Hesitant to leave brown switches but loving it: firm enough to avoid typos, buttery feel, easy to remap.
“I really liked my brown switches so I was hesitant at first but I am loving this new keyboard.”
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Rated it 1/10: decent build, plate and keycaps, but missed keystrokes that Razer support blamed on software and wouldn't fix under warranty.
“The Razer Huntsman HE Magnetic 8KHZ built quality was decent.”
Several of its LEDs have died.
“I’ve had a few leds die on my on my G Pro X TKL Lightspeed”
They find the typing experience excellent and recommend it at $179–249, though it isn't worth the $350 list price; they paid $229.
“I know big the brands aren't favorable in this sub but Asus did a really job with the AZOTH 96 HE.”
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most new reviewsAfter breaking one standard switch on their Apex Pro TKL Gen 3, SteelSeries said no replacement switches are sold, leaving a $200 board with a dead key.
“I bought a Apex Pro TKL Gen 3 few months back. I broke a Red switch (my fault completely) not one of the magnetic ones.”
Their G915 X Lightspeed TKL needed a community-made fix for stuttering and came with nightmare tech support, so they don't think it's worth $184-230.
“The Logitech G915 X Lightspeed TKL was in the lead, but nightmare foreign tech support and [stuttering that required a fix from a Reddit user]”
A Keychron K2 HE owner likes it enough for gaming that they want a work keyboard that feels very similar, and might just buy another K2 HE.
“I have the keychron k2 HE at home, for gaming. I’m looking for something that feels very similar, for work.”
A former full-size user finds the Wooting 80HE's 80% layout the perfect balance and doesn't miss anything from a 100% board.
“Coming from 100, for me 80 is the perfect balance. Using 80he from wooting.”
Testing a Keychron Q1 HE with an ISO-PT layout sold a user on the model, though they find it expensive and hard to get.
“I recently had the opportunity to test a **Keychron Q1 HE** equipped with a Portuguese layout (ISO-PT), and the experience sold me on the model.”
After a couple of years on a 60%, a coder and shooter player switched to the Keychron Q1 HE and finds its form factor better for nearly everything while still nearly as compact.
“I switched to the Keychron Q1 HE. The form factor was better for nearly everything.”
Their first mechanical keyboard was the DrunkDeer A75 Pro, which they loved at first, but it ranks last of their six boards for sound.
“Drunkdeer a75 pro (This is early HE keyboard days so of course it sounds bad)”
Both their GMMK 3 PRO and its replacement had the switch-socket issue, which they fixed by soldering.
“I ended up with two of these keyboards because I bought the first one w/o knowing about the issues, and the replacement had the same issue.”
Owns a GMMK 3 Pro and absolutely loves it, with plenty of room for foam.
“I've got 3 Glorious boards: a GMMK Pro, GMMK 3,and a GMMK 3 Pro (Boardsmith). And I absolutely love them.”
A used GMMK 3 Pro HE barebone: bright RGB, good gasket, knob and aluminium case, but many sockets don't work and the software is horrible.
“software is absolutely HORRIBLE, never have I seen one”
Calls their SteelSeries Apex Pro Mini Wireless amazing.
“i bought my keyboard steelseries apex pro mini wireless and its amazing”
Enjoys the Falcata more over time: easy switching between mouse space and split-typing comfort, perfect rapid trigger and actuation as a gaming keyboard, and the left half alone works great for couch gaming. Many USB4/TB4 cables and extenders worked for the link.
“The more I use it the more I enjoy it.”
Tested the G515 LIGHTSPEED TKL (linear) against two other boards and saw no connectivity advantage; decent, with a nice actuation force and dongle storage, but textured keycaps and a TKL layout they didn't love, so they're returning it.
“But after testing it next to the other 2 keyboards I haven’t seen any differences in connectivity or lag. Seems like it’s not that helpful. Other than that, it’s a decent keyboard.”
Chose the white 60HE v2 over a FUN60 with no regrets: amazing build quality and aluminum case, fast EU delivery and excellent software and customization.
“The build quality and the aluminium case are amazing!”
Went through six G915 X LIGHTSPEED TKLs in six months and returned the last one, every unit suffering double-keystroke chatter.
“after 6 G915 X's over 6 months, I just returned my last one. The double key stroke chatter issue.”
