The Logitech G213 Prodigy is a good keyboard for beginning gamers. It has rubber dome switches. It has a simple plastic frame that is easy to bend, and the keycaps are made of ABS, which feels cheap. Its zone-lit backlighting has no way to change the brightness, and it can only be changed through software. G HUB is good because it can be changed in a lot of ways and is available for both Windows and macOS.
The keyboard’s low actuation force and built-in wrist rest make it comfortable enough to type on all day. However, typing on it doesn’t feel much different from typing on a typical membrane keyboard. There are controls for media, but you can only programme a small number of keys.
[content-egg-block template=offers_logo hide=price]The Logitech G213 Prodigy has RGB LEDs that can be changed in five different zones and a wrist rest, but it doesn’t look too flashy because it doesn’t have a crazy design. In this way, it works well for both work and games. The Logitech G213 Prodigy’s features are also pretty similar to those of its competitors.
The Razer has one lighting zone, no media keys, no wrist rest, and a cable that isn’t braided. However, it can handle spills. The SteelSeries is also resistant to spills, and it has ten lighting zones, 24 key rollover, and a wrist rest that you can take off. However, it doesn’t have a Game Mode, and it has fewer media keys. Even though the Logitech G213 Prodigy has some nice features, it’s not perfect. Its wrist rest is fixed, so it is 218mm deep and 452mm wide, which is bigger than both of its competitors. There is no pass-through for USB. The quality of the build isn’t great. The plastic easily creaks back and forth.
The Razer is more durable, and all of its buttons can record macros, while the Logitech G213 Prodigy can only record macros on its function row. The lighting on the Logitech G213 Prodigy is also not all the same. The G213 has five zones, which gives it a lot of flexibility, but the lighting isn’t very strong and isn’t always the same.
It’s better than the lighting on the Razer, but the SteelSeries had bigger letters and a brighter light under the keys. At this price, it’s not surprising that the G213 has membrane keys instead of mechanical buttons on the inside. The keys are made to look like mechanical ones. They move 4mm and have a 50g actuation force. Like many mechanical devices, they also have a bump that you can feel when you use them.
Logitech’s Gaming Software is used a lot with the Logitech G213 Prodigy because there are no dedicated keys on the unit for changing the lighting. The Logitech software, on the other hand, works very well and is easy to set up. The G213 doesn’t have single-key lighting settings, but you can set custom lighting in five different zones on the board.