Keychron Q2 Wired Custom Mechanical Keyboard - 65% Compact Layout with Knob, Hot-Swappable Gateron G Pro Blue Switches, QMK/VIA Programmable, Double Gasket Design for Mac/Windows/Linux (Black) | Perfect for Gaming, Coding & Office Work
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DESCRIPTION
Keychron Q2 QMK/VIA Custom Mechanical Keyboard-Knob Version The Keychron Q2 Knob version is a fully customizable mechanical keyboard with out-of-the-box QMK/VIA support and full aluminum frame. Anyone can intuitively master any keyboard keys or macro commands (incl. the knob) through the VIA software. The Q2 is designed to be able to assemble easily, so you can customize the hardware and software with endless possibilities. Programmable Knob Designed to enhance your creative workflow, the premium rotary encoder also allows you to customize your favorite keys and macros through the VIA software with ease, such as zooming in/out, adjusting screen brightness, brush size, opacity, volume, selecting video clips or photos, or backlight hue. Gateron G Pro Blue Switch Features Operating Force: 60 ±15 gf Pre-travel: 2.3 ±0.6 mm Travel Distance: 4 ±0.6 mm Program Each Key and Macro with QMK/VIA Including the Knob Simply connect the Q2 to your device with a cable, import the Q2 keymap JSON file into the VIA software, drag and drop your favorite keys or macro commands to remap any key you want on macOS, Windows, or Linux operating systems, e.g.: create a macro command of a screenshot on macOS. Check our user guide or user manual for more instructions. A brand new ultra-low-power Arm Cortex-M4 32-bit STM32L432 MCU which is powerful, and armed with 128K Flash will provide more flexibility for developers. QMK/VIA Programmable Keys and Macro Compatible with Mac, Windows, Linux The PCB Supports both 3 pin and 5 pin MX Switches Hot-swappable The hot-swappable sockets supports both 3 pin and 5 pin MX mechanical switches (including Cherry, Gateron, Kailh, Panda, etc.), so you can customize your favorite switches without soldering. All New Screw-In PCB Stabilizers The screw-in design increases stability and makes it easier for changes and upgrades. Precise craftsmanship makes the stabilizers more stable and less wobbly. The big keys’ typing experience is now more stable and smooth. The Keychron Q2 also supports third-party stabilizers including Cherry or Durock. Gateron G Pro Blue Switch The Gateron G Pro mechanical switches come with an optimized mold with more precise positioning, and less wobbliness will certainly improve your fingertip feel. The Gateron switch is durable enough with an unrivaled tactile responsiveness on the clicky blue switch and up to 50 million keystroke lifespan. Double-shot PBT Keycaps The Q2 comes with our unique OSA profile (OEM profile with spherical-angle) and double-shot PBT keycaps that aim to provide a more comfortable and subtle fingertip feel with excellent oil resistance for long-term use. Double-Gasket Design 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. Each keyboard component could be reassembled easily, so you can customize it the way you want. If there is any problem with the keyboard, it can be repaired by reassembling. Full Aluminum 65% Compact Layout The Q2 is crafted with CNC machined 6063 aluminum that is processed through polished, anodized, sandblasted, and undergoes 24 more manufacturing stages to this compact 65% layout. South-facing RGB Backlight The south-facing RGB is designed to better illuminate the keyboard backlight from the typist’s angle with the premium non-shine-through PBT keycaps installed. The south-facing RGB is also free from interference when the user installs Cherry-profile alternative keycaps on their keyboard. Wired Connectivity A reliable USB Type-C wired connection with 1000 Hz polling rate and NKRO ensures a constant power supply, and best to fit home, office and light gaming. SPECIFICATIONS Dimension: 12.93 x 4.76 x 1.33 in (327.5 mm x 121 mm x 33.8 mm) Weight: 1645 g ± 10 g (3.63 lb ± 0.02 lb) Body Material: Full CNC Machined Aluminum Plate Material: Steel Polling Rate: 1000 Hz Keycaps: Double-shot PBT Keycaps, OSA Profile (OEM Height, SA Shape) MCU: Ultra-low-Power Arm Cortex-M4 32-bit STM32L432 (128KB Flash) Switches: Gateron G Pro Mechanical Blue Hot-Swappable: Yes, compatible with most of the 3pin and 5pin MX switches such as Cherry, Kailh, Panda, Gateron, etc. Backlight: South-facing RGB LED Stabilizers: Screw-in PCB Stabs Connectivity: Type-C Wired
FEATURES
65% Compact Full Aluminum Frame The Q2 Knob Version is a fully customizable mechanical keyboard with a 65% compact layout that pushes your typing experience to the next level. With a solid full aluminum frame, the Q2 is designed for a personalized experience and premium typing comfort.
