Shame about the prices, though

Of the three I’ve tested, the G715 feels the most worth it. It’s not far removed from the outstandingG915 Lightspeed Wireless, specifically its TKL variant, sharing the same rock-solid wireless connection tech and a generous smattering of media keys and control buttons. The G715 is also fully mechanical, with your choice of quiet linear switches or clicky tactile switches. Mine came with the latter, and it’s a lovely keyboard for typing as well as playing, though I did make ample use of the G375 to muffle out the click-clackiness.

Like the rest of the Aurora Collection, the G715 is easily customisable too. Not just by way of macro commands and key reassignments – though you can do all that too, through the Logitech G Hub app – but with an instantly removable plastic top plate, and matching keycaps that are sold direct from Logitech’s website. The idea being that if you get bored of pure white, you can throw in some green or pink accents to personalise the look. Replacement ear cushions for the G735 are also available in matching shades, and Logitech has even reissued the Blue Yeti microphone in pink and white, so you can have a fully colour-coordinated peripheral set.

It’s a neat bonus feature that takes the Aurora Collection even further away from typical dreary colour schemes, though the G715 would be a great keyboard even without it. Maybe not a perfect one – the RGB backlighting is pretty uneven – but it feels nice and crisp, and there are enough core features that you could maybe justify the price if you truly loved the aesthetic as well. It also comes bundled with a cloud-shaped wrist rest, which I did initially think fell on the wrong side of twee, though it proved comfortable enough to override my hangup.

As with the G715, the soft edges and white/pastel colours hide some respectable gaming credentials. A trip into G Hub provides full control over DPI settings, the single strip of RGB lighting, and the full array of button assignments and macro options, and even if you leave everything as default then the G715 still feels smooth and accurate enough for more demanding, twitchy games.

Still, it also doesn’t do anything exceptionally well, which at £85 / $100 is a problem. And I can’t really see where they money goes in the G375 headset, either. It does sound great, which is no small matter, and there’s enough padding that I could wrap it around my (also not small) head for hours at a time without complaint. I don’t wear earrings but that I’ll gladly take that extra roominess in the earcups, thank you very much.

Otherwise, however, it’s nothing truly special. There are loads of headsets with comfortable fits and detailed sound, many of them on sale for a lot less, and often with better microphone quality to boot. I could still come through intelligibly on the G375’s boom mic (which, like the ear cushions, can be replaced with a green or pink version) but with nothing like clarity and sharpness of, say, the HyperX Cloud II. Logitech have included their Blue VO!CE microphone tech to help out, but I actively dislike how it sounds here. It made me louder, which might’ve helped if I were playing in a room filled with background noise, but also added a heavily processed effect to my voice without clearing it up.

Credit where it’s due, I’ve been happily wearing the G375 for singleplayer games (and multiplayer sessions where I don’t feel like talking to anyone). But for this price, it needs a standout feature – see theHyperX Cloud Alpha Wirelessand its scarcely believable battery life – and I’m not convinced it really has one.

Not that making less gamer-y gaming peripherals is any less a worthwhile endeavour. If anything it’s overdue from a mainstream manufacturer, and even in basic white the Aurora Collection catches the eye in all the right ways.

While “principally” designed for women, nothing about these peripherals is stereotypically girly unless you choose to customise them as such. For what it’s worth, thoughts of “Uhhhh am I the right gender for this?” never crossed my mind as I, a cis dude of slab hands and sprawling skull circumference, sat playing with them; it simply felt like I was using a cleanly-designed keyboard, comfortable headset and capable (if smaller than usual) gaming mouse. If, then, you’ve ever been dismayed by a sea of black plastic or squirmed at undeservedly macho product names like “DeathStalker” or “Claymore”, the Aurora Collection could be exactly what you’re after.

Yeesh. There’s good hardware here, with welcome thinking behind it, but it’s hard to call the Aurora Collection truly inclusive when so many are going to be priced out of it.