After a year and a half with the K70 Pro TKL, bought with their own money: a neutral, understated design and a nice soft magnetic wrist rest, but a creaking case with poor clip tolerances (the first unit arrived broken), a firmware bug that bricked it while saving a profile, and wrong factory-reset instructions.
“Hall effect with dementia.”
Likes the Falcata so far, but the long link cable is 10–15cm too short; only USB4 L-adapters and a straight extender worked to widen it.
“I like the ROG Falcata so far, but it's frustrating that ASUS didn't make the long cable 10-15cm longer.”
Tried the P1 HE but didn't like the feel or sound of its HE switches, settling on a Keychron Q1 Max.
“Lemokey P1 HE - Again, wasn't a fan of the feel or sound of the HE switches”
Very impressed so far with the tray-mounted 60HE v2: feels good and performs great in shooters, though they don't love the sound.
“I don’t love how it sounds but it feels good and performs great in games like The Finals/Bf6/Marathon”
Thought their Falchion NX was defective because it stalled at 40% charge, but it fast-charges to 40% in 30 minutes and then takes about 2.5 hours per 10% after that, so they charge it overnight.
“Apparently this keyboard has a 30 minutes fast charge that goes to 40% really fast, then the rest of the 60% is very very slow.”
Their BlackWidow V4 75% and Viper V4 Pro work great on PS5 with no lag.
“I bought a Razer Blackwidow V4 75% and a Razer Viper V4 Pro and they work great with the PlayStation 5, there is no lag at all in games.”
The Q1 HE 8K was fast but disappointing in sound and feel stock; swapping in Gateron Jade Pro magnetic switches made it an excellent gaming board.
“the Gateron Jade Pro Magnetics turned this disappointment into an excellent gaming board with a nice clacky sound and great key press feel.”
Their first Keychron, the Q5 HE 8K surprised them with its build quality and weight, and browser configuration beats bloated software.
“First Keychron , was surprised by the build quality of this thing ! Nothing prepared me for how heavy it is either.”
After an Azoth, Aula F75 Pro and a bricked Monsgeek, they settled on the P1 HE: stock switches were too firm so they swapped them, but the software is intuitive and the HE gaming settings are great.
“However, software goes a long way, and the Keychron software is just more intuitive. I do love the HE settings for gaming”
Using the Falcata, the proprietary link cable (even the longer included one) wasn't long enough for a comfortable split until they found a USB4 Thunderbolt 4 extension that works.
“the link cable connecting the two halves is proprietary, and the longer of the two included cables still isn't long enough”
Their inherited GMMK 3 PRO is built like a tank and, after new switches and keycaps, is a daily driver at the office.
“I also inherited a GMMK 3 pro. It's built like a tank.”
A Wooting 80HE owner says the zinc alloy case makes a huge difference and is worth the extra money.
“the metal case of this keyboard makes a huge difference in the experience. Absolutely worth the extra money.”
Loves their second-hand GMMK 3 PRO's weight, soft tactile feel and form factor, though some keys dropped or doubled until they cleaned it out.
“I'm in love with this keyboard. The weight of it, the soft tactile feel, the form factor...”
After a year with the Huntsman V3 Pro Mini for Fortnite: loud, clunky keys that turn mushy, games detecting it as a controller, unreliable half-presses and bad sound; not worth the money.
“I really had higher expectations for the keyboard switch and build quality wise for the price tag.”
Two months with the Falcata: a decent gaming board that's nice to type on tented, with wireless and half-board use, but Wooting is still the gold standard, the sound is average, and stock spacebars are hard to replace.
“I've had the board for about 2 months now.”
A 20-year PC gamer who owned the Corsair K70 RGB PRO with Cherry MX Silver Speed switches found them far too sensitive, causing accidental key presses in games, and the pinging sound started to annoy them.
“Silver linear switches were WAY too sensitive for me. I would glance a key and it would actuate.”
The Azoth Extreme's Snow switches are very nice and build quality is top-tier; they love theirs.
“The snow switches are very nice, the build quality is top-tier, and you won't regret buying it.”
Upgrading from a Strix Flare II, the Falcata is the best gaming keyboard they've tried; the proprietary link cable and limited switch ecosystem are downsides, and they wouldn't pay the $420 MSRP (they paid $280).
