Logitech G213 Prodigy Wired RGB Gaming Keyboard - Black

The speed, weight, response times, and stability of this keyboard are all spot on perfection. The sound quality makes them almost silent but its an ok sound, not great, not bad. The keys themselves are lacking in durability, I removed a few key caps (yes I did it the right way) to see if I could put some other keycaps I had purchased over them to improve both the sound and feel but not only did I figure out the bottoms of the keys are some type of odd proprietary modification on the bottoms which made the keys unable to be switched out for almost any half decent replacement. The keys themselves also scraped slightly each time one was removed which is very odd with how little force they take to come off, like they were made to be a bit flimsy. It seems like decent value for money, a better, slightly less compatible, slightly flimsier keyboard, with less keys but costs $50 dollars less than the competitors. Edit: Best keyboard I have ever owned, no keyboard has ever felt this right, I felt the same way with the Logitech mouse I got and it seems you really can't go wrong with high rated, high end Logitech products. Still not happy with the compatibility issues with most key caps but I wouldn't wish a different keyboard on anyone with the feel, sound, and reaction time. I really hope this keyboard lasts. Edit 2: I keep spilling pop on this, at a certain point it feels like I perform magic tricks bringing this keyboard back from the pop covered depths of despair I put it through. Idk how it even still works but not only does it still work, none of the key's stick... mostly. A few stick but I'll fix that mountain dew flavored problem soon enough. Just have to pull off the keys with the plastic keyboard puller of doom and get down in there with a few of those lovely ear cleaning tips you can buy at any back ally store. I didn't even do it that well, just used regular ol water on the que tips and scrubbed each. Then clicked each key about 200 times and it's good to go. Ps. I left it connected and in internet explorer, I am truly mad.

This keyboard is sick. The G hub software is super easy to use and control the color of the keys. The keys also feel really good and sound nice when pressed down. Would buy again. Worth the price imo.

My old keyboard is a Logitech is a backlit K740. I really like this keyboard and I still do. It works great and since it's wired USB I never have to worry about constant battery replacement. The problem was that after years of use it's beginning to show its wear. So I came back to Amazon looking for the same model - don't do that. You'll find them for $300. Crazy! So, what did I do? I bought this Logitech G213 Prodigy keyboard. I like it. The keys are tactile and easily used. The keyboard will default to a crazy adolescent rainbow color program. This was the only thing that gave me pause but I'm getting up there in age and the eyes aren't like they used to be and I really needed a backlit keyboard. So, here's the solution: I'm not sure what you would need to do if you're on a Windows environment. You'll need to do your research. However, I'm on Linux Mint and found that two simple commands allowed me to set the keyboard color to white. For you Linux users just open a terminal and install the g810-led app. To set your keys to white, the command is: g810-led -a ffffff. That's it. If you want to adjust the brightness of the backlight, the option is -b followed by a brightness percentaage. So, if you want to set the backlight to white and the brightness to be not so bright then enter: g810-led -a ffffff -b 50 This sets the color to white and the brightness to 50%. Easy. You can also set the function keys to a different color than the rest of the keyboard or any number of other options. Or, you can just let it do its crazy rainbow color shifting psychedelic randomness. Bottom line, once I gained control of the colors and the brightness, the keyboard was absolutely what I needed. The keys do sit a tad higher than the 740. But they feel good. The print is large enough to easily see and not obnoxiously large. For the kids, the keyboard has a game mode that disables some keys so gaming is not interrupted. This is done with the push of one button. It has a 10 key pad on the right plus some nicely positioned keys that control computer sound as well as video controls. The backlight can be toggled on and off with one button. The keyboard looks like it's constructed well and of Logitech high quality. It's a handsome board. I will hang on to my 740 though like a well used favorite shirt. It will sit in reserve in the event I need another board. But for this one, the price was right and it fit my needs.

I have used Logitech productts for a long time and I hate to say it, but do not buy this keyboard. I bought one in July 2024, and it was great. No issues whatsoeverr until I accidentally fried it a few weeks ago by using the wrong power supply on a USB hub. Totally my fault. I immediately came to Amazon and bought a replacement. Thatt's where the trouble started. The firrst one that came, the "T" key would only worrk about 50% of the time. So I returned it to Amazon and they sent a replacement. The replacement came and all the keys worrked prroperly, but a section of the keyboard, about 8 keys grouped together, felt entirely different from the rest -- they were loose and just clacked straightt down witth no pressure. It was really annoying because I spend 50+ hours a week typing for work, plus time for perrsonal use, and it was throwing me off -- if you type a lot you know what I mean when something is not consistent. I went through a bit of a hassle to get another rreturn, bu hey did, and the third keyboard arrived. All tthe keys felt great and I was happy. Until I started to acttually use it. This third one has a BIG problem, too: The R, T and Y keys give double-lettters interrmittenttly. Like I said, I tyype for a living so I know it's not me. I'm leaving all those misspellings in this review so you can see what you might get. Part of my job is editing, so the idea that my hardware is going to inttroduce errors is just not acceptable. I'm not surre if I am going to ttry to get another replacementt or just throw this in he trrash where it belongs and get an entirely different keyboard. While it's not a super-expensive keyboard, it isn't inexpensive, and to get three in a row that don't work for the one thing theyy're supposed to do means something is wrong at Logittech.

