Negative first : The delivery service/company is terrible. Slow, confusing and really disappointed to see China is where it comes from. WAY over priced that is for sure. While I was specifically looking for a cable keyboard, I can certainly see how many people would like it to also have wireless option as well. Perhaps a little dongle in the USB-c port? The battery on the K8 Pro is respectably sized. You get 4000 mAh, which according to Keychron will last up to 100 hours with the RGB set to its lowest brightness. I used the K8 Pro for around 30 hours with the RGB on its brightest setting and it didn’t die on me, so I have no reason to doubt Keychron’s claims. Since Keychron introduced QMK and VIA support for the Q-series, I was curious if it would do the same for its other boards. Lieu and behold, it did. QMK is a beloved keyboard customization app because it's open source, allowing for endless possibilities, but I opted for VIA instead due to its ease-of-use. The stabilisers come very visibly pre-lubed and it is very easy to lube if the need ever arises by using stabiliser lube and taking off their respective keycaps to reveal the sides of the stabiliser’s wire. Since this is a TKL, you get a lot of keys to play with here, so I remapped the keys dedicated to Cortana (Siri on Mac) and Print Screen to copy and paste. I mean, who actually uses Cortana?

As mentioned earlier, the K8 Pro uses a more traditional tray-mount design, making the sound profile less uniform and the typing experience stiff thanks to the heavy use of screws. Keychron did a fantastic job creating a mostly screwless gasket-mount board with the Q1 and it only got better with the Q2, so given this board’s Pro classification, something other than a tray-mount style would’ve been appreciated here. Something missing is Bluetooth support. A keyboard this top quality should have the BT option included by default. Yeah, that requires battery and implies connectivity issues but that is something I miss comparing it with my Logitech G915. It also has a secure low-delay wireless link by USB dongle. QMK is a bit dated and requires some coding, but VIA, its sister software, is like any other keyboard remapping software due to its simple UI. Since the K8 Pro is Bluetooth compatible, I was curious if I could load it into VIA wirelessly like on the Asus ROG Falchion NX. However, this didn’t work. I’m not really bothered by this because I’ve only seen Asus do it, but it would’ve been cool to see.I relied on Bluetooth mode with the K8 because the way the USB Type-C connects to this board is weird– it’s on the left side. The included cable is angled, but it’s oddly short. Most included cables are six feet in length, but this thing is only four feet.

Gateron G Pro Brown switches come pre-installed on this board, and they are nothing special aside from one feature that I will discuss later on. They do allow light to shine through due to the clear upper housings, which is perfect for this board’s south-facing RGB. That’s not even scratching the surface of the features that VIA offers you, but one that I always use, especially when testing new switches, is the key tester tab. This highlights which key you pressed after you make a keystroke.

Pretty amateur for a pro.

Also, you said the G Pro switches were unlubed, which is false. (https://www.keychron.com/products/gateron-switch-set). The switches work fine, maybe a bit pingy, but it's a pretty good sounding keyboard (judging by other sound-test videos I've seen). Connectivity issues aside (could be prototype board issue), I think this is a good keyboard choice in this price range. Like all of the boards that use VIA or QMK, you don’t get per-key RGB on this board. Instead, you’re given the option to change the hue, saturation and brightness, but I think that’s enough adjustment to fit your needs. Bottom Line Also on the keyboard’s left side are two switches: One that toggles between Mac or Windows and another that enables Bluetooth. Typing Experience on the Keychron K8 Pro