The Keychron K8 comes with a 4,000mAh battery. But if you’re gaming then you might want to play safe and use a wired connection. There is no noticeable lag or latency when typing via a wireless connection. However, there is no way of checking if the Auto Sleep Mode is on or off. Thankfully, Keychron offered a setting to d isable the Auto Sleep Mode by pressing Fn + S + O for four seconds. To resume connection from idle, it can take up to 5 seconds to restore connection. Keychron K8 comes with Auto Sleep Mode turned on by default, which makes your keyboard sleep after 10 minutes of being idle. There wasn’t any noticeable lag or waiting time. I paired the K8 to my MacBook and my Windows desktop, and switching Bluetooth connection between both of them was seamless and really fast. After pairing, you can switch the connection by pressing Fn + 1 or 2 or 3 to choose your desired device. Simply press and hold Fn + 1 or 2 or 3 for four seconds and it will enter pairing mode. You could go to another room and the K8 would still be connected. Keychron K8 comes with the latest version of Bluetooth 5.1. I would have preferred it to be at the front of the keyboard. Personally, I’m not the biggest fan of the left side placement of the USB-C port on the left. this is because the USB-C port on the K8 is on the left side. The cable is braided and the USB-C end is right angled. You can connect the K8 via the bundled USB-A to USB-C cable. There are two ways of connecting the Keychron K8 to your device – wired or wireless. If you every want to switch out the keycaps, you can refer to the picture below for a size guide. The plastic frame model comes with dark grey on the outside and light grey on the inside, while the aluminium frame has keycaps which are light grey on the outside and dark grey on the inside. If you’re a Mac user, you’d appreciate that the function row has Mac multimedia keys printed on as not many keycaps in the market has that. Keychron K8 has a two-toned styled colours keycaps with white font. This was probably chosen to keep the price down. ![]() ![]() Keychron opted to use ABS plastic keycaps, which is which is the lowest quality amongst keycap materials because it will start to shine after prolonged periods of use. Here are three videos showing the stock stabilisers: Keycaps However, I won’t be too critical since this is a off-the-rack keyboard. Stock stabilisers aren’t the greatest experience and there is noticebale ticking as well. The stabilisers are plate mounted so it’s really easy to pull out the stabilisers to lube or mod them to your liking. The PCB is compatible with almost all the MX style 3-pin and 5-pin mechanical switches on the market (including Gateron, Cherry, Kailh, etc.). Switch typeĪs the Keychron K8 is hot-swappable, so if you ever want to try other switches in the future you can. The model I have comes with Gateron Brown switches which offers a tactile typing experience. If you’re into optical switches, the K8 also offers their own optical switches co-engineered with LK. ![]() The Keychron K8 opts for Gateron switches which you can choose from red, blue or brown. And on the left side of the keyboard, you will find the USB-C port for charging or wired use, and two switches to toggle between Windows or Mac, and to toggle on/off. The amount of rubber on the feet is sufficient to keep it from sliding on my desk. On the back of the K8, you have two flip-out feet which can be adjusted for two different angles, depending on which feet you flip out. Despite the plastic build, the build quality of the Keychron K8 is very sturdy. The frame is almost 3cm thick at its highest, which means that I would have to purchase a wrist rest in order to get a comfortable typing experience. The keyboard also has a slight floating keycap style as the frame does not fully cover the switches.Īs with all Keychron keyboards, you can expect the K8 to be thick. Personally, I would have preferred if the frame was made of one solid piece. You can see the plastic frame being slightly taller than the main keyboard deck, creating a recessed look. The main case used is not a typical one piece kind. The Keychron K8 has a very minimal design, keeping the frame bezels very thin across all corners of the keyboard. USB-A to USB-C (right-angled) braided cable.The K8 comes in a pretty large box, and in the box you will get the following: If you’re just here for a 10% discount, you can use this referral link. The model I have is the is the plastic case with Gateron Brown switches, which retails for US$69 (S$95) but totals to US$82 (S$113) inclusive of shipping to Singapore. The Keychron K8 comes in two types of cases and four types of switch options. Keychron has finally launched a keyboard in a TKL (tenkeyless) layout, which is now known as the Keychron K8.
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