Hi Everyone,

I wanted to give everyone an honest perspective of the Keychron v2 (KV2) keyboard. Like you, I went down a rabbit hole of mechanical keyboards because I was fed up with the original one I bought. I also did not know much about them, only a limited knowledge for gaming purposes. However, my life has shifted gears and I can't simply use my keyboard for just gaming. Therefore, I needed to find a board that allowed me the flexibility to switch between multiple devices simultaneously with EASE.

I bought two boards together, I had heard mix reviews and I wanted to try them both. The first board I bought was an Anne Pro 2 (AP2). I reluctantly bought this Keychron v2, but didn't have high hopes for it at all. In fact, I regretted buying the board and tried to cancel the item before it shipped. When I received the AP2 I was in love, 60%, compact and it was glorious. The software was superb, and the keys felt amazing. I thought, this is it, I found the perfect board. Unfortunately, that is not the case. I went through hours of troubleshooting of trying to get the AP2 to switch between multiple devices (wireless/wired). Nothing worked, and please forgive me, my intentions are not to shit on the AP2. However, I think it is critical to understand what your needs are and if the board can deliver those needs. Nevertheless, I tried to get it to work and it did not.

Here comes the kicker, when I received the KV2 board, I was hesitant. The keys look bland and a high pitch clacky sound but I really enjoyed the aluminum frame. I also was a bit torn between 60% and 75%, but I am so glad I went with the 75%. The reason I give such high praise to this board, is for a couple of reasons. The first reason, and what is most important to me was flexibility and the ability to switch between devices (wired/wireless) with ease. I can switch between two laptops (wireless) and my personal PC (wired) within a second, no hiccups. Secondly, once I added new keycaps (white PBT pudding) with o-rings, and the lego keys, the board became alive to me. It was exactly what I wanted, and delivers the perfect experience as a consumer of the product.

With that, the one thing I hope and wish is that Keychron would build a software similar to AP2 while maintaining this quality of a product. I cannot speak as an enthusiast, I am sure there are other boards with a much higher build quality. But this has been picture perfect in all aspects for me.

I work in the banking industry, therefore sitting on my ass, typing and working from home has been my life for the better part of 3 months. I do travel from branch to branch or location to location, and I am easily able to pull this bad boy out and get my work done. Oh and of course people give me shit for my nerdy toy, but I could careless. Lastly, I also have been learning Linux, Python and SQL on the side as a hobby and being able to switch from scrap personal laptop breaking the OS, to gaming on Windows and typing up reports for work has been nothing short of amazing. I am all about functionality!

Last of the lastly, I changed my wireless mouse (Rival 710) for a Razer Viper Wireless and I am shocked at the superior feeling of a lightweight wireless mouse. I felt as if I have lived under a rock my whole life. Anyways, if you made it this far, feast your eyes on my KV2!