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Hello everyone, I bought a couple of Logitech G710+ mechanical keyboards and on both there are keys that do not work. How do I go about fixing them? I bought one on eBay and got a replacement, now I have 2. I've tried removing the keys, reseating them, and using compressed air. I've installed the software/drivers and still some of the keys don't work. Thanks, HH

I might have, potentially, found a way to turn on the illumination for the keys on my keyboard (that the controller/key for illumination stopped working) THROUGH SOFTWARE. Includes having LGS (Logitech Gaming Software) running, using LED ILLUMINATION SDK from Logitech and having UnLight by HunterZ. 1. Have LGS run in the background. https://support.logitech.com/en_roeu/software/lgs 2. Start G910_SAMPLE.exe from the LED ILLUMINATION SDK https://www.logitechg.com/sdk/LED_SDK_9.00.zip 3. Set Lighting in it. 4. Have UniLight running (if not running, the LED illumination will turn off once you close G910_sample) https://github.com/HunterZ/UniLight (direct download: https://github.com/HunterZ/UniLight/releases/download/v1.5/UniLight_v1.5.zip ) 5. Close the G910_SAMPLE. 6. Enjoy!!! Having no illumination was such a PITA and it feels strange having the keys illuminated after getting used to no illumination. But I like it. Now I have to find a way to optimize the procedure and make it run on startup. Can anyone here test if it works for their G710 / G710+ or any other Logitech keyboard, especially if it's not an RGB one? Logitech G has no intention to add Illumination control to LGS for their first mechanical keyboard, the G710+. My way proves it can be done. #logitech #G710fix

