Logitech G Pro X 60 Lightspeed review – compact, wireless, and clever

Logitech is not any stranger to stripped-down, performance-oriented gaming keyboards with its current G Professional X keyboard being well-liked for being a small, easy TKL-style keyboard. Nevertheless, the Logitech X Professional 60 Lightspeed takes this concept to the following degree by paring again the variety of keys to only 62, organized in a compact so-called 60% type issue. Regardless of this small dimension although, Logitech has packed in numerous utiliity that does sufficient to set this keyboard aside from many others.

With its wi-fi connectivity – together with Bluetooth help – and side-mounted controls for quantity and gaming modes, together with straightforward software program programmability, it makes attending to grips with the extremely compact 60% type issue simpler than most. That’s sufficient to definitely make Logitech‘s newest aggressive with different 60% choices on our greatest gaming keyboard listing.

Logitech G Professional X 60 Lightspeed specs and options

The G Professional X 60 Lightspeed comes with fairly the function set and spec listing. Alongside the primary keyboard, it features a host of extras, probably the most outstanding of which is a genuinely good carry case. It’s fabricated from a fabric-covered semi-hard materials that feels actually sturdy and like it is going to shield the keyboard from significant drops and knocks in addition to preserve the climate out. It has room for the keyboard, the 6ft lengthy cable, the dongle and a few further keycaps, when you’re into that type of factor.

Logitech offers a substitute Esc keycap that matches the white with clear writing of the remainder of the keyboard, because the default one is a black one with a silver Logitech emblem. It doesn’t present a keycap elimination device, although, which is a shocking little oversight.

As for the keyboard itself, externally you get fairly just a few options too, with the left facet housing a quantity wheel, which somewhat frustratingly doesn’t mute your system when pressed in, like with so many quantity wheels. The correct facet, in the meantime, has a recreation mode change that turns off the Home windows keys. You can too program this to vary the lighting and features of different keys utilizing Logitech’s G Hub software program.

Around the again of the board there are additionally buttons for syncing the two.4GHz wi-fi and connecting to Bluetooth, together with an influence change and the USB-C port.

As for the keyboard itself, it’s a reasonably easy affair. There are 62 keys organized in tight rows, with no bigger gaps between them, such as you get with giant type issue keyboards.

For keyswitches, you solely get the selection of Logitech’s GX Optical switches. These aren’t the analog optical switches of the Razer Huntsman V3 Professional however simply common digital on/off switches. The optical bit simply makes then barely quicker responding than common mechanical switches and means they final a very long time too, although Logitech doesn’t say how lengthy.

This lack of analog sensing means you’ll be able to’t do any of the adjustable actuation level, fast key repress, and twin actuation features of analog optical or magnetic keyboards. The likes of the Endgame Gear KB65HE and above talked about Huntsman have these options, which will be genuinely helpful for/to some video games/players.

When you don’t get a large alternative of switches, and might’t hot-swap these switches both, you’ll be able to select between a linear or a tactile really feel, although.

RGB lighting is in fact current, with every key getting its personal programmable gentle. The keycaps, in the meantime, are constituted of hard-wearing PBT plastic (as in comparison with ABS plastic) and use a doubleshot manufacturing methodology for the shine-through key legends.

Logitech G Professional X 60 Lightspeed design

Let’s face it, this can be a barely boring wanting keyboard. Logitech’s seldom been recognized for having alluring designs, and the G Professional X 60 lightspeed is not any totally different. You will get it in black or white however neither significantly stands out. The black model lacks the cool stealthy qualities that Razer all the time appears to handle whereas the white model is okay however out of the field is let down by the black Esc key. Swapping that for the included white model tidies issues up properly, although.

Not serving to on the model entrance is one thing that impacts lots of non-custom-made 60% keyboards which is that it’s important to have a great deal of further secondary perform labels placed on the edges of the keys. On our white assessment pattern these are simply display printed on in gray, in order that they don’t even match your RGB lighting theme. Swapping these all out for {custom} keycaps would resolve this and tremendously enliven the keyboard however that’s an additional value in fact – any commonplace Cherry MX caps will match.

In any other case, the G Professional X 60 Lightspeed is as clean-looking and compact as you’d hope for a 60% board. What’s extra, its tiny dimensions of 290 x 103 x 39mm are much more compact than another 60% boards, such because the Endgame Gear KB65HE. This leaves a great deal of room to your manic mouse actions when gaming, even you probably have a small desk.

Logitech G Professional X 60 Lightspeed efficiency

A lot of 1’s opinion of the efficiency of this keyboard will come down as to whether you get on with 60% dimension keyboards. Some individuals can get used to the dearth of direct entry to F keys, cursor keys and the numpad keys. Others, although, simply discover the entire association too limiting.

