Hands On Logitech G413 Mechanical Keyboard

Logitech has unveiled a new keyboard called G413. Logitech With this new keyboard is transiting to a completely new design direction.

The last gaming keyboard Logitech produced, the Logitech Pro, is essentially just a TKL version of the G810 Orion Spectrum; the G610 models are also nearly the same as the G810 Orion Spectrum, but with Cherry switches instead of Romer-G switches, and without RGB lighting. They’re all unassuming black rectangles.

Design Changes

The G413 models show that Logitech is expanding its design in terms of language to accommodate more users. First, gone is the all-black finish; instead, you can get the G413 in Carbon or Silver. Second, instead of the more traditional backplate-and-top-cover design, Logitech has followed much of the keyboard market by creating the G413 with a top plate design, with the switches mounted on top of an anodized aluminum plate.

There is also a functional change, but once you start fiddling with how your keyboard is built, you get a bit of a domino effect. For example, it has been noticed in the past that Romer-G switches on Logitech keyboards are a little noisy--there’s quite a bit of “ping” when you’re clacking away. The older design abated this somewhat, but with the switches sitting on the top plate, the noise is significantly more pronounced. To be sure we weren’t imagining things, we pulled out the G810 Orion Spectrum to compare; it’s not even close.

The other notable change that comes with the new design concerns the lighting. Logitech’s lighting system is excellent, largely due to the through-stem lighting design of the Romer-G switches that ensures all keycap legends are evenly and brightly lit. The same is true of the G413, of course, but you now also get an under-key glowing effect. Whether or not that appeals to you is a matter of preference, but note that it’s there.

Software.

The G413, predictably, comes with the Logitech Gaming Software (LGS) as well as Overwolf, which “gives in-game access to anything from PC performance statistics and monitoring to game-specific tools like LoL Wiz and CS:GO Stats.”

With LGS, you have control over a couple of lighting options the G413 affords, assign commands (including macros) to all 12 F keys, disable any key you want when you’re in Game Mode, and get a heat map of your gameplay.

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The G413 offers 26KRO and anti-ghosting.

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