Keychron K3 75% Layout 84-Key Ultra-Slim Hot-Swappable Wireless Bluetooth Mechanical Keyboard with Low-Profile Keychron Optical Brown Switch/White LED Backlight/USB Wired for Mac Windows-Version 2

Context: I heavily use this for office work and am a heavy typer - use it for notes, document writing and also taking notes during interviewsI am writing this review after using this for 2 months so that I know that this is the right product and that it really helps me in my work. And I can definitely say it does. This is my first mechanical keyboard and I purchased one after a year of deliberation. I always used to type on my laptop keyboard even while using a separate monitor just so that I could become faster in my typing. I use a Mac and right off the bat this comes with a Mac oriented layout. The keys click but but as much to make the experience too loud. When I talk to people and type they are not disturbed when on video calls. I used it in a office setting the noise was not too loud at all for people around me to be bothered by it. The keyboard is smooth and it took me a week to get used to the actuation force but once done my sped definitely improved. The base is aluminumand it gives off a really premium feel and helps with the stability of the product. There are 2 levels of lift in the keyboard, which is a huge plus for me - if I stand and work there is a different inclination versus when I sit and type and this keyboard helps in both. The lights on this one are white and I am quite ok with that. One thing to note - the intensity or backlights is less when on bluetooth mode versus directly being connected (I have attached 2 photos for reference).I prefer smaller keyboards as travel times to keys are less and the fact that I have been typing on laptop keyboards for a long time. The keyboard is sleek and great in transporting and carrying around.

I bought this keyboard because the clicking noise of most keyboards gets under my skin. After a few days of use for school and gaming, I find that the noise level (on the red switches that is) is minimal, but not absolutely silent. The low profile keys I also enjoy. The backlit keys have several different light settings; however the static works just fine for me.As far as the Bluetooth feature for this keyboard, I find it works well. My only complaint is that after a period of inactivity, the keyboard will disconnect, forcing me to "wake it up" with a few spacebar mashes to get it to reconnect. I assume this is to save battery life. I could also cut out this hassle by simply wiring it to my computer.Overall, I recommend this keyboard for anyone wanting a sleek and quiet keyboard.

I bought this keyboard on Prime day, at ~$70 is hard to beat given there is no competitors at this price (Nuphy Air 75 cost ~$130 and Logi MX Mech Mini cost $150+)Thanks to Amazon's generous return policy I was able to test other switches as well, below are pros/cons:Pros:1. Good price. At $70, as a low profile hot swappable Mech keyboard, it has no competitors.2. Decent layout. It is much smaller than a regular keyboard or a TKL keyboard, the right shift key is a bit small but I got used to it quickly3. Good ergo. Thanks to its low profile nature, it is much lower than the regular keyboard which your wrist can rest on the desk naturally. The key distance is much shorter which is good for people typed a lot4. Good switch: It seems the Brown switch issue was fixed, as I don't have typos when rest my fingers on the keyboard. The mint switches are even better.Cons:1. No White color (it's only available on keychron.com, which you need to pay $20 shipping and they have poor customer service)2. Non-standard keycaps. The long keycaps (Enter / Backspace / Right Shift / Space key) has non-standard layout so you can not use your own keycaps.3. Backlight button on top-right, and you can't customize it. It would be much better use combo key to enable backlight, almost all other brands are doing that.4. Poor customer support: Don't get me wrong, Amazon has great customer service and the return policy is great, however customer support from keychron.com is another story, it's email only and it took 4~5 days for them to respond5. No good clicky/linear switches: Due to its low-profile nature, linear switches lead to tons of typos (even for Black switches), and click switches (K3 only support hotswappable optical) sound weird, I tried both blue and orange and they all have the strange mush sound when typing. The gateron low profile blue ones sound much better but they are not supported.Overall, if you are looking for a good low profile hotswappable Mech Keyboard, and you like tactile switches, K3 is a good choice.If you like clicky switches, go with Gateron low profile blue.If you like linear switches, go with regular profile keyboard, low profile + linear switches is a weird combo and it's a typo hell.

This Keychron K3 V2 is HANDS DOWN, the best keyboard I've EVER used, let alone owned.Switched to this Keychron K3 With Brown Switches, from a RK61 Mechanical Keyboard with red switches and couldn't go back if I wanted to. I would easily recommend this, and if this isn't your cup of tea, go check out a Numphy Air 75 for $130 USD.Will update if ANYTHING changes or wears out, but as of today I can HIGHLY recommend this keyboard over almost every other 75% keyboard.Also the Brown Switches have more of a tactile bump and a like 25% stiffer spring, and the reds have a little more of a click, but Press very easy from what I hear.If you're looking for your first, 10th, or 500th Mechanical Keyboard, Then this Low Profile, Hot swap able, 75% TKL Keyboard I can 110% recommendThe ONLY downside IMO, Is that it doesn't have extra Key Caps sets, the keys you get are the only ones you'll find, and they aren't PBT so they could shine after awhile. Definitely not a deal breaker, but just keep that in mind. Will update if mine start to shine, or anything goes wrong!

Despite only giving 3 stars this keyboard has a great feel and function to it.I gave it 3 stars because it did not come the extra keys to swap it to a windows keyboard (it came setup for Mac) that the description says it would come with.