Wooting - 80HE

Wooting HR boards for gaming, typing is completely subjective so you'd have to do your research for a good answer. I have a keychron but no pre-built one is going to have the azure dragon v3 switches I swapped into mine.

I bought a Galaxy100 for work and absolutely LOVE it. The sound, feel and enjoyment I get from using it every day is palpable. That being said, my at home board is a custom Wooting 80HE since I primarily game at home and wanted something that sounds good but has the edge on performance. Originally I had a steel series Apex Pro TKL which is a good board if you don't care about sound.

Software is why I went with Wooting. I'm becoming a grumpy gamer who wants as little software for my peripherals as possible. The fact that the Wooting is browser based and so simple to use is a huge plus for me. That being said I would be prepared for the stock Lekker switches to suck. If you don't already have keycaps the ones that come stock are surprisingly quality. If you do already have keycaps then I would save some money and get the barebones version so you can choose a different switch. I went with the Gateron Jade Pros and have been really happy with them. The stabilizers on the Wooting are also abominable, but luckily that's not a difficult or expensive fix.

wooting is the best for cs imo but any mechanical keyboard will suffice

Yeah, I'm going to play pretty much every genre. I watched a buyer's guide, and I'm definitely going to go with a Wooting keyboard, probably the 80HE. It really seems like the best.

Recently got a Wooting 80he and it's beautiful.

For me? Yes. I have the Wooting H+ and absolutely love it. Price was justified by quality and software for me, and I did see a difference in my gaming

First and foremost you're comparing HE to MX. Don't. **If you are wanting a HE keyboard** maybe put the 80HE aside other HE boards and compare them that way. Software, customization, yada yada, you know what you like or want so see if they tick the boxes. HE is the new craze therefore likely to be / seem more expensive than most things. I have 80HE's, Made68's, Boog75's and misc. others. A lot of people talk about DrunkDeer boards a lot for HE. ***Personally Wooting is still #1 in my personal opinion.*** Customer service, updates, software, ease of use + a company that actually listens and cares. Yeah they missed the mark heavily with their Zinc cases and the PCR's but it was also their first time creating an alloy case and a new manufacturer. They will improve in the future. I have their White and Black Zinc cases and a few PCR cases, I have the GT-80 and there's three other cases the Bone 80, Jun80 and the AB80 that are on Aliexpress. More to come too. You can also get different plates, foam packs etc on Aliexpress too. **If you do not need HE and want a solid MX board**. Any of the DR Works, DR-70F, Flip 6P, Polygon 7 are all insanely insanely good for the price. Crush 80 Reboot Pro, even the Lite's are insanely good. You can even get a Crush 80 Beta Pro or Lite they are just as good. Rainy 75's. Neo65 CU, Neo70. Luminkey65 or LX60.

For a magnetic board right now, I've tried a couple and sent them back, they all have stupid software and the whole point to a magnetic board is to fiddle with the configuration all the time anyway (okay technically incorrect but you know what I mean) you better get something with good software. So that basically means Wooting because Wootility, or Keychron because qmk.

Wooting is cooking a full size keyboard. It has best in class software and decent quality as I can vouch for the 80he. It's still pretty expensive tho. It also has a 2 year warranty. It's definitely better than your orion

Not the op, but i already received my Wooting 80HE, but not wrist rest and cable. I really liked.

Wooting, either the 80HE or 60HE v2. 4 year warranty, no need to download any software bc you can do everything in your browser, best customer service.

now its time to upgrade to a wooting 80he or 60he. youll thank me later

Analog Keyboards if you're planning on playing anything but WoW Even besides that, the macro the multi-layer keybind possiblities of Wooting for example are endless, wouldn't trade mine for anything else Mice kinda different tho, if you plan on playing anything else (like shooters for example) think about maybe investing in two seperate mice, one for WoW and one for shooters - if all you're playing is WoW just go for the Scimitar or the Aerox

