You’re literally the one reviewer that discussed wrist strain, great review and attention to ergonomics. Most reviewers focus on switches and context around that.

Finally an honest and open review that doesn’t only give a “this is great and nothing else to be said “ approach.

"Guys our keyboard's too fat" "Jon, get that plank from over there"

Damn, that transition on the sideview profile...that was smooth.

Hey, havent watched a video from you in a long time, just wanna congratulate on your weight loss. You look amazing and inspire all of your viewers to follow in the same footsteps. Great job!

I'm glad you mentioned wrist strain. The V2 verison aims to fix this, it would be nice to see an updated review!

Thanks for the great review. I’m using the RGB K2 with aluminum chassis for a couple weeks now. Going mechanical was a huge leap from my $19.99 low profile Logitech. I do a lot of webexes via speakerphone and work in a home office with my wife which makes the loudness of this keyboard a real issue at times. It looks great on my black desk and the lighting options are cool but not entirely practical. The height of the keyboard has been tolerable so far and no wrist issues but reaching the top row means repositioning my hands. It was a challenge to figure out how to connect multiple devices to this keyboard via Bluetooth but I’ve got that dialed in now with a worktop laptop accessed via Fn+1, home laptop via Fn+2 and iPhone on Fn+3. The text for the switches on the side is very hard to see but now they are in muscle memory so not an ongoing issue. For my setup I would’ve preferred the USB C power jack at the rear or right side. I like the smaller footprint of this keyboard since it gives me some desk surface real estate back. I’m keeping it for now

Great review! I think it's the first review to mention the ergonomics and the fact how much matters the height of the keyboard

I'm very happy with the thickness of the K8 frame. I realize this review was for the K2, but I figured I'd post my thoughts because I too wondered how frame thickness would impact my experience. Ultra low profile keyboards often strain my wrists. Based on my observations from the video, my wrists and forearms are likely not as small as the author. I have the K8 which is even thicker and I enjoy it. I bought it because I like that I can connect my Mac, PC, and iphone to one keyboard wirelessly through bluetooth by just clicking the appropriate buttons. It is my travel keyboard. I use a logitech G915 as my daily driver, but I need to push it to the edge of my desk and adjust the desk height to ensure that the low profile doesn't cause wrist strain. It is funny how subtle differences like thickness in forearms, wrist bones, or other body mechanics can change a review from negative to positive.

I'm using this keyboard everyday since December as a developer and writer so I write a lot. And I never got any issues I have it with Bluetooth in Windows, Manjaro and macOS. I have the alluminum version. It works for me. Good review by the way

Returning mine after 2 weeks, for all the reasons you mentioned.

I have been using the K2 for a couple of weeks now, I switched over from the razor black widow 2 (75% version) the black widow is larger. I love it, and the foam palmrest I already have works perfectly.

Interesting review, looks like they might have addressed the profile issue in v2 and other models. What are the alternatives wireless mechanical keyboards in the same price bracket?

"There is a slight tactile bump that's not as pronounced as Cherry Browns" Implying that Cherry MX Browns have a pronounced tactile bump in the first place

great honest review, thanks dude! btw, didn't even notice the bandaid until YOU pointed it out hahaha

totally agree, I preordered this keyboard and after using it for a week I sold it, it was good on paper but the execution left me wanting something more. Went and bought a Velocifire instead, not the same flexibility of connectivity but a much more solid keyboard.

I love the form factor, I love that it's wireless, I like the overall look of the build, but all I need is hot swap-ability because I refuse to use anything other then my khail box jade switches. I can never go back.

I'd really be interested in the details about your custom Varmilo keyboard... looks awesome! :)

Very good video. Very stable level of production quality across all of hardware canucks staff!

Very insightful review, thanks!

Would love to see you guys review some more Varmilo keyboards in the future.

Nice review. I liked the K2 so much, I got a K4, and I have a K6 on order. I recently transitioned to mechanical keyboards from Apple keyboards. I'm 75, and I was starting to hit adjacent keys and making double taps too much. I blame the big chiclet keys with not enough space between the keys...for me at least. I learned touch typing on a manual typewriter, and if the teacher caught you resting your wrists, you were in big trouble. Times change and I got into the habit of resting my wrists. I'm actually enjoying holding my hands up as I learned to do so long ago. I did build a riser out of Legos for the K4 to give it more tilt. I'm loving my Keychrons, and my typing is improving.

