> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://regionfree.net/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Logitech G512 X 98 review: a big swing and a good start - URL: https://regionfree.net/logitech-g512-x-98-review-gaming-keyboard/ - Published: 2026-08-21T13:19:07.000Z - Updated: 2026-08-21T13:19:07.000Z - Description: The Logitech G512 X 98 isn't perfect, but it is the perfect starting point for something far more interesting. - Author: Joonatan Itkonen - Tags: Technology, #techreview, #brand-Logitech, #score-4 ### The Verdict **What works** - • Solid, reliable build quality. - • Gives a wide variety of options to the consumer. - • Generally pleasant and accurate to use. **What doesn't work** - • A very niche use case, especially when it comes to swapping keys. - • The arm rest is terrible and overpriced. - • Dials aren't useful, either. Region Free Rating ★★★★★ 4/5 🕹️ ****Version:** Retail review unit provided by the distributor ****Independence & Ethics** Region Free is entirely reader-supported and maintains full editorial independence. For more on my scoring and standards, see the [****Review Guide**](https://regionfree.net/review-guide/). Logitech's G512 X 98 is a complicated piece of consumer tech to recommend outright. Yes, it's got the usual superlative performance that you'd expect from a Logitech brand of this calibre (and price). Yes, it's a lot of fun to use, and yes, changing out the keys for your own is a thrill, at least a few times. There's a lot to love here, and a lot that makes the X 98 a solid enough daily driver for the initiated. But it also feels weirdly cheap due to the plastic body and the odd cut corners. Not all keys are changeable, and changing those you can cut out features the regular keys provide. There's an additional plastic armrest that's almost mandatory for comfortable use, but it's sold separately and doesn't even connect to the keyboard. Typing isn't as good as with other Logitech devices, even though gaming is fun. Then there are the two additional media dials, which are all but useless. All this for over 200 Euros (even more if you get the full set), and you can see why the X 98 is a tough sell. But it's never bad, either. As a gaming keyboard, it's really solid, and I enjoyed using it for my review period. It didn't become my daily driver simply because I'm forever on Team G515 Rapid, the best keyboard ever made. That's the kind of bar I wouldn't expect anything to clear any time soon. The G512 X 98 is ambitious; I'll give it that, and I applaud ambition at every turn. Longtime readers will know that I'm a sucker for novelty, and that's something the X 98 delivers. It's a hybrid keyboard system, which means that most physical keys have a hot-swap socket that accepts a mechanical switch. Others have a sensor for an analog switch. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/0c/47/0c4798b4-e19d-4d8f-8475-ae0910a66a04/content/images/2026/08/Logitech-G512-X-98-keys-taken-out.webp) What does that mean in practice? It means you can swap out different mechanical keys for tactile feedback, while keeping others in their original configuration. You can also add a rubber ring under the key, which creates a fake tactile feeling to the presses, but I found this distracting rather than helpful. But if you're the kind of gamer that really hammers their keys, I think you'll like how rigid the rubber feels in use. It's not uncomfortable, and I can't say it was a strain during longer gaming sessions, but you can tell it's far tougher than something as light and breezy as the G515 Rapid. I tested this out with some keys I got for another review this summer, and I found the exchange process straightforward. As for results? Well, they're twofold. An analog switch is lighter, and there's even an option to use the same Rapid Trigger mechanism as in the G515, but it doesn't apply everywhere. So you might have rapid triggers on the WASD keys and everything left of center, but everything else still retains the old sensation. In the end, you can only use about 25% of the analog sensors in the X98. On top of that, changing keys isn't instantaneous or something you can do on the fly. Every time you switch keys, you have to scan for them again so the software can match up with the new hardware. It's not a long process, but it does get a little tedious if you do it often. In the end, I found I never changed things out with enough regularity to warrant such a complex keyboard mechanism. Unless you're constantly changing gears with games, I doubt you'll need one, either, which kind of kills a big selling point in this device. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/0c/47/0c4798b4-e19d-4d8f-8475-ae0910a66a04/content/images/2026/08/Logitech-G512-X-98-details-nobs-and-dials.webp) And yet, complaints aside, when I actually sat down to *use* the keyboard, picking one set of switches and booting up my usual test games of Apex Legends, Battlefield 6, and whatever I'm reviewing at the moment, I found the experience generally very good. Now, remember, I prefer lighter keyboards, so I'm already a tough crowd. But after a couple of weeks with the X 98, I noticed that I enjoyed gaming in pretty much every scenario. The keyboard is sturdy, despite the plastic build, and it's heavy enough that it doesn't wobble or move on the table even if I adjust my hands. Sadly, it's oddly shaped, with a high lip at the bottom that forces my hands at a strange angle. It's here that the armrest becomes essential, but rigid plastic doesn't feel nice, and it isn't connected to the keyboard. It's just another heavy lump of plastic that takes up space and lights up because it's translucent, so the RGB lights from the keyboard create a pleasing effect. It is definitely not worth the extra money Logitech wants for it. [Review: Logitech G515 Rapid TKL - the best gaming keyboard★★★★★ | Logitech’s latest refines the gaming keyboard to perfection.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/0c/47/0c4798b4-e19d-4d8f-8475-ae0910a66a04/content/images/icon/regionfree-favicon-98b6b8d9-6dbf-4cb8-8ed8-0a832df08333.png)RegionFreeJoonatan Itkonen![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/0c/47/0c4798b4-e19d-4d8f-8475-ae0910a66a04/content/images/thumbnail/locitech-g515-tkl-rapid-4249a250-1b6b-432e-87f6-5cc93c5c67ff.webp)](https://regionfree.net/logitech-g515-rapid-tkl-review/) Should you get one? That depends entirely on what kind of games you play and how much you're willing to pay for perceived repairability. In theory, the X 98 is a brilliant step for Logitech because it gives the user so much power. A handy gamer could essentially 3D print new additions to the keyboard, and they'd work because the parts are all standard. The analog to mechanical switches work well, even if they're a bit fussy to configure, and that, too, gives a nice breadth to work with. If you've already bemoaned the lack of customization in your tech, or you know that you'd find use cases for changing out keys on the go, the G512 X 98 is the perfect keyboard for you. For the rest of us, I'd still say the G515 is the better choice, simply because it does one thing, and one thing supremely well. But as a generalist option, one that lets *us* figure out what we want from our gaming? Well, that's a more tantalizing case, and one that I think Logitech presents a solid case for with the G512 X 98\. It isn't perfect, but it is the perfect starting point for something greater. Nevertheless, it does earn a place in my essential gear guide, if only because it offers user choice – and we're in very short supply of that these days. [The best gear guide 2026Everything worth your time in all price ranges for gaming, content creation, and productivity, as tested and reviewed on Region Free.![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/0c/47/0c4798b4-e19d-4d8f-8475-ae0910a66a04/content/images/icon/regionfree-favicon-5760e68a-2583-4a41-91ce-7a6c9c69a4a9.png)RegionFreeJoonatan Itkonen![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/0c/47/0c4798b4-e19d-4d8f-8475-ae0910a66a04/content/images/thumbnail/Logitech-G-PRO-X-SUPERLIGHT-2c-Lifestyle--1--1-13ae75fd-d49e-4fc8-9314-2a018fc34b3e.webp)](https://regionfree.net/best-gear-guide/)