Keychron ultra-slim keyboards tackle Apple’s fashions

For years Keychron made its bones on good mechanical keyboards. Now it’s leaping into the scissor-switch recreation with a pair of Keychron ultra-slim keyboards which are direct Magic Keyboard opponents.

They appears the half, embody stable options and beat Apple on worth by a mile.

B1 Professional and B6 Professional Keychron ultra-slim keyboards

Keychron’s two new slim keyboards look similar to Apple’s Magic Keyboards, in full and mini sizes, however Keychron’s are less expensive — properly underneath half the fee. Magic Keyboards price as much as $129 with out Contact ID and as much as $200 with it, whereas Keychron’s new slim keebs prime out at $45.

The B1 Professional is the mini model (no quantity pad) and the B6 Professional is the full-sized model. And so they supply a stable array of options, listed beneath, together with ones Apple doesn’t.

You will get both of the keebs in house grey or ivory white colours, which can also be very Apple.

In fact, since these new keyboards aren’t Apple merchandise, so that you don’t get Contact ID. However, in contrast to with Magic Keyboards, you may get pleasure from very lengthy battery life, a USB-C connector for charging and wired use, and a couple of.4GHz wi-fi connectivity.

Keychron B1 Professional and B6 Professional options:

• Mac and Home windows help (contains Mac keys/perform keys)
• USB-C for charging and wired connection
• Bluetooth 5.2 and a couple of.4GHz wi-fi connectivity
• Concave keycaps for consolation and management
• Scissor swap mechanism
• 1,200-hour (8-month) rechargeable battery
• 1,000Hz polling charge
• ZMK help for key programming
• Weight: 15 ounces
• Included: silicone pores and skin, 2.4GHz receiver, USB-C and C to A cables

Keychron seems to be going for critical worth right here. The compact Keychron B1 Professional Extremely-Slim prices $39.99 and the B6 Professional Extremely-Slim goes for $44.99.

Purchase them at Keychron:

• Keychron B1 Professional Extremely-Slim Wi-fi Keyboard — $39.99
• Keychron B6 Professional Extremely-Slim Wi-fi Keyboard — $44.99