What did you get in the mail today? (Part 2)

Keychron K2 HE special edition from Kickstarter.

With dust cover & aviator cable.

I’m hoping the 75% layout grows on me? The build is nice and solid and reminds me of a classic synth.

The key profile is advertised as OSA, but feels cylindrical rather than spherical? I’m a bit confused on this, honestly. Can anyone who knows more chime in here? These really don’t look like OSA to me. Homing bumps on F, J and ↑


Gateron dual-rail magnetic Hall Effect switches (exclusive to Keychron as far as I know)

The RGB is subdued because the caps aren’t shine through (this for me is a bonus. I don’t like how distracting SUPER G4M3R RGB boards can be). Of the 22 included lighting effects, I prefer the good old QMK typing heatmap.

Typing sounds: (please pardon the environmental noise)

launcher.keychron.com looks like a fork of VIA with the HE and Keychron specific stuff added. I’m trying a light touch on the alphanumerics and a deeper actuation on the mods.

So far, so good. I haven’t given the wireless connectivity a try yet.

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