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Pros

The keychron k8 is a hot-swappable, tenkeyless offering with an aluminum chassis. It's less pricey than their wired cousins in the q line but nearly as luxurious. With a bit of modding & some customization, it makes a really nice budget friendly &...  Read More



Cons

This keyboard disconnects from my mac once every 2-3 hrs. It looks like it's the keyboard crashing and it just becomes unresponsive for like 30 seconds. I am not in love with the bluetooth response time, although i'm sure that is more of a bluetooth i...  Read More

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Quality


After spending two days of heavy writing with the k8 , i can say with confidence that this keyboard will remain on my desk for ...  Read More


Juxtaposed with the off-white and charcoal-gray keycaps, it's a design both classic and modern at the same time.


However, if you're buying this board for its bones, you're better off with the k8 pro, which has additional cushioning and stabilization.


Compared to its slightly more pricey sibling, the k8 pro, the k8 lacks the additional layers of foam, along with the screw-in s...  Read More

Price


All in all this is a great keyboard for a great price.

Competitiveness


The keycaps are made from double shot abs plastic, and extra keycaps for windows users are included in the box, along with a ke...  Read More


With that said, the average user will not notice the lack of lubing.


The k8 is a hot-swappable, tenkeyless offering with an aluminum chassis.

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  • This product had a total of 77 reviews as of our last analysis date on Feb 23 2023.

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    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    For my unit i opted for keychrons brown switches a tactile feeling with a slight bump which i prefer since i tend to be rather aggressive with my keystrokes


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Notably the k8 does not come with prelubed switches which is a shame since theyre the companys own inhouse design


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    With that said the average user will not notice the lack of lubing


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Compared to its slightly more pricey sibling the k8 pro the k8 lacks the additional layers of foam along with the screwin stabilizers found on its bigger brother


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    Nonetheless it remains a prolevel typing experience


    Posted by a reviewer on Amazon

    This version does not which is fine by me since my monitor provides all the key illumination i need and less lighting means longer battery life

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