There is no shortage of keyboards out there, and if you include the word gaming, you get heaps of keyboards flashing colours in your eyeballs. The mini portable keyboards cut that down a little, though not the price tag. Logitech G is trying to put their stake in the ground with their latest release, the Logitech Pro X 60 LIGHTSPEED. So I checked it out to see if it’s worth the $429 price tag.
It has a case
The first thing you will notice when you open the box for the Logitech Pro X 60 LIGHTSPEED is that it comes with a case. This might sound like a silly thing to start my review with, but holy crap, it’s exceptional. I have mini gaming keyboards that travel in my bag, and they bounce around so much that I am always so paranoid about the keys breaking. Well, my fear is removed with this beauty.
The case opens up to have the keyboard inside, and under that are some nice little possies for a 2M USB cable, the dongle, a USB-A to C adapter, and the alternate Esc key. More on the Esc key later.
The keyboard also has a little USB-C slot that you can tuck the dongle away in if you don’t want to always use the case, so Logitech has given you all the options here.
A thing of beauty
I got to check out the pink variant of the keyboard, and I’m not going to lie, it’s gorgeous. The pink they have chosen is stunning. It’s a nice, dark, hot pink that looks gorgeous. But it’s not just the excellent shade of pink they chose that is stunning.
The keyboard has a volume wheel on the left-hand side that sits very close to flush on the left side of the keyboard. On the right is a switch that lets you flick between normal and game mode, and there are a couple of buttons on the top that let you switch between dongle and Bluetooth connectivity. The choice to make these so slim means the keyboard has a lot of functionality yet looks so tidy. Out of the box, it has a white Esc key with the Logitech logo on it. I do like the way this looks, but you can switch it for a standard Esc key, which comes in the case too.
The lighting out of the box is a simple light blue. I am used to gaming keyboards being RGB’d up to the nines out of the box, but to be honest, I liked the simple colour choice in this one. You can RGB it up with the G HUB software if you want. One minor annoyance is that the alternative options for keys, which are written on the side of the keys, aren’t lit up. This isn’t uncommon, but it would have been nice, because until you know what all the keys do, it’s a pain in the ass to play in the dark.
Functionally better than the rest
To date, I have been using the Steelseries Apex mini keyboard, which has been fantastic. But it’s a keyboard with the keys you see on the front, and that’s it. The Logitech Pro X 60 LIGHTSPEED has that volume wheel on the left-hand side and the buttons on the top to switch between connectivity modes, which is excellent. These minor changes make switching devices and cranking the volume up and down so damn seamless.
The Logitech G HUB software takes a bit to get used to, but once you get the hang of it, you can customise a hell of a lot of the keys and functionality. The battery life also promises up to 50 hours of battery life, and after using it for a week, I still haven’t managed to drain it, so this seems fair.
The one tiny negative is that the keys make a surprising amount of sound. Depending on how quiet you need your keys to be this could be a deal breaker, but it isn’t a major for me.
Should you get one?
I am kind of in love with this keyboard. The extra features this one includes make it an easy sell over the other expensive mini keyboards, but it’s still expensive. If money isn’t an issue and you are after functionality over price, then it’s worth every cent.