Good professional review, thanks.

your image quality is great!

Typing this on a keychrone, its just awesome! Using on mac and windows.. love it

You seem to have this preconception that Gateron switches are Cherry MX clones, therefore they are worse. Which is so far from the truth. Most people would actually say Gaterom switches are equal if not better than Cherry MX switches in general. I think you're just subconsciously affected by the brand name as Cherry MX is sort of the "standard" outside the MK enthusiast community.

Nice review. Very helpful. Thank you.

Very good comparison. I think that I've finally made my decision on which mechanical keyboard to get. Can you share the configuration of your Varmilo keyboard? I really like it but I can't seem to get the configuration right. Thank you

Yayayayay love the vids keep up the great work

Random comment but GOD DAMN the lightning of this shot at 6:17 is beautiful ! Well done Eber !

Great review, thank you.

Got the K2 red switch when it first launched on Kickstarter. Initially that thickness did turn me off but I eventually got used to it, without a need for wrist rest.

I own the K2, and I personally really enjoy it. I haven't had any issues with Bluetooth connectivity with any of my Windows devices, whether it be my desktop, laptop, or Android phone. I have the RGB version, and the battery life has been outstanding thus far. It's lasted even longer than the advertised spec. One thing I really like about Keychron is that the developers listen to their customers and improve upon the firmware of their keyboards accordingly. The K2 has increased in functionality over time through firmware updates based on customer feedback. I own several mechanical keyboards, and the K2 is actually among my favorites. To each their own, I guess...

Could you review the latest version? They added an incline to the keyboard and I was wondering if it made much difference.

Very helpful... Your voice is like butter!!!!

Repeating things already said but I like the fact that you aren't focused on the "gaming aspect" or in other words "light show" & actuation point of the switches.

Nuclear Nadal! You've done your dream job since Aladeen abandoned you! Great content! keep up the good work!

11:10 Dollar shave club would have been fitting sponsor for this. :P

Great review, I agree about the white and that was my LED color choice

My K4 is awesome. It is angled, Bluetooth works perfectly and the sound is really good with the packaging foam inside the frame. The Stabilizers came generously pre-lubed and sound great. Sadly I have the same problem with the brown switches tho. Some had a hard bump, some were scratchy, one had a loud spring reverb, and some even were squeaky. I kinda made it better by switching switches to and from different locations so all important sub-groups sound the same.

2:17 It's the little details that count. We all appreciate your hardwork guys ! (I'd like to know how you did that)

Didn't notice the band aid until you mentioned it...

I do have the keyboard but didn't had any issues with BT or with the height of itself, might because I have big hands, nice feedback there and maybe they listen to customers like you said .. I have the brown gatereon / white lights and I'm pretty happy with it 😊

Great review. Cheers mate.

THICC BOI

I bought the K4 (brown) and am loving it! I don't feel an issue with the height at all, switching from the Razer Blackwidow V2. I guess it is up to personal preference at the end of the day

Great review \m/

Didn't even notice the band-aid until you pointed it out!

I bought it like a week ago and I'm really please with my purchase. I used to have the Drevo Calibur V2 with outemu brown and I think that switching from outemu to gateron was really nice and also the plus of have it a wireless is just nice. I haven't noticed much of the sounds of the switches because I always use my headphones. I have noticed that the keyboard is a little bit tall, but it help with my ergonomics because it forces me to sit down straight. To summarize: I love the keyboard I just need to change the keycaps but it's hard to find ones that fits the keyboard right side and it makes it harder to live in Mexico.

Always nice to see Hardware Canucks talking about mechanical keyboards. Keep up the great work!

Great vid. Waded into the comments and thought you could make a video on the different switches?

what kind of mic do you use? audio sounds great!

