Mario Bautista
Today marks the beginning of Logitech’s annual Logi PLAY, a celebration of all things Logitech. This annual event has Logitech showing off their devices, new and old, and is just a great time for all. With this year’s PLAY, Logitech have a few new mice and keyboards to offer up to gamers looking to upgrade their gear.
In the mice range, we first have the Logitech G PRO X Superlight 2 DEX. It’s the next iteration of the Pro X Superlight 2, which improves upon that mouse by shaving off 1gram from its predecessor in the internal skeleton alone. The bottom piece of the mouse also got a weight reduction of .85 grams and reduced thickness by .3mm. All told, the mouse weighs in at about 60 grams and Logitech states that studies show more people grip the mouse tighter when he mouse weighs under 60 grams. Hence, Logitech’s aim at keeping the Pro X Superlight 2 DEX at around 60 grams.
The HERO 2 sensor in the mouse can track up to 44k DPI at 888 IPS/88G acceleration. Of course, you don’t have to run at the highest performance of the sensor, but you’re going to get a very high quality sensor for this mouse.
Five programmable buttons are on the mouse and they are using optical switches. Even though they are optical, you’ll still get that click sound that all who use mice are familiar with.
It’s a wireless mouse so you’re going to be free from cords. Logitech says you can get up to 95 hours of usage in a single charge. For those with a Poweplay mat, you can use a Powerplay puck for continuous wireless charging.
Also about the DEX name, if you play Dungeons & Dragons like I do, you’ll be pretty familiar with that. DEX is short for Dexterity and it’s one of the six core attributes of a character. Logitech actually used the DEX moniker in reference to D&D in the name of the mouse, which I thought was pretty cool.
The Logitech G Pro X Superlight 2 DEX is available now for $159.
Another mouse that’s going to be available is Logitech G PRO 2 Lightspeed. The ambidextrous mouse also features a HERO 2 sensor rated for up to 32,000 DPI and 500+ IPS. It’s not as high as the sensor in the PRO X Superlight 2 DEX, but it’s still solid nevertheless.
There’s hybrid optical switches in the G PRO 2 Lightspeed and connects to your PC wirelessly with an option to upgrade the receiver for $30 more later on that upgrades the polling rate from 1kHz to 8kHz. Battery level is rated at 95 hours and you an also use a Powerplay mat as well. This one will cost you $129 and is now available.
For keyboards, there’s two interesting options coming out. First up is the Logitech G PRO X TKL RAPID Wired Gaming Keyboard. Something really cool about this one is it features analog magnetic switches. That allows for user selectable actuation points and multiple actions per key. It’s basically hall effect sensors on every single key on the keyboard.
Key priority is a feature that’s been pretty controversial in gaming these days. It allows for really quick movements depending on how it prioritizes multiple keys being pressed. The implementation for some of the competitors have been banned from competitive gaming.
The PRO X TKL RAPID is made with an aluminum backplate and several layers to help dampen sound. It should amount to a solid feeling keyboard with no flex and be quiet in action. And of course, there’s RGB lighting should you want your keyboard to exhibit some flair with LIGHTSYNC technology.
Coming in at $169, the PRO X TKL RAPID Wired Gaming Keyboard will be available in November in Black, White, and Pink.
A keyboard that is available now though is the Logitech G915 X Gaming Keyboard. This thin gaming keyboard comes in both a wired and wireless configuration and is the successor to the G915 LIGHTSPEED RGB. New galvanic switches top the keyboard allows for better, more stable typing while maintaining the ability to let you install your own low profile keycaps. Actuation point has been reduced from 1.5 mm to 1.2 mm.
To make the keyboard even more durable, the top aluminum plate thickness has increased by .3 mm to 1.5 mm. This should make it more solid and rugged.
Connection for the wireless version is still using LIGHTSPEED or Bluetooth while having wires USB is available when the keyboard needs charging. But if you do go wireless, you can look for about 36 hours of usage with 100% RGB brightness and a lot more as you reduce or not use the RGB lights at all.
It’s available now in two different key options and three different variants. The full size keyboard will cost $230. The ten key-less version will come in at $200. Finally, the wired version with just the linear & tactile keys as an option will cost $180. You’ll have your choice of black or white on the wireless with black being the only option for wired.
So here’s the new input devices from Logi PLAY. We’ll have reviews of these products as we get them, so if you’re looking for some new gaming hardware for your PC, Logitech’s got you covered today.
