My keyboard now goes to eleven.
I've installed the key caps onto a Keychron K2 HE Special Edition. Pretty pleased with the results.
I changed my mind at the last minute and stuck with UK ISO layout.
I had been using a lowest end steelseries keyboard with cherry red key switches for the last 8 or so years, I thought that this was a good set up, but the switches and general mounting arrangements and overall feel from this new keyboard are on another level.
I had intended the keyboard to be used on the modern retro computer setup I am in the process of buying or building but I will probably use this new keyboard regularly from now on the main PC.
All the key caps were sourced from the base/full set that appears to cover keyboards from 60% up to 10 key less in UK ISO or US ANSI layouts. I haven't yet touched the pack of key caps that contain the numeric keypad extensions.
Finally If going the 75% route there is no standard for the order of Home / Page Up / Page Down and End on a 75% keyboard, what is shown is the only arrangement possible with supplied key caps (and still have the correct row profiles) and was different to the Keychron default layout.
This keyboard's firmware can be configured to remap the keys to any function, either using a web app or opensource QMK. Make sure your chosen keyboard can be configured in such a way if the layout differs.
I have also remapped the INS key to FN+DEL and the completely missing MENU key (on a 75% layout) to FN+M
Also, in case it is not obvious, these key caps are not shine through so RGB lighting on this keyboard is largely an irrelevance (the supplied key caps on the special edition keyboard weren't either).
Things that could have been done differently? it seems that it is common convention to have only the word PAUSE from the PAUSE/BREAK key on double shot key caps, it would have been nice, in this case if Signature Plastics had picked the other word.
Peter
I've installed the key caps onto a Keychron K2 HE Special Edition. Pretty pleased with the results.
I changed my mind at the last minute and stuck with UK ISO layout.
I had been using a lowest end steelseries keyboard with cherry red key switches for the last 8 or so years, I thought that this was a good set up, but the switches and general mounting arrangements and overall feel from this new keyboard are on another level.
I had intended the keyboard to be used on the modern retro computer setup I am in the process of buying or building but I will probably use this new keyboard regularly from now on the main PC.
All the key caps were sourced from the base/full set that appears to cover keyboards from 60% up to 10 key less in UK ISO or US ANSI layouts. I haven't yet touched the pack of key caps that contain the numeric keypad extensions.
Finally If going the 75% route there is no standard for the order of Home / Page Up / Page Down and End on a 75% keyboard, what is shown is the only arrangement possible with supplied key caps (and still have the correct row profiles) and was different to the Keychron default layout.
This keyboard's firmware can be configured to remap the keys to any function, either using a web app or opensource QMK. Make sure your chosen keyboard can be configured in such a way if the layout differs.
I have also remapped the INS key to FN+DEL and the completely missing MENU key (on a 75% layout) to FN+M
Also, in case it is not obvious, these key caps are not shine through so RGB lighting on this keyboard is largely an irrelevance (the supplied key caps on the special edition keyboard weren't either).
Things that could have been done differently? it seems that it is common convention to have only the word PAUSE from the PAUSE/BREAK key on double shot key caps, it would have been nice, in this case if Signature Plastics had picked the other word.
Peter
Statistics: Posted by PeterC — Tue Dec 02, 2025 2:56 pm