Keychron Q1 HE Hall Effect Switch Keyboard: Customizable, Innovative, and High-Performance

2023-12-07 11:23:22
You can assign up to four commands to the same key. Mechanical keyboard company Keychron has launched its first keyboard with Hall effect switches, the Keychron Q1 HE, on Kickstarter. Compared to traditional mechanical switches, Hall effect switches are able to distinguish between light and Full press of each key. The Hall effect occurs when a magnetic field influences the electric current within a material. This creates a small amount of stress in the material, which can be measured. Keyboards use this to register keystrokes – when you press a key, the magnetic field changes and the keyboard registers this signal, allowing you to enter characters. In the case of the Q1 HE, you can customize how hard you want to press each key before it fires. There’s also a “quick start” feature that registers a keystroke the second you press a key again without having to raise the key all the way to its starting position. You can assign up to four commands to the same key. Keychron is not the first keyboard manufacturer to use Hall effect switches. Previously they appeared in models from Wooting, SteelSeries and Corsai. However, Keychron is known as one of the best mechanical keyboard manufacturers in the world. Keychron’s Q1 HE keyboard combines a pleasant typing feel with an extensive feature set using Hall effect switches. Customization of the Keychron Q1 HE’s analog functions is done through the Keychron web app, which can also handle other key remapping tasks. Typically Keychron keyboards worked with Via. It remains to be seen whether Keychron’s proprietary software can match the power and ease of use of the previous solution. The Q1 HE keyboard offers both wired and wireless options. You can connect via Bluetooth or use the included 2.4GHz USB dongle. The USB dongle provides a fast key polling rate of 1000Hz, and Bluetooth allows you to connect up to three devices simultaneously. The Q1 HE uses a compact 75% layout with an aluminum body and flexible design. The keys are made of durable double PBT plastic and feature a retro-style OSA profile designed by Keychron. In addition, the keys are equipped with screw-in stabilizers that are mounted directly on the PCB. Gateron 2.0 Magnetic linear switches can technically be upgraded, but only to Hall effect switches. The keyboard also has a volume control and RGB backlighting on each key. A fully assembled model costs $214 (~20,000 rubles) if you back the Kickstarter campaign. A simple model without switches and keycaps will cost $194 (~18,000 rubles). Keychron plans to begin shipping keyboards to sponsors in February, and then sell them through its own online store. Previously, it introduced the Kwumsy K3, a sophisticated flagship keyboard that combines four devices at once: a mechanical keyboard, an additional monitor and a USB adapter and SSD slot .Ekaterina Sadkova
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