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HHKB Professional 2

HHKB Professional 2 is a 60% Electro-capacitive keyboard built around Topre 45g switches for a tactile feel. Its spec sheet reads wired only, plate mount, ABS keycaps, No backlight, 1200 g case, released 2003. KeyBench scores it 38 out of 100 across speed, build, features and value.

$250

Estimated typical street price in US dollars, not launch MSRP. Prices on this site are checked against retailer listings and move; confirm before you buy.

Scores

Ranked 881 of 946 overall, and 17 of 22 among Electro-capacitive boards in the database.

Overall
38
Speed
36
Build
83
Features
0
Value
22

Specifications

Switch type
Electro-capacitive · Topre 45g
Feel
Tactile
Layout
60%
Connection
Wired
Polling rate
1000 Hz
Rapid trigger
No
Hot-swap
No
Mount
Plate mount
Keycaps
ABS
Weight
1200 g
Battery
No battery (wired)
Backlight
No backlight
Rotary knob
No
Released
2003

PremiumThocky soundCompact footprintNo software needed

How its switch registers

HHKB Professional 2 ships with Topre 45g, rated tactile by this database. Squeezing the dome changes the capacitance between plates; the controller watches the curve cross a threshold. The smooth, quiet, rounded bump associated with Topre boards.

Drawn distances are the norm for this switch family, not a measurement of this keyboard. The animation is the same diagram the app uses.

Sound

On the sound model used across this site it reads as poppy · creamy. That is a character derived from its mount, case weight, switch feel and noise rating — it is not a recording of this keyboard.

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Where to look

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