“I love this keyboard. It’s easily the best gaming keyboard I’ve tried.”
Loves the Azoth Extreme: it sounds and feels great to type on, like a premium board, for less hassle than sourcing custom parts.
“I also have this keyboard and I love it”
Loves their heavily modded GMMK 3 Pro HE, but it was poor stock for $400.
“I have a pretty heavily customized gmmk 3 pro he gotta admit it was kinda ass at first i love it”
Having owned a stock 60HE and a heavily modded 80HE, they find the stock 60HE v2 as good or better: great Lekker Tikken switches, superb aluminum build and 8K polling.
“The 60HE v2 is on the same level if not even better than my modded Wooting 80HE (insane for being stock).”
A year after receiving the Azoth Extreme as a gift (coming from a Razer board), they still love its build quality and features.
“When I unboxed it, I was really surprised by the build quality and the features. A year later, I still love it.”
With Lekker Tikken switches, this owner finds the Wooting 80HE feels like a normal linear board, and its analog magnetic switches make driving and flying in GTA 5 much easier, even one-handed.
“With the Wooting I can precisely control pitch, yaw and acceleration with the magnetic switches which has been a game changer”
Fixed a cheap GMMK 3 PRO barebones whose switch sockets came off from weak soldering, a common problem; still enjoys it, though the software is finicky and it isn't QMK/VIA compatible.
“I bought this board for $20 because the sockets were coming off due to weak soldering. This is a common problem with a GMMK 3, I was just willing to fix it.”
Liking their BlackWidow V4 75% build with Kailh switches so far.
“Who would’ve thought Razer could make such good boards too! I’m liking it so far!”
Their Ducky One X Mini constantly disconnects in wireless mode.
“Do you use the wireless mode ever? Mine will constantly disconnect and the T will flash red.”
Their first HE board, the P1 HE sounds far nicer and thockier than their old HyperX Alloy Origins.
“The keys are so much nicer sounding and thocky than I imagined.”
Likes their non-RGB P1 HE a lot, though after long use they'd now like a low-profile board.
“I’m using the one without RGB! I like it a lot!”
Replaced their loud BlackWidow V4, which had started double-inputting: a nice board, but the switches weren't satisfying.
“Don't get me wrong, the Blackwidow is a nice keyboard but the switches are not satisfying.”
After three months of heavy use their white P1 HE shows keycap wear on almost every key despite daily cleaning.
“I am using white version after 3 months of heavy using I noticed wear and I am kinda disappointed by this.”
Using the Pulsar PCMK 2 HE TKL in their current setup, they rate its build quality above their Wooting 60HE's.
“I would say I prefer the build quality of anything else such a NuPhy 60HE, Pulsar PCMK.”
With silent tactile switches added, their BlackWidow V4 75% sounds smooth and quiet thanks to its factory foam and tape mods.
“It sounds so smooth and quiet, and with the already existing foam and tape mods in the board, it's just incredible.”
Finds the 80HE's cheap plastic case surprisingly good, better plastic than their NuPhy Halo65.
“I already have the holy80 ready to install, but I have to say this $10 plastic case isn't bad at all.”
The GMMK 3 Pro HE's stock Fox HE switches are horrible and scratchy; better switches improved it.
“I have both. I had the same reaction to the GMMK 3 Pro. Its the Fox HE switches, they are horrible and scratchy.”
Loves their open-box GMMK 3 HE at $70 but wouldn't pay much more.
“I got my GMMK3 HE open box for about $70. I love it but I don’t think I would’ve paid much more.”
Disappointed with the GMMK 3 Pro HE pre-built: much worse sound and feel than the Lemokey L5 HE.
“I am disappointed with the purchased Glorious Gaming GMMK 3 PRO HE Pre-Built”
Returned the GMMK 3 Pro HE within two hours: bad for the price and terrible software.
“When the GMMK 3 Pro HE was released I had a bunch of Best Buy credit so I bought the board and literally returned it within 2 hours. It was that bad for the price”
Nearly a year in, their BlackWidow V4 75% is a pretty nice board: very tactile stock orange switches, decent stock sound, easy to open, mod and hot-swap.
“Ive had mine for nearly a year now and am currently typing on it.”
Their first sub-100% board, the P1 HE is great for gaming, feels and sounds great and has had no issues, though they replaced the stock keycaps.
