking for opinions for or against each keyboard. More specifically, I'm looking for anyone that has one of these keyboards to let me know what they like/dislike about them, and if you have a G15 board I'm looking to find out how useful that LCD screen is.

I must have sold about a dozen G15 keyboards, including a couple of the crappy first releases that had a bad paint job (the ones where the keys would wear out super fast). I really like new G15s, but one feature I never got to try out was the LCD screen.

Right now with everything said and done the price difference would be about $20 between them. $60 for the G11, $80 for the G15 (Canuck buck of course, and at cost). They are the exact same keyboards, with the difference in price getting you the LCD screen on the G15. So, I guess the real question would be: is $20 more for the LCD worth it?

ChaosMinionX · Jan 15, 2007, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Tipstaff

As the title suggests I'm pretty much looking for opinions for or against each keyboard. More specifically, I'm looking for anyone that has one of these keyboards to let me know what they like/dislike about them, and if you have a G15 board I'm looking to find out how useful that LCD screen is.

I must have sold about a dozen G15 keyboards, including a couple of the crappy first releases that had a bad paint job (the ones where the keys would wear out super fast). I really like new G15s, but one feature I never got to try out was the LCD screen.

Right now with everything said and done the price difference would be about $20 between them. $60 for the G11, $80 for the G15 (Canuck buck of course, and at cost). They are the exact same keyboards, with the difference in price getting you the LCD screen on the G15. So, I guess the real question would be: is $20 more for the LCD worth it?

G15, has more macro buttons. and its top of the line product and Logitech has exceptional support for those Ive used it many times.

Tipstaff · Jan 15, 2007, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by ChaosMinionX

G15, has more macro buttons. and its top of the line product and Logitech has exceptional support for those Ive used it many times.

More macros? Don't both have 18 buttons (G buttons as they call them), with 3 levels of switching (for a total of 54 available buttons)? Hm... have to check that.

I do seem to remember someone once mentioning that the LCD is handy for creating new macros on the fly. This is another area I can see the LCD coming in handy.

ChaosMinionX · Jan 15, 2007, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Tipstaff

More macros? Don't both have 18 buttons (G buttons as they call them), with 3 levels of switching (for a total of 54 available buttons)? Hm... have to check that.

I do seem to remember someone once mentioning that the LCD is handy for creating new macros on the fly. This is another area I can see the LCD coming in handy.

I love my G15, Im pretty sure the G11 has less macro buttons but maybe I am thinking of something else?

Tipstaff · Jan 15, 2007, 10:24 AM

Either way I'm leaning more towards the G15 due to the price. My supplier (Ingram) got back to me, and said that he could drop off a G15 to me directly saving me $10 shipping (so I only have to pay the 6% tax), while with the G11 I'd have to get it shipped plus pay the tax.

Grand totals: $74.20 for the G11, $84.80 for the G15.

Now we're in the $10 difference range.

Zelig · Jan 15, 2007, 12:57 PM

Personally, I'd go for the G11, but to be honest, I have a hard time recommending it with only $10 between the two.

Jan 15, 2007, 12:27 AM	#1
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 190 System Specs	Opinions needed: Logitech G11 or G15 keyboard. Which to buy? As the title suggests I'm pretty much looking for opinions for or against each keyboard. More specifically, I'm looking for anyone that has one of these keyboards to let me know what they like/dislike about them, and if you have a G15 board I'm looking to find out how useful that LCD screen is. I must have sold about a dozen G15 keyboards, including a couple of the crappy first releases that had a bad paint job (the ones where the keys would wear out super fast). I really like new G15s, but one feature I never got to try out was the LCD screen. Right now with everything said and done the price difference would be about $20 between them. $60 for the G11, $80 for the G15 (Canuck buck of course, and at cost). They are the exact same keyboards, with the difference in price getting you the LCD screen on the G15. So, I guess the real question would be: is $20 more for the LCD worth it? __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick. Last edited by Tipstaff; Jan 15, 2007 at 01:10 AM.

Jan 15, 2007, 10:24 AM	Thread Starter #5
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 190 System Specs	Either way I'm leaning more towards the G15 due to the price. My supplier (Ingram) got back to me, and said that he could drop off a G15 to me directly saving me $10 shipping (so I only have to pay the 6% tax), while with the G11 I'd have to get it shipped plus pay the tax. Grand totals: $74.20 for the G11, $84.80 for the G15. Now we're in the $10 difference range. __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick.

Jan 15, 2007, 12:57 PM	#6
Zelig HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 3,187 Rep Power: 71 System Specs	Personally, I'd go for the G11, but to be honest, I have a hard time recommending it with only $10 between the two. __________________ --