Introduction and Parts Selection Everyone has seen the Logitech G710. It's a large, high profile, mostly grey, mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Blue switches, some macro keys and media controls. The case is all plastic, with a metal mounting plate. Overall, it's fairly sturdy, with little to no flex. Here is a picture of the keyboard: It looks decent, but not great. Especially that blue part around the macro keys stands out, but not in a good way. Glossy plastic is as bad as ever; fingerprints and oils everywhere. The mounting plate is black. Newer keyboards often have white plates, which makes for much more, and more even underglow. And the MX Blue switches are tactile for Cherry switches, but you can get far more tactile switches. And the sound is not that great, compared to some other switches. This is where the mod comes in. Painting the mounting plate white is obvious. And because the rest of my room is white, I also wanted to paint the keyboard white. For switches, I went with the Kailh/Novelkeys BOX Jade switches. These are relatively new switches made by Kailh. They are compatible with Cherry MX keycaps, plates and pins. There are, however, some major differences. They have a box around the stem, and around the contact point. This makes them rated IP56 and for 80 million key presses. This is compared to the Cherry MX, whish is rated IP40 and for 50 million key presses. The clicky switches also have another difference: the tactility and sound comes from a click bar, instead of a click jacket. This makes the sound and tactility much sharper, and it produces a click on both the upstroke and the downstroke. On Cherry MX switches, the sound is a bit more rattly, and it produces a clicky sound only on the downstroke. The tactile feedback is also less defined. On the normal BOX White, the click bar is 0,25mm thick. On the BOX Jade, the click bar is 0,30mm thick. This makes the switch much more tactile, and the sound deeper. This is the switch I chose to replace the MX Blues on my G710 with. Due to the BOX switches being enclosed, they don't support the 3mm through hole LEDs on my G710. They officially only support SMD LEDs. However, the LED can also fit inside the switch. For the linear and tactile switches, this can be 1,8mm or 2x3x4mm through hole LEDs. The clickly switches only support 1,8mm through hole LEDs, due to the click bar. I therefore chose 1,8mm LEDs for my project. Due to tax reasons, I went for 68 BOX Jade switches, and 50 Gateron Green switches. Green switches use a heavier spring than the Blues, but are otherwise identical. The Gaterons are Cherry MX clones, but are often considered to be better than the Cherrys. They are also transparent, so I can mount the LEDs inside the switches. This means that the lighting will be more even, than if I had mounted the LEDs on top of the Gaterons, but inside the BOX switches. The Mod Itself Disassembly The first step is obviously removing the keycaps. The case of the G710 is held together with plastic clips and 14 philips head screws, all on the underside, and none of them are hidden. The volume control is still attached to the top part of the case, and with a cable to the main PCB. The PCB is connected to two additional cables, and the plate is connected to a grounding point. Now, I can start disconnecting the cables, and removing the PCB and mounting plate from the case. Again, screws. I'm painting the top part of the case, so I'm also disassembling that. There are a bunch of plastic tabs and melted plastic rivets. The tabs are enough to hold it together, so just cut the plastic rivets with a box cutter knife. After doing that, it comes apart into 3 pieces. The metal logo is held in with two screws. Desoldering Each switch has two electrical pins. Each LED also has two pins. The keyboard has the 105 ISO keys + 6 programmable keys. This means it's 444 points to desolder, and later solder. Desoldering was done using a soldering iron and solder wick. The wick was placed on the solder joint. Then the iron was placed on the soldering wick for a few seconds. The solder was sucked into the wick. Surprisingly easy. After desoldering those, I can remove the switches and LEDs from the mounting plate. (the fan is a molex powered fan, connected to a "1200W" PSU) The stabilisers were also removed. They are held in with clips, which just have to be pushed in. Painting  I hadn't done this before, so I just chose some cheap matte white paint and primer. First, I sanded all of the parts. Then, I applied a few coats of primer, and then some coats of white paint. (I didn't take pictures of the process.) Finding spray painting tutorials should be fairly easy. While I was doing this, I had soaked the keycaps in soapy water. Soldering and Reassembly Now it's time to solder in the new key switches. This is how I laid out the switches: Through hole soldering is really easy. Heat up the pin and the ring on the PCB for a few seconds, feed in a little bit of solder. The stabilisers were inserted into the plate before soldering. The LEDs have to go in first. Make sure to have the polarity correct, as LEDs are diodes. This is marked on the PCB, and the longer pin is the cathode (positive, +). I soldered in the LEDs in the corners, and then the switches in the corners (the G1, G6, numpad Enter and numpad minus). While doing so, an extra pair of hands was used in order to hold the plate together with the PCB. The extra length of the pins was cut off with a pair of metal cutting things. After doing so, the rest of the LEDs were soldered on. The switches were mounted to the plate, but not soldered on. This was to ensure the LEDs fit. Once all of the switches were in the plate, they were soldered on. The reassembly was fairly simple... Undo the steps from the disassembly. I ended up with a screw left over... oops Result In comparison, here's the mounting plate when it's black. Conclusion  All together, this project took me four days. I did one step per day, from Friday to Monday. I'm fairly happy with how it turned out. It looks decent, and the switches are much nicer to type on. The glow from the white mounting plate looks really nice, and the white colour makes it a bit more special than the standard black/gray/blue G710. The switches are fun to type on, and the MX Blues feel almost linear in comparison. I went from ~80 to ~90 WPM on Typeracer, which is nice (but still not that good). The sound is also different, and nicer. Due to never having spray painted before, the main issues lie with that. The plate turned out perfect, as it's just a flat piece. The blue plastic part around the macro keys, and the glossy black part around the main keys turned out fine. They are also mostly flat. The big grey part of the case, however... I decided to mask the thing in several places, due to concerns about the parts fitting together. I didn't do a good job, so where I masked has these ridges on them. In retrospect, I probably didn't need to mask them, so I should just have left them and painted. Also, I have noticed LEDs on some of the keys have warmer tones than the rest. This is most noticeable on the Scroll Lock key. I didn't realise this until I had reassembled it and put it on my table, but you can clearly see it in some earlier pictures. Typing Tests With Cherry MX Blues With Kailh BOX Jades. The space bar makes a much louder sound, that's not just the camera. All of the pictures and videos were taken using my Oneplus 3.

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So I bought the k70 RGB a week ago for a special price so it costed me as much as a strafe non rgb costs. But I can't forget a black friday deal. The Logitech g710+ was priced at half the price of the strafe non rgb/k70 RGB(on offer). I don't need RGB but I decided to get it because it was cheaper than the k70 non rgb and costed about as much as a regular non rgb mechanical keyboard. Although I've read that the Logitech g710+ keycaps breaks easily so did I do the wrong decision? If you were in my position, would you bought the Logitech or payed twice as much for the K70 RGB?

Do the g series of keyboards from logitech all carry romer g switches? Or are some Official cherry mx switches? I am hearing mixed results and i need halp pls

Insane good price for this keyboard! Logitech G710+ mechanical keyboard with Cherry MX Brown switches. It has six macro keys and is two-zone back-lit. The WASD and arrows keys are one zone, and the rest of the keyboard is another zone. Except for the media keys, all other keys are mechanical... including function and macro keys. The Logitech software suite is also quite decent and stable. Cherry MX Blue switches are also available, but they are considerably more expensive. $89.99 No mail in rebates! No promo codes! Link: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16823126299

A while ago I asked some people on this forum post what their thoughts on the logitech g710+ was. They were over all positive, with no one complaining of broken keycaps, like so many reviews have been. So recently I was actually able to purchase one. it came in the mail today, and low and behold its missing a keycap on the number pad right out of the box. On top of that, the backspace key sounds horribly loud compared to everything else. This all kinda sucks since I had such high hopes for this keyboard. I guess logitech has lost my trust as well.

