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Title: Logitech G410 -- $20 @ Staples
Post by: xmagusx on Wed, 01 November 2017, 18:36:22
https://www.staples.com/Logitech-G410-Compact-Mechanical-Gaming-Keyboard-920-007731/product_1928400
Title: Re: Logitech G410 -- $20 @ Staples
Post by: SamirD on Wed, 01 November 2017, 21:56:58
Great find!  But I can't seem to find any in stock locally--mainly because it looks like their stock checker isn't working right. :(
Title: Re: Logitech G410 -- $20 @ Staples
Post by: ander on Mon, 06 November 2017, 02:00:53
Just curious—do these have the 1st-gen Romer switches, before they improved them? Could that be why they're so cheap?
Title: Re: Logitech G410 -- $20 @ Staples
Post by: SamirD on Mon, 06 November 2017, 21:35:13
Just curious—do these have the 1st-gen Romer switches, before they improved them? Could that be why they're so cheap?
I didn't know there were different versions of them.  I remember trying them at one point and my thoughts were that they didn't feel much better than a rubberdome.  Maybe I should try them again?

Title: Re: Logitech G410 -- $20 @ Staples
Post by: Duckyreddy on Mon, 06 November 2017, 21:44:44
Just curious—do these have the 1st-gen Romer switches, before they improved them? Could that be why they're so cheap?

I didn't know they made revisions to the switch!
I had some time to play with the G810 with Romer-G's and I can say they aren't terrible but not overly amazing either, not a fan of the short actuation but the switch was marketed to Gamers so I can respect that.
Title: Re: Logitech G410 -- $20 @ Staples
Post by: SamirD on Tue, 07 November 2017, 20:05:53
Just curious—do these have the 1st-gen Romer switches, before they improved them? Could that be why they're so cheap?

I didn't know they made revisions to the switch!
I had some time to play with the G810 with Romer-G's and I can say they aren't terrible but not overly amazing either, not a fan of the short actuation but the switch was marketed to Gamers so I can respect that.
Was this recently?  I wonder if you tried the new version or the older one?

Title: Re: Logitech G410 -- $20 @ Staples
Post by: Duckyreddy on Tue, 07 November 2017, 21:02:20
Just curious—do these have the 1st-gen Romer switches, before they improved them? Could that be why they're so cheap?

I didn't know they made revisions to the switch!
I had some time to play with the G810 with Romer-G's and I can say they aren't terrible but not overly amazing either, not a fan of the short actuation but the switch was marketed to Gamers so I can respect that.
Was this recently?  I wonder if you tried the new version or the older one?

It was just last week I believe, is there a way to tell between the new and old?  :cool:
Title: Re: Logitech G410 -- $20 @ Staples
Post by: SamirD on Tue, 07 November 2017, 22:07:00
Just curious—do these have the 1st-gen Romer switches, before they improved them? Could that be why they're so cheap?

I didn't know they made revisions to the switch!
I had some time to play with the G810 with Romer-G's and I can say they aren't terrible but not overly amazing either, not a fan of the short actuation but the switch was marketed to Gamers so I can respect that.
Was this recently?  I wonder if you tried the new version or the older one?

It was just last week I believe, is there a way to tell between the new and old?  :cool:
I dunno--your assessment was exactly what I thought of the switch I tried a year or two ago.  :))

Title: Re: Logitech G410 -- $20 @ Staples
Post by: ander on Sat, 11 November 2017, 01:58:31
Just curious—do these have the 1st-gen Romer switches, before they improved them? Could that be why they're so cheap?
I didn't know there were different versions of them.  I remember trying them at one point and my thoughts were that they didn't feel much better than a rubberdome.  Maybe I should try them again?

That's what I've gathered here and there—for example in this thread (https://geekhack.org/index.php?topic=91038.msg2481771#msg2481771):

New Romer G aren't bad. They seem to be less mushy now and a bit smoother.

So I recently tried a G910 in store and it felt great!  Nothing like the old mushy Romer-G I remembered.

I think they updated the switches and HUGE improvements on stabilizers (back then was mushier than Cherry stabilizer, now it feels like Costar)...