SeekerKeychron Q5 keyboard
The Keychron Q5 is a great value, which is a strange thing to say about a $200 keyboard. But its packs excellent typing feel, parts, and customization at a price that’s about half as much as the customized designs it’s based on.
-- As reviewed by PCWorld
Product details
- 97 Keys Full Aluminum Keyboard: Setting the best example for efficient space usage, the Q5 Knob Version has a 96% layout design while retaining all the essential functions and number keys. With its full metal CNC machined body, double-gasket design, and QMK/VIA support, the Q5 is the ultimate choice for an almost full-size keyboard.
- Fully Customizable From the Inside Out: To build a fully customizable keyboard, we designed every component easily assembled, including keycaps, switches, gasket, plate, and case foam if you want. With QMK and VIA support, you can easily program and remap each key on the keyboard. The open-source firmware means endless possibilities for keyboard layouts, shortcuts, backlight effects, even the knob, and more.
- Hot-swappable Support: With the pre-lubed Gateron G Pro mechanical tactile brown switch providing unrivaled tactile responsiveness with up to 50 million keystroke lifespan. You can also hot-swap the Q5 with almost all of the 3pin and 5pin MX mechanical switches on the market (including Cherry, Gateron, Kailh, Panda, etc.) without soldering required. The PCB-mounted screw-in stabilizer for “big keys” such as space bar, shift, enter, and delete are designed for less wobbliness.
- Innovative Double Gasket: This Double-Gasket Structure allows the keyboard to maintain the flexibility of the gasket structure and improves the overall typing sound. We added silicone pads between the top and bottom cases to significantly reduce the sound resonance between the metals and reduce the noise of the impacted metals.
- Double-shot PBT Keycaps & South-facing Backlight: The Q5 comes with our unique OSA profile and double-shot PBT keycaps that aim to provide a more comfortable and subtle fingertip feel with excellent oil resistance for long-term use. The south-facing RGB is designed to better illuminate the keyboard backlight from the typist’s angle and free from interference when the user installs Cherry- profile alternative keycaps on the Q5.
PROS
+ Super-heavy body
+ Great keycaps
+ Excellent customization
+ Surprisingly competitive price
CONS
- Unnecessary Mac/Windows switch
- Programming layer limits
- No adjustable feet
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By PCWorld on July 29, 2022
The Keychron Q5 is a great value, which is a strange thing to say about a $200 keyboard. But its packs excellent typing feel, parts, and customization at a price that’s about half as much as the customized designs it’s based on.
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