MX23288
Logitech
G13 Advanced Gameboard w/ LCD
From 5 Customer Reviews
MX23288
Only$69.99
- SKU: MX23288
- ILC: 097855053893
- Part #: 920-000946
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This will completely change your experience of gaming movement and spellcasting.
2/13/2012 9:27:37 PMPaul from Edmonton writes:
- Strengths:
- -If you like WoW or SWTOR, you'll find this device will improve your pvp and raiding performance. -Thumb joystick completely changes the WASD movement experience for the better. -On-board macro programming is really useful for SWTOR players needing to macro outside of the game. -Solid build quality.
- Weaknesses:
- -The gamepad display is not very useful because of its small size. Don't spend too much time programming RSS feeds or chat warnings on the display; focus on using the G-key programming instead. -The Logitech driver software can sometimes get confused with other Logitech peripherals, requiring you to reinstall periodically. -The thumb joytstick downwards motion requires too much pressure to use reliably. -The profile selector buttons are confusing to program
- Summary:
- I've tried various devices to handle the clunky WASD commands of gaming (i.e. Nostromo N52 and Wolfking Gamer Claw). This Logitech G13 beats them both for ergonomics and performance. This kind of product is very personal, and requires you to try it for yourself and decide after 2 days if you like it. Definitely try the G13, and if you don't like it, return it to Mem Express. But once you get used to the thumb joystick and G keys, I'm confident you will be very pleased with this device.
Not bad
1/17/2012 11:23:18 PMJohn K from Winnipeg writes:
- Strengths:
- Comfortable Cool thumb joystick Lots of buttons Display can be used for some handy things (like temps of all your CPU cores, cpu and RAM usage, and news feeds? What's up with that?) Macro recording on-the-fly without opening software
- Weaknesses:
- Button arrangement is not the best, no tab on directional buttons makes them hard to find without looking (no worse than a keyboard), most of the buttons are the same size so hard to tell what you're pressing without looking.
- Summary:
- I love having a dedicated gaming controller for my left hand. I thought this would be great, but it's only OK for one main reason. The keys are arranged poorly. With your fingers on the directional keys (WSAD or G4,G11,G12,G10) the forward key (W or G4) is in the top row, so you cannot make the top row 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 because it's interrupted by the forward key. These keys are used for spells in many games and it sucks to interrupt them. Everything else is nice though.
This thing is awesome!
5/20/2011 11:55:49 AMNigel from South Edmonton writes:
- Strengths:
- I love the screen, very useful for me, and once you get the keys set up, it works wonderfully.
The joystick feels great, and surprisingly natural.
Change the backlight colour too, very cool. - Weaknesses:
- Can't complain. Having to set it up isn't a fair downside.
- Summary:
great pad, screen's useless
2/5/2011 6:22:53 PMSean Esopenko from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- little joystick is very accurate compared to d-pad or keyboard
very comfortable due to size
having 22 keys plus 2 buttons available is great
color backlight change depending on macro profile is great
much more durable than my saitek n52 was - Weaknesses:
- screen is just a toy, really. doesn't improve my game at all.sdwawdawaw
little joystick isn't analog
while comfortable, the large size requires more desk space
I usually have to play a new game on the regular keyboard for a week or two before I get a feel for how I should approach the key layout on the game pad
downloadable profiles are never good for my tastes - Summary:
- Bought a long time ago to replace my dead Saitek n52.
I wish they made one like this, cheaper without the screen. They'd probably sell tons if they did.
G13 Gaming mitt
7/29/2009 10:38:42 AMGuy Delongchamp from Edmonton writes:
- Strengths:
- The keys are smooth and responsive. It has a bunch of extra keys compared to a Nostromo, which is nice. The software installed easy enough and came with a preset configuration for World of Warcraft which I changed to my liking. You can also program in any game you want. I also like the easy buttons to change the mapping of all the keys on the fly, easy to get at, and works well.
As for the display it is eye candy but it does display newsfeeds which is different. - Weaknesses:
- The hat switch for the thumb is a mini joystick and you sometimes find it will pick the wrong function, so I am getting used to it. The nostromo's hat switch is more precise but this in on the older model and the newer nostromo has a round hat/joystick and looks like it might be similar to the G13's anyway. Either way, the hat still performs for RTS by moving the map, which is its main purpose.
- Summary:
- Overall good, the key mappings are very application dependant. If you run warcraft and want to also use Ventrilo, you can, but Vent will only work while you run Wow. If you change the focus from Wow to a browser, the talk feature in Vent won't work. To fix this you have to map the talk key on the mitt (G13) to its default function inside the Wow profile then in Vent when you program the same key it will map it to default also and always work.
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