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Review on ✨ Hot-swappable Bluetooth Mechanical Keyboard for Mac Layout – Keychron K2 with Double Shot Keycaps/Gateron Red Switch/White LED Backlit. Compact 75% Layout Wireless Gaming Keyboard for Mac Windows. by Marvin Breezy

Revainrating 2 out of 5

Black Keycap Legend

Edit: The more I think about it, this keyboard shouldn't have come with those keycaps. Due to the arrangement of the Home/pgup/pgdwn buttons, it is almost impossible to find the key sets. It may be the right size, but it won't be in the right row and it will stick out like a thumb. I've already spent more than the cost of the keyboard to fix this situation. You should only replace the keycaps with those in the non-hot-swap version. Just be prepared for how washed out the black keycaps are. There are unusable/illegible ones with the backlight off, which limits the number of backlight profiles that can be used. I'd prefer one that lights up the button you just pressed, but that's not an option on this board. With the backlight on at its highest level, some keycaps are still barely visible, for me home and capslock are the worst culprits. It's so bad that I decided to spend the extra money ($40) to buy a few different keycaps so I don't have to deal with this mess - 75% of boards are not-so-easy-to-find keycaps. Some keys are in a quiet place. The backlight button occupies a prominent place in the top right corner. This should be toggled with the 'Delete' button to the left of it - I think most people will install whatever profile they like and won't bother with that button anymore. Currently I don't know of any way to remap these keys. Second, the Page Up, Page Down, Home, and End keys are configured 75% differently than most other board manufacturers. This should be home/pageup/pagedwn/end. Instead it is pgup/pgdn/home/end. I say stick to the rules where you can.

Pros
  • Absolutely Amazing!
Cons
  • I really don't like it, everything is fine