the g213 is by far the best kybd i've ever used and i've been in the 'puter industry since the 70's! most of the reviews attest to the brilliance of its design and feel. i get it. ooh, let me add, a gamer i'm not, k, but the razor cynosa and a red dragon boards i had over the previous 10 months, can't begin to compare. in fact, the cynosa already started to show some wear on the shift and ctrl keys - poor. also, razor software support is horrific! so back to the g213's issues and i'm now on my third in less than 6 weeks. problem 1) it will not illuminate during bios boot just prior to the win10 login screen. yes, i've tried the light button but when you press that during a boot, it only leads to - problem 2) after a light button press during a boot, the kybd remains dark forever. yes, FOREVER! doesn't matter if lightsync/g-hub software is running or not, reboot or not. in fact, lightsync is not a real-time app. it simply shows your last configuration. the fix is to unplug and re-plug, then all's well again. problem 3) the latest release (09 '21) of lightsync/g-hub has a confusing if not outright difficult user interface. worse, they have not updated their online user guide, so u've gotta tough it out on your own. this is especially true if you use "freestyle" which supports zone lighting. problem 4) when viewing the kybd at an angle, there are lighting hotspots that are noticeable through the keys. yes, this is a nit but becomes somewhat annoying after hours of use. . . . and that is why it only gets 3 stars. now the brilliance part - oh what a kybd! the keys feel great and u have color ONLY where it's needed. 1) the colors are great. u have 17m of them but don't expect a lot of color accuracy. the lighting can be adjusted with the app. what i like most is that the colors do not bleed through under the keys. the keys illuminate including shift characters and nothing else. what a joy! this should be standard for all kybds - what gives?!! 2) the kybd is divided into 5 lighted zones. these zones are chosen arbitrarily but are ok for my use. the numeric section on the right along with the media keys above it, are a zone; the print key section including the arrow/cursor keys below are yet another zone, and the remaining fn and type keys are divided into the remaining 3 zones. very nice. 3) there's a default setting when initially plugged in but if the light key is pressed and held while pressing a numeric key (0-9), other options appear. why this info is not in a user guide is beyond my thinking, as it's especially nice to know should one have no interest in the lightsync/ghub app. while not noise free - it's very quiet and if you type softly, noise is barely perceptible. an experienced typist should expect some audible feedback - that's subjective. hopefully logitech will have a fw update that fixes my bios boot issue, cause for those rare times when some bios configuration is required, u'll need a flashlight. yes, it's possible that behavior could be a personal problem but i've tried 3 boards and no change. i have kept the last one (see UPDATES) and returned the others to amazon. one other point, the serial number on the g213 box does not match the serial number on the actual g213 kybd inside; not sure who's doing the packaging but that's just weird. don't really use the wrist-rest and could care less but it doesn't get in the way and frankly it's a bit of a plus. many have written about key problems especially, the space bar. i can only hope it's a low percentage problem (see UPDATES). i've only had this for 2 days now but will likely buy again, if i must. it just feels and looks that good in the dark. 1st UPDATE (2nd g213): so it's been about 10 days now and yes, these kybds (2) have some issues. 1) it does not light prior to the win 10 os load when booting. (2 different kybds now) 2) some combo key presses (ctrl+shift+m) are hit and miss. this was a defect with the kybd. i suspect they have an engineering problem with some m-boards. if i shutdown with the kybd turned off, it will not light again after a reboot. the work-around is persnickety and i will call support. btw, they're quite responsive. 2nd UPDATE (3rd g213): 1) i'm becoming more convinced that the g213 has difficulty with the msi z490-pro m-board. all 3 exhibit the same no-illumination bios boot behavior after the initial use. 2) these kybds do have quality issues as all 3 had different behaviors with illumination. at least this last one seems to be recoverable. when the lights do not come on after a button press. the g-hub sw usually fixes the problem. 3) my 2nd kybd did have a combo key press defect with ctrl+shift+m keys and the need to be unplugged for several minutes before lighting. this one works much better but still no lights during the bios boot phase.

