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The switches have a bottom-out force of 45g, which is about the same as common switches like the Cherry MX Brown and Gateron Brown. We tested the tactile version of the board for this review. OnePlus has two switch options for the Keyboard 81 Pro: the tactile Winter Bonfire (red stem) and linear Summer Breeze (blue stem). USB cable, Windows layout keycaps, keycap/switch puller Summer Breeze linear or Winter Bonfire tactile, hotswap socketsĤ000mAh, 100 hours at minimum RGB brightnessģ3.83 x 15.05 x 4.73 cm, 1.87 kg (4.12 lbs) Our board shipped with Mac mode enabled, but it was just a quick flip (and a keycap swap) to make the keyboard work with the standard Windows layout.

There's a switch that changes modes, and right next to it is the system mode switch.

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We've tested both and found the Bluetooth connection to be reliable and the battery life to be more than enough even with RGB on.

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The OnePlus Keyboard 81 Pro supports wired mode over USB-C and Bluetooth.

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The alpha legends are centered, while the mods are split between left and right justified (save for right shift, which is centered), but then the bottom row switches are centered again.

That means the legends won't fade, but they don't look as good as they could.

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On the plus side, they're doubleshot, so the legend and surrounding cap are molded in two steps for added durability. There is a slight issue with the OP's keycaps, though. The thin walls of these caps make them sound a bit hollow, but we can't complain too much when they're included. The other one (which we tested) comes with good old-fashioned PBT caps. Strangely, you only get Marble-mallow with the linear blue switch board (which costs $20 extra). OnePlus says it developed a material called 'Marble-mallow' for the keycaps, but couldn't offer much additional detail. The Keyboard 81 Pro comes with a set of OEM-profile keycaps, and they get the job done. With the top case removed, you can see the gaskets around the periphery, but there aren't enough of them. Too many retail mechanical keyboards skimp on these parts, causing the board to sound like a rattly mess. We are, however, surprised and delighted that the included stabilizers (the wires running on longer keys like space and enter) are very quiet and consistent. It's the same thing when pressing the knob-you can see the plate and PCB flexing quite a bit, and there's a slight crinkling noise from the bottom case foam, which appears to be made of a different material than the gaskets. It doesn't help that the plate is plastic instead of aluminum. This leads to some mushiness that will be apparent to heavy typists, but the majority of people won't be bothered, even toward the edge where the soft foam compresses more. Plus, one of them is small enough it almost doesn't count, and there are no gaskets on the left and right sides. However, there are only five gaskets inside to support the plate. This isolates it and reduces the clicking and rattling that lesser keyboards experience. The Keyboard 81 Pro has a gasketed internal design, which means the plate (where the switches plug in) is held between rubberized seals. That means it has about 75% of the keys from the standard ANSI layout, including the alphas, modifiers, number row, arrows, F-row, and an additional column of keys on the right side. While the board is called the Keyboard 81 Pro, this layout is what we keyboard nerds refer to as a 75%. OnePlus Keyboard 81 Pro Design and Featuresįor its first board, OnePlus decided to go with a trendy compact layout. It might not serve the needs of some picky keyboard snob like myself, but it has all the features you could ever need, and it's much better than the offerings from a number of well-known, mainstream peripheral makers. You can get cheap keyboards for next to nothing, but the Keyboard 81 Pro isn't going after that market-it's for people who demand more from their typing experience. Pricing is a bit high at $219, but the OnePlus Keyboard 81 Pro comes with everything you need and then some. Now, OnePlus has worked with Keychron to produce its first mechanical keyboard, and you know what? It's surprisingly good. Since then, however, OnePlus has branched out into a few other product categories like TVs and tablets.

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OnePlus is known almost exclusively for its Android smartphones, which it began releasing in 2014.

$220 for a keyboard is objectively a lot of money.

Slightly mushy feel and more key sink at the edges.

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