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Review on ๐Ÿ’ป Keychron K8 Tenkeyless Wireless Mechanical Keyboard for Mac: White Backlight, Bluetooth, Multitasking, Gateron Blue Switch, Type-C Wired Gaming Keyboard for Windows by Kevin Elliott

Revainrating 1 out of 5

Bluetooth problems with accessories

I like the key side of the keyboard, the blue switches are easy to use. Bluetooth could not establish a unique connection and stayed connected. Certainly some kind of incompatibility between devices, which is somewhat surprising with a ubiquitous interface like Bluetooth. It appears to be a "Mac First" keyboard as the keyboard comes with Mac keys and PC keys are a possible mod that includes keycaps. But with Win 10 I only managed to recognize it twice, after which it breathed its last. I had the K2 which was pretty much the same with bluetooth, I got the K8 mainly because the layout was more to my habit. Other Bluetooth devices that send/receive a lot more data work fine with my Wintel boxes. Another PC laptop I recognized but the keyboard didn't work at all. Tech support advice mostly boiled down to what you might have guessed: update drivers, reset settings, restart computer, etc. I couldn't find a consistent way to get it working. You'll have better luck with Bluetooth, you might like the keyboard. One more thing, it's a really big keyboard. If Bluetooth works for you, you might want a wrist pad. Much luck.

Pros
  • Acceptable
Cons
  • Ugly packaging