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Help me find the perfect 60-65% (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by UniversalFlamingo@lemmy.world to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

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I have a Zoom65v2 that's almost perfect but doesn't support QMK so I've been shopping around and wanted to get the community's opinions before making a decision.

My criteria:

size: 60-65%
firmware: QMK
layout standard: ansi
layout ergonomics: normal
hot-swappable: required, my soldering days are behind me
per-key RGB (QMK rgb_matrix) is a must have
underlighting (QMK rgblight) would be a plus

The kprepublic bm60/bm68 and Tofu 60/65 (2.0) are currently at the top of my list. I have a bm40 that I could only love more if it had more code space.

(I'm selling the Zoom65v2 if anyone is interested.)

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[–] richard_wagner@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Okay, so you’re saying that the QMK keychron boards, when over Bluetooth, are a much higher latency than when plugged in.

[–] wjrii@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Yes, though 90Hz is fine for general computing and non-enthusiast gaming. It also seems like some Keychrons may need to be configured in QMK to use the full 1000Hz in wired mode.