Keychron - Q5 HE QMK Wireless Custom Keyboard

I have the tkl 60$ woot deal and like it for the couch rig. Had a keychronb q5 and its solid alum was beefy, ended up selling the q5 and copped a nuphy he field 75 and it is perfect with the jade switches imo. It is also more than double the price of this keyb

There pretty good well for me but my opinion might be different from yours I personally recommend a quite mini build what sounds good but i think the keychron Q6 and Q5 are 100-90% so completely up to you(still can’t believe snap tap is banned)

To be honest, ditch all gaming brands and get something from a decent mechanical keyboard manufacturer. Keychain, Wooting, etc I started my foray into mechanical keyboards with gaming brands shit and they’ve all been long discarded because they tended to suck. I finally splurged and got myself a Keychron Q5 - expensive for sure, but I have never since had the feeling that I require something better. Get a switch tester, too. It’ll save you a lot of hassle in the long run.

I think keychron is a good idea, specifically the HE series. I could have gotten a wooting 80 he but instead I went with the Q5 HE, I wanted a numpad. Also idk why more people don't talk about this but the wooting full metal chassis is 290 dollars where the keychron HE series is 160-230 dollars while also being full metal chassis and having keychron great software. Actual real 8K polling is not a noticeable difference vs 1000, there's a clip of wooting CEO even acknowledging that it isn't a difference and doesn't really matter. So IMO it's a better value to go for keychrons HE keyboards vs wooting because of the 290$ price tag on the wooting, you get 99% of the features for a solid amount cheaper. The keychrons are also 2.4ghz wireless where the wooting is wired. They have the lemokey P1 HE at 170 USD while being full metal and having all the benefits of Hall Effect. I love my Q5 HE it sounds really good and feels awesome, the software is great too.

Get a Keychron V5 or Q5 if you can stretch the budget. Barebones V5 is $60 right now so plenty left over for your preferred set of keycaps and switches.

V5 is plastic body, tray mount. Q5 is much heavier with aluminum body and gasket mounted (softer, bouncier/more dampened feel when typing).

I’m in love with Keychron Q HE series. I’m using a Q1 HE while waiting for a Q3 HE from Taobao for 200 shipped. Q5 HE is the full sized option and was similarly priced.

The keyboard rabbit hole is one that I had no idea was infinitely deep when I was looking for a new keyboard. After literal weeks of watching reviews and reading about all the different types of switches, I settled on the Keychron Q5HE. That one is out of your budget, but they have the K10 HE on amazon right now for 135. Keychron make great keyboards

I've been really enjoying my Galaxy100. Feels and sounds better than my Keychron Q5.

I just spent a bit more and built a keychron q5. Took a bit of research and gambling on switch choice but it is awesome, would recommend

I actually have upgraded from exact same kb to the Keychron Q5 HE. The typing sound is amazing( I feel it's a bit ASMR) and I really like the typing feedback. But a few days ago I accidentally spilled some water on it and I still have yet to put it back on its feet... But typing/sound itself are perfect for me!

Well after some research and going to the store for trying out, I like the sound/feel the most so I went for it. Pros I'll say the sound and feel, and it can be either a Mac/windows wired/wireless kb. Cons is susceptible to water damage and the Q series is extremely heavy(>2kg).

Glad I helped! Q5 and Q6 were my top 2, and I liked the layout of Q5 a bit more so I went for it!

For gaming, really anything with an HE on the end. Q HE are high-end, K HE are less fancy, but still very nice imo. There's almost no reason to buy a non-HE Keychron keyboard for gaming. Cost is about the same, HE features are super useful in games, and the switches sound pretty good now.

So you're looking for 75–100%. I can recommend something from the Keychron Q series. Plenty of really clean boards there, and they have keycaps with secondary legends for stuff like media control. A lot of them also have macro columns that can be assigned to various functions.

K has a lot of really dodgy keyboards in it, safer to just avoid it. Q and V are basically the same boards, the Q has a bit higher end components and the aluminum case.

i own both keychrons and razers. Also logitech gpro x and g915 TKL. Matter of the fact: software in keychrons has no issues and build quality is objectively better, specially in Q series of keychrons. If you want to get a keyboard and want something reliable, ready to go, well built and easily programmable, just get a keychron. Wooting/Logitech/Steelseries/Corsair/GenericComercialOrGamerBrand is just like razer level, not best in class Razer gets closer altough not there yet to best in class features in the last blackwidow v4 75% (asus also does great with Azoth boards) but the board has really low reliabilty, so not best in class at all. check out r/MechanicalKeyboards for advice, they will guide you to get something real good and it can easily be cheaper or cost the same as razer boards.

The keychron Q series is in a league of its own. Basically entry to a fully custom keeb.

One of the keychron full metal ones, good luck folding that one in half little bro.

Wooting or Keychrons Hall effect keyboards are amazing, I thought it wouldn’t change that much but I really don’t like normal keyboards after it.

For wireless keyboard I'd look for those that have qmk/via such as the Keychron

Their new HE series seems promising for gaming.

I bought a Q3 Max with red switches and it was very silent. Be aware, Keychron HE keeb is compatible only with its own HE switches. For me it was a no-go.

I have a Wooting, I love it compared to the previous 3 SteelSeries keyboards I had/have. I do however think it's a little overpriced at the end of the day. I'd probably go with a Keycron HE today if I was shopping

If you're casually playing games then Keychron is all fine. So far the only "real gamer" keyboard to date to be considered is the recent HE variants due to its rapid trigger feature but that is more specifically targetted towards fps players that are willing to tinker each and every key press on how they want it to respond.

Most HE variants offers all keys to be modified if desired since the very switches themselves have the HE features, so some would only changed the main WASD and others would utitlized tinkering the whole keys - but again, this is mostly catered towards fps players that have the intent on tinkering.

The Keychron HE series are fantastic all-rounder keyboards. They are having a sale that ends today.

As you are saying, the reason why you need to replace your keyboard is because you are buying cheaper keyboards. It's probably worth spending 150£ on one that will last you 5 years and that you will change because you want to rather than because you need to! I'd check into keychron UK and look at their mechanical keyboards. They are great quality and if you get a hotswapable keyboard you will not only be able to change the keycaps but also the switches themselves.