I don't even remember when I first ordered this. It lasted a good few years (since before 2021?) before the S and D keys started either missing input or double tapping while playing games and damn did I miss it when my brother bought me a new one in 2025. Finally got a job again and was able to get me this one again and boy did my fingers miss every input. Looking forward to painting the keys on my old one I kept in my closet as fun replacements!

Excellent KB with lighting. This is my third one, they last for years and give good service. The key action feels right, too. I didn't even consider any other ones. No need.

I like the rgb and the keyboard feels responsive enough for my typing and gaming needs. Its got some weight which adds to the stability of the unit keeps from sliding.

Perfect

I can't believe the poor quality of this Loiech keyboard. As I write this review I'm going to leave all the mistakes and letter keypress fails as is. I owned a 213 (as you can see so far, the letter g (had o press twice) and the letter t don't always reister) previously for many ears and loved it. I sent the firs brand new keyboard back because not only did some keys not reister a all but sometimes, certain specific keys entered as 2 keystrokes. Te nice, qualiy braided cable has been replaced with a cheap plasic/rubber one. I don't know whha Loitech is hinking. I have for many years exclusively purchased Logiechh because of he awesome quality, even thou it costs more. I thhink that's about to chane. Not recommended. Just to be clear, I don't hunt and peck for kepresses. I touch-ype. I wrote this review slowl and made sure to press e keys properly. Every spelling misake due to missing and double pressed letters in this review is the result of this ver poorly made keyboard that I'm now going to return. Also, his is being ped on the replacement for the 1st one I ordered which was equally bad. Shhame on Logitech! Las comment: I almost never write poor reviews. I'm not a complainer but this keyboard (and its replacement) is horrible. UPDATE... It’s been a couple of weeks since the above review. When I received the 2nd keyboard and it was just as bad as the first, I decided to contact Logitech directly to see if this was a known problem or if there was a recall on the keyboards. The Tech Support rep was surprised to hear my story and said that Logitech was unaware of ongoing issues with the G213 Keyboard. Rather than return the 2nd keyboard to Amazon and perhaps get a 3rd defective keyboard, I took Logitech up on their offer to send it directly to them for a replacement. It took a couple of weeks, but when the transaction was completed, I received a brand-new keyboard direct from Logitech and this one works perfectly. I’m once again a Logitech fan. A couple of notes about buying on Amazon. I don’t know exactly how things work between Amazon and its suppliers, but I don’t believe the original 2 defective keyboards came from Logitech per se. The replacement I received directly from Logitech came in a sealed box and the keyboard itself was wrapped in a cellophane type of material. I don’t remember that being the case with the 1st keyboard purchased from Amazon. It’s possible that it was a return or even a refurbishment. When I got the 2nd defective keyboard through Amazon, it wasn’t even in a box, it was just thrown in a shipping container with some bubble wrap. It was most likely returned by another customer because it was defective and the supplier just shipped it out to the next customer. Perhaps this whole ordeal wasn't a reflection on Logitech at all. This new keyboard is perfect.

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I don't need a complicated keyboard, and the G213 is about as good as it gets at an affordable price. Aesthetically, its simple all black design is perfect. It has the right amount of RGB for my preference with the letters/characters of each key lighting up rather than a full back light which can be visually distracting to me. Despite being an all plastic build, it's sturdy enough for everyday use; I've seen many YouTube reviewers citing low quality materials used and flimsy build, but I don't see any of those problems, and no reasonable person will forcefully try and twist the keyboard just to prove a point. Typing on the G213 is satisfying enough. Its key press pressure is light, and while I prefer slightly heavier pressure, I'm used to them now. The clicks are shallow and light, and probably not as satisfying to listen to as a pricier mechanical keyboard. The RGB is on the weaker side, which I don't mind at all. The G203 is much brighter than the G213, so I lowered the G203 brightness and increased the G213 brightness and it looks fine to me. Being a budget keyboard, the uniformity of the RGB is spotty, especially when looking down from an angle, which is all the time, but not a deal breaker for me. I bought the G213 with the G203 mouse during Amazon's Black Friday sale, and am happy with both products. They both use Logitech's G Hub, which for all intents and purposes is much too large a program (if I recall, 500+MB? I could be wrong) to control a few Logitech peripherals. I mentioned in my G203 review that upon start-up the RGB desyncs from my preferred settings, and I have to reset the dynamic lighting in order for keyboard and mouse to breathe in sync, and may randomly throughout the day desync for no reason, which is a minor annoyance to rectify, but may become a frustration if I have to keep doing it in the long term.

Excellent product for use 8 hours a day