Keychron K2 HE

The short version

Short answer: the best keyboard on this page if you play competitively, because the switches let you choose how far a key travels before it registers.

What hall effect actually changes

A magnetic switch reports its position continuously rather than closing a contact at a fixed depth. In practice that means you set the actuation point yourself: shallow and fast for games, deeper for typing so you stop triggering keys by resting on them. You can also have a key reset the moment it starts travelling back up, which is what makes repeated counterstrafing inputs feel instant.

It is also just a good keyboard

Gasket mount, sound dampening and a 75 percent layout that keeps the arrows and function row. It types well enough that the gaming features feel like a bonus rather than the only reason to own it.

The honest caveats

It costs roughly half a budget build. Magnetic switches are not interchangeable with normal mechanical switches, so the usual switch swapping hobby does not apply. And the adjustable actuation only pays off if you actually go into the software and set it.

Who it suits

Buy it if you both type and play on the same keyboard and have been compromising on one of them. Adjustable actuation is the one feature that genuinely serves both: a deep point for typing accuracy, a shallow one for games, and no need to own two boards.

Skip it if you only type. At 549 dirhams you are paying a large premium for a feature that does nothing for prose, and the Aula F75 at 200 is a better use of the money.

What to buy instead

The Aula F75 at 200 is the same layout and a similar feel without the magnetic switches. The RK61 at 200 is smaller and cheaper. There is nothing between those and this, which is exactly why this one is worth its price if the feature is the reason you are here.

Buying it in the UAE

This is a specialist product and stock here is thinner than for the budget boards, so it appears and disappears. The software matters more on this board than on any other here, since the actuation settings live in it, so check it supports your operating system before ordering rather than after.