Bought one of these as my daily workhorse keyboard about two months ago, and wanted to share my own experience after watching this video. 1. Thickness. Agreed that it's too thick. Highly recommend getting a palm rest, or if you are cheap like me, using a rolled up towel :-) 2. Switches. No complains. I've used cherrys before on some high-end keyboards, and the Gateron browns on my K2 stack up well. 3. Inconsistency. Doesn't bother me. The inconsistency might be noticeable when doing a keyboard "review", but in reality, you're mostly likely to be focused on what you're doing on the screen, rather than letting you ear be annoyed by the sound difference between the enter key and the space bar. 4. Price difference between official site and Amazon. I was shocked at first too. Then I realized the price on the site doesn't include shipping, while Amazon has free (or close to free) shipping. So it all evens out. 5. Battery life and Bluetooth connection. Good enough that I don't even think about battery life or Bluetooth connection. Overall, let's just say it's several millimeters away from being the perfect keyboard in its price range.

Hey guys, people that are thinking of getting this keyboard, do not get scared of this review or change your mind. The company has made changes to the keyboard build and it is a lot slimmer. :)

I just ordered this and was wondering how thick it is from the pics... Planning on using this for MMO games due to me getting used to a laptop keyboard. Thanks for the insightful review. Will look for a silicon palm rest..

recently got myself a K2 to replace my Razer Ornata Chroma V2 because im working toward building out a full wireless peripheral setup. Not sure if i got a newer iteration of the keyboard since mine has a slight angle without the legs extended, might just be because ive got the RGB version. Personally I love it, its very small compared to the Ornata and fits my playstyle for games perfectly, i tend to have my mouse on a very low DPI so i happen to make a lot of large movements. So far the only issue ive got with it, and its more of me than the keyboard, is that the spacing of the keys is just a bit different than the Ornata so i tend to make more mistakes or tap two buttons at the same time when typing. I do agree that a wristrest is probably something that most people will need if theyre going to be using it for typing or extended gaming sessions. love the review, keep it up!

Can you share the link to your 'custom' Varmilo? Great key cap color combination. Thanks

I'm typing this with a K2 right now. I also have to RGB one and I got it on sale so I got it for cheap. Replaced the keycaps for some pudding keycaps to make the RGB look better.

Well you can change brightness of lighting especially, just like you do on any MacBook

I really like the sound of Gateron Brown switches, they sound very solid.

What's the keyboard you were comparing it to? Do you have a review of it?

"There is a slight tactile bump that's not as pronounced as cherry browns..." r/mechanicalkeyboards: "You son of a...!

It's really nice to see all these keyboards and your round-up of best keyboards, but as so many of them don't have number pads, how about a round-up of the best number pads that can be paired with a smaller keyboard like this one or the ducky mini please?

excellent review.

Got one of these with the optical switches and was similarly disappointed with the consistency and feel of the switches. Sold it and bought a Glorious GMMK TKL with Gateron brown switches, and really liking that. I'm preferring how smooth the Gateron brown switches are, better than my ducky with MX browns.

I bought one in their Kickstarter campaign, and I have to say that the biggest complaint I have is regarding it's height. After a week my wrists were hurting badly. I was only able to use it after buying a wrist rest. In overall I am very happy with it. Specially as it is one of the few mechanical keyboards that offer Mac keys (really actually following the Mac layout). They're not awesome, but very good for the price, imho.

Hi, can you make video about Corsair 110r case? There are no reviews about this case and it looks nice and clean.

Love this keyboard.

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Are you saying "Wal-Mart grey keycaps?"

Just got a new RGB Alum K4 with Gateron Yellows and love it, wrist rest absolutely necessary! BTW, is the bottom row really standard? The right side alt/fn/ctrl hasn't fit an "off-the-shelf" set of keycaps yet, they are all 1u as opposed to 1.25. I definitely agree with you on the switch feeling differences between keys. I had to pick up some dielectric grease in order to switch out the space bar to a PBT double-shot setup, the space bar and Enter keys definitely have a noise to them.

Please review the Dygma Raise keyboard. I'd love to year your thoughts.

I really like these incoming keyboard reviews. I was skeptical since there are several keyboard enthusiast channels, but you guys are doing a good job. My only critique is that I think that Cherry MX are really middle-of-the-road. There are worse switches, but there are also a lot better ones imo.

What is that other keyboard you showed while comparing the thickness

I like the cable on the side because that allows me to plop it on a laptop and have an ultra short USB C cable

Maybe I missed but the MX speed you use which one of the links is yours? Can you refer me to the right one with the same color you have...thx!

8:39 G.SKILL KM360? No bluetooth/wireless, totally different layout, why exactly does it come into your mind?

