Keychron
K2
$79.99
Kinesis
Based on 40 Reddit mentions
$199.00
Sentiment summary across the product areas Reddit users mention most.
Original Reddit posts and comments behind this analysis.
If you're really serious about gaming, theres definitely something to be said about not using custom keyboards. My Kinesis Freestyle Edge despite being marketed as a wired gaming keyboard has a latency of at least 14 ms according to RTings (https://www.rtings.com/keyboard/reviews/kinesis/freestyle-e
...shimszy in r/ErgoMechKeyboards
May 9, 2025 1:53 AM
8
I sorta see what you mean. I have only heard of people reflashing Kinesis boards with QMK after doing hardware mods to the board (replacing the controller for example). But just be aware that although smartset has lots of options it is also annoyingly limited. Limited in that I think it actively res
...DiggitySkister in r/ErgoMechKeyboards
October 13, 2025 4:27 PM
4
I used Kinesis Freestyle Edge, UHK60v2, Dygma Defy and Dygma Raise 2 with my Mac. Kinesis was definitely the worst of them. It's an OK keyboard overall, it just doesn't offer a lot of benefits compared to a non-split keyboard except for, well, being a split keyboard. And its software is horrendous.
...pavel_vishnyakov in r/ErgoMechKeyboards
December 11, 2025 3:21 PM
2
I currently use a das keyboard professional with cherry mx brown switches and those feel really smooth to use and extremely light. I recently decided I needed a split keyboard to help with wrist issues a bit so I bought kinesis freestyle edge rgb, the one with cherry mx red switches. I switched to r
...R20- in r/MechanicalKeyboards
August 8, 2025 4:50 PM
1