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Logitech G603 & G613 Lightspeed... 18 MONTHS of Battery Life?

2017-09-08
18 18 months is how long Logitech says their new wireless peripherals will last the G 603 wireless mouse and the G 613 a wireless mechanical keyboard man 18 months for real all right I guess it's time to pack away my wide peripherals but I will miss you mechanical keyboard but guess what but the G 613 is also mechanical keyboard featuring the roamer G switches which are found on the G pro although this one feels to me like it's a bit heavier versus what I'm used to on my tkl but look at this no wires and I was wondering why it took them so long to release a wireless mechanical keyboard and Larson just told me it was about time that this is finally on the market and I'm thinking it's just a combination and them wanting to release a proper gaming mouse as well that last just as long as this does so let's check out both the g6 13 and the g6 or three grand - this wondering how to fix a boring fan check out halos RGB they are super slim fan frames that light up your blades of any shade come on 120 and 140 member sizes to fit any fan and a control through your motherboard or your fan text case available in beautiful aluminum or simple plastic it's time to halos your build outline what matters now the thing is despite all the Wireless - that I try I always go back to my wired mice like the rival 310 the fantastic Mouse or the G Pro from large to themselves is that a mouse Bungie is kind of like part of my setup so without this thing you know the monitor kind of feels awkward but hey look at this large stick doesn't include this smartphone stand with the keyboard so you can place your smartphone there and you know I don't know why this is included as part of the keyboard but hey it's it's actually not a bad thing so with regards to the mouse they've done a good job keeping the same familiar shape that is found on the g4 three and they have some really cool features on this one but first the price at $69 is super appealing for wireless market especially since the g43 Wireless is more expensive the shape as far as I can tell to the g43 is identical but of course because of these added batteries it is heavier too and despite having this magnetic top section that comes off easily the seams are nicely refined and don't interfere with your grip but the side portions are no longer rubberized like we saw in the g4 3 so the mouse feels a little bit too plasticky the buttons are all fine with good dpi and browser locations the scroll wheel is a bit softer on the scroll steps but overall good comfort and button functions the keyboard is mechanical it's wireless but why did they have to go with this Gigantor of a you know form factor with the built-in armrest G keys on the side you know it's a full sized keyboard layout with media keys over there I wish that they've released a TTL version first but you know what plotter stock is not making peripherals just for Dmitry am i right and look I have a 27-inch monitor and the keyboard is just way too big for my space in I have this giant desk over here with a lot of room but still it feels like it's it's too big I don't know let me know what you think are you kidding me it's been less than a day anyways so yeah after eight hours of plugging this keyboard in and using it I start to glitch out on me in the pub G match where my movement was not registering so most likely they provide me with some faulty double-a batteries so replacing them we're back to normal but here's my issue with the battery status indicator in the software on all their previous G gaming products we had a percentage but here both on the keyboard and the mouse we have a 4 bar battery status so and then it will give you like a low battery when it hits 15% but here is an interesting fact the keyboard has no backlighting and this of course is to preserve the battery life because if lighting was added the keyboard would last a maximum of 18 hours so the compromise had to be made which I'm fine with the white font is bold and clearly visible plus the G keys on the side are colored in vibrant blue but upon closer inspection you can see the printing is misaligned on many keys and that does not reflect a very nice for the price it is $149 afterall so the built quality feels or with a steel backplate but I wish the wrist rest had some texture to it as otherwise it feels too plasticky and why are the media buttons so out of shape with two sized circles and one square so design language is not uniform the power button is on the right and when turned on we have a battery status check plus a short illumination to indicate your wireless mode so either Bluetooth or light speed Wireless with the USB dongle that can be stored inside the battery compartment and so there's dual connectivity on the keyboard is brilliant because I can be typing an email on my computer with wireless with the dongle plugged in but then and now realize why the smartphone stand is included boom Bluetooth so now I can type an email on my phone and I can switch seamlessly we have maybe another device that is connected bluetooth on your same desk and you can use one single keyboard for two devices excellent as for the mouse we also have a Bluetooth or light speed wireless mode with two performance modes so high gets you one millisecond report rate for gaming and low at 8 milliseconds for more casual desktop use with their respective battery life implications but still at 500 hours of runtime at one millisecond response rate this is a fantastic result for two double-a batteries I do appreciate the magnetic top that can simply pop off so you can access to the batteries and also the receiver that can be stashed away here and the mouse can work on a single battery you just get half of the total charged that you will otherwise get well done so the sensor here is new it's called a hero sensor its equivalent in performance to Pixar 3366 so that's one of the best sensors in the world but the hero is eight to ten times more power efficient so it can actually turn itself off between the one millisecond response time to save power that's insane really good job so the new hero sensor can be mounted anywhere on the PCB and that's an advantage because engineering a light mouse is no longer as challenging as it was on the G 900 so what's gaming like on this combo with the keyboard after replacing the batteries it's pretty much flawless registration of my actuations is you know just fine really no complaints here aside from the larger size but I'm really starting to like the G keys for editing I programmed some them to let's say open up my color tools or going back to my timeline or some other frequently use shortcuts as for the mouse I actually removed one battery to make it lighter and because of the weight it's not ideal for competitive shooters but at 144 Hertz I really could not feel the difference between it and the g43 wired so we have fantastic performance great lift off distance no acceleration at my 500 and 800 dpi profiles and then all-around good and a necessary release on the G 603 always stay charged with linky power up power banks Houston gorgeous aluminum enclosure with dual USB and type C port with support for a quick charge 3.0 to get two devices recharged fast available up to twenty thousand one hundred million power capacities check them out in the description below and so for conclusion I want to say that I'm impressed with what Logitech has delivered here both on the keyboard and the my side the keyboard I don't agree with the size but of course they have to really something large first so they can cut it down with multiple revisions later on that makes sense as for the mouse really happy that the new sensor here is so efficient that allows us to have so much battery life and this whole integration of in the removable top and replaceable batteries and everything that makes this it really sort of a very clever design for a wireless gaming mouse and the only other thing that I disagree with is the battery status inside the software I wish that we actually got a full percentage readout instead of just having 4 bars just so that you know it's a gaming product and I want to know exactly how much battery I have left I think the mouse is priced very well to be competitive on the market it's going to be a very popular thing not just for gaming but for desktop because of that high and low sort of switch so you can sort of maneuver around the battery life and get extensions based on your usage and as for the keyboard at 150 bucks it is expensive so you are paying for that Wireless premium and I wish that the refinement around the materials used and the printing on the actual key caps was better because you know it doesn't give me that premium feeling even though it's got the steel backplate and everything like that so guys let me know what you think about the g6 or 3 & 6 13 the comments below make sure to subscribe and check out these other relevant videos I'm a dmitriy thanks much for watching we'll see you in the next video
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