Nothing against you, Ibra, but I have some stuff I'd like to mention. As the main man to review keyboards on the HC channel, I'd like you to try out different options that you haven't, because by the looks of it, you are lacking some knowledge that could elevate this video and plenty of future videos you'll make about keyboards. Mainly, I'm talking about callouts like such: 7:34 "Traditional Cherry switches" is a mention that has practically lost it's meaning within the keyboard community a while ago (although a lot of us love some of the Cherry switches), and it started to lose its meaning last year with practically every other keyboards manufacturer either making their own switches, like the Romer G and Razer's switches, but with others going with different options like Kailh switches and Gateron. Also, most of the most praised switches from the community are somewhat Gateron based like Zeal's switches that use the Gateron housing, or the currently very popular Gateron Inks. Heck, one of the best stock linear switches is the Kailh x NovelKeys Cream switches. 7:50 Your preference is your preference, but I'd love a video that explains your experience with keyboards and switches, because as far as I remember you've never uploaded a video of any 'premium' switch. Saying that, maybe give a go to a completely custom one or a build using a hotswap board or something, check out some TaehaTypes videos or something and learn new things that you could share with the audience. I'd love to watch that! 8:07 You're calling out a squeak or something - Would that be just the switch spring sort of echoing because they use Cherry profile switches on a pretty much huge hollow space within the case as far as I know (although if this is a retail version of this keyboard, expect some lesser quality switches, that'll happen with Cherry and Kailh as well because not every single switch is perfect). Also, you're comparing several keys without mentioning the stabilizers at all, might be lack of lube or a lower quality stabilizer that causes that as well. 8:30 If you'd tell someone that you have a wireless, bluetooth, mechanical keyboard that has a 4000 mAh battery and charges via USB type C for 69 bucks, I'd expect them to understand the 'unbinned' switches. For this price point you're getting much more than most keyboards on the market. Reason I'm mentioning this is because I really like keyboard content. I've started this EXPENSIVE hobby a couple of years ago with the GMMK TKL that I've modded slightly to perform better and be quieter, and am slowly maturing it and getting closer and closer to my (hopefully) endgame set. Problem I have with the mainstream tech channels is that channels like yours, Jayz2Cents, RandomFrankP and even LinusTechTips is that while you do go for the mainstream angle and have the mainstream knowledge, if you could increase the info you can share to your audience, such as what Frank did with him diving into custom mechanicals and recently even Linus went ahead and made his own (and has some more videos on the way according to his FB), which could elevate this content, as it did in my opinion to one smaller channel by the name of BadSeed Tech. Typing this on a GK64S (99USD for a wooden case, aluminum plate and the hotswap bluetooth board with a 4000mAh battery) with currently Kailh Box Royals (around 55 bucks for 90 switches) until Drop ships the aqua Zilents and SA Miami Night (99USD)

I own the K2 and really enjoy it. I agree you should get a wrist rest if you aren't a floaty typist and yeah, the stabilised keys are a tad soft, but in general it is a great typing experience. I don't feel any wobble when typing, but I will certainly check when I am at my desk. I absolutely love the compact form factor without needing multible layers. But I wish it had PBT caps.

I just bought a K4 from Keychron. I wanted the number pad for work, and I also wanted to keep the top row of mac specific keys. I'll be using mine with a kvm to jump between my iMac and my windows PC. I can't wait!

My tofu may want to contend for thiccest board. Also >Custom >Varmillo Pick one. Varmillo are some of the best prebuilts you can buy, so no guff there, but still.

I'm not understanding the fascination with cherry. My gat browns are better than every cherry switch I've tried.

I use this keyboard with my gaming PC and I love it. I do agree with the wrist rest though if you're getting this keyboard get it with a wrist rest because it sits high.

A lot of the complaints you list (not being cherry, click/squeeky enter key, hight, brown switches etc) are actually not issues with the board. But, rather enthusiast level details. Cherry are not worth the money in my opinion. Like at all, Gateron are great switches and are great value for money. The squeak is purely down to stabilisers not being the best and are simple enough to replace and/or loop up. The switches are are entirely personal preference. (as are key caps). So, I hate to say this, but comparing a custom board form Keychron or Idabao etc with a G-SKill is a little iffy.

