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this video is brought to you by NCI XCOM great technology selection and service the keyboard market is so saturated right now I feel like I say that on every keyboard review but what gravitates a user or a gamer towards a specific brand as they all seem to offer diverse price points difficult different physical appearance different switches but now the emphasis seems to be placed on lighting and the indeed switch and these two points the lighting and the unique romaji switch is exactly the emphasis of the new Logitech g8n Orion spectrum they've taken the feedback from people that we're asking for you know to simplify the body because the game reappearance of the g9 10 wasn't to everyone's liking but here's the caveat the price is $159 the main competitor to this would be the Corsa strafe RGB which is $10 less it comes with a metal body and included wrist rest and extra set of key caps and this exclusive MX cherry silent switches and so to sweeten the pot Logitech includes a free game Tom Clancy's the division with the g8n until April 1st and the reasoning behind this the keyboard lighting will be integrated with the game to really show off that next level of interaction through your peripherals which I cannot wait to try so moving on the g8n is more in line with the bare-bones design with no unnecessary additions and notice there are no macro G keys here because Logitech has cleverly integrated macro functionality into f1 through f12 keys thus giving users these secondary commands if needed without expanding the physical profile of the keyboard it is a full sized layout with media controls and the volume wheel on the right and I think this is me being very picky but why are these buttons round in Logitech's entire history of gaming keyboards these controls have always you know fitted with the rest of the keyboard design but here to me they feel a little bit foreign and also included is a windows disabled key and lighting on/off switch however I do appreciate the low-profile nature of these keys and even purty lighting on these buttons the body has some serious weight to it with a plastic housing that feels ok it doesn't attract any finger marks so that's awesome although the sides of the keyboard are glossy and also not sure why the bottom has this line design which again is questionable however here we find five large rubber feet along with this 3-step angle adjustment which is appreciated the cable is non removable and has a large protective rubber housing right out of the body which I don't find attractive I would have prefered Navy if removable cable or a less or a more low-profile one and the cable here is also braided it's fairly thick which makes kind of difficult to twist in place but at least it is durable now for those not familiar with the romaji switch it is logitech's own creation with a custom stem so replacing key caps is out of question but this proprietary design means gorgeous lighting with the bright RGB LED perky that is centered so the lighting is perfectly uniform it does not illuminate the underplate of the keys which is something we are starting to see more of so I hope Logitech takes that into account for their next keyboard now the romaji switch has some unique properties but it's not for everybody especially for people coming off MX cherry switches or topper switches or some hybrid topper switches you'll definitely feel the much shorter actuation distance of 1.5 millimeters until that key is actually registered it requires 45 grams of actuation force the key is not linear so there's a very faint tactile bump so you know when the key passes that actuation point the one I first got the keyboard the switches did not feel mechanical at all it was almost like a hybrid between you know rubber dome and simply mechanical because by Nature I'm used to having the key travel to be you know much further down before actuation happens but with the romaji because the actuation is so much faster you have to almost adjust your liftoff force so that you don't fully bottom out the key and therefore you can type and do actually activate the switch much faster than before and also I want to say that in the beginning the keys almost fell mushy because I bottom doubt the keys all the time as I'm used to from my other mechanical keyboards but if you bottom out the key as it rises it passes that little tactile bump and it almost slows down the key bounce and therefore it feels like the key isn't responsive or as responsive to bounce back to its original position so if you can adjust your forcing distance so you never bottomed out the key the keys will feel much faster and to me that actually has been a great benefit for both gaming and typing and so only after a few days I'm actually getting to love the switch which is very speedy typing is fantastic because you don't need to apply much force it's almost like quickly tapping away on those key caps and the same goes for gaming although I noticed that I was applying a lot more pressure than needed in games like holding shift or using Waze to move around but the light nature of the switch means no fatiguing fingers and that's awesome Auto for the price we definitely need to see a rest rest of some sort just to complement this whole comfort situation and so now on to lighting which is highly customizable and definitely one of the greatest benefits of the Romer G switch so first of all in this freestyle mode every single illuminated portion on the keyboard can be changed the logo in the corner all the media keys and even the num caps and scroll lock LEDs can be configured to whatever color you want making this one of the only keyboards on the market to offer this feature you simply dial in one of the colors on screen with vibrancy and brightness adjustment and select the keys that color should be assigned to every color on the wheel is very accurate except white which gives off this very pinkish hue now I love the absence of an apply button so everything is synced up immediately and you can also visualize gaming profiles here that will be enabled when a supporting game is launched then we have this zone mode that simplifies the selection process and then this multiple effects can be turned on like smooth breeding unique start effect which I really like but wonder where it would be actually useful a simple color cycle with speed control color wave with Direction adjustment and speed to make the keyboard freak out if you're into that sort of thing and finally the key press which I really like for typing scenarios just to see those keys fade as you hammer away at the keyboard and so as you saw the lighting effects of plenty but now remember we can reassign f1 to f12 keys as your macro commands the only thing the only caveat it's not like a secondary command it's not like you press function to f1 to activate that command that command will replace the original function of that key but the cool thing is you can create multiple profiles so if you ever need to go back and revert to the original functionality of those F keys you can simply go ahead and create just the standard profile and any profiles that has those macros enabled like a gaming profile and to finish off this review I gotta say that my impression on the romaji changed over time in the beginning I didn't care so much for it it reminded me too much of a rubber dome but after I got to use it for gaming and typing I loved the faster actuation distance because you can basically type super quick we're just tapping on the keys especially because he's very light and also the actuation distance is smaller so that actuation timing is actually faster and it's awesome in games where it makes sense like csgo so reloading by switching onto another weapon is much faster now and the same thing goes for when you fire a sniper rifle and you can switch to a different weapon so that sniper rifle reloads in that process that's awesome I've never been as quick as I am with aroma G with any other keyboard and the final remark is really about the price with the bundled free game it's okay especially with the division which is a $70 value plus you'll get the custom air lighting API that full rollout to give you a little bit extra interactivity between the game and the peripheral but after April first $159 is quite expensive for sort of a bare-bones keyboard s-sure fancy lighting and custom switch but it's not going to be for everybody and will highly recommend you if you do like the physical appearance and the lighting customization and if you like the Roma G switch wait for it to go on sale because then it would definitely be worth it and so that concludes this review I hope you guys enjoyed it make sure to subscribe and comment below if you'd like us to check out the custom API with the division game we can you know give you more of an in-depth look on how the lighting works on your keyboard with what is happening on the screen I'm Dimitri with Huracan ox thanks much for watching and we'll see you in the next video