1 00:00:00,400 --> 00:00:03,000 Do you ever wanna buy a nice wireless keyboard? 2 00:00:03,000 --> 00:00:05,140 One that you can customize with firmware 3 00:00:05,140 --> 00:00:07,200 and hot swappable keys and everything? 4 00:00:07,200 --> 00:00:09,540 The new Keychron K8 Pro has got 5 00:00:09,540 --> 00:00:10,800 just about everything you need. 6 00:00:10,800 --> 00:00:11,840 For those of you who don't know, 7 00:00:11,840 --> 00:00:13,060 Keychron's a keyboard company, 8 00:00:13,060 --> 00:00:15,360 and a lot of you in the comments are always saying, 9 00:00:15,360 --> 00:00:17,120 "'Hey, check out the Keychron, check out the Keychron, 10 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:17,960 "'check out the Keychron.'" 11 00:00:17,960 --> 00:00:19,420 And you're right, I agree with you. 12 00:00:19,420 --> 00:00:21,480 I love Keychron, I think they're a great company, 13 00:00:21,480 --> 00:00:24,500 especially if you want something that's a little higher end, 14 00:00:24,500 --> 00:00:27,400 but still it's not enthusiast level. 15 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:28,980 It's just a solid option, 16 00:00:28,980 --> 00:00:30,960 and it's someone that I typically recommend 17 00:00:30,960 --> 00:00:33,180 to my own friends for anyone who doesn't wanna wait 18 00:00:33,180 --> 00:00:35,120 six plus months for a group by the end. 19 00:00:35,120 --> 00:00:37,040 They've got a ton of features advertised on the box. 20 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:39,040 They've got screw-in stabilizers, hot swappable, 21 00:00:39,040 --> 00:00:40,980 PBT key caps, I think they're double shot, 22 00:00:40,980 --> 00:00:43,640 via QMK and Bluetooth 5.1. 23 00:00:43,640 --> 00:00:45,100 Whoa, I love that sound. 24 00:00:45,100 --> 00:00:46,560 Cool, they've got a little guide here, 25 00:00:46,560 --> 00:00:48,440 an open source customizable keyboard 26 00:00:48,440 --> 00:00:50,100 for peak productivity. 27 00:00:50,100 --> 00:00:51,600 Ooh, okay, so yeah, here's our board. 28 00:00:51,600 --> 00:00:52,740 It's a TKL. 29 00:00:52,740 --> 00:00:54,940 Before we look at it any further though, 30 00:00:54,940 --> 00:00:56,800 let's take a look at what else is in the box. 31 00:00:56,800 --> 00:00:58,700 We have got 32 00:00:58,700 --> 00:00:59,540 a cable. 33 00:00:59,540 --> 00:01:01,340 Ooh, and they've got like a right angle connector. 34 00:01:01,340 --> 00:01:02,920 I actually wish more places did them 35 00:01:02,920 --> 00:01:05,120 because it's just a nice sleek look, 36 00:01:05,120 --> 00:01:07,040 especially, I think these guys have a side connector. 37 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:08,220 Yeah, theirs is on the side, 38 00:01:08,220 --> 00:01:10,600 so that's gonna look great coming straight off of it. 39 00:01:10,600 --> 00:01:13,770 We've got a screwdriver, which is really teeny. 40 00:01:13,770 --> 00:01:15,290 We've got our other Windows keys, 41 00:01:15,290 --> 00:01:16,670 like Alt and Windows and stuff. 42 00:01:16,670 --> 00:01:19,290 This has got the Mac layout on it already. 43 00:01:19,290 --> 00:01:21,990 And key cap and switch puller. 44 00:01:21,990 --> 00:01:22,970 I think that's pretty much it. 45 00:01:22,970 --> 00:01:24,570 I think there's not a whole lot. 46 00:01:24,570 --> 00:01:25,950 And then an instruction book. 47 00:01:25,950 --> 00:01:28,530 Yeah, extra key caps, warranty, via. 48 00:01:28,530 --> 00:01:29,750 Oh, wow. 49 00:01:29,750 --> 00:01:32,230 They actually tell you how to use via though. 50 00:01:32,230 --> 00:01:34,230 A lot of people in the mechanical keyboard community 51 00:01:34,230 --> 00:01:36,010 love customization. 52 00:01:36,010 --> 00:01:38,290 And the fact that they've included this 53 00:01:38,290 --> 00:01:41,690 for anyone who hasn't used via before is kind of nice. 54 00:01:41,690 --> 00:01:43,630 Honestly, I wasn't expecting that. 55 00:01:43,630 --> 00:01:44,510 So here's the board. 