I don't have the K2 but Im rocking the K4 (numpad version). A thicker 0.75" wrist rest is a must. I haven't had any Bluetooth issues connecting to my PC, using a pcie wifi 6/bluetooth 5 card. You really should do a review on the k4/k6 which come with optical switches. Also saying cherry switches are superior to gateron switches when you have the brown switches is slightly petty. The issues you are having with the larger keys are just due to the support bracket bars needing more lube. Seems to be a QC issue. The hollow sound is indeed due to the large space behind pcb.. I had to lube my backspace and left shift key supports as the squeak was terrible. Also the white led version has less of the cool color tone that you were mentioning and more neutral.

2:19 What is this keyboard?

I have a K2 in blue switches and a K4 in red switchs, and I love them both! Wasn't sure how I was gonna do with the thiccccc design but I have smaller hands and longer fingers so it ends up working out really nice as far as height. I did end up replacing keykaps on both though. The K2 with the white Hyper X pudding caps and the K4 with some blue and pink vice city style key caps. I do have a little bit of a squeak in the space bar on the K4 which is a bit annoying but I have headphones on most of the time so I don't really notice it. I'm sticking to the K4 though because I like the smaller form factor keyboards, but after being on TKL and 60% keyboards for over a year, it's nice to have a number pad again for when I need it and the K4 is a good mix of both worlds.

I just got mine but I'm returning it. If you read about the customer service experiences your jaw will drop. One dude posted that they wanted to send him a replacement switch and said that he would have to solder it on. Incredible.

What keyboard is that at 2:20? I could make it out

2:20 what's the name of this keyboard

try the K1, it's a low profile and I love the way my wrist angle just feel natural with K1

I got one from the Kickstarter. I didn't have any of the issues you ran into, but I did have the wrist rest from day one. Probably wouldn't pay the inflated amazon price, but as is, its one of my favorite keyboards even over my Das.

I was expecting more from this keyboard. Bummer to hear it hurts your hands so much. I will be picking up that ERGO keyboard from Logitech you all reviewed. Thank you for that. (:

I feel like this review went out of its way to find issues with this keyboard. Of course for good ergonomics you should be using a wrist support with a keyboard and have the legs extended to produce the best angle. In this configuration I have now used this keyboard for over a year and had zero wrist issues, which coming from someone very prone to RSI and similar conditions, is amazing. The switches are excellent for typing on, I have the same Brown variant, but personally I wouldn't use it for gaming, I prefer to use Red switches. The battery life is excellent, and I've had zero issues with the bluetooth connecting to any devices, including four different Windows PCs and Laptops over the last year. The RGB backlighting is excellent, easy to turn off in a more professional setting, or to customise to be less 'gamer-y'. The USB C port is recessed, which makes using other USB cables tricky sometimes, but other than that I have no complaints with this keyboard, especially for the price. I still prefer using my Vortex Cypher with MX Silent Black switches in the office, but for working from home the Keychron K2 with Brown switches has been an absolute delight to use. The media keys are great, the layout works well for me, despite being a UK user with a US keyboard, and it feels fast and satisfying to type on.

I have this keyboard. I'm happy with it.

Intending to pick up one of these as a replacement for my current Logitech K810 keyboard when that finally gives up the ghost. I really needed a Bluetooth wireless keyboard that has a 75% compact layout, had media keys, and was backlit, and the Keychron K2 was the only one that ticks all these boxes. Shame I'm not able to find a low-profile keyboard that fits these requirements as well (unless Keychron starts making a 75% version of their K1), and the thickness of the K2 is definitely rather concerning. Perhaps I might pick up a wrist rest for a 75%-sized keyboard if and when I do buy this keyboard.

Thanks to youtube they raised the price :(

I'm not sure you can blame a keyboard for the relative heights of your chair and desk. Most fixed height chairs and desks put the keyboard too high for typing ergonomically. This is why the old school computer desks had a keyboard tray that was much lower than the height of a typical writing desk.

I'm genuinely interested in your opinion on the Logitech K780, as I prefer that layout over all else. Would really appreciate it if you guys can do a video on your thoughts someday! :D

Using K2 for about a half a year now. A really nice a high-quality keyboard but the issues Ibra is talking are here. Still a terrific option (maybe the best one) for wireless. I would like to hear about this custom Varmilo, please.