The Monsgeek M1 HE and its pricier sibling the Akko Mod07 HE are out for couple months and appear to be functioning well enough, from what little I can piece together. Not QMK admittedly.
I suspect the gaskets won’t affect the Hall Effect sensors at all as long as the PCB and plate are screwed together tight enough, since I think they’re only sensing the relative position of the switch magnets to the PCB.
also the ping. Had one (non-HE) for a bit, was really disappointed with how it sounded compared to how good the finish and overall machining quality was.
More to the point I wasn’t saying they were good options, just that they’re non-Wooting, non-tray-mount HE keyboards with rapid trigger that appear to be functional enough from the bits of information that I can extract from random non-English reviews, which bodes well for the Q1 HE whenever Keychron finally get it to market.
I’m pretty satisfied with my M1. Looks nice, feels nice, sounds good with the Boba U4Ts. Definitely not worth the asking price compared to just getting another Ducky, though, especially considering the poor ergonomics. It’s a good thing I really like the layout or I’d be disappointed with the purchase.
More to the point, I wasn’t saying anything about them as keyboards since I don’t have either, just that they’re non-Wooting, non-tray-mount HE keyboards with rapid trigger that appear to be functional enough from the bits of information that I can extract from random non-English postings
Optimum Tech has been reviewing a few on YouTube (with an eye towards objective measurements, which is really good). It’ll be interesting to see where the market goes over the next year or so. It seems like no one has hit the same performance bar as Wooting so far but some has been about the same from the user’s point of view and I’m sure there’s plenty of room for competitors, and likely some room for cheaper boards as well.
Gasket won’t affect performance. The plate definitely will, as any material that’s too flexible won’t play nice with HE sensors.
The thing I’m curious about is the QMK compatibility, as it was not designed with analogue signals in mind. This makes me wonder what level of customizability we’ll have
The Monsgeek M1 HE and its pricier sibling the Akko Mod07 HE are out for couple months and appear to be functioning well enough, from what little I can piece together. Not QMK admittedly.
I suspect the gaskets won’t affect the Hall Effect sensors at all as long as the PCB and plate are screwed together tight enough, since I think they’re only sensing the relative position of the switch magnets to the PCB.
The real killer with the Monsgeek M1 is the height. The case is massively unergonomically tall
also the ping. Had one (non-HE) for a bit, was really disappointed with how it sounded compared to how good the finish and overall machining quality was.
More to the point I wasn’t saying they were good options, just that they’re non-Wooting, non-tray-mount HE keyboards with rapid trigger that appear to be functional enough from the bits of information that I can extract from random non-English reviews, which bodes well for the Q1 HE whenever Keychron finally get it to market.
I’m pretty satisfied with my M1. Looks nice, feels nice, sounds good with the Boba U4Ts. Definitely not worth the asking price compared to just getting another Ducky, though, especially considering the poor ergonomics. It’s a good thing I really like the layout or I’d be disappointed with the purchase.
Optimum Tech has been reviewing a few on YouTube (with an eye towards objective measurements, which is really good). It’ll be interesting to see where the market goes over the next year or so. It seems like no one has hit the same performance bar as Wooting so far but some has been about the same from the user’s point of view and I’m sure there’s plenty of room for competitors, and likely some room for cheaper boards as well.
Gasket won’t affect performance. The plate definitely will, as any material that’s too flexible won’t play nice with HE sensors.
The thing I’m curious about is the QMK compatibility, as it was not designed with analogue signals in mind. This makes me wonder what level of customizability we’ll have
Do these have tactile options?
Unfortunately, all of the Hall Effect (magnetic) switches out there are linear, so no.