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I am about to build a pc with a black and white color scheme, so I'm looking for a keyboard to match

 

I like cherry mx brown switches and i'm looking for a black keyboard with white backlighting that i can make pulse, I know I can do this with a Corsair K70 RGB, but it does way more than I need

 

Any suggestions?

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I am about to build a pc with a black and white color scheme, so I'm looking for a keyboard to match

 

I like cherry mx brown switches and i'm looking for a black keyboard with white backlighting that i can make pulse, I know I can do this with a Corsair K70 RGB, but it does way more than I need

 

Any suggestions?

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I am about to build a pc with a black and white color scheme, so I'm looking for a keyboard to match

 

I like cherry mx brown switches and i'm looking for a black keyboard with white backlighting that i can make pulse, I know I can do this with a Corsair K70 RGB, but it does way more than I need

 

Any suggestions?

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I am about to build a pc with a black and white color scheme, so I'm looking for a keyboard to match

 

I like cherry mx brown switches and i'm looking for a black keyboard with white backlighting that i can make pulse, I know I can do this with a Corsair K70 RGB, but it does way more than I need

 

Any suggestions?

You are not going to find an rgb k70 so that was never an option. The g710+ is black and white with white leds. It does have an ugly orange bracket around the left g keys though. Small inconvenience but it's a nice keyboard.

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You are not going to find an rgb k70 so that was never an option. The g710+ is black and white with white leds. It does have an ugly orange bracket around the left g keys though. Small inconvenience but it's a nice keyboard.

Just a heads up @OP if you do get the G710+...

 

I had a G710 (non-plus) a while back (same as the G710+, but with MX Blues, not Browns). The keys started snapping at the stem within a week of me owning it. Apparently it's a pretty common issue with the keyboards too. It's a shame, because other than that, it was a really nice board. The volume knob and media buttons were so awesome. If you get third party keycaps to replace the crappy OE ones, then you can potentially have a really great keyboard.

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Just a heads up @OP if you do get the G710+...

 

I had a G710 (non-plus) a while back (same as the G710+, but with MX Blues, not Browns). The keys started snapping at the stem within a week of me owning it. Apparently it's a pretty common issue with the keyboards too. It's a shame, because other than that, it was a really nice board. The volume knob and media buttons were so awesome. If you get third party keycaps to replace the crappy OE ones, then you can potentially have a really great keyboard.

I've had mine 6 months now and I have abused it at least 2 different times in moments of rage. Not even the slightest bit of damage. I had a k70 before this and even though the board on the k70 felt a bit more sturdy the keycaps feel exactly the same. I have heard of this before, you are the first person I have seen claim have the issue for their own keyboard though. Something tells me it's isolated to people with rage issues. 

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I've had mine 6 months now and I have abused it at least 2 different times in moments of rage. Not even the slightest bit of damage. I had a k70 before this and even though the board on the k70 felt a bit more sturdy the keycaps feel exactly the same. I have heard of this before, you are the first person I have seen claim have the issue for their own keyboard though. Something tells me it's isolated to people with rage issues. 

Pfffft, I don't rage....... that much :P

 

A simple google search shows it's pretty common. 

g710+ keycaps breaking

Then again, I got my G710 the day it was released, so maybe that had something to do with it. However, I've seen lots of people with the issues on the "+" version as well.

 

18 page thread on the Logitech forum about it: http://forums.logitech.com/t5/Logitech-G-Keyboards/G710-broken-keys-from-normal-use-plastic-tops-Where-to-get/td-p/1075449/highlight/false

 

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Pfffft, I don't rage....... that much :P

 

A simple google search shows it's pretty common. 

g710+ keycaps breaking

Then again, I got my G710 the day it was released, so maybe that had something to do with it. However, I've seen lots of people with the issues on the "+" version as well.

Could definitely be a first batch issue. 

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