Keychron... This Keyboard is TOO Good! (Keychron K2HE)

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The K2HE is a hall-effect keyboard that actually looks good, sounds good, and has decent software. It also happens to be 30% cheaper than the Wooting 80HE.

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[RobertDemery]

I got mine about a week ago and am in love with it out of the box. I'm still playing with the activation distance but I love it. It also matches my PC which currently resides in a Fractal North XL.

[Jackofafewtrades]

11:55, I doubt Keychron is lying about the weight savings here, at least not to save a buck. Making those cutouts in a mould makes the tooling a whole lot more expensive. Sure, they save a few cents on each keyboard, but they'd be tripling the tooling cost and, theoretically, the die would wear out quicker. It's likely weight savings was a desired consequence, but I think it was a technical necessity to make the manufacturing more repeatable. A consistent wall thickness on injection moulded and resin parts can be important to ensure that the part actually comes out right. If you don't use a roughly consistent thickness, you end up with warping and weird internal stresses, especially with massive volumes like that part is. My 2c, anyway. Carry on.

[orionizaqt]

I cannot wait to get mine! It should be coming in a few days and I'm super excited! Gonna be my first custom keyboard and I'm super glad to see such a positive video from someone that knows their stuff like you. Makes me feel much better about my purchase!

[AquaPeet]

I love the look of the wooden sides!!! Like antique synthesizers/organs, it has a special look...

[chillybird]

The wood on the edges are such a nice touch!

[renzoortega]

Sam’s Club is selling this keyboard along with a mouse for $144 for a limited time. I just picked it up since it was a good deal in my opinion. Going from Razer Deathstalker V2, I can totally tell the difference and I like it thus far!

[KyleWarnUs]

Wow! The white with wood sides version looks amazing! It totally matches the fractal terra aesthetic that i enjoy as a gamer in my late 30s trying to outgrow the giant box full of rgb aesthetic.

[KajianTemp]

The keycaps on this are super pretty, I love the spherical shape

[Shyningfade]

Got mine around a week ago and it's the only keyboard I used since it arrived (and I have like 12 of these things). I'm really liking the typing feel of this board. These switches are smooth like Gateron Smoothies, but they have the firmness of WS Morandis. Loving this board!

[TheBeardedGamerMan]

This might be perfect for me. I’m a gamer but not a pro gamer and I do have to type for my job. My home office set up is kind of a woodsy vibe so the wood accents will be perfect

[exia]

I just picked one of these up at Sam's Club, bundled with the Keychron M3 mouse for 144 bucks. Now I had never heard of this keyboard before seeing it in store today, but 10 seconds at the demo unit had me putting the keyboard in my cart. I mean how can this thing feel so freaking good, even compared to my custom one with fully lubed switches? All that time spent on my old keyboard, and this one feels better out of the box... I am absolutely in love with it even after only an hour of use.

[AnonymousFreakYT]

Yep. My K2HE is my new favorite keyboard. Absolutely wonderful for work typing.

[boyscout]

I like the dual rail concept. Key wobble bothers me. Also software for keychron works on linux which is great

[Nydrin]

The software is updated with more features online now for gaming. I've been using it to play games like Valorant, CS2, and Marvel rivals, and it's been great so far. Snap tap and last key press have worked perfectly. I wouldn't put too much into 8k polling rate. It's more marketing than real-world impact in games. A lot of people still use their wooting 60he over the 80he even with the polling rate differences because they prefer the 60 layout. The polling rate does not impact enough to make them switch over.

[datapeluche]

it matches perfectly with the Fractal North PC Case, on both colors.

[DonPatro]

I recently got the Q1 HE and I am extremely impressed with what keychron has done with these switches. I might get the K2 HE for my office.

[smokingbeetles]

Awesome review, very detailed of pros and cons. For the price i dont want any compromise. (i like the thoc) must all be there if I shell out that kind of dough.

[Koolinkenji]

I've been waiting for this review ever since I saw it in your previous videos. Thanks :)

[MildMisanthropeMaybeMassive]

6:10 Funny how Keychron's fanciest looking keyboard is the cheapest on their website because the Special Edition with Rosewood Sides is $140, which is cheaper than the rest of their Hall Effect Magnetic Switch Keyboards which don't look as elegant and are missing the wood siding.

And for some reason we can get it custom but I don't see an option to select the keycap color (just the overall color scheme including the frame) even for the custom boards, despite them selling keycaps.

[dawidszyszko]

Just bought it based on this video. I was on the fence sine I tried low profile Keychron and I was not happy with it. But this one is just amazing, very soft and sounds so nice. I decided to pick up standard edition, due to it having shine trough keycaps and crazy stealth black color. I love it, thank you. Now my wife wants one too, she said it is like writing on gummy bears . Getting another one special edition white now.