Logitech G910 Orion Spark vs Ducky Shine 5

Like the Blackwidow Chroma and K95/70/65 RGB keyboards, the G910 supports custom per-key RGB colors.

Because the Romer-G switches actually have LEDs inside them, which is impossible with switches like Cherry MX, Kailh or Topre, it's very difficult for any of the light to bleed out. It still happens a bit, but not much.

Most keyboards support this in one form or another, but the G910 has a nice big button next to the lock LEDs.

G1-G5 are easy to reach, G6-G9 less so. There are also M1, M2, and M3 profiles, which can hold a complete set of G-keys each. LGS can also configure this per-game, so players of multiple MMOs can have three sets of G-keys for each MMO rather than just three in total.

The G-keys and lighting have tons of configuration options in LGS. This is also a pro for users of Logitech G-Series mice and headsets, as you only need one software installation to work with all of them.

Instead of the LCD screen that Logitech put into several previous keyboards, the G910 has a phone dock and iOS/Android app. This has several advantages over the embedded screen, mostly lower cost and the ability to control the screen on its own. Arx Control can monitor system temperatures and clocks and even launch games.

Like most large gaming keyboards and unlike smaller, general-purpose keyboards (Ducky, Leopold, Topre, etc.), the G910 has a full set of media keys (play/pause, stop, rewind, fast-forward, mute, and a volume roller).

LGS has a LUA scripting engine in case its macro capabilities aren't enough. Unfortunately, scripts are wholly separate from macros, so you can't save scripts and then use the GUI to assign them to keys.

The Ducky Shine 5 comes with Cherry MX mechanical switches. You can choose between the Brown, Red or Black varieties, according to your preferences.

The Shine 5 has all the backlighting effects built into it. To alter the RGB lighting, there are keyboard combinations that can be used to quickly switch between modes.

There are 14 pre-programmed lighting modes available, as well as 2 customizable modes (which you can blend together). To access the first 7 pre-programmed modes, press Fn+F9 - these are the more basic patterns with fewer colors (Solid, Single Color Breathing, Solid Color Change, Red/Green Waves, Snake, Single Color and Single Key Reactive, Radiant Reactive, and Linear Reactive). Pressing Fn+F10 toggles through Solid Color Change, Colorful Waterfall, Color Changing Snake, Color Raindrop, Colorful Single Key Reactive, Colorful Radiant Reactive, and Colorful Linear Reactive. The 2 custom modes can be activated through Fn+F11/F12. On these modes, you can set per-key colors and brightness, and pressing the same button combination will make those keys breathe.

The Ducky Shine 5 has a dual layer PCB, plate mounted switches, laser printed and UV Coated keycaps.

You can easily replace the cable with one of a different color or different length.

Given the popularity of Cherry MX switches, there are many customized keycap options to choose from.

There are two layers of plastic in the Shine 5's keys - the print is part of the underlayer of the keycap, which means it won't wear out and allows light to shine through the printed area.

The default spacebar logo is a simple one, however a replacement spacebar is included, with a symbol that corresponds to the current Chinese year. This adds an optional design flare to an otherwise simple and professional looking keyboard.

The Ducky will remember all your backlighting customization settings snd other profile settings, even if you turn it off or use it on another computer.