Author: Jason Fitzpatrick / Source: reviewgeek.com
If you’re looking for a mechanical keyboard that offers slim keys, a short keystroke, and color customization, all while retaining the benefits of a mechanical keyboard, the HAVIT low profile mechanical keyboard is feature rich pick.
Several weeks ago I swapped out my CODE keyboard—a workhorse of a mechanical keyboard that I’ve banged away at for five years and through so many keystrokes I’ve had to replace the key caps—for the HAVIT Low Profile Mechanical 104-Key Keyboard.
In more than a few ways the HAVIT is the opposite of the CODE keyboard, but not necessarily in a bad way. Let’s take a look at the key features of the HAVIT keyboard and, by the time we’re done, we think you might be lined up to order one.Bells, whistles, and extras aside, the heart of the mechanical keyboard experience are the switches. As any mechanical keyboard enthusiast can tell you, cheap keyboards have mushy rubber dome switches that will never have the same crisp feel of mechanical keyboard. (If you’re totally new to mechanical keyboards and curious about this new world of typing joy we’d encourage you to check out some of the content on How-To Geek like how to pick the best mechanical keyboard for your needs and how if you have’t tried a mechanical keyboard you’re missing out.)
Different switches have a different feel—some have a long travel, some have a short travel, some click loudly and have a tactile bump, some barely click and are missing a tactile bump—and the switches on the HAVIT board feel quite a bit different than traditional mechanical keyboard switches. Inside the board you’ll find very low profile Kailh blue switches—low profile switches are a relatively recent development in the mechanical keyboard world.
Low profile, by the way, is a massive understatement.
The switches themselves are ~40% shorter than traditional mechanical keyboard switches, the key caps are around 50% shorter, and the travel distance is ~25% less.How does that feel when you’re typing? Although I’d acclimated myself to the longer travel distance and firmer pressure of the Cherry MX Clear switches on my CODE keyboard, I found it was…
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