I guess you could call me a Logitech fan boy. I really love Logitech. They’ve always made peripherals that I’ve been impressed with. For many years I’ve been typing on a G15 (The older G15 with 18 macro keys, not the newer edition) or G11 keyboard. I’ve always loved the way they functioned and how smooth typing felt.

Logitech Illuminated Keyboard

At my new programming job I had to work on an iMac for the first few weeks. While I don’t like Macs that much, I do love the Apple keyboard. It has the feel of a laptop keyboard. Really, I think I loved it way too much because now I can’t go back to a G15/G11 keyboard. Typing on it feels too “bulky”. The keys are huge in comparison. This basically started a hugekeyboard battle. I started buying a lot of keyboards, trying to find one that wasn’t made by apple but had the “slim” keys that felt super nice to type on. I eventually came across the Logitech Illuminated Keyboard.

Coming from a G15 keyboard which is loaded with extra non-standard keys (media keys, macro keys, etc), you’d think that this keyboard wouldn’t be advanced enough. The thing is, it doesn’t have to be. It has all the features I need:

• Media Keys: Pause/Play, Next, Previous (It is missing a ‘Stop’ key, but I can live without it).
• Numpad (Yes, this is important. The diNovo Edge does not have one).
• Volume control keys (Up, Down, Mute).

I never really used the G15/G11 macro keys for anything important. I used them for a few things in Visual Studio, but I can live without them. Anyway, if anyone is looking for a great and inexpensive keyboard, the Logitech Illuminated Keyboard is for you.