Keychron

Keychron has today made its new Q9 custom mechanical keyboard available for order. The tiny 40% keyboard can be ordered either in barebones form — starting at $139 — or as a completed keyboard with a number of color and switch options.Keychron's Q lineup is its custom mechanical one that allows buyers to either choose to complete the build themselves or order the finished article direct from Keychron itself. Either way, Carbon Black, Silver Grey, and Navy Blue color options are available as are versions of the keyboard…

Pros Substantial weight and stability High quality design, fit, and finish Number pad QMK VIA software support Mac and Windows compatibility Cons Expensive for a pre-built mechanical keyboard Not ideal for users who prefer wireless portabilityI spend a few hours a day pounding away on a keyboard, and for the past couple of years, my default brand has been Keychron. If you spend lots of time entering text on a physical keyboard, then spending $200 may be pretty easy to justify. For the past few weeks, the Keychron…

For years, laptop and keyboard manufacturers trended towards slimmer designs and less travel, but that’s starting to change. Even Apple moved back towards a keyboard with better travel and a more tactile feel after the failure of the Butterfly Keyboard. But for many typers, that’s not quite enough. The mechanical keyboard has experienced a renaissance over the past few years, lead by companies like Keychron, which recently released the wireless Keychron K8 Pro. The K8 Pro isn’t your basic wireless keyboard…

Source: Christine Romero-Chan / iMore One of the hobbies that I picked up during the pandemic is mechanical keyboards. In that time, I learned that I honestly prefer non-full size keyboards — you know, the ones that don't have the number pad. That's simply because in my line of work, I don't need a 10-key on a daily basis. However, that doesn't mean that the occasional need for a number pad never comes up. Sometimes I do need to do some calculations regarding business expenses or even taxes and bills, and using the…

Keychron, a company that has made its name for building some of the best mechanical keyboards that won't break the bank, has made a new custom option available for order. The Q7 is a 70% keyboard that can be bought either fully assembled or as a barebones system with prices starting at $149 for the latter. The fully assembled version of the Q7 comes with a choice of Gateron Pro Red, Blue, or Brown switches while color options include Carbon Black, Silver Grey, and Navy Blue — that last one is particularly fetching. Those…

Keychron has made a name for itself for offering gorgeous, well-built, and reliable mechanical keyboards, and lately, it's been trying its hand at custom offerings as well. The new Q5 is the latest to come out of Keychron and it's a gorgeous 96% keyboard that you can order right now. Larger than the other custom mechanical keyboards offered by Keychron — like the Q1, Q2, and Q3 — the Q5 is offered in both fully assembled and barebones kits with prices that start at $165. Three colors are offered with Carbon Black, Silver…

A couple of years ago, I switched from using a Brydge keyboard with a Google Pixel Slate and enjoyed the clicky experience of a Keychron K2 wireless mechanical keyboard. For the past few weeks, I had the opportunity to enter text on various devices with the new Keychron K8 Pro QMK/VIA wireless mechanical keyboard.The new keyboard was sent along as a barebone keyboard with a keycaps kit and a set of Gateron G Pro mechanical brown…