Functional usage
Functional usage
The K60 PRO TKL comes with Corsair OPX RGB optical-mechanical key switches. An actuation force of 45 cN is required for the one-millimeter pre-travel. The overall travel distance is 3.2 millimeters. Overall experience is similar to the CHERRY MX RED switches, which balance typing and gaming sessions well. It’s not the quietest keyboard, although there’s no clicking (so that’s good). The keys can be reasonably quiet if you press them softly, but it’s not the easiest thing to do, and getting used to typing this way takes time. A quiet keyboard might be handy for some users, especially for typing or gaming at night, but you’d need MX Silent Reds. Luckily, my computer is far from the bedrooms (on a different floor) because the K60 PRO TKL can get a bit noisy in the heat of the moment.
Precision is one of the reasons why people buy mechanical keyboards, and there’s no shortage of it here. We have tested the K60 PRO TKL over many hours of typing and gaming. In games like Starcraft 2, PUBG, Battlefield 1, Call of Duty: WW2, or DiRT: Rally, the keyboard responded quickly and accurately to my actions.
The keyboard passed the N-Key rollover test without any hiccups. The anti-ghosting technology serves its purpose great. I didn’t get any missed keystrokes when typing, either. The polling rate is 8,000 Hz, but I didn’t see any real, practical difference in this respect vs. 1,000 Hz keyboards. Well, I don’t compete in any e-sports on a professional level, so maybe that’s why? The ergonomics are excellent overall, but one thing missing here is a palm rest (yeah, this keyboard should be relatively small, I know, but still, the habit is strong once you get used to something like that). Luckily the F-buttons are there (unlike, for example, the K65 RGB Mini). The only thing you’re missing is the lack of the Numpad. There are no dedicated media keys or a volume roller, and I miss both of these features.
It’s a TKL keyboard, but it offers most of the features you might need daily. As for the lighting, it’s vivid and visible and not annoying in the dark (you can disable it or bring it down a notch). There’s no USB pass-through here, but that’s not the standard in TKL anyway and not a must-have.
