Keychron K2 HE Concrete Edition Review: Rock-Solid Typing Leave a comment

The stabilizers are PCB-mounted, which is preferable to the everyday plate-mounted models that many keyboards use, and are lubricated from the manufacturing unit. The lube on these stabilizers, whereas a bit extreme (there have been small clumps of lube seen on the surface housings, which isn’t typical), feels nice. The stabilized keys are clean and constant, with no audible rattling or sticking when typing.

However because it seems, the best draw back of this keyboard is, additionally, the fabric alternative. As a lot as unsealed, uncooked concrete is quirky and enjoyable, it’s finally a utilitarian materials: It’s heavy, has an inconsistent texture, and stains simply. Throughout my time with this keyboard, it gathered fairly a couple of smudges and stains, practically all of which had unknown-to-me origins. Perhaps they got here from cleansing sprays, or from one thing on my fingers, however I truthfully don’t have any clue. Relying in your perspective, this could be a flaw or a bonus. What some think about soiled, others will see as “patina.” However as somebody who likes maintaining their electronics squeaky-clean for so long as doable, it’s undoubtedly a little bit of a bummer to me.

(Being concrete, I might assume there are dozens of how to get practically any stain out of this keyboard, reminiscent of an influence washer or a can of brake cleaner. Nonetheless, I didn’t have the gumption to attempt it out for myself, and as such, I can’t assure that it’s doable.)

Gaming on Granite

Regardless of my a number of complaints about Keychron’s all-ceramic keyboard, I used to be nonetheless keen on the Tunneling Magnetoresistance (TMR) switches inside. They had been modern, purposeful, and novel, with notable benefits over customary Corridor Impact (HE) switches. Due to that, I used to be shocked to see this keyboard going again to plain HE switches. They’re nonetheless nice switches, in fact, however going again to an inferior possibility for a equally distinctive keyboard doesn’t fairly make sense to me.

Regardless, these switches are nonetheless spectacular by another customary of comparability. They really feel clean, have an affordable weight, snap again shortly when pressed. This keyboard each feels good to kind on, and is responsive sufficient for gaming, particularly with the 1,000 Hz polling price.