When I unpacked the good piece, I noticed right away that it is relatively easy. Fortunately, this does not affect the quality: it is processed consistently high quality, it squeaks and rattles nothing, no matter how you press it and swings. As I have then looked more closely, I liked it visually better and better, it is through the square design "distinctive" rather than the "petite" G510, but that also has its charms. Optically clear a looker, especially when the very chic and luminous lighting is switched on.
Since the Isku yes largely consists of high-gloss finish, fingerprints can not be avoided unfortunately. But they are easily removed by wiping. The high-gloss finish looks very classy, the normal plastic, where the glossy part is edged, but is easily the impression of a "plastic bomber" arise ... but not in a negative sense.
The lighting can be adjusted in six steps, as can be found which suit all tastes. Very postiv: Per drivers can be a time-controlled dimming or switching off the lighting set. If you do, for example XY minutes nothing on the keyboard, it dims to XY% of the luminosity or switched off completely.
The driver is again top notch: clearly structured and very visually kept "cool". There are also a number of profiles can create, which various applications can be covered. A great feature is the ability to link keyboard profiles to .exe files of games. This is then automatically loaded when you start the game the assigned profile, backed by an acoustic announcement of the wizard. In addition, you can select "Windows Profile", which are automatically started when you start your PC and after a game has ended (if in a particular subject has been created and started for it) is used as a profile. The announcements are very useful because you dadruch always the same white "all clear, the right profile has been loaded" Toll!
My personal taste highlights include but clearly the macro function and the thumb keys. Creating macros is really easy and very fast by the hand, because the wizard guides you through a speaker system by the setup. It is thus directly in the game in a matter of seconds to create new macros without having to leave the game or have to adjust the driver anything.
Very good solved! With this keyboard, I'm starting for the first time, to use macros with the G15 ... I have never used something.
The thumb buttons are really a dream for any player: they are just below the spacebar and are without gripping the wsadmin control block perfectly achieve. So you can put on any kind Markos. Thus one has then up to 6 Funtkionen addition to the touch, you can namely prove twice per EasyShift each of the three thumb buttons. Say, press the assigned key and then for EasyShift T1, T2 or T3 press calls to "second" function of the button. Very awesome! To time to give you an example: In Battlefield 3, I use the three buttons so far as: T1 throws me a Medikit, T2 changes to the defibrillator and T3 draws the secondary weapon - all without having to scroll the mouse wheel to the appropriate gadget or leave the control area must which saves time and at any time you retain control of the character, because it always keeps its finger on the major keys and need not gripping. Soon I will still play around with EasyShift so I throw a grenade with the secondary function of T1.
The criticism, they can be more like clicking mouse buttons, I can only partly understand: they are more difficult than the rest of the keys Press to accidental Drüber slides triggers no function. Personally, I find there's nothing negative. Neither the pressure nor the other point click behavior bother playing. Nett: the average thumb key (T2) is additionally provided with a touch typists mark. So that you know at any time, you have dan thumb on the middle of the three buttons.
Generally one can say that the pressure point of the keys is really perfect. You write very comfortable. Even the key noise is not too loud and sound quality.
Above the keyboard there are the media keys to control the media player like Winamp, iTunes, VLC etc.. These buttons can be freely programming, as well as the entire macro keys and the thumb keys.
The state of the keyboard is very firm, because the feet are rubberized. Slipping is thus a problem of the past.
Roccat Talk also allows communicating the mouse and keyboard among themselves. Thus, for example, so that the DPI mouse resolution during zooming on an opponent by sniper rifle "on the fly" change keystroke on the keyboard. Nice, but I do not use so far.
EasyShift, thumb buttons and macros but go very quickly into the blood and you do not want to miss after a short. Great Features!
However, I have to suspend some little things:
- The keys are not optimally illuminated from diagonal angle. Although they are to read all good, but they are perfectly lit only if one looks up front.
- A display is for me not a must, but nice nonetheless one would have been
- Roccat Talk works - as its name suggests - only with Roccat devices (Isku and Kone [+])
- Media keys macro Recording- button and the button for controlling the Beluchtung are all unlit. My feeling but not so bad, since the REC button is located right next to the profile LEDs and you just know that you will find there. At the height it is the only "normal" button next to it come the slightly deeper held media keys. The same applies to the lighting button: it sits at the far right of the media keys, the only key not in the sinking. Only the media keys themselves are difficult to tell them apart because you can not see in the dark, which regulates what.
Conclusion: strong buy recommendation for players who are looking for a chic keyboard with sophisticated features that make a playing and the operation of the OS. The thumb buttons are for me the reason to buy such, simply to test times. It is worth it! On the G510 I waste no more refueling neighborhood and am very satisfied.
