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.”
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.”
After 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.”
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most new reviewsA 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)”
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.”
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!”
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”
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”
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.”
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.”