In my opinion, I have a tendency to take a seat someplace within the center. I’ve tried many 60% keyboards and bought used to utilizing every one however by no means fairly settled into it feeling second nature to should depend on hitting the Fn key together with one other key simply to entry fundamental features. Specifically, the dearth of direct entry to cursor keys I have a tendency to search out irritating. It all the time appears like a reduction to return to a bigger type issue, significantly for something exterior of gaming.

Nevertheless, this board took a surprisingly quick period of time for me to get used to. The primary annoyances have been the cursor keys being secondary features of the ‘M’, ‘Ok’, ‘,’, and ‘.’ keys – it merely by no means felt pure to hit the Fn key with my proper little finger whereas additionally hitting these keys. However, with time I’m certain you’d be taught the manoeuvre. Needing to hit two keys without delay to activate Del was annoying for my day by day job of modifying too.

What’s extra, most of those annoyances solely actually apply in relation to typing and different desktop duties. For gaming, I by no means felt restricted, although people who desire devoted further gaming keys gained’t be properly served right here.

As for the efficiency of the keys, I had the tactile switches they usually really feel extremely easy. There’s an actual softness to their motion that just about makes them really feel like linear keys however with only a trace of a tactile bump. They really feel far smoother than my Mountain Everest TKL day by day driver, for example.

They and the board typically are fairly quiet too, although the noise relies upon rather a lot in your typing model. With only a slight softening of my typing it hit simply 53dB (measured from 20cm above the board) however with a extra aggressive model this rose to 63dB, which is center of the pack ranges of noise for a mechanical keyboard.

The backlighting and legends on the keys is okay. Doubleshot PBT keycaps can are typically not the clearest and there are just a few keys right here the place the shine by means of is sort of uneven – the Alrt GR key appears garbage – however they’re removed from the worst.

In typing, gaming, and another use, I couldn’t discern any distinction in efficiency between connecting through wi-fi or through the cable, with the keyboard being immediately responsive always. Technically, you don’t get the identical degree of response over Bluetooth, although, so we wouldn’t suggest utilizing it for any even barely aggressive gaming.

The Logitech G Professional X 60 Lightspeed battery life is 65 hours based on Logitech, however it doesn’t specify how this varies with the backlight brightness. When not plugged in, the keyboard will auto dim the backlight when it detects you’ve not been utilizing it for a some time. In apply, you’ll be plugging it in as soon as every week for a prime up.

Logitech G Professional X 60 Lightspeed worth

The Logitech G Professional X 60 Lightspeed worth is excessive. At $179 for a keyboard with solely 62 keys, none of that are sizzling swappable or have adjustable actuation factors, there’s not loads right here when it comes to uncooked bodily options over boards half the worth. That is balanced considerably by the slick integration of Logitech software program, the wonderful construct high quality, and the few further options spherical the edges, however it’s nonetheless arduous to totally justify the price.

Logitech G Professional X 60 Lightspeed assessment conclusion

The Logitech G Professional X 60 Lightspeed is a prime tier gaming keyboard when it comes to uncooked efficiency, construct high quality, and the addition of some genuinely helpful further options. If you will get on with 60% keyboards typically use or simply care about having as small a keyboard as attainable that also has these WASD keys, the X 60 Lightspeed delivers in spades.

Key to the enchantment right here is the slick Logitech software program integration that makes it straightforward to program the keys to perform as you want – an important function for such a compact keyboard type issue. When you’ve a number of Logitech peripherals, it’s additionally straightforward to get all of your RGB working collectively and automate every little thing relying on the sport you’re taking part in.

For LAN-goers, the carry case is a very nice addition too. It’s a top quality merchandise that makes it straightforward to cart your gear round, although the place you retailer your mouse, headset, and another bits, you’ll should work out for your self.

Nevertheless, the keys aren’t sizzling swappable, there’s no analog perform, the design is just a little boring and the worth is excessive. It’s a pleasant little gaming keyboard however not one which’s blown us away.

Logitech G Professional X 60 Lightspeed options

Logitech G Professional X TKL Lightspeed

The larger brother to the X 60 Lightspeed, the Logitech G Professional X TKL Lightspeed provides again in your F keys, cursor keys, and residential/finish cluster. It additionally has a number of extra devoted multimedia keys. If you’d like every little thing the X 60 presents however with rather less having to be taught unusual key combos, it’s a terrific alternative, although isn’t low cost both.

Endgame Gear KB65HE

Providing a really barely bigger type issue than the X 60 Lightspeed, the 65% Endgame Gear KB65HE is $30 cheaper however consists of magnetic/corridor impact keys that imply you will get analog enter, twin actuation, and extra out of your keys. It is just a wired keyboard, although.

Mountain Everest 60

The Mountain Everest 60 overcomes the largest limitation of 60% keyboards by providing a detachable numpad part. This implies you get the extremely compact type issue for gaming however can convey fast quantity enter at hand. You possibly can even connect the numpad to both facet of the primary keyboard. It’s nice worth too.