56 00:01:44,510 --> 00:01:45,690 Well, the layout itself is fine, 57 00:01:45,690 --> 00:01:48,810 but I don't like this edge on the metal here. 58 00:01:48,810 --> 00:01:51,850 I would much prefer to honestly, at this point, 59 00:01:51,850 --> 00:01:53,070 remove this extra lip, 60 00:01:53,070 --> 00:01:54,970 but otherwise you end up with this like tray. 61 00:01:54,970 --> 00:01:58,010 I'd much rather that the housing came all the way up 62 00:01:58,010 --> 00:01:59,410 and covered all of this. 63 00:01:59,410 --> 00:02:00,930 So that you'd have like a metal layer 64 00:02:00,930 --> 00:02:02,470 that just goes right around here. 65 00:02:02,470 --> 00:02:03,570 It's an aluminum top. 66 00:02:03,570 --> 00:02:05,790 And then you've got a steel plate 67 00:02:05,790 --> 00:02:08,830 with the bottom being made out of plastic and it's fine. 68 00:02:08,830 --> 00:02:09,770 It doesn't really flex around 69 00:02:09,770 --> 00:02:11,170 because of all the metal in there. 70 00:02:11,170 --> 00:02:13,450 But if you're looking for like a much heavier build 71 00:02:13,450 --> 00:02:15,630 or something with like a bar on the bottom and all that, 72 00:02:15,630 --> 00:02:17,590 it's not gonna be quite at that level. 73 00:02:17,590 --> 00:02:19,710 2.865 pounds. 74 00:02:19,710 --> 00:02:22,870 So it's just shy of three pounds, which isn't crazy heavy. 75 00:02:22,870 --> 00:02:24,250 So you've got feet. 76 00:02:24,250 --> 00:02:27,070 I'm always a fan of feet, especially with two modes. 77 00:02:27,070 --> 00:02:28,010 You're gonna do the, 78 00:02:28,010 --> 00:02:32,150 big guys or the little guys for different typing angles. 79 00:02:32,150 --> 00:02:35,590 One minor quality issue that I'm not crazy about 80 00:02:35,590 --> 00:02:38,290 is you can see how there's like a connection here 81 00:02:38,290 --> 00:02:39,510 on each of the corners. 82 00:02:39,510 --> 00:02:42,850 So it's not one giant piece of milled aluminum for the top. 83 00:02:42,850 --> 00:02:45,610 You've got a Windows and Mac switch, 84 00:02:45,610 --> 00:02:49,010 and then you've got a BT off or cable. 85 00:02:49,010 --> 00:02:50,810 It's a little thick on bottom. 86 00:02:50,810 --> 00:02:52,510 That's because there's a big battery in here. 87 00:02:52,510 --> 00:02:55,230 And it's, I think 4,000 milliamp hours, 88 00:02:55,230 --> 00:02:57,850 which nets you something like a hundred hours 89 00:02:58,010 --> 00:03:01,170 on time if you've got the Bluetooth running and RGB on. 90 00:03:01,170 --> 00:03:03,210 So that's not bad. 91 00:03:03,210 --> 00:03:04,950 Like a hundred hours is quite a long time. 92 00:03:04,950 --> 00:03:05,810 Oh, I turned it on. 93 00:03:05,810 --> 00:03:07,390 Hey, look at all the RGB. 94 00:03:07,390 --> 00:03:08,230 Yeah, tab works. 95 00:03:08,230 --> 00:03:09,470 Turns the backlight on or off. 96 00:03:09,470 --> 00:03:12,760 If then Q cycles through modes. 97 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:13,600 Sweet. 98 00:03:13,600 --> 00:03:14,420 As you can see, 99 00:03:14,420 --> 00:03:15,340 there's kind of a lot going on in this board 100 00:03:15,340 --> 00:03:17,560 and they've got a little ARM processor built in. 101 00:03:17,560 --> 00:03:19,860 That's probably to handle everything it's got going on. 102 00:03:19,860 --> 00:03:23,820 Like the RGB, the Bluetooth connection, the QMK firmware. 103 00:03:23,820 --> 00:03:28,140 One small issue on the key caps is they're not shine through. 104 00:03:28,140 --> 00:03:30,860 Which is fine for some people, but in the dark, 105 00:03:30,860 --> 00:03:32,180 it's actually a lot easier to type 106 00:03:32,180 --> 00:03:34,460 if you can see the light underneath your keys. 107 00:03:34,460 --> 00:03:36,680 The typing experience is not bad. 108 00:03:36,680 --> 00:03:39,580 These are just Browns, the new Gateron G Pro Browns. 109 00:03:39,580 --> 00:03:40,420 And I like them. 110 00:03:40,420 --> 00:03:41,260 I'm not crazy about them. 111 00:03:41,260 --> 00:03:42,460 I feel a little scratchy. 112 00:03:42,460 --> 00:03:44,060 I think they're pre-lubed, 113 00:03:44,060 --> 00:03:47,320 but could go for a heavier lube. 114 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:48,560 Yeah, they're just Browns. 115 00:03:48,560 --> 00:03:50,660 One small thing to note that I completely forgot about 116 00:03:50,660 --> 00:03:51,580 until I took the switch off 117 00:03:51,580 --> 00:03:53,580 is it's all south facing RGB as well. 118 00:03:53,580 --> 00:03:55,240 So if you care about that, 119 00:03:55,240 --> 00:03:56,700 that's a big plus for some people. 