So, rather simply, I am having issues with LGS. I can find, download and install the software from Logitech's site but after I install it, my keyboard starts lagging on key presses and the software's UI won't open. One second, I press a key, and the next second the character is recorded. The install of Windows is clean, and the only other things installed are Skype, GTA V, NVIDIA drivers and Chrome. This has happened in the past, but I could never figure out the issue. However, I really want to use the software to change macros and such. I also plan on buying the Orion Spark in a month or so, so I really wouldn't want to have to deal with this issue after spending almost $200 on a keyboard out of all things. Anyone know how I can get it to work? I have tried installing and running as Admin so that isn't it. Maybe a legacy version of the software?

Hey Guys, I am about to buy this Keyboard since there aren't any Corsair RGBs with Blue MX switches anymore, and this Keyboard has everything I need. Would love to have the Vengence K95 with blues but I can't find that one either, anyway have you guys used the G710 before ? How is the build quality and the overall usage ? Thanks ahead ! C0LL0SS0S

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http://www.frys.com/product/8312257?site=frys_mon_prcode_ecampaign+date:120114 $80.99 off with promo code: 5915332 Enjoying my G710+ with browns so far so in case anyone wants a G710 with blue switches. virus86's Unboxing:

Not sure if anyone has posted about this yet so if this has already been mentioned, please just tell me and I'll remove the thread. While checking out Logitech's newly unveiled RGB mess of a keyboard in the G910 Orion Spark on their official page, I came across something else.. Apparently Logitech just decided to also release a Cherry MX Blue switch version of their only mechanical keyboard on the market: the G710+ with the quieter Cherry MX Browns. It's essentially the same keyboard with a few minor changes like the blue trim around the 6 programmable macro/G keys rather than the the orange trim found on the original G710+ and the removal of the O-rings found under the key caps used to dampen sound. So here it is: the G710 (no plus) http://gaming.logitech.com/en-ca/product/g710-mechanical-gaming-keyboard It's currently on preorder for an MSRP of $149.99 (the same as the original G710+)

Hey everyone, So I was on Logitech's site and noticed that they have a keyboard called the G710. It's the same as the G710+ but with MX blues instead of browns. I was just wondering, is this new? If not, has anyone had an experience with it? It looks really good. Link - http://gaming.logitech.com/en-us/product/g710-mechanical-gaming-keyboard

Hello this is my first post here^^ And i am writing this on a G19 and i think its about time to upgrade now. And i want a mechanical keyboard with brown switches because sometimes i need to be quiet Soooo, my question is, should i get the g710 or the k70 if you have one, PLEASE write what you think about it so it gets easier for me to decide, because i dont wanna feel like i made the wrong choice Thanks

I have recently been thinking about modding my Logitech G710+ by painting it, as seen in this thread. Instead, I was thinking of trying a matt black finish over the whole of the plastic surround. I have no clue about spray paint, so just wanted to ask if this would be the right stuff to use (Flat Black Matt (C29) option) Has anyone else tried this? Would be very grateful if someone had and could post pictures of the finished keyboard so I could decide if it's a good idea or not? I just thought that it could look nicer without the glossy plastic finish. Thanks

Source / Product Page: http://gaming.logitech.com/en-us/product/g710-mechanical-gaming-keyboard (Please move this Thread if I'm in the wrong Sub-Forum, maybe it should be in the "News" one?) If you didn't know the G710+ (the one with the +) has Brown Switches with O-Rings (Don't know if the new version will have these Rings though) Found it by Luck, browsing through their Gaming Category on the search for the well-known G710+ and mistook the G710 at first glance with the G710+. I found nothing about this new version except on the Logitech site (in various languages), various filters and search by image resulted only in Logitech pages. I called the local Logitech support (from my country) but even he was surprised about that keyboard and knew nothing about this version. The Logo on top of the product page says only "Lightning fast." compared to the g710+ "Lightning fast. Whisper quiet." Whoever made the product pages for this version also just replaced every occurrence of "G710+" with "G710", "Tactile" with "Cherry MX Blue" in the first paragraph and removed the 2nd paragraph for obvious reasons: "Whisper-quiet keys Focus on game Quiet, non-clicking key [...]" Btw. I wrote this with my G710+ Keyboard which I just ordered 2 weeks ago and I think I'm now sending it back and getting the one with the blue switches. Just stumbled upon this new version on the last day now in which I can sand my G710+ back while getting my money back (cancellation right) ________________________________________________________ More Images, nothing surprising, orange just has been replaced with blue (taken from gaming.logitech.com):