Photos and Features
With this being Logitech’s first 60% keyboard format, some people may have never seen this sized keyboard before so let’s start there. Similar to the difference between a full-sized keyboard and a TKL which removes the number pad. A 60% keyboard also has the number pad removed as well, but they continue from there and remove the entire F key row at the top and the direction pad and keys above it on the right side. You are left with just the main key section. The G Pro X 60 Lightspeed and most 60% keyboards keep the key layout standard making it possible to install aftermarket keycaps if you want. With all of the keys missing, there are keys that you will need to still use and most 60% keyboards use a function layer to still include that functionality and Logitech has done that with the G Pro X 60 Lightspeed. To help with that Logitech has printed legends on all of those keys on the bottom edge so you can see them when typing. Some of it is simple like the entire F key row is just the number row when using the function button. Delete is backspace which I love, that makes things simple. Logitech did pack in media controls and a mute button as well as all of your page up and down buttons. The direction pad is there as well on the right side starting with the M key. On the left side, there are just a few things. You can flip through lighting options and they have profile buttons where you can switch between different saved profiles. All of the main legends on top of the keys are translucent and have RGB backlighting. The font that Logitech went with is the same as what they have used on their other Pro keyboards and is easy to read. The only big noticeable difference here is on the top left there is one white keycap with the Logitech G logo for the escape key printed on the white in silver.
Working around the outside edges of the G Pro X 60 Lightspeed there is a lot more going on than you would expect. Most keyboards would maybe have a charging port and a power switch or button. Logitech has packed a few other things into the G Pro X 60 Lightspeed that surprised me. The biggest of those is on the left side where they have a wheel built into the side. This is a volume wheel. The TKL and larger Pro keyboards all had a wheel on top, it's nice to see that they found a way to keep that control. One of the only extra functions that a keyboard can have that I do use. This side also has a small status LED which you can barely see that sits next to the caps lock key as a status indicator. On the right side, they have a physical switch to turn on game mode. Most keyboards that have this feature have a button or a function layer button, this switch is solid and I wouldn’t mind seeing this on larger keyboards as well. The front edge that would face you when using the keyboard doesn’t have too much but it does have the Pro logo molded into the plastic housing. This view does let us see that the G Pro X 60 Lightspeed doesn’t have a bezel around it and anything that ends up up under the keys will be easy to blow out and keep clean. Then up on the top edge, there are a few things going on. One side has two buttons with status LEDs up on the top edge for each. One is the Bluetooth button to set up a Bluetooth connection and to switch to your Bluetooth connected device. The second is the wireless dongle button for Logitech’s Lightspeed wireless. On the other end, there is a small power switch. Next to that is a USB Type-C connection, this is for charging the G Pro X 60 Lightspeed back up or connecting wired to your PC as well.
The bottom of the G Pro X 60 Lightspeed has a black plastic finish across it. Each corner has a thin inch and a half wide rubber grip to keep the G Pro X 60 Lightspeed from moving around. Below the top two grips, there are also short flip-out feet to angle the keyboard as well. These do have rubber feet on the underside for when you flip them out to make sure you continue to have that grip. On the left side, there is a large recessed area. This is the hiding spot for the wireless USB dongle. In the center of the bottom of the G Pro X 60 Lightspeed, there is one large sticker. That sticker has all of the certification logos. You can also find the part number and serial number. It’s also interesting that while the sticker does cover up four screw holes, the sticker has small pictures letting you know where each screw is. This ties in with the safety instructions which show how to remove the battery inside should there be an issue with it in the future.
For key switches, the G Pro X 60 Lightspeed is available with two different switch options. They have linear and tactile versions of their GX Optical switches. The black switches we have here are the linear model. Both switches have the same 1.8mm actuation point and 4mm total travel distance. The black linear switches have a 50g force and the brown tactile switches require a touch more force at 60g total force. The switches have a clear housing which lets the RGB lighting shine through. The stems then have a square around them that helps keep the switches from twisting or moving around when you press them. I did pull the shift key off as well to check, that switch has its matching black stabilizers. They are linked together under the backplate, similar to a Cherry stabilizer design. For the keycaps, Logitech has gone with proper double shot PBT keycaps for the G Pro X 60 Lightspeed. PBT helps last significantly longer than your standard ABS plastic when it comes to wear. Even if you get wear though, with the caps being double shot it does mean that the translucent legends will still be visible as you wear the plastic down.
