Keychron Q16 HE 8K

The Q16 HE 8K is Keychron's fully ceramic keyboard: the case and Cherry-profile keycaps are die-cast ceramic, with a gasket mount, aluminum plate, Keychron Ultra-fast Lime magnetic switches, Rapid Trigger, 8000 Hz polling and the Keychron Launcher. Keychron lists 65% layout, wired USB-C only, 110.8 x 315 mm and 1,060 g.

Reviews diverge sharply. Tom's Guide recommended it, finding the ceramic design beautiful, the typing lovely, the sound pretty nice and the firmware customization strong, with a high price, limited switches and wired-only 65% as downsides. Windows Central praised the design, typing experience and Launcher software but warned of smudges, chipping risk and a loud sound, and said it is heavy and not for carrying. Tom's Hardware found the typing experience underwhelming and expensive, noting it attracts fingerprints and does not sound or feel better than non-ceramic boards; it measured 2.34 lb (1,060 g). WIRED scored it 4 out of 10, citing underwhelming typing sound, wired-only use, a heavy and resonant spacebar, and an all-ceramic build that it said does not justify itself beyond novelty, while praising TMR sensors, smooth switches and 8 kHz polling.

WIRED also notes these are TMR (tunneling magnetoresistance) sensors, which it describes as technically distinct from Hall effect switches; Keychron's own listing calls it a magnetic switch.