Keychron
J2
Based on 78 Reddit mentions
$62.99
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Brand new K2 HE not working
I missed your requirements about needing to fit into Keychron's QMK boards. That's the "terrible software..." bit. :( Yeh, I'm familiar with Sunder, not only is it super expensive, but it's also out of stock as is normal for limited run custom kit. There was someone in OLKB who was working on open s
...ArgentStonecutter in r/Keychron
May 18, 2026 10:18 PM
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Brand new K2 HE not working
I tried out the Glorious tactile magnetics at Microcenter and they were kind of only nominally tactile, which makes sense - a proper poppy tactile would make the whole variable actuation capability meaningless. I've been looking at the XVX Whisper rubber dome tactiles, but they're north-pole down an
...ArgentStonecutter in r/Keychron
May 18, 2026 7:08 PM
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Brand new K2 HE not working
The J2/J8 HE aren't even ZMK, they're completely proprietary. :( This seems to be the case with the HE 8K boards, too. It's a massive bummer. It's also baffling, because Keychron is stacking up a bunch of tech debt by not just sticking to one system. ZMK is cool, because it lets you store layouts on
...julian_vdm in r/Keychron
May 18, 2026 10:26 PM
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Keyboard Suggestions, Please?
Keychron J2 has north-facing sockets and if either of those protocols can be added as QMK modules the J2 source works (I've got custom lighting in mine). https://www.amazon.com/Keychron-Mechanical-Bluetooth-Hot-swappable-Compatible/dp/B0GLM99BVY Source: https://github.com/james-donkey/qmk_firmware/t
...ArgentStonecutter in r/keyboards
April 29, 2026 12:16 AM
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