I'm not sure if you are asking about mechanical switches or HE switches so I will talk about both. For the most part, if you get a Hall Effect board you must use HE switches. There are some boards (GMMK 3 Pro HE comes to mind) that allow both MX (i.e. mechanical) and HE switches. But I have no experience with any of those. An Mx switch has metal pins that descend into the PCB. Where a HE switch has a magnet that moves and activates the switch and does not have metal pins that descend into the PCB. Since I mentioned the company, I will say in no shape or form should you ever consider a Glorious keyboard. I'm still disgusted by the glowing reviews the GMMK 3 Pro HE received from some popular YouTubers for a $400+ board that was complete garbage. Glorious hardware is ok (sometimes) but their software is totally worthless. For Hall Effect keyboards, I like Gateron Jade Pro and Geon Raw. Those switches work in Wooting and my Maggard 68 Pro but wouldn't work in Keychron because the polarity is different. I personally think the higher cost of Jade Pro is worth it over the lower cost "normal" Jade. Divinikey, Milktooth and sometimes Amazon are good places in the US for switches. In the Nuphy Air 75 HE, I also have Gateron Jade Pro's but the low profile version and I like them. HE switches are a bit of a Wild West right now. Companies are scrambling to pump out products and capitalize on the craze but you really have to pay attention, if you buy an HE board, to what switches will work. Generally speaking, the safest HE board that will support the largest range of switches is the Wooting. For regular mechanical keyboards, I'm a tactile fan. A really good, inexpensive, light tactile switch that is great for both typing and gaming is the Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro. My favorite linear switch is probably the Gateron North Pole. Start with going to Rtings.com and look at their mechanical switch reviews. Google best gaming keyboard switch and the Rtings link should be near the top. It's a little outdated currently but just check it out to start and acquire a knowledge base. You can also buy switch testers from various places. A switch tester will have 20-30 different switches so you can see what you like and what you don't. One word of caution. Price is not always commiserate with quality and enjoyment. A lot of switches are totally subjective to the user. Just because Akko is inexpensive doesn't make it garbage. Similarly, just because a Gateron Ink V2 is super expensive (relatively speaking) doesn't mean you will like it. The WS Morandi when released was praised everywhere. I hated them and ripped them out after a week. Lastly in your post you did mention form factor and wanted some comparisons Wooting vs Keychron as an example. Form factor is obv total preference. Before I got into keyboards, I was always a full size fan. I started by going to TKL then 75% then smaller to 65% and 60%. I could write a novel about the differences. I found remapping solutions that work for me on a 65% and a 60%. In my opinion, if you go 60% you either fully commit to that size (because you really have to relearn muscle memory with the remapping required) or you just use 60% for gaming only and have another board for work. Now my favorite size is a tie between a 65% and a 75%. I'm not a huge fan of compact 75% like Keychron K2 HE as I will make more mistakes reaching for that number row sometimes (especially between the ~ key which I always use for gaming and the Escape key). The advantage of using a 75% or lower is the desk space you reacquire and for gaming the additional room you have for mouse movements. It's very freeing. I'm in finance and use my boards for both gaming and work. I bought a Keychron K0 number pad thinking I would need it. I probably used it 2 times in the years I've owned it. You just get accustomed to remapping that you create with the smaller form factors. It can be really hard to make a decision here because it's new to you and there are a million options. Set your budget, decide if you want 100%, 75%, 65%, etc. Does warranty matter? Because if so, you really want to consider a Wooting. How about easy returns? Because a Keychron / Lemokey off Amazon for returns is as easy as it gets. As I said before, the Wooting 80HE, IMO, is the most premium HE option. The software is the best I have ever seen. But it's gonna cost you. An option is to start with the base plastic case and lekker switches. Then upgrade over time to the zinc case and maybe different switches. If you go with Keychron, also look at Lemokey which is their "gaming" division. The Lemokey P1 HE I would get over the K2 variant for not much more money. Just be aware, as I said earlier, if you go Keychron / Lemokey you are restricted to Gateron Dual Rail HE switches and that's it. The switches are ok and not great. Much better if you do a spring swap. But, I'm not saying this to be mean, if you have no other frame of reference then you may just love the switches out of the box. The Keychrons and Lemokey are plug and play. There's no further upgrading to be done. I think the K2 HE is literally the only board I haven't modded at all. At minimum I'll always do a tape mod but the K2 HE was perfectly fine out of the box and there's something to be said about that.

Look into Wooting, 4 year warranty and you don't have to download anything to use their software like most brands. You can just use your browser. Customer service and community is great.

