HE or not HE keyboard? Which pruduct? Please recommend

[thieladhinami]

Hello!

I’d like to buy a keyboard with the following considerations:

• Sound: It shouldn’t be too loud.
• Layout: ISO
• Switch: LinearSize: 75% or larger
• It should be hot-swappable
• It should have backlighting.

What’s important to know is that I’ve had a Fnatic Streak keyboard so far, and while I was satisfied with it, I’m looking for something better.

I’m not a big gamer, I mostly play single-player games in my free time, but primarily,
I would use the keyboard for gaming, browsing, and everyday tasks.
I’m considering whether I should get a HE keyboard, but I’m unsure if there are any downsides to using them for everyday tasks when I’m not gaming. Let’s talk a bit about that too.

The ones I’ve found and liked so far:

HE Keyboards:

• Wooting 80HE
• Razer BlackWidow V4 Pro

Regular Keyboards:

• Zoom75
• Zoom75 TIGA
• Qwertykeys EVO80
• Wobkey Crush 80 Reboot Pro
• Wobkey Rainy 75 Pro

What do you think? Am I on the right track? Which keyboard should I choose? Feel free to recommend one that isn’t on my list either.

Thank you very much!

 

[Joan Walter]

If you want to experiment with HE, the Wooting 80HE is the safe bet.

If you want something that’s better overall for typing + casual gaming + everyday use, I’d lean toward the Zoom75 or EVO80. Both give you great build quality, hot-swap, and backlighting in an elegant package.

If you’re not in a rush, I’d suggest trying a Zoom75 (with silent linears) it’ll likely feel like a big step up from your current Fnatic without locking you into HE tech.

 

[KMFJD]

just bought a cheap wooting 68he knock off keyboard, the feel of this keyboard is something else compared to the mechanical keyboard i had been using

 

[Shmee]

What does HE stand for in this context? I was just playing World of Tanks, and I was thinking high explosive...lol

I use a Ducky One 2 (pudding) with red switches as my main keyboard. It is nice, feels good, has RGB backlighting, and is somewhat clicky but not too loud. They also have keyboards with silent reds, but those are a bit extra.

 

[KMFJD]

hall effect (magnetic switches) , although i believe they will soon be also replaced with TMR keyboards (also a magnetic switcch)which are cheaper to manufacture and consume a lot less power

i've only had my wooting knockoff clone for a few days and so far it's good, defitely not as loud as the mechanical keyboard