I'm giving my Keychron K6 Pro one last chance.
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My Keychron K6 Pro is the keyboard I like the least. My typo rate with this keyboard is too high. Right out of the box, I wasn't sure whether it was the keycap profile, the pitch between the keys, or the switches that caused the issue.
I first swapped the switches for Keychron G2 (blue) clicky switches, but without much success.
This time, I opted for Kailh Box Navy switches, which require 75g of actuation force.
I'm assuming my typos are linked to the fact that when I press a key, I also tend to press the neighboring key due to the low pitch between them.
Using switches that require a higher actuation force should help prevent accidentally triggering a neighboring key if it isn't pressed firmly enough.
I topped the switches with a set of Johanna Coffee SA profile keycaps that I bought for €19 on Aliexpress.
The result is, in my opinion, visually beautiful — but of course, that's subjective. However, the main goal of reducing my typos seems to have been achieved for now.
That said, I still don't think I'm made for anything other than 96% or full-size (100%) keyboards.
What do you think about this? Are you a fan of layouts smaller than 100%, and what is your opinion on the tighter key pitch found on smaller keyboards?
Hey!
Currently typing this up at 2am, extremely bored.
Build: K6 / RGB / Red Switches.
Well as the title says, I got my keyboard just over a month ago and I am in love. (for the most part)
I say for the most part, because as I was about to type this the keyboard completely stopped working.. Switching it from BT to Cable did nothing, Restarting my PC also did nothing and was extremely disappointed, I managed to restart the board FN + J + Z (I think) and it seemed to have came back alive. (really weird, hopefully this doesn't happen again)
FAQ:
"Do I need a wrist rest / is the keyboard to tall"
After seeing all the posts about how people find it to tall, I was worried that I would need one - After getting the keyboard I really notice no difference and do not find it "to tall" at all. and I have average hand size. But its going to come down to personal preference!
Pros:
Bluetooth - is amazing, I wanted to get something with BT due to having less cables on my desk fits the "vibe" and I haven't been disappointed in the slightest, I do play FPS games, Overwatch, COD etc and have not seen any kind of latency. (Auto shut off is annoying, its set at 10mins, wish it was 30! Seems like it turns off to early, I know you can disable it but I wish it was a tad bit longer then 10mins)
Battery Life - I used the keyboard daily 6 to 8 hour a day for a about 2.5 weeks (only using the back-light during the night) , and checked the battery level and it showed it was in the 30%ish range, amazing how long it lasts.
Build quality - I came from a cheap 40$ keyboard and this is 1000x better, I did not go with the aluminium bezels due to it would make it even more thicker, and I am glad I didn't zero flex in the board.
Cons:
Backlighting - Not really a con for me but I saw some posts about it, the lighting is alright but they keycaps really hide the RGB lighting unless you're in a darker room! But I have no issue with it.
Really, there are no cons I absolutely love this thing, Definitely pick one up! (if you add it to your cart and add your email and wait a couple days they will email you a discount code!)
Let me know if you have any questions :)
A couple of months ago I decided to get a simple / cheap 60% mechanical keyboard off Amazon because I wanted to try its feeling after using low profile non-mechanical keyboard for years (apple magic keyboard and logitech mx keys).
I immediately fell in love with the aesthetic, design and comfort of typing all day long and working with a mechanical keyboard (i'm a freelance filmmaker, editor and photographer, I spend most of my work hours typing).
Since that cheap keyboard served me as a "starting point", I decided getting into more expensive keyboards and of course I began my research on Keychron, since they've been super popular in the last couple of years.
After a bit of research I started getting curious about their K3, a low profile mechanical keyboard which immediately peaked my interest.
Sadly, after only one day of using the K3 I went back to that cheap Amazon keyboard because I realized that the height and feeling of a standard mechanical keyboard was what I was looking for (plus the fact that there aren't any replacements for the keycaps).
Since Keychron doesn't let you return they keyboard, and my K3 had literally barely 8 hours of use, I sold it online and bought a K6 right away. I went with the K6 because I liked the 68 keys layout and I wanted the arrow keys which weren't there on my previous cheap keyboard from Amazon.
Now that I got it i'm very happy about it, it sounds much better than the cheap keyboard from Amazon, the brown switches feel great, the layout is awesome and the keycaps from HK Gaming look beautiful.
Keychron K6 with HK Gaming keycaps + Logitech MX Master 3