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Logitech G13 Programmable Gameboard with LCD Display
Last Updated: November 25, 2018 (Refresh Now)
7.5
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/10
Total Reviews
998
Old Reviews
690
Unverified
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Gaming
72game, gamer, profiles, joystick, gameboard
+93%
-7%
" ... Usually can find a profile online to customize each game. ... "
" ... A nice gaming accessory. ... You can also load different game profiles into the gameboard for on the go stuff. ... "
" ... Without having to argue with the game about whether I can remap keys, I can use the same keys in every game to do certain actions. ... "
" ... I picked this up to pair it with my XIM4 to use it for FPS games on my Xbox, such as Destiny, Halo, Titanfall etc. ... I also use it for Battle Royale/RPG games like Fortnite and Elder Scrolls. ... For someone who is looking for analog movement for their PC/XIM4 console games, the G13 is amazing! ... "
" ... Don't think you are going to unbox it and become a professional gamer in one session cause it's not gonna happen. ... "
" ... I love this thing for games that have a lot options in the controls. ... "
" ... Some games you will program a different setup to. ... So it is a nifty product and not just for gaming but even being able to work your computer with one hand but honestly only your left hand. ... "
" ... I've always enjoyed using "gamepads" as an accessory for my PC gaming. ... "
Comfort
69keys, joystick, g13, ergonomic, thumbstick
+65%
-35%
" ... very little wrist tension and HIGHLY customize-able. ... "
" ... Comfortable to use. ... "
" ... It's comfortable and fits my hand surprisingly well. ... "
" ... I keeps my left hand from cramping. ... "
" ... It has been on its last leg for a year or more now I knew I was going to have to replace it soon. ... The intuitive control design is wonderful, even for my smaller female hands, I do have to reach a bit to reach the G1 and G7 keys though. ... It's got rubber pads on the bottom to avoid slipping, which is really nice as well. ... "
" ... Wanted one for a long time and when my right wrist was bothering me from overuse of my G600 gaming mouse with its 20-something buttons I wanted to offload macros from the mouse so I could use a simple trackball. ... The G13 supplements a trackball and keyboard very very well. ... "
" ... I like the gameboard quite a bit, but the joystick is super tiny and slippery. ... Love that you can modify all the keys to your liking. ... "
" ... My hands fit nicely on regular keyboards, using a Corsair K65 as my daily but the keys on the G13 feel too large and spaced out to get used to. ... I can still recommend it but you might want to find one IRL and see how your hands fit before committing. ... Feels solid and doesn't move when i'm using it at all. ... "
Keyboard
65g13, mechanical, keyboard, mouse, wasd
+75%
-25%
" ... Allows me to move with joystick mapped to ASDW keys but still use a mouse for primary weapon. ... "
" ... I'd definitely recommend it if a keyboard simply isn't doing it for you. ... "
" ... Fully customizable keys. ... "
" ... Without having to argue with the game about whether I can remap keys, I can use the same keys in every game to do certain actions. ... "
" ... Can’t go back to the standard WASD after getting used to this as it’s leaps and bounds better than a standard keyboard. ... "
" ... I switch from my keyboard to the g13 so much i barely noticed I switched. ... This is one solid color, but your choice and it can be all synced to your Logitech keyboard and mouse. ... "
" ... The G13 supplements a trackball and keyboard very very well. ... "
" ... I bought this board to play World of Warcraft (primarily) and after a short adjustment period I do like it more than just a keyboard. ... "
Controls
63thumb, joystick, g13, wasd, thumbstick
+44%
-56%
" ... The keys are too spongy and close together. ... Be prepared to accidentally keep tapping the wrong keys. ... "
" ... Some keys were barely pressing which made me press down much harder than needed. ... "
" ... After a year of use, my first one had the two buttons by the stick fail. ... "
" ... The buttons are too big. ... Another missing is a little pip on the G4 key so that you don't have to look at it and "feel" where the base reference key is. ... The bottom button below the thumbstick is positioned wrong. ... Instead, you end up arcing your hand and raising it off the palm pad just to tap the top right of the button not triggering the key. ... "
" ... Other than that, this thing is just a standard gamepad with WASD centered with programmable buttons. ... "
