The G413 TKL SE is a proper mechanical keyboard – it only gives you one choice of switches, which are Cherry-like, although not actually made by Cherry. There’s only one switch option: Tactile, with a pretty high 1.9mm of travel. It also makes do without a numeric keypad and any form of control software. Which may be seen as an advantage given the shoddiness of most gaming keyboard-configuration software (although that can’t be said about Logitech’s Logi Options+ software, which, although installed on my PC, didn’t recognise the G413 TKL SE – it would have been nice if that could at least have been used for some keyboard remapping). In this, the G413 SE succeeds, even if it has to make some undesirable compromises along the way. The key switches are loud and stiff, while Logitech’s signature G Hub functionality is nowhere to be found. Logitech comes through with a quality, mildly unusual typing experience. The G413 SE's conservative design will also win over users who feel mechanical keyboards, especially gaming devices, have become too flashy. Logitech clearly isn’t the only manufacturer keeping an eye on the general economic situation: there are quite a few gaming keyboards on the market with wallet-friendly price-tags.

The G413 SE doesn't work with Logitech's G Hub software. So, unlike the non-SE version—which lets you program the F1-F12 keys, including with macros—there's no programmability at all.