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Logitech G Announces G515 Lightspeed TKL Gaming Low-profile Keyboard

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Today, Logitech G, a brand of Logitech and leading innovator of gaming technologies and gear, announced the G515 LIGHTSPEED TKL Wireless Gaming Keyboard, a keyboard that offers advanced technologies and high-performance features in a low-profile, modern design. Low-profile keyboards provide a cleaner, more aesthetically pleasing look and deliver a high-performance typing experience. The G515 enables a more efficient and comfortable typing experience by combining low-profile switches with a slimmer design.

"With the iconic G915 gaming keyboard, Logitech G delivered a first-of-its-kind low-profile keyboard renowned for its exceptional quality, top-tier performance, and premium design features. With the G515 low-profile design, we have pushed the boundaries even further," said Arnaud Perret-Gentil, Head of PC Gaming, Logitech G. "With the G515, we've maintained the sleek design while also including our latest technology innovations, such as LIGHTSPEED, LIGHTSYNC, and KEYCONTROL, to give gamers an advanced and high-performance gaming keyboard experience."



At just 22 mm high, the G515 is sleek and eliminates the need for a wrist rest, ensuring a delightful gaming session. The G515 features low-profile switches that activate with minimal distance—only 1.3 mm—and a total travel distance of 3.2 mm, shorter than traditional switches. This enables gamers to accelerate actions per minute.

In addition, the G515 has been built with a layer of sound-dampening foam, pre-lubricated switches, integrated stabilizers, and premium PBT keycaps to ensure optimal comfort; gamers will get a much smoother feel when typing, with a less scratchy, more refined sound.

The G515 keyboard also comes with Logitech G's recently announced KEYCONTROL technology, offering gamers customization capabilities far beyond what a standard keyboard delivers. Each key can perform up to 15 different actions, allowing gamers to personalize their keyboard via macros, audio cues, lighting effects, and more. KEYCONTROL includes layers and modifiers like G SHIFT, which increases customization possibilities, with entire key layouts switchable at the press of a button. With KEYCONTROL, the G515 enables unprecedented personalization, tuning, and controls.

Additional features in the G515 LIGHTSPEED TKL Wireless Low Profile Gaming Keyboard include:
  • Convenient 2:1 LIGHTSPEED Wireless Pairing: Gamers can connect their gaming mouse, such as the G502 X PLUS, via the G515 LIGHTSPEED dongle, freeing up an extra USB port.
  • Light Up Your Desktop with LIGHTSYNC RGB lighting: Players can access ~16.8M colors to customize their experience and connect all of their Logitech G gear with G HUB.
  • Versatile Tri-Mode Connectivity lets gamers choose from LIGHTSPEED wireless, Bluetooth, and USB-C wired data mode.
  • Keep Playing with up to 36 hours of continuous, uninterrupted gameplay.
Pricing and Availability
Available in Black and White, the Logitech G515 LIGHTSPEED TKL Wireless Gaming Keyboard is available now on LogitechG.com in the US, Canada, and select markets worldwide for a suggested retail price of $139 US and €149.99 for wireless and $99 US and €109.99 for the wired edition, coming later this year.

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So no plam rest like the 815 and 915 boards but hopefully keycaps will be sturdier this time around. Atleast unlike other TKL boards engineers had common sense of not removing Capslock indicator LED from the board(most wireless keyboards lack that feature) and its not terribly overpriced.
 
INCREDIBLE! /s

In 2024, Logitech have discovered not only PBT but also case foam, and switch/stab lube, and multi-paring for dongles!
What a time to be alive.
 
Maybe one day they'll discover switch hotswap tech.
OMG can you Imagine? The earth might spin the opposite direction lol.
 
$40 extra for wireless in this day and age is just stupid.
 
In New Zealand (where I am) The starting price is NZ$300 which is like 25% more than the US price... Geographical tax strikes again. Wankers.
 
$40 extra for wireless in this day and age is just stupid.
Agreed, this is nex-gen STUPIDO for sure....1st time I've seen such highway robbery, at least in the keeb realm anyways....

But OTOH, they are nice looking and seem fairly solid build, now if they would just make a real, full-sized sized version, I might be interested, but heaven only knows how much extra they would charge for the extra keys....
 
Maybe one day they'll discover switch hotswap tech.
I've read somewhere the switches can be switched (pun) with Cherry. Too bad they lost the volume wheel though.
 
The wired versions could be decent no-nonsense boards.
I kind of agree with Optimum Tech these days in that Logitech has dropped the ball and lost touch with gamers.

This isn't a high-end keyboard but it's as good as any other sub-$100 mechanical and it's from an easy-to-find brand with decent warranty and non-horrible software. Without wanting to praise Logitech for all their other sins, none of the above can be taken for granted any more.

$40 extra for wireless in this day and age is just stupid.
Counterpoint - why do gaming keyboards need to be wireless? You don't move them around your desk like a mouse so the weight of the cord doesn't matter and you still need a cord to hand to charge the damn thing occasionally.
 
I need to find out what keys they are using. It does look a lot like Kailh Choc v2.

Also, they are doing the same thing as previous keyboard, by not distributing ANSI layout in EU.
 
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Counterpoint - why do gaming keyboards need to be wireless? You don't move them around your desk like a mouse so the weight of the cord doesn't matter and you still need a cord to hand to charge the damn thing occasionally.
AA batteries say hi.
 
In New Zealand (where I am) The starting price is NZ$300 which is like 25% more than the US price... Geographical tax strikes again. Wankers.

Nah, it's cos you're Australia's cousin, so we get fk'd and you get it by proxy.

Just wait for a deep dish 30% off sale on Amazon to get one if you're keen.

On a 'review' note it's a 915TKL minus volume roller, media keys and no light level switch on it (oddly the light level is the deal breaker for me I don't use the rest) and added 2:! pairing (because EVERYONE has a shortage of usb ports) and less battery life.

So what's the draw card here ?
 
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multi-paring for dongles

To be fair they had this for a long time, probably before most other manufacturers and from what I read they're still about the only ones to be able to deliver a seamless wireless experience without frequent drop outs and difficulties connecting.

Everything else though yeah, for how expensive their products are and the majority still using ABS keys it's just shamefull. On the upside maybe they'll release or it will be possible to get an mx master with pbt keys caps finally :ohwell:
 
I've read somewhere the switches can be switched (pun) with Cherry. Too bad they lost the volume wheel though.

- Switches are soldered, pita is to de-solder.
- Cherry is the OEM supplier for their switches, iirc Cherry makes this switch only for Logi atm, they used to make them corsair before they switch to optical switches.
- These Cherry switches are LP switches and are incompatible with standard Cherry switches as the center post is larger in diameter and has small locating fins not found in regular swtiches. Read somewhere that the pin layout is different too.
 
- Switches are soldered, pita is to de-solder.
- Cherry is the OEM supplier for their switches, iirc Cherry makes this switch only for Logi atm, they used to make them corsair before they switch to optical switches.
- These Cherry switches are LP switches and are incompatible with standard Cherry switches as the center post is larger in diameter and has small locating fins not found in regular swtiches. Read somewhere that the pin layout is different too.

Are you sure those are Cherry? They look very much like Kailh Choc v2
 
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