Logitech G610/G810 review: A modern twist on a classic and understated design

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What a relief. After two game-y keyboards, the G910 and the 10-key-less G410, Logitech’s finally gone back to an old design: a plain black rectangle. And it brought back Cherry switches, too.

It’s almost too good to be true.

Monolithic

The G610 and G810 lines actually comprise a bunch of keyboards—some with Logitech’s proprietary Romer-G switches, some with Cherry, some with RGB lighting, some with single-color. More on that later.

But regardless of what’s inside, they all look the same on the outside—which is to say completely normal. No bright blue highlights, no lopsided and angular palm rest, not even macro keys. Both the G610 and G810 are wedge-shaped slabs of black plastic that are glossy on the sides and matte on top, with a volume roller and a scattering of media keys in the top right.

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