If you go with a Hall Effect board (and it's a solid choice) just make sure to research what magnetic switches the board you are interested in uses. Keychron/Lemokey, HE boards for example, can only use a specific Gateron dual rail switch along with Glorious switches. For me personally, the stock Gateron dual rails are not very pleasing. A spring swap though brings them to life. I enjoy doing that work but you may not. Wooting and any board that uses the same polarity will have the most switch options available. This includes popular switches like Geon Raw and Gateron Jades. I have owned ad Keychron Q1 HE, Wooting 80, Wooting 60, Keychron K2 HE, Maggard 68 Pro and Nuphy 75 Air. The Wooting is the most premium option. As others have said, the software blows all others out of the water. I was really impressed with the Nuphy. It's a low profile keyboard so different switches / keycaps than the others but it's a fun board. The software on all the boards I've used lets you set actuation per key, rapid trigger, SOCD, dynamic keystroke and macros (plus more). The Wooting is the most intuitive and best for RGB if you care about that. I could not get dynamic keystroke working on the Nuphy but didn't try after the first day as I replaced it with a macro for what I wanted. The Nuphy and Keychrons you are limited to 3 profiles. Maggard is 4 and the Wooting is unlimited, but only 4 active profiles (all your other profiles are archived within the online software). There's a database of other Wooting profiles that you can easily copy/paste a code for yourself to utilize that users profile. Finally, I'm pretty sure Keychron boards have gamepad support and I know Wooting definitely does. This would allow you to set keys as controller functions for things like racing games / GTA driving / etc.

I literally used the notebook keyboard and some shitty notebook mouse up until Legion. Then I built my first PC and today I am running Wooting 80HE with Naga Pro. It's like getting a lambo after driving old Prius all my life, lmao.

Just don't buy Wooting, Razer, Logitech, MonsGeek etc. 'namebrand' HE keyboards and they'll be affordable. MadLions, Aula Hero84 HE, DrunkDeer

i have a wooting 80he, honestly i think you're good for a lifetime if you get it, it's a phenomenal keyboard (i got it with lekker v2 45g).

The most important parts of your setup along with your monitor! Logitech G Pro line for mice Wooting / Drunkdeer / Keychron for keyboards! Magnetic switches are a big advantage with the only downside being no tactility if that's what you're into

Love my Wooting 80HE. The keyboard itself is not very fancy but the software allows for lots of customization and lets you get the most out of the keyboard. Hot-swap mechanical switch keyboards will give you the most variety as far as "key feel" is concerned.

I'm in the same boat with my Logitech G15. I miss that beast but it died. No keyboards have that little flip out screen anymore, and especially not ones that use hall effect switches like my darling Wooting. (G15 was just a membrane jobby) Everyone wants _small_ keyboards these days. Eurgh. My desk should look like Nasa mission control. Not some feng shui portrait

wooting fr is worth every penny, every gamer dreams to have it. They defeated every top gaming company by just releasing one game changer keyboard from an unknown company. They started the HE and now it's the best for esports gaming.

Nope. I have a wooting and can play just as good on some old school membrane 😆

probably some wooting or geon venom+ws flux

Just got my 80HE 2 days ago and it feels amazing. I feel like my money was worth it. It feels nice, it looks nice, it works nice, wootility is simple and nice. Is it 230€ nice? Probably not. I still don't regret the purchase at all, though and I'm very happy with it. If 230€ less a month is giving you a rough time, don't get it. If you can spend 230€ and don't really feel it, sure, it's definitely great

Wooting is the market leader and Wootility is considered the best management software for magnetic boards. If it's in your budget you shouldn't really be considering anything else.

wooting is the premier hall effect gaming keyboard brand with the best software and maturity, and the geon venom is a barebones self-assembly hall effect keyboard with similarly great performance but more customisability.

Correct, Wooting's software is the best

The biggest thing comes down to form factor. I value more buttons like a TKL, so I got an 80HE. If you really like 60%, then go that route. I just got mine with the stock lekkers and they sound and feel great, I don't have any immediate urge to change them for jades or geons.

But there is nothing i would want to be fixed. HE boards just "have to" be stiffer due to the magnetic input. I said i prefer mechanical boards if its just about typing. I didnt say one of those is not suitable for one thing or the other.

Not pro, but use the 80HE myself, and put three of my friends onto it. Very worth the price.

If you have a really fast monitor and a good pc try getting 8000hz polling rate alongside with your rapid trigger and snap tap or whatever. I would personally pick wooting over razer

I bought my own Wooting 80HE because I just like what Wooting is doing and I wanted to support them. They brought new keyboard technology to light, which made bigger comapnies like Razer and Asus follow them. They're very transparent, can admit mistakes, and want to create unique products.