120 00:03:56,700 --> 00:03:57,520 A lot of people don't like 121 00:03:57,520 --> 00:03:58,540 north facing RGB 122 00:03:58,540 --> 00:03:59,460 because they find it doesn't shine 123 00:03:59,460 --> 00:04:00,680 through everything as well. 124 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:02,140 So you can get this fully assembled 125 00:04:02,140 --> 00:04:03,640 with just a white backlight 126 00:04:03,640 --> 00:04:06,200 using one of any of the three switches that they offer. 127 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:07,960 And it's, you know, it's your stereotypical 128 00:04:07,960 --> 00:04:11,340 like red, blue, or Brown Gateron options. 129 00:04:11,340 --> 00:04:12,960 That's 89 bucks. 130 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:14,000 That's a good deal. 131 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:14,940 Now that being said, 132 00:04:14,940 --> 00:04:16,640 this one's got the aluminum frame 133 00:04:16,640 --> 00:04:18,820 and it's got a full RGB backlight. 134 00:04:18,820 --> 00:04:20,700 So this one is 110. 135 00:04:20,700 --> 00:04:23,700 Getting something like this at 400, $110 136 00:04:23,700 --> 00:04:25,500 is just such a better buy, 137 00:04:25,500 --> 00:04:26,700 at least in my opinion, 138 00:04:26,700 --> 00:04:27,520 than going with like, 139 00:04:27,520 --> 00:04:30,540 Corsair or Logitech or Razer 140 00:04:30,540 --> 00:04:34,440 or anyone else who is like a more major name brand, 141 00:04:34,440 --> 00:04:35,280 gaming brand, 142 00:04:35,280 --> 00:04:37,300 who's making their own mechanical keyboard. 143 00:04:37,300 --> 00:04:39,160 Those guys are kind of catching up a little bit 144 00:04:39,160 --> 00:04:40,920 in terms of features like hot swap 145 00:04:40,920 --> 00:04:42,640 and adding foam and stuff to the board, 146 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:44,380 but they're still not there. 147 00:04:44,380 --> 00:04:47,460 Like I'll never tell someone to buy a Corsair board. 148 00:04:47,460 --> 00:04:48,300 I'm sorry, Corsair. 149 00:04:48,300 --> 00:04:49,420 I like a bunch of your products. 150 00:04:49,420 --> 00:04:53,830 I just don't like your keyboards. 151 00:04:53,830 --> 00:04:55,910 It's okay. 152 00:04:55,910 --> 00:04:59,340 It's okay. 153 00:04:59,340 --> 00:05:00,660 Love Fox standards. 154 00:05:00,660 --> 00:05:01,580 . 155 00:05:02,540 --> 00:05:05,460 This one, the more expensive one, 156 00:05:05,460 --> 00:05:08,320 does have a nice layer of silicone on the bottom. 157 00:05:08,320 --> 00:05:10,560 We saw the same thing in that mountain board 158 00:05:10,560 --> 00:05:12,740 was a big layer of silicone on the bottom. 159 00:05:12,740 --> 00:05:14,900 And I'm wondering if we're honestly going to start seeing 160 00:05:14,900 --> 00:05:17,480 more enthusiast boards that are like full kits 161 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,960 come with a big silicone layer for the base. 162 00:05:19,960 --> 00:05:24,120 And then you've got some foam under the PCB, I believe, 163 00:05:24,120 --> 00:05:26,800 and screw in stabilizers, which is really nice. 164 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:28,540 If you do want to change them for, 165 00:05:28,540 --> 00:05:31,700 if you have your own like just cherry style stabilizers, 166 00:05:31,700 --> 00:05:33,100 you can do that. 167 00:05:33,100 --> 00:05:34,840 The quality on them is okay. 168 00:05:34,840 --> 00:05:37,020 They're probably not clipped or lubed or anything, 169 00:05:37,020 --> 00:05:39,120 but like, it's not bad. 170 00:05:39,120 --> 00:05:40,320 It's pretty cool keyboard. 171 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:41,160 I really like it. 172 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:42,940 And we should probably plug it in and try 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00:06:50,570 when typing on this test. 200 00:06:50,570 --> 00:06:51,590 I'm very torn on. 201 00:06:51,590 --> 00:06:53,230 I love the way the space bar sounds. 202 00:06:53,230 --> 00:06:54,530 I just kind of wish the rest of the keys 203 00:06:54,530 --> 00:06:59,060 sounded more like it as well. 204 00:06:59,060 --> 00:07:00,640 It's just the way the stabilizers are lubed 205 00:07:00,640 --> 00:07:02,590 and stuff probably. 