So the people over on Amazon seem to be clueless when it comes to answering some basic questions about this peripheral. I've used the older Belkin Nostromo pad for years and then switched to the Logitech G13 but the LED screen stopped working; which is fine because it's nearly 10 years old. I use these devices because I have extreme difficulty using WASD on a normal keyboards thanks to a hand injury. Now that my G13 is in need of replacement I decided to check out the Orbweaver now that it's on sale but I have some questions about the software and if anyone who uses one can answer them I'd appreciate it.
My biggest question is: does it need constant access to its software in order to function? The old Nostromo and the G13 have on board memory so that once you load a profile onto it it's saved to the device and you can plug the device into another computer and use it with the currently stored profile. The Nostromo only let you save 1 profile while the G13 allows you to save a lot more. The online documentation and Amazon store page says it saves profiles "on the cloud" but that doesn't answer my question; my toaster saves setting on the cloud. What I want to know is whether or not I need to be always online for the device to function? And if not does the device's software need to be running in order for it to function? If the software suffers an interruption of some kind will it cause the device to stop working mid-task? That's the main thing I like about the G13: I only need to launch the software in order to set up a new profile or change the lighting color. Once I do that I could uninstall the software completely, if I felt like it, and it would continue to function. I want to know if it's the same thing with the Orbweaver because even though it's on sale it's still $100 and that's a lot to pay for something I don't know will work if I don't run some sort of program in the background.
My biggest question is: does it need constant access to its software in order to function? The old Nostromo and the G13 have on board memory so that once you load a profile onto it it's saved to the device and you can plug the device into another computer and use it with the currently stored profile. The Nostromo only let you save 1 profile while the G13 allows you to save a lot more. The online documentation and Amazon store page says it saves profiles "on the cloud" but that doesn't answer my question; my toaster saves setting on the cloud. What I want to know is whether or not I need to be always online for the device to function? And if not does the device's software need to be running in order for it to function? If the software suffers an interruption of some kind will it cause the device to stop working mid-task? That's the main thing I like about the G13: I only need to launch the software in order to set up a new profile or change the lighting color. Once I do that I could uninstall the software completely, if I felt like it, and it would continue to function. I want to know if it's the same thing with the Orbweaver because even though it's on sale it's still $100 and that's a lot to pay for something I don't know will work if I don't run some sort of program in the background.