The keyboard is also available in other combinations with a simpler white backlight and Red or Blue switch options.
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Blue switches are clicky, activating and making a sound even before the key hits the bottom.
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While almost all keyboards perform well on either Windows- or Mac-based computers, keycaps don’t always match up.
For testing purposes on various Windows 11-based machines, I switched the keyboard over to Windows.
The ultra-thin keycaps are very easy to pull off with the included tool and then pop back on.
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The default keyboard angle is 3 degrees.
I’ve long since transitioned towireless mechanical keyboardsso I have full use of the desk space behind my keyboard.
Regardless of where I used it, the cable got in the way.
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The low-profile spherical-angled (PBT LSA) keycaps are very shallow, like a laptop’s.
By default, the keyboard backlight cycles through a rainbow of colors.
Personally, I prefer when the letters are illuminated.
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Of course, should you mess something up, the Keychron S1 allows you to factory reset.
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On a practical level, however, it’s hard to unequivocally recommend this keyboard.
Then there’s the question of price.
For instance, the wirelessVelocifire TKL02WSis less than half the price.
