Test Logitech G515 Lightspeed Tkl Tactile, mechanical silence

While other areas are very effervescent at the beginning of summer, this is also the case for Logitech and more particularly its gaming division where the reputation is well established, especially with the general public. Also, Logitech is taking advantage of the beginning of summer to announce its new wireless gaming keyboard which is mechanical and yet silent. Here is the new Logitech G515 LightSpeed TKL and we have been testing it for a good ten days.

The first thing to remember is that the Logitech G515 LightSpeed TKL is a so-called "low profile" keyboard. This allows the keyboard to continue to be mechanical while offering a more sober and refined design since the keyboard itself is lower. Moreover, one of the things you notice as soon as you pick it up is this elegant design with an anthracite bar at the top of the keyboard. On this bar, we find the button to turn the keyboard on or off and especially the buttons to switch between Bluetooth, Logitech's in-house LightSpeed wireless or wired mode.

On the technical side, the Logitech G515 offers a layer of foam in its guts soundproofing that greatly reduces noise when typing, which we have seen. Because it remains a low profile keyboard, the height is only 22mm, which allows the G515 to remain a relatively thin keyboard, especially compared to purely mechanical keyboards. For those familiar with Logitech products, the size reminded us of the MX Mechanical Mini.

As for the typing itself, the switches offer a travel distance of only 3.2mm, which is consistent with the fact that it is a low profile keyboard. There is obviously a habit to take but after a few hours, we get back into our habits for the time being, we did not notice any particular problems, the typing is really much quieter than a mechanical keyboard. In game, we did not notice any particular problems. We mainly tested the keyboard to type text and on games like Call of Duty or OverWatch 2. RAS. As for the autonomy, Logitech promises 36 hours in a row, which we were not able to verify but in our uses during the tests, we did not often go through the recharge box.

Of course, G Hub is part of it as always and it is via the application that we will be able to exploit the new KeyControl technology which allows, basically, to customize each key of the keyboard to perform up to 15 different actions. Everything will therefore depend on the needs of the user. For our part, we did not venture there too much because it is not in our habits. What is remarkable, however, is the number of possibilities offered by Logitech and its G Hub; you can really customize everything and it's impressive.