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Keychron K8 HE
Keychron K8 HE is a TKL (80%) Hall Effect keyboard built around Gateron Magnetic switches for an adjustable magnetic feel. It offers rapid trigger, hot-swap sockets. Its spec sheet reads wired + 2.4 ghz + bt, tray mount, ABS keycaps, Per-key RGB, 1100 g case, released 2025. KeyBench scores it 63 out of 100 across speed, build, features and value.
$130
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 209 of 946 overall, and 134 of 145 among Hall Effect boards in the database.
- Overall
- 63
- Speed
- 70
- Build
- 62
- Features
- 56
- Value
- 58
Specifications
- Switch type
- Hall Effect · Gateron Magnetic
- Feel
- Adjustable magnetic
- Layout
- TKL (80%)
- Connection
- Wired + 2.4 GHz + BT
- Polling rate
- 1000 Hz
- Rapid trigger
- Yes
- Hot-swap
- Yes
- Mount
- Tray mount
- Keycaps
- ABS
- Weight
- 1100 g
- Battery
- 4000 mAh
- Backlight
- Per-key RGB
- Rotary knob
- No
- Released
- 2025
Rapid triggerLow-latency wirelessEsports
How its switch registers
Keychron K8 HE ships with Gateron Magnetic, rated adjustable magnetic by this database. Because position is analog, the key resets as soon as it starts rising instead of waiting for a fixed release point. The reason FPS players chase these boards — re-actuation with almost no lift.
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 clacky · sharp. 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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