This week, Logitech revealed a brand new compact gaming keyboard, the Logitech G Professional X 60 Lightspeed. The keyboard will launch on April 16 for $180, and preorders can be found now at Logitech’s online store.
The G Professional x 60 Lightspeed is Logitech’s first wi-fi 60% keyboard, which suggests it doesn’t have arrow keys, a num pad, or the F key row. This makes for a smaller footprint in your desk—the keyboard measures simply 11.5 inches vast and 4 inches deep—whereas retaining all of the keys you usually use for gaming or typing.
To account for its extra streamlined structure, the Logitech G Professional X 60 consists of further performance by the brand new Keycontrol panel in Logitech’s Ghub desktop app, comparable to remapping keys, assigning a number of capabilities to a key, and creating macros and shortcuts. Together with the software program capabilities, there are additionally media controls and a quantity curler constructed into the keyboard. It additionally helps RGB lighting management by Logitech Lightsync, which shines by the dual-shot PBT keycaps.
The G Professional X 60 Lightspeed makes use of GX optical switches, which report keypresses utilizing gentle fairly than mechanical actuation. Whereas most gaming keyboards use mechanical switches as a result of they’re often quicker and extra dependable, Logitech says the GX optical switches supply higher sturdiness than mechanical switches and have a quicker 1ms enter response time than normal optical switches.
As for connectivity, the G Professional X 60 Lightspeed helps 2.4Ghz wi-fi or Bluetooth connections and supplies as much as 65 hours of battery life. It additionally helps wired connections by way of the included six-foot removable USB-C charging cable.
The Logitech G Professional X 60 shall be accessible for $180 in black, white, or pink shade choices, and both linear or tactical GX optical switches. You may preorder at Logitech’s website.