“This board is so great for gaming.”
After nearly a month with the full-size Ducky One X, they find it built like a tank, with heavy factory foam they later removed; the keycaps were pressed on so tightly the switches come out with them.
“First off, this thing is built like a tank.”
Their open-box GMMK 3 PRO 100% arrived with two dead switch sockets that new switches didn't fix.
“I ordered a Glorious GMMK 3 Pro 100 off ebay. It was advertised as New (Open box) but I have my doubts.”
Their first mechanical keyboard, the Wooting Two HE felt unpleasant and loose, turned out to be defective, and was returned.
“Oh I returned it Good luck in your search, and I hope you get a fully functional one. Mine ended up being defective”
Testing the BlackWidow V4 75% with Durock switches and SA keycaps; it feels good to type on so far.
“Feels good to type on so far.”
A Dota 2 player compared the K2 HE Standard with the V1 Max and kept the K2: compact 75% layout with the F row in reach, shine-through keycaps and a solid, heavy build, but stiffer, spongier key presses and no volume knob.
“The K2 has my desired layout that allows me to use it without having to look at the board.”
After a month, they rate the P1 HE among the best all-round gaming keyboards of early 2025: premium build, great typing sound, latency near a Wooting 60HE, about 50-100 hours of wireless battery and good if imperfect software; switch choice is limited to Gateron dual-rail.
“Nothing ever holds you back while gaming; multi-key inputs register flawlessly”
For Star Citizen joystick emulation, the Wooting 80HE was a game changer over their Huntsman V3 Pro TKL: top-notch build, sound and feel, with up to 7 axes onboard.
“So the 80HE arrived today... game changer... everything I wanted from the Razer and then with top notch build quality, sound and feel!”
A competitive gamer coming from a membrane board loves their Huntsman V3 Pro TKL, especially the 0.1 mm actuation and rapid trigger.
“i love it cause i'm a competitive gamer, and both the 0.1mm actuation point and Rapid trigger are G R E A T”
Recommends their Keychron Q1 HE over a Wooting 80HE for mixed use: amazing build, software about as good, QMK/VIA, and it feels like typing on a cloud for coding.
“The Keychron has amazing build quality and software is about as good as Wooting.”
The K100's OPX switches are so light that a gust of wind registers a keystroke, and the board is loud for typing; fine only for gaming.
“OPX RGB is terriable for anything else but gaiming.”
Their BlackWidow V4 75% was a great first board and still works, though they now prefer a Rainy 75.
“My blackwidow is still working well though I primarily use a Rainy 75 now, which I much prefer.”
Bought the zinc 80HE for gaming but isn't a fan of the magnetic-switch feel or the board itself outside of games.
“Got it mostly for gaming, but outside of that not a huge fan of the feeling of the magnetic switches - the board itself too honestly.”
Returned the Huntsman V3 Pro Mini after three weeks: it felt cheap next to the ASUS Falchion HE, which has smoother switches and more dampening.
“I had the huntsman v3 mini for 3 weeks and returned it”
Moving from a 60% to the 80HE, they find the function row and arrows make schoolwork and everyday use far more enjoyable.
“Went from a 60 percent ducky one 2 to Wooting 80He, and 80 percent is a much nicer form factor because of the function row and arrows for sure.”
Really happy with their Alloy Origins Core, though the springs could use lube as they're sometimes audible.
“I got the exact one! really happy with it, just the springs should be lubbed bc I can hear them sometimes”
An impulse-buy GMMK 3 PRO with Panda switches turned out great: very nicely made and heavy (4.4 lb), with full RGB for shine-through caps.
“It was kind of an impulse buy at MicroCenter but I'm very happy with how it turned out.”
Loving their Azoth Extreme with GMK Dualshot keycaps (switched to Oil King switches); can't stop typing on it.
“loving my Azoth Extreme with GMK DUALSHOT!”
Recently got the Azoth Extreme: a very solid keyboard and they love the ROG NX Snow switches.
“I recently got an Azoth Extreme, it’s such a solid keyboard and I love their snow switches”
Switched from a Keychron K8 to the DrunkDeer G75 as their first rapid-trigger keyboard; loves it and, three months on, is very satisfied with no issues.
“I have no clue what that is but in general I'm very satisfied with the keyboard and didn't experience any issues”
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