All-Around Customizable Keyboard To build a fully customizable keyboard, we designed every component to be able to assemble easily. With full QMK and VIA support, you can program and remap each key on the keyboard with ease. The open-source firmware means endless possibilities for keyboard layouts, shortcuts, backlight effects, even the knob and more.
Hot-swappable Support With the Gateron G Pro mechanical clicky blue switch providing unrivaled tactile responsiveness with up to 50 million keystroke lifespan. You can also hot-swap the Q2 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 south-facing RGB is designed to better illuminate the keyboard backlight from the typist’s angle with the premium non-shine-through PBT keycaps installed. The PBT keycaps will provide excellent oil resistance, enhance the type feel, and prevent the legends from fading out.
REVIEWS
This is our 4th Keychron board. We have a couple of cheaper ones and a Q1 Pro I keep on my editing station.To me the Keychron Q line has the best gasket performance if you like a bouncy typing feel. I'm comparing that to 7 different custom boards I've built costing twice this price or more over the past year. It was the gasket performance on the Q1 that pushed me to pick this up for my gaming PC to see if it had a similar feel and the answer is a definite yes with a few small mods.What I love - The primary love as noted is the gasket performance. The feel of the board is very bouncy when typing. If you are spending hours at a time on a keyboard a very stiff board can get tiring after a while. This is a preference, as are most keyboard likes or dislikes, but I've found it the most important aspect for determining if a board sits on a display stand or on my desk.These switches in this were well lubed, not perfect, but enough that I didn't feel the need to take them apart and hand lube each one of them. I believe I had 3 or 4 that were somewhat scratchy so I just moved those to keys I rarely use.That brings up another big plus, this has a 3 or 5 pin hot swap PBC with South Facing RGB lights. This means you can use almost any mechanical keyboard switch made with no interference using Cherry profile keycaps. If you don't like what came in the board, swap them for something else. If you get tired of what you have or just want to try something else... swap them out.The stabilizers are also screw in rather clip in and come well lubed from the factory. Again not perfect, but more than good enough for all but the most demanding enthusiasts.The AL case is also built like a tank. No it doesn't have any of the fancy weights or anything but the anodized colors are solid, not easily scratched, heavy and it's easy to take apart should you so choose. If you do take it apart you will notice that Keychron has added small padded areas close to the screws to reduce case ping on the all aluminum case meaning no need for a "force break" mod to decrease ping noise.It also works great right out of the box with a PC or a Mac. Mine came with a USB-C to USB-C cable and an USB-A adapter. This is a big deal for a wired only board because few Macs have USB-A ports anymore but you still have the ability to use USB-A if needed.Finally it's VIA/QMK compatible. For years I would avoid buying certain keyboards or mice because I simply didn't want 3 or 4 different kinds gaming software running in the background on my PC taking up resources. With VIA/QMK you can edit your keymaps, create new short cuts and update your firmware all from a single website, no extra software needed.So if I love all of that what don't I like about the board?The keycaps are horrid in my opinion, this is a preference of course but to me the profile is way too tall. This makes the board not only uncomfortable to type on but while double-shot they are a thin PBT material with the double-shot only being at the top for the lettering which means they sound very thin and hollow to me.My board also came with a steel plate. While the overall gasket performance was good, it was more regulated to an area than localized. It felt like plate moved or angled rather than flexed. This still gave a softer typing experience but not really what I have hoped for or what I had in the Q1 Pro which has a PC plate.The sound to me, with the stock keycaps, hard PC switch casing and steel plate were loud but not in a way I liked - again this is preference, you may love the keycaps and overall sound right out of the box.Because of some of what I noted above all of these were easily corrected. If you want more foam to change the sound Keychron offers an Acoustic Upgrade kit that is pretty inexpensive and they make multiple plates for this series. I added the acoustic upgrade and the PC plate, which comes with the Pro version. Then swapped the keycaps for some thick PBT ones in a cherry profile and the board became very thocky.The bottom line is that it's very nice out of the box, it's easy to mod if you want and... this my last point and something I can't explain no matter how much I write... it just feels nice. It's not too big, it's not too small, the typing angle is very nice and it's got a knob to modify your volume. It doesn't have the smallest lip or the shortest key height but it has an overall balance that, at least to me, just feels good to type on or game on for hours at time without my hands hurting.This original version has been on sale quite often and at that price, it's a steal. It may not be the most fancy but it's built like a tank with every important option you need and should last you many years to come. I highly recommend this board for gaming, typing or as your first mechanical keyboard, especially if you want to learn how to mod it and make it uniquely yours.
