Keychron K8 Wireless Bluetooth/USB Wired Mechanical Keyboard, Hot-swappable Tenkeyless 87 Keys ISO-UK-Layout RGB LED Backlit Gateron Blue Switch N-Key Rollover, Aluminum Frame for Mac and Windows

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Positives: The keyboard is nice. Not even had it for 24 hours yet but it is a joy to type on. Love the colours/lights. The keyboard is really heavy, and this provides a "solid feel" to it. I would have preferred an ever so slight increase in size to increase the platform you press on the keys just a tiny bit. Connectivity issues aside (could be prototype board issue), I think this is a good keyboard choice in this price range. Since this is a TKL, you get a lot of keys to play with here, so I remapped the keys dedicated to Cortana (Siri on Mac) and Print Screen to copy and paste. I mean, who actually uses Cortana? If you’re not into hotswapping and spending your whole net worth on switches and keycaps, this keyboard is for you; the Keychron red switches I selected are also fairly nice to type on and are lubed to an extent.

Also on the keyboard’s left side are two switches: One that toggles between Mac or Windows and another that enables Bluetooth. Typing Experience on the Keychron K8 Pro That’s not even scratching the surface of the features that VIA offers you, but one that I always use, especially when testing new switches, is the key tester tab. This highlights which key you pressed after you make a keystroke. Something missing is Bluetooth support. A keyboard this top quality should have the BT option included by default. Yeah, that requires battery and implies connectivity issues but that is something I miss comparing it with my Logitech G915. It also has a secure low-delay wireless link by USB dongle. Since the K8 Pro is Bluetooth compatible, I was curious if I could load it into VIA wirelessly like on the Asus ROG Falchion NX. However, this didn’t work. I’m not really bothered by this because I’ve only seen Asus do it, but it would’ve been cool to see.The battery on the K8 Pro is respectably sized. You get 4000 mAh, which according to Keychron will last up to 100 hours with the RGB set to its lowest brightness. I used the K8 Pro for around 30 hours with the RGB on its brightest setting and it didn’t die on me, so I have no reason to doubt Keychron’s claims.

Like all of the boards that use VIA or QMK, you don’t get per-key RGB on this board. Instead, you’re given the option to change the hue, saturation and brightness, but I think that’s enough adjustment to fit your needs. Bottom Line Also, you said the G Pro switches were unlubed, which is false. (https://www.keychron.com/products/gateron-switch-set). The switches work fine, maybe a bit pingy, but it's a pretty good sounding keyboard (judging by other sound-test videos I've seen).

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The stabilisers come very visibly pre-lubed and it is very easy to lube if the need ever arises by using stabiliser lube and taking off their respective keycaps to reveal the sides of the stabiliser’s wire.