" ... After testing every key I found that the thumbstick button, when you push down on the thumb stick, was nonfunctional on two different units. ... "
" ... Also, the joystick push button has worn out. ... Also, this was unrelated to the joystick button wearing out some 2 years later. ... "
" ... Horrible key pressure . ... "
Product Reliability
34lasted, stopped working, first one, ago, g13
+47%
-53%
" ... Thumbstick stopped working rather quickly. ... Compared to the tartarus I had for over 4 years, this thing was a disappointment. ... Sucks that the tumbstick stopped working 2 days after the return eligibility closed. ... "
" ... After a year of use, my first one had the two buttons by the stick fail. ... I had already ordered a replacement and thought, ok it lasted a year. ... The replacement lasted a whole 2 months before the button directly under the stick failed. ... "
" ... Piece of junk stopped working after few months. ... It seems to work at first and slowly shows all of its unsolvable problems. ... "
" ... Because this is his second one, the first one lasted about 7 years but one of the thumb buttons stopped working. ... The button is damaged and just stopped working. ... So we got him a new one last month and the same button has failed. ... The new ones are now made cheaper apparently as they seem to fail faster. ... "
" ... It took it a couple months to die, maybe 100k keypresses basically . ... "
" ... Keys already getting stuck 2 months after purchase. ... "
" ... Each time a button quit working and Logitech sent me a new one. ... It is frustrating relying on this and then having to go back to a regular keyboard when it inevitably quits working. ... "
" ... The default G7 key has stopped working on both. ... This seems to be a hardware failure. ... "
Ease of Use
31software, easy to setup, keys, software is easy, setup
+81%
-19%
" ... Also use it in flight sims for extra easy to get to controls. ... "
" ... Great product and simple to setup. ... "
" ... Easy to use, well made product ... "
" ... Easy to navigate and use! ... "
" ... Easy to use. ... "
" ... Easy to use. ... "
" ... Extremely easy to program basic inputs through drag and drop interface. ... "
" ... Easy to setup and configure. ... "
Build Quality
23joystick, build quality, solid, years, sugru
+52%
-48%
" ... Solid base, heavy and not slippery. ... "
" ... It's got rubber pads on the bottom to avoid slipping, which is really nice as well. ... "
" ... Excellent build quality and I only buy it for FIFA. ... "
" ... Feels solid and doesn't move when i'm using it at all. ... "
" ... I like the build quality and the ergonomic design as well. ... "
" ... a hard tough 5 years of abuse and neglect. ... It is very well built and has a quality feel to it. ... I decided to buy a hard case for my new one and will take much better care of this one. ... "
" ... It's construction is quite robust. ... "
" ... I just pulled a rubber square off the cable box and put it on the bottom of this i would say it was well built to last like most of Logitech products! ... "
Apps
22profiles, photoshop, programs, logitech, adobe
+82%
-18%
" ... I bought this to use it while I draw using a tablet on Photoshop. ... I think it will work perfectly for anything from setting up keys for games or even opening your web bookmarks or specific folders in your computer. ... "
" ... With different profiles that can load automatically by booting up my Adobe suite and the LCD with all the info I ever need to know, this has been the greatest investment I've made in editing yet! ... "
" ... I'm not a gamer, but I do use it for Finale, which is a rather sophisticated music notation program. ... "
" ... I use it for photoshop and adobe lightoom ... "
" ... Must install software from Logitech website. ... "
" ... What I do love the most about the software is that your macros are grouped in the different profiles you can create. ... "
" ... I mainly use it for quick access to hotkeys in Sketchup. ... "
" ... I do recommend with warning that the program has a few glitches. ... "
Software Platform
16windows, profiles, logitech, profile, default
+69%
-31%
" ... Works well for my iMac running the latest MacOS. ... "
" ... Even better is that you load the profiles into the gameboard so that it will stay with it even when you plug it into a computer which does not have the Logitech Gaming Software Installed. ... "
" ... I mainly use it for quick access to hotkeys in Sketchup. ... "
" ... I can program this for the different applications. ... "
" ... I have used this with windows 7 and 10, I recommend getting the updated software from the site. ... "
" ... this works on mac and windows and is just a beauty to look at and also i love how in my animation program i got it programmed to use the joystick to switch back and forth between drawings. ... "