206 00:07:02,590 --> 00:07:07,780 Okay, so download, show design tab, on, load my JSON file. 207 00:07:08,280 --> 00:07:10,040 JSON V2, cool. 208 00:07:10,040 --> 00:07:12,820 We've got like four layers that we can alter. 209 00:07:12,820 --> 00:07:14,900 They're already kind of preset a little bit, but it's sweet. 210 00:07:14,900 --> 00:07:17,700 You can just like reassign keys to whatever you want, 211 00:07:17,700 --> 00:07:20,960 make up a bunch of macros and lighting and stuff like that. 212 00:07:20,960 --> 00:07:22,320 Oh, and there's a bunch of presets too, 213 00:07:22,320 --> 00:07:27,060 like media, macro, special, QMK lighting. 214 00:07:27,060 --> 00:07:29,520 You can use all of this stuff or just go full custom. 215 00:07:29,520 --> 00:07:32,580 I don't bother usually personally, but it's there. 216 00:07:32,580 --> 00:07:36,360 It's an option for anyone who wants a good wireless keyboard, 217 00:07:36,360 --> 00:07:37,360 who wants a good mechanical, hotkey keyboard, 218 00:07:37,360 --> 00:07:38,280 who wants a good mechanical, hotkey keyboard, 219 00:07:38,280 --> 00:07:43,280 hot swap wireless keyboard with QMK and VIA functionality. 220 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:45,560 This is like basically it. 221 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:47,660 They're saying it's the world's first. 222 00:07:47,660 --> 00:07:49,620 I don't know if that's 100% true. 223 00:07:49,620 --> 00:07:51,920 I haven't really been able to find anything else 224 00:07:51,920 --> 00:07:53,320 that's comparable to that point 225 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:54,940 where they've got all the same features. 226 00:07:54,940 --> 00:07:56,120 So yeah, maybe. 227 00:07:56,120 --> 00:07:57,280 Honestly, if they can do that, 228 00:07:57,280 --> 00:07:59,380 then I hope that we see more of them down the line 229 00:07:59,380 --> 00:08:02,380 from both Enthusiast Boards and other companies, 230 00:08:02,380 --> 00:08:05,180 because I have respect for all these other companies. 231 00:08:05,180 --> 00:08:06,460 I just wish that they would kind of keep up 232 00:08:06,460 --> 00:08:08,040 with the times a little bit better, 233 00:08:08,280 --> 00:08:09,980 especially at $110, 234 00:08:09,980 --> 00:08:11,820 especially if you don't need a numpad, 235 00:08:11,820 --> 00:08:14,860 and especially if you need Bluetooth. 236 00:08:14,860 --> 00:08:17,300 And it works with Windows and Mac, no problem. 237 00:08:17,300 --> 00:08:18,180 Just out of the box. 238 00:08:18,180 --> 00:08:19,980 You know, there's a little switch on the side. 239 00:08:19,980 --> 00:08:21,980 This thing just, it just does it all. 240 00:08:21,980 --> 00:08:22,820 I love this thing. 241 00:08:22,820 --> 00:08:24,880 I would change the key caps probably. 242 00:08:24,880 --> 00:08:26,900 I would probably change the switches as well. 243 00:08:26,900 --> 00:08:28,600 That's not hard when you've got hot swap. 244 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:29,440 Like it's great. 245 00:08:29,440 --> 00:08:30,400 I really like it. 246 00:08:30,400 --> 00:08:31,400 I don't want one, 247 00:08:31,400 --> 00:08:34,040 but I wouldn't be unhappy if someone gave it to me 248 00:08:34,040 --> 00:08:36,000 for a Christmas gift or something like that. 249 00:08:36,000 --> 00:08:36,840 Like it's great. 250 00:08:36,840 --> 00:08:37,680 There you guys have it. 251 00:08:37,680 --> 00:08:39,920 That's the K8 Pro from Keychron. 252 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:41,000 Really nice keyboard. 253 00:08:41,000 --> 00:08:42,820 I think it's a great value for the price. 254 00:08:42,820 --> 00:08:44,740 And if you want to check out any other short circuits, 255 00:08:44,740 --> 00:08:47,500 check out the Logitech one I did on the pop keyboard. 256 00:08:47,500 --> 00:08:48,620 That was a lot of fun. 257 00:08:48,620 --> 00:08:50,420 Not the best keyboard, but you know, 258 00:08:50,420 --> 00:08:52,760 it was an aesthetic and they went for it 259 00:08:52,760 --> 00:08:53,680 and they kind of nailed it. 260 00:08:53,680 --> 00:08:55,000 So check it out.