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They say it's the world's thinnest mechanical keyboard...
Keychron - https://www.keychron.com/
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0:00
I'm fed up! A little bit upset, to be quite honest, because keyboard quality, keyboard experience has been suffering lately
0:09
It's an epidemic, in fact. It's all about butterflies and low profile and where's my clacks at
0:15
You're sacrificing a large amount of tactile feedback in exchange for thinness, in most cases on laptops
0:24
But even in some cases, like the keyboard that ships, for example, with an iMac
0:29
the Apple Magic Keyboard, very magical. Membrane-style keyboard, very little feedback, super slim
0:37
For what reason? I mean, kind of just for looks, really. Look how thin it is. It's so pretty
0:43
I've been on a mission, some call it a rampage, to promote or at least look at and talk about the wonders of mechanical keyboards
0:52
Today, I'm on the fence a little bit. This product in front of me, it is a mechanical keyboard, but it claims to be the world's thinnest
0:59
So you have these worlds colliding. Thinness, mechanical key switches, can they coexist
1:05
Can it all work, or are we compromising too much? They're trying to do it all
1:10
Now the one in front of me here, it's called Keychron, but I don't know if that's a name change or what
1:15
Because underneath this sticker, you see it says Keytron. Keytron, Keychron. Look, it's like a Kickstarter campaign right now
1:23
They raised a few bucks. They're aiming to manufacture this for the masses
1:28
The world's thinnest mechanical keyboard. Now this one in front of me is actually for Mac
1:33
It's got the Mac key layout. But they're making a Windows version as well that's also available
1:38
It's 120 bucks. So it will cost you a few of your dollars
1:43
But if we get this mechanical feedback. And you're enjoying yourself. And your life is improving
1:48
Maybe it's worth the money. I don't know. So this one has a white backlight
1:52
but I think they've also got an RGB version. If that's your cup of tea
1:57
Let's crack this baby open. It may have solved all keyboard problems
2:02
that have ever existed. The mashup mechanical thin all together now So this keyboard has Bluetooth so it wireless Of course you have a wired connection as well It also comes with a keycap remover and some extra keycaps
2:19
Okay, so it's very thin. So this is what it looks like. This is the black version
2:25
So the deck here is made out of metal. You can see the key switches look a lot like Apple's own keyboard
2:32
but they're elevated. You can see the mechanical switch underneath there. And in this case, it's colored blue
2:39
Now these aren't cherry switches. I'm guessing from the blue coloring, they're probably some sort of MX blue knockoff
2:46
Now because this is the Mac version, you have some Mac-specific keys
2:50
including the Command key. And of course, some of the multifunctional F keys up here
2:56
Yeah, we have brightness for the keyboard backlight. We have volume up and down and so on
3:00
I mean, in this case, it looks like there's even a microphone button. And I think that's like a Siri button
3:05
It is a Siri button. So very Mac-specific. on this particular unit
3:09
The controls are on the back side of the unit here. You can see you have a switch for Bluetooth off
3:14
and cable connection. So obviously you can use it wireless or with the cable
3:19
Windows and Android or Mac and iOS. You can flick that switch in either direction
3:25
So this will still work with Windows obviously. Your key layout will just be a bit different
3:28
And then also we have the wired connection, USB type C. Let's boot this thing up, see if we have any juice on here
3:35
I'm gonna go into Bluetooth mode. Oh, you see it lighting up right away. Should we kill the lights for a quick second
3:41
Okay, that is a bright backlight. I'm happy with that. Very well, that's a backlit keyboard, ladies and gentlemen
3:52
Stop fiddling. The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog
4:01
It's not the most satisfying I've ever felt, but it is not a little chick lit membrane situation
4:13
There is an actuation point, there's a clack. I mean, that's what you want
4:18
it's what you're looking for in life. Now obviously the volume level goes up People that are nearby in your environment may get irritated
4:32
But as we all know, if you're the type of person who's into mechanical keyboards
4:36
there's no one that wants to be near you anyways. It's true
4:41
Now this is kind of a hybrid as I look at it. Like, yes, it's a mechanical keyboard
4:45
but it doesn't have some of the things that I love about mechanical keyboards. like the big sort of weighted keys themselves
4:52
with the, you know, the ones that kind of have the, what is that, concave
4:57
They got a little curvature to them. These are very flat keys, more in line with what you might be used to
5:02
on something like a MacBook, but then just with the extra key travel to go with it
5:06
It's still not gonna be on the same level as like a nice, beefy kind of mechanical keyboard
5:12
It's in between the two. It's the style and the substance. It's the form and the function
5:18
They're merging together in this particular product. All right, let's hook it up
5:23
First of all, for a thinness scale, this is a very thin laptop
5:27
That is the Microsoft Surface Laptop 2. And as you can tell, I mean, these things are pretty much the same thickness
5:36
So that's pretty impressive. It's so thin, in fact, you could pop it into a bag
5:40
Like if you have a strictly mobile setup with like an iPad or something like that
5:44
this could go into a laptop bag quite easily, unlike some other mechanical keyboards
5:48
And to be honest, there are so few mechanical keyboards to choose from that are wireless to begin with
5:54
Anyhow, these two things go together quite nicely, even though this is the Mac version of the keyboard
6:03
Hey, what can I say? I mean, it's getting the job done. That's for certain
6:08
The Quick Brown. How dare you? Do something else. You mean, are you sick of the brown fox, Jack
6:19
Well. He's jumping over the dog. Thank you Someone especially posting on the internet who uses shocking and nihilistic speech and opinions
6:51
that they themselves may or may not actually believe to gain attention and come across as more dangerous and unique person
6:59
most edge most edgelords are teenagers trying to seem overly cool or over casually apathetic
7:07
that has a thousand thumbs up and only 89 down so i'm going with that so then definitely edgelords
7:15
like mechanical keyboards like 100 you're going to be able to hack out like a lot more in terms
7:23
of edgy remarks with fewer errors, which let's be honest, if you're a lord of anything
7:30
spelling errors are not going to cut it. You know, if life is meaningless, you better not spell something
7:37
You know, you better get the spelling right. Anyhow, so there you have it
7:42
It is a wonderful little device. It does what it says it's going to do
7:47
It's a mechanical keyboard, which is slim and portable. It's not cheap. You gotta really be into this thing if you're gonna go out of your way to pick this up
7:56
Nonetheless, it's on kickstarter if you're into it myself You know to be honest if i'm gonna go mechanical i'm going all the way i'm getting big keys
8:06
Switches that clack i'm doing the whole dance Because this keyboard here to be honest, even though it is mechanical
8:13
It's just once you've got the flat keys It's like you kind of lose some of the point of a mechanical keyboard in the first place
8:20
This only gets you part way there, but if you want something that's just a slight upgrade on
8:25
The Apple keyboard for example the magic keyboard. This is kind of in between the two. Maybe it
8:32
I don't know. Maybe it's more attractive to you nonetheless. There it is keytron key chron edge Lord special unbox therapy
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Jack do you like it yes or no? Not for Jack Thank you
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