TechPeripheralsLogitech MX Mechanical Keyboard review: perfect for productivityAn impressive first foray into mechanical territory for a Logitech productivity keyboardWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.(Image credit: Future)T3 VerdictIt’s not cheap, but Logitech’s MX Mechanical keyboard is a pleasure to use in just about every respect. Crucially for a wireless keyboard it has great battery life, and its mechanical-switch action provides loads of feel. Discreet backlighting and great configuration software complete an impressive package.Reasons to buy+Great mechanical action+Superb battery life+Perfect form-factor and layout+Useful and configurable backlightingReasons to avoid-Too pricey for some-Limited adjustability for rakeWhy you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
TechPeripheralsLogitech MX Mechanical Keyboard review: perfect for productivityAn impressive first foray into mechanical territory for a Logitech productivity keyboardWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.(Image credit: Future)T3 VerdictIt’s not cheap, but Logitech’s MX Mechanical keyboard is a pleasure to use in just about every respect. Crucially for a wireless keyboard it has great battery life, and its mechanical-switch action provides loads of feel. Discreet backlighting and great configuration software complete an impressive package.Reasons to buy+Great mechanical action+Superb battery life+Perfect form-factor and layout+Useful and configurable backlightingReasons to avoid-Too pricey for some-Limited adjustability for rakeWhy you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
An impressive first foray into mechanical territory for a Logitech productivity keyboard
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(Image credit: Future)T3 VerdictIt’s not cheap, but Logitech’s MX Mechanical keyboard is a pleasure to use in just about every respect. Crucially for a wireless keyboard it has great battery life, and its mechanical-switch action provides loads of feel. Discreet backlighting and great configuration software complete an impressive package.Reasons to buy+Great mechanical action+Superb battery life+Perfect form-factor and layout+Useful and configurable backlightingReasons to avoid-Too pricey for some-Limited adjustability for rake
(Image credit: Future)
(Image credit: Future)
T3 VerdictIt’s not cheap, but Logitech’s MX Mechanical keyboard is a pleasure to use in just about every respect. Crucially for a wireless keyboard it has great battery life, and its mechanical-switch action provides loads of feel. Discreet backlighting and great configuration software complete an impressive package.Reasons to buy+Great mechanical action+Superb battery life+Perfect form-factor and layout+Useful and configurable backlightingReasons to avoid-Too pricey for some-Limited adjustability for rake
T3 VerdictIt’s not cheap, but Logitech’s MX Mechanical keyboard is a pleasure to use in just about every respect. Crucially for a wireless keyboard it has great battery life, and its mechanical-switch action provides loads of feel. Discreet backlighting and great configuration software complete an impressive package.
T3 Verdict
It’s not cheap, but Logitech’s MX Mechanical keyboard is a pleasure to use in just about every respect. Crucially for a wireless keyboard it has great battery life, and its mechanical-switch action provides loads of feel. Discreet backlighting and great configuration software complete an impressive package.
Reasons to buy+Great mechanical action+Superb battery life+Perfect form-factor and layout+Useful and configurable backlightingReasons to avoid-Too pricey for some-Limited adjustability for rake
Reasons to buy+Great mechanical action+Superb battery life+Perfect form-factor and layout+Useful and configurable backlighting
Great mechanical action
Superb battery life
Perfect form-factor and layout
Useful and configurable backlighting
Reasons to avoid-Too pricey for some-Limited adjustability for rake
Too pricey for some
Limited adjustability for rake
Why you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
Why you can trust T3Our expert reviewers spend hours testing and comparing products and services so you can choose the best for you.Find out more about how we test.
Luckily, here’s Logitech – one of the old stagers of the peripherals world – on a mission to redress that balance with the MX Mechanical Keyboard.
And in our Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard review we’ll let you know whether it’s one of thebest keyboardsfor your money and why…
Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard: review: price and release date
You can pick up the Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard right now, priced at $169.99/£169.99/€179.99/AUD269.95 across the various territories.
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Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard review: Design
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Design-wise, the MX Mechanical comes in two form-factors: full-size and 60 per cent; we decided to opt for the full-size version for this review, which includes the full Numpad to the right side (the Mini does not).
The MX is a handsome if understated beast that comes in various shades of grey, which feels classy in terms of materials and as well-made as you would expect from Logitech. All the plastics it uses are high-quality, and an aluminium faceplate below the keys further enhances the impression of solidity which it projects.
In terms of layout, it’s spot-on. Since it’s a full-size keyboard, it has a full complement of F keys, although its compact surface area means those aren’t separated from the number keys below them; I didn’t find that a problem, although some pickier users might. There’s that full numeric keypad at its right-hand extremity, and a set of arrow keys, with plenty of space around them. To the left of that resides a collection of useful keys like Home, Ins and Del. It’s a slightly unconventional layout, but feels thoroughly logical and intuitive.
Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard review: Features
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(Image credit: Future)
At this point, it’s worth mentioning that the MX Mechanical Keyboard has been conceived, to an extent, as a companion peripheral to Logitech’s gloriousMX Master 3S, since, like that mouse, the keyboard can be hooked up to devices in two ways: via the supplied Logi Bolt 2.4GHz wireless dongle, or via Bluetooth. You can use it to flip through the control of three devices at once, which will come in pretty handy for those who use, say, a PC, a tablet, and anAndroidphone for different working-day tasks.
As well as the mechanical keys, the MX Mechanical Keyboard has another feature which will stir feelings of familiarity among those who habitually use gaming keyboards: its keys are backlit. Because it’s designed for productivity, that backlighting is white, rather than offering you all the colours of the spectrum, and is pretty discreet. It will turn itself off after a while, then switches back on as you approach it with your hands, which is pretty sweet. Hardly a vital feature, but the sort of thing that puts a smile on your face in the middle of an otherwise dull working day.
You can, of course, turn the backlighting off or change its settings in the Logi Options+ software. As with the other peripherals that Logitech makes, the Logi software offers something of a masterclass for other manufacturers in how to build software designed to control a keyboard. It’s logical, understandable, pleasantly presented and enjoyable to use, rather than a chore, which is usually the case for such software.
Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard review: Performance
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(Image credit: Future)
But such austerity also feels pretty unnecessary, since the MX Mechanical takes less than an hour to charge fully (via USB,-C during which time you can still continue to use it), and a few minutes of fast-charge will yield about a working day’s use. Charge-wise, it’s as good as any wireless keyboard out there, which is genuinely useful in the sort of office environment it was designed for.
Logitech MX Mechanical Keyboard review: Verdict
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(Image credit: Future)
Logitech’s first mechanical keyboard for productivity-style use is hugely impressive. It’s something of a luxury given its price, but it’s definitely a luxury that will pay off in the long-run, in terms of rendering the most humdrum of computing tasks slightly less soul-destroying when you use it to perform them.
It’s sensibly laid out, the backlighting could come in handy in low-light settings (which it auto-senses) and its battery life is exemplary.
It doesn’t bulldoze the opposition to such an extent as its sister peripheral, the MX Master 3S mouse, but nevertheless, if you could persuade your boss to buy you one, it would definitely render your average working day, daresay, more enjoyable.
Also consider
Without doubt the closest competitor to the MX Mechanical is the Razer Pro Type Ultra – it’s also a mechanical, wireless keyboard, with an RRP very similar to the Logi.
Cherry’s Stream is super-cheap in comparison and comes with a (rather dodgy) mouse, yet is still mechanical and wireless, although we doubt it will prove as robust as the MX Mechanical.
Or if you want to go ergonomic, check out Logitech’s own Ergo K860.
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