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prodigy is the new series from Logitech that aims to categorize their products for easier distinction the target audience is a mainstream gamer as the feature set on the prodigy products is simplified without overly complicating things so their philosophy is if you already own a prodigy product chances are you'll stick to the same line if you're looking to expand your gear well we'll see this could be you every time you turn on your PC super-chill CPU happy you crackin x61 ye NZXT purchase discount in the description below and so today we got a keyboard and a mouse review the mouse is available and wireless and wired modes unfortunately this is not a combo although I wish that Logitech would somehow entice this prodigy loyalty with a discounted bundle maybe sometime in the future the g2 13 keyboard is a seventeen dollar rubber dome full RGB lighting plastic body and spill resistance rated with only 60 milliliters of liquid at $17 I think they've missed the pricing opportunity since that's way too close to mechanical keyboards that offer better typing experience although the water resistance feature isn't yet available on mechanical boards so that's definitely a positive on this one we have dedicated media controls on the right side a built-in wrist rest that helps with comfort but it's not removable it's also the same plastic material as the body itself and that exhibits a lot of flex and yeah it really feels like a low budget keyboard build wise RGB lighting is present with a few color presets but the illumination is quite them especially at an off angle and the white color is also more blueish honestly there's nothing wrong here this is what I was expecting from a rubber dome switch that large that compares to an MX brown with 4 millimeters of travel distance 50 gram of actuation force and I was surprisingly happy with the keys for one they're quieter when you bought them out and that could still type superfast regardless of their Robert own design the rebalance is very quick and you can still feel the softness of the actuation that isn't as crisp as on the mechanical keyboard lastly it has anti-ghosting matrix which means keys are divided into zones for anti-ghosting and in my overall playtime I had no issues using multiple keys with the standard FBS layout so good stuff spill test is next and I have a full cup of water that is definitely more than 60 milliliters but I dumped all of it on a keyboard spreading the water now there are no exit ports at the bottom so you would have to angle it and most likely leave it upside down to dry but the good news is the keyboard was perfectly fine after all this water now let's move on to the mouse the g43 it comes in wired and wireless options with a $30 price Delta I'm so happy that Logitech is sticking to the 3366 sensor because optically it's fantastic so it's a matter of shape preference for this mouse now I've gotten accustomed to the slimmer and shorter body of the G pro as my daily driver but the shape of the g43 really reminds me of the Zoe EC series the body is quite high and widens on the right side which for my grip was okay but I would say it's more suitable for claw grip ergonomically it is very good and I just needed time to readjust to the larger shape there are rubber pieces on each side to help with lifting the mouse without applying too much pressure and by the way both mice are identical in shape the main difference is the weight the wireless comes in at 107 grams the wired at 87 grams so there's the 20 gram difference but both have this new weight compartment at the bottom that is magnetic with a 10 gram weight included per mouse installing the weight definitely made the mouse heavier but without affecting the body balance I really like the new scroll wheel design with a thin led in the center and this rubber surface scroll steps are a little bit on the soft side but none are missed which is awesome while the middle click is too tough for me I prefer a light middle click the primary switches are excellent comfortable travel distance nice contours for your fingers and the well-placed dpi shift behind the scroll wheel the browser buttons are quite large with my thumb sitting below them which is great for lifting the mouse while perfectly in reach when I need to use those side buttons the wireless model comes with a 1.8 Mir cable a weighted brick and a USB dongle this brick portion is to extend the wireless reach if needed and it's also great to have on your desk for charging the mouse although I wish it was somehow stationary without the need for like a mouse bungee but I still love that the receiver is this tiny USB dongle that is appropriately labeled to avoid confusion and also in wireless mode we have about 20 plus hours of game time without any nice the cable itself is pretty thick which is due to braiding that actually prevents any mini kinks so that's good and the only thing that I miss here is labeling on the USB tip to let me know which peripheral this is so I know the 3366 sensor very well and I put a dpi to 800 and run a quick aim test and the mouse performed excellent exactly what I was expecting and to give you some preference only my wrist moves when I aim and I lift the mouse if I need to aim beyond my wrist movement and I prefer the wired for this reason alone since it's much lighter but aside from the different weights my aim on wireless model felt identical now what's really interesting is how Logitech promotes the g43 and you can clearly see the difference between that and the G pro the 4:3 is a fantastic mouse but weirdly it's common flashed to sell for the mainstream with RGB lighting and the weight and I'm sure they'll have a new series name to attract more hardcore gamers software-wise it is all synced up with all of your large the gear which is great for the keyboard you can assign macro commands only to f1 through f12 keys then you can change the lighting either per zone or for the whole thing and while on the mouse it's all the basics what button assignment up to five dpi levels polling rate per zone lighting that I recommend you set to OFF on the wireless mouse and there's also a battery tab to check available juice for the wireless mode as well and finally surface calibration I highly recommend you do this for the sensor to determine the optimal lift off distance which is really low by the way and that's perfect and so the prodigy mouse and keyboard being in the same line together feels a little bit weird to me because the keyboard is only a K and the main selling feature is its spill resistance which to be frank is not good enough we recently reviewed the Zalman keyboard which is fully waterproof it's much cheaper and the plunger switch offers also a pretty excellent typing and gaming experience regardless of it being a non mechanical switch and I wish the G 213 was about $20 cheaper so it could distance itself from very competitive and excellent mechanical options available the G 4 or 3 on the other hand is a proper gaming mouse with nice buttons great shape fantastic sensor and very well priced too for wireless and wired options that I wish was in the Pro line since the keyboard I feel like almost undercuts the perceived quality of the prodigy line and that's a shame and that is my experience with the g2 13 and the g4 3 now stay tuned because the g2 31 man that's good thing they are all under prodigy series because all these model numbers are ridiculous but stay tuned because this is their new headset which is also part of the project series we'll be testing that coming shortly thanks much for watching we'll see you in the next video