Nowadays, you might pick between a ton of different models in every price bracket.
Heres why low-profile mechanical keyboards are great, and why you ought to get one.
Theyre Brilliant for Typing
Despite being a writer, Im a pretty slow typist.
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On myKeychron K2with Cherry profile keycaps, I can manage about 70WPMwords per minuteonMonkeytype.
Replacing Cherry keycaps with an SA keycap set improves my score to about 75WPM.
Another reason is the flatness of low profile keycaps.
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This applies to most low-profile keyboards.
But nowadays, it’s possible for you to find a number of models in every form factor.
Well, thats no longer the case.
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Justlisten to how thockytheLofree Flowsounds, courtesy of theHipyo Tech YouTube channel.
Hear for yourself by watchingthis typing test, courtesy of theSemiPro Tech+GearYouTube channel.
Gone are the days when low-profile mechanical keyboards sounded lifeless.
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Even better, the market is slowly getting more and more low-profile custom keycap sets.
Heck, maybe well even see a set or two from GMK.
Be it Bluetooth or 2.4GHz, almost every low-profile mech keyboard can connect to your devices wirelessly.
Level of Customization
Regular mech boards feature a substantially higher level of customization.
You cant make a low-profile board with an O-ring mounting, for example.
Then we have the situation with keycaps.
You have hundreds, if not thousands, of different mechanical switch designs.
Unless low-profile mechanical keyboards surpass regular ones in popularity, low-profile switches will never come close to that number.
And all HE keyboards feature the normal, taller height.
