The Logitech G Pro X TKL Lightspeed mechanical gaming keyboard and Superlight 2 mouse are currently two of the brand’s most popular products when it comes to gaming simplicity. In this review, we’ll be looking at both products simultaneously and see how they fare as my daily drivers.
What Am I Looking At?
Both the Pro X TKL Lightspeed and Superlight 2 ship out with Logitech’s Lightspeed wireless technology, as well as the option for the keyboard to connect via Bluetooth. Still on the keyboard, it’s also the only peripheral of the duo that comes equipped with RGB, which can be customised via G Hub.
In the spirit of simplifying connectivity, you can pair and unify both accessories to one single USB Lightspeed dongle, rather than having them connect to their respective dongles. Of course, being cordless means that both the Prox TKL Lightspeed and Superlight 2 have the benefit of being placed into any typing and motion range position, without the hindrance or resistance typically brought on by the cable. Both the keyboard and mouse feature little cubbies at their base, where you can hide their respective USB dongle.
Pricing for the Pro X TKL Lightspeed and Superlight 2 are set at RM799 and RM689, respectively, and both products are available in the same colour schemes: Black, Pink, and White, the latter being the colour option Logitech chose to send me.
What’s Good About Them?
Because it’s not a low-profile keyboard, the typing experience on the Pro XTKL Lightspeed is, even if I am not a fan of Logitech’s Tactile switches, comfortable enough that my fingers don’t feel fatigued. I can find myself typing for hours on end, plus the occasional knuckle-cracking every so often. Key travel is relatively deep, and actuation feels padded and a bit “nubby”, almost as if you’re pressing down on a jelly baby beneath a cover. But again, tactile switches aren’t my favourite.
The Pro X Superlight 2 is fitted with Logitech’s HERO 2 sensor, giving it a maximum polling rate of 2000Hz and therefore making it an extremely accurate mouse.
Then there’s the battery endurance for both the Pro X TKL Lightspeed and Superlight 2. The keyboard itself boasts up to 50 hours of continuous use but when not in use, it intelligently powers down until the next time you start typing.
It’s the same story with the Pro X Lightspeed 2. Logitech advertises its ultra lightweight gaming mouse as having an endurance level of 95 hours in constant motion, and I am inclined to believe them. That’s an additional 20 hours longer than the old Superlight and more to the point, it’s a damn sight longer than the original Pro X Wireless, to which that model had atrocious endurance.
As the HERO 2 sensor has a report rate of 2,000Hz, the Pro X Superlight 2 isn’t just accurate, it is also extremely responsive with its movement. That, and the fact that it is an extremely light mouse.
What’s The Catch?
One of the biggest, if not the most crippling flaw of an all-white motif and colour scheme is that both Pro X devices are susceptible to being stained, dirtied, and yellowed by outside forces. If you can zoom in on the product shots, you can see that the keyboard and mouse have already sustained some proverbial damage to its lustrous exterior.
On slightly related note pertaining to the Pro X TKL Lightspeed, and this is really just a personal disdain, but I’m not quite a fan of TKL keyboards. I favour full-sized keyboards, primarily because I tend to use the numeric pad a lot.
Still touching on the aesthetics, the printing on some keycaps look a little cheap, particularly the Print key. It’s a small caveat but to be fair, it’s a caveat that seems to stand out even more with this all-white motif. With the Pro X Superlight 2, I’ve already scuffed up the sides of the charging port because they keep hitting legs on my monitor stand.
Should I Buy Them?
If you’re not the kind of person that is willing or bothered to pours thousands upon thousands of Ringgit into the rabbit that is custom keyboards, but you’re still in the market for a solid TKL mechanical gaming keyboard, and you like the tactile switches, then please consider the Logitech G Pro X TKL Lightspeed.
As for the Pro X Superlight 2, there is little to suggest that Logitech G’s lightweight gaming mouse is anything but a solid investment into gaming. Again, it’s really light, the HERO 2 sensor is really responsive, and if you tend to play a lot of first-person shooter titles, this mouse will serve your purpose. Just…do yourself a favour and go with either the black or pink colourway, especially if you’re a germaphobe.
Photography by John Law.
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