" ... Multiple profiles, works well with the Logitech software. ... I'm on Windows 10 and zero compatibility issues thus far. ... "
" ... use it for gaming and other work related software . ... "
Display Clarity
16display, info, stats, vibrant, useful
+63%
-38%
" ... It has the same benefits with the customizable LCD display as the G510 did, so I can see the different options and I can see my stats while gaming. ... "
" ... screen display issues in matches of LoL. ... "
" ... -The LCD display is nice, and i'm sure with some research it would be user friendly, but this seems to take some time to understand. ... "
" ... Lcd is cool but serves no real purpose other than selecting profiles and clock. ... "
" ... The LCD is actually very useful in practice. ... The backlighting on the Tartarus is also much more vibrant and colorful than on the G13. ... "
" ... I also like the LCD screen on it and how you can change info that shows up on it like the system clock, profile, performance, etc. ... "
" ... The available also are quite good and I like that I can see in game stats on the display like CS per minute for LoL. ... "
" ... Like the * on the display means that is the profile that is active. ... "
Setup
12easy to setup, software, install, windows, used
+83%
-17%
" ... Who tests these before release? ... "
" ... Great product and simple to setup. ... "
" ... Initial response, used it for an hour or so now. ... "
" ... Easy to setup and configure. ... "
" ... Must install software from Logitech website. ... "
" ... Easy to setup. ... "
" ... Setup was easy I did not even use the manual as I have many macro enabled devices that that I use. ... "
" ... Programming with the Logitech software is easy. ... "
Mouse
12keyboard, logitech, g13, joystick, keyboard and mouse
+83%
-17%
" ... Allows me to move with joystick mapped to ASDW keys but still use a mouse for primary weapon. ... "
" ... This is one solid color, but your choice and it can be all synced to your Logitech keyboard and mouse. ... "
" ... Wanted one for a long time and when my right wrist was bothering me from overuse of my G600 gaming mouse with its 20-something buttons I wanted to offload macros from the mouse so I could use a simple trackball. ... The G13 supplements a trackball and keyboard very very well. ... "
" ... Not to mention, I work from home and like to use the mouse function on the joystick to control my home PC while my keyboard/mouse are still hooked up to my work machine. ... "
" ... When it did work it was great, I especially enjoyed using the joystick to move the camera so that my mouse could stay centered in the screen and my left hand could remain on the action buttons. ... "
" ... I have the Logitech G710 keyboard and a Logitech mouse, so I already had the software installed, and it seamlessly integrated itself. ... "
" ... This gets the job done of letting me use a mouse for games like Overwatch, while still having a keyboard and a controller all at the same time. ... "
" ... Combine this with a decent gaming mouse, and you'll never have to touch a keyboard to game again. ... "
Device Compatibility
12xim4, windows, software, mac, g13
+58%
-42%
" ... Works well for my iMac running the latest MacOS. ... "
" ... My most recent purchase of the Logitech G13 is actually my second purchase of this device. ... "
" ... Even programmed in some basic text responses so I don't have to move to the keyboard to type text. ... "
" ... Wonderful it did everything i needed and more Windows !0 ... "
" ... Even though its not super advertised, this thing works great on Mac. ... "
" ... I use the G13 in conjunction with the Xim4 on the Xbox One. ... "
" ... this works on mac and windows and is just a beauty to look at and also i love how in my animation program i got it programmed to use the joystick to switch back and forth between drawings. ... "
Design
12sexy, layout, design, build quality, well built
+92%
-8%
" ... I like the gameboard quite a bit, but the joystick is super tiny and slippery. ... "
" ... Excellent build quality and I only buy it for FIFA. ... "
" ... Feels solid and doesn't move when i'm using it at all. ... If you plan to use it definitely look at modding it. ... "
" ... I like the build quality and the ergonomic design as well. ... "
" ... It is very well built and has a quality feel to it. ... "
" ... The appearance from the outside looks like its perfectly fine. ... "
" ... Now that I have used this, I will probably look for right-handed one and use two. ... "
" ... Love the layout, love the feel . ... "
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Type: LCD
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