Logitech's totally rad G19 gaming keyboard now on sale

For no particular reason -- let's just blame blatant capitalism in the face of uncertain times -- Dell's online store has a 30 day exclusive on Logitech's new G19 gaming keyboard, and just started selling the thing at $180 a pop, or $260 when bundled with the G9 laser gaming mouse. Sure, that might sound like a lot of money, but just remember the next time you reach a weathered, calloused index finger across your keyboard to toss your last grenade at a grim virtual enemy: you could've paid $180 to do the exact same thing while listening to Korn.

[Thanks, Brian]

[Denus Posted May 13th 2009 3:08PM]

Logitech should first take care of the LCD issues with the WOW applet on the G13 and G15.
This problem is known since more than a month, nothing happens yet....

[darok3k Posted May 13th 2009 2:15PM]

not bad, but i'll stick with my G15..

[pretol Posted May 13th 2009 2:49PM]

g15 was gimmicky, and this ain't any better....

There's free software that allows to reprogram/macro keys to your liking... There are already TOO MANY keys on any keyboard for gaming...

And for 180 bucks, you can get a 24" 1920*1024 monitor (and have money left over), so the arguement for the itsy-bitsy screen falls apart right there...

Somehow logitech decided that the little utilities they write for their little screen are worth 180 bucks...

arghh... plus the whole "I'm 8-years old, and I love spaceships" design theme... argghh..

But hey, some of us love spaceships, and some of us think that the endless hours logitech put into R&D of this awesome keyboard are worth it...

[holydimsum Posted May 13th 2009 5:23PM]

Just ordered 1. can't wait to play with it.

[thors1982 Posted May 13th 2009 4:50PM]

Geeks.com has the g15 for $48 right now... I know which one id choose if i was looking for a new keyboard :-p

http://www.geeks.com/details.asp?invtid=967599-0103

[Naoki7 Posted May 13th 2009 8:32PM]

I have had the same keyboard for about 7 years now. (http://ebtx.com/comp/keyboard.htm has a pic of the exact same model). The caps lock, insert, and two Start button keys have been removed via screwdriver. Half of the keys are worn smooth and blank, the spacebar has some lovely thumb-carved curves to it, and several of the most used keys have gouges worn in them from my fingernails.

So no, I'm not getting a new keyboard anytime soon. :) This thing is like a favorite old chair that conforms perfectly to your butt. Only with fingers.

[(Unverified) Posted May 14th 2009 1:59PM]

I believe that the point of the electrical power is to power the USB plugs. Since pretty much every usb device these days requires a powered usb port, the unpowered usb plugs on most keyboards (including the previous g-series ones) were useless.

[(Unverified) Posted May 15th 2009 11:35PM]

nope, it has its own little Linux system built in to it, that's what the extra power is for, and it doesn't touch the USB from my understanding. thanks but no thanks unless the price drops below 150 with shipping, I love my V1 G15 to much.