Best Overall Keyboard? Modded Wooting 80HE

#keybored Best Overall Keyboard? Modded Wooting 80HE
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The HE keyboard market is firing up even more with the introduction of the newest Wooting 80HE. With the bold claims that were made with the 80HE, can it finally be a be all, end all keyboard? Not just for gaming, but can it really do it all? I'm not quite sure about that... then why not just take it into your own hands?
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Wooting 80HE
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Geon Raw HE Switches (Used in this video)
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Gateron Jade HE Switches (Also a great option)
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Osume Little Ghost Keycaps
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[@esra_erimez]

I managed to claw my way out of the rabbit hole, but love your videos.

[@Keybored]

Haha congratulations! That's a very difficult thing to do! But thanks for your continued support!

[@Aerobrake]

This keyboard basically made me able to claw my way out of the rabbithole since it's basically my endgame! I got gateron jade maxes in a black zinc case with black doubleshot shinethrough pbt keycaps. Still love watching these vids a lot 👍

[@Extra_ChrisB]

"The inflection point of HE keyboards is here." I 100% agree with this take. This board makes me very excited to see future releases that iterate from here. Loving the content and I hope you settle-in nicely to the new studio!

[@Keybored]

Thank you so much Chris! Hope I can get setup and running 100% soon

[@johncarlosalangsang6511]

I am actually 'out' currently into this hobby since I built my Monsgeek M1 back in 2023. But I always watched your videos because you create great sounding keyboards with a scientific twist. Sometimes you create not just a review but also an analysis on a keyboard. What a passionate man.

[@Keybored]

Thank you so much! Sad to hear that you're out of the hobby!

[@johncarlosalangsang6511]

@@Keybored I settled (for now atleast)

[@AyySorento]

Been waiting for this one!

[@Keybored]

Hope it's not disappointing! It's been tough trying to create content with half the equipment... And editing off a small laptop 😂

[@richardbrady1849]

Thanks so much for focusing on HE board sound, I've waiting on getting an HE keyboard until the sound gets better

[@LettersEF]

WOW! Best 80HE I've heard by far, sounds so clean with Geon Raws!

[@nicetugboat]

The Geon Raws are so nice! I thought the Jades were a big improvement in my Tofu60 mounted 60HE, but these were on another level again. The keyboard is genuinely nice to type on now

[@bchan6539]

always enjoy to see your videos, keep up the good work!

[@f3nneko]

I think that while this board is a big step in the right direction for wooting and HE boards in general, things like the plastic case using plastic clips to hold the case together (plastic clips almost always will break and snap with enough wear), and the plate foam being a requirement and not a preference choice because it houses the gasket system still feels "anti-custom" compared to custom keyboards of today. But I have a lot of hope for future wooting boards because they are very receptive to feedback, and it is very awesome to see!

[@JakubixIsHere]

It cant have soft gaskets because actuation point wouldnt be correct all time

[@Shyvorix]

​@JakubixIsHere Yea thats the 1 biggest risk with HE. You kind of *have* to sacrifice some flex for pinpoint .1 and especially .01mm accuracy.

[@f3nneko]

@@JakubixIsHere but it’s not gasket mounting that causes a problem for the accuracy of the hall effect, it’s the plate. the qk65v2 classic with the he pcb can do great with no plate foam with gasket mounting, that’s what the aluminum plate with stand offs on that board is for, to assure constant distance. wooting can do this same thing in the future to welcome different options for sound profiles that doesn’t require plate foam

[@clarkettinger6958]

@@JakubixIsHere no?

[@JakubixIsHere]

@@f3nneko ok i was wrong. Any types of flex does that. It is little bit flexable. You know if you have flex, readings of he sensors are all over the place and they are never the same. So if you want accurate actuation point that best option for them. They even tried flex pcb

[@mysticali11usiongaming]

Great Video!!! Have a good one!

[@impointr]

"But what if I told you those days are over?" Proceeds to showcase another typical HE meh sound

[@holdenhodgdon3756]

It sounds pretty good for an HE.

[@impointr]

@@holdenhodgdon3756 At least there's that, yeah. Although still too low pitched to my tastes tbh.

[@qwf583]

yeah i wonder if HE boards can ever sound as good as mx

[@NaoKeysVT]

Whoa, you got the keyboard sounding really good. It still has a bit of that sound that HE switches just... have, but its wayy better than most of what I've heard before. Hoping Wooting updates their 60% cause tray mount feels pretty dated at this point.

[@TheRealYeller]

Would love to see a keychron Q11 in a HE option... also ortho without giving up the F-Row

[@riceshakes]

Geon raws sound great on an FR4 plate. Idk if kbdfans plans on stocking it, but the one they had for the 60he works really well

[@MsToshi1990]

Scott is back!!!

[@KramptCustoms]

Your micrphone is grounded. When you do the soundtest.

[@Keybored]

Still in the process of setting up and things are not yet working as intended as it seems 😕

[@scymension]

Man I wish they already had the 80HE when I bought my 60HE end of 2022

[@Keybored]

I guess that's the price of change! I hope all these will go down in price more and more

[@kjyu]

literally a reason i didn't buy wooting before it got popular. hehe

[@SqueakyTypes]

The 80HE looks promising as an all rounder. I'm currently testing the 60HE+ and I kinda still prefer it for gaming and its universal compatibility for the cases in the market. That being said, it's all preference at the end of the day. great video! ( * ^ *)b

[@Syphe07]

I get mine in exactly 24 hours, I can't wait lol

[@VieiraBBX]

The next step would be getting a better case for it. but with mods already installed, its way better

[@Orlyy]

Keybored, I know you're absolutely incredible with modding, but didn't you use an entirely different mic for the stock sound test vs the geon raw? That makes it HEAVILY bias.

[@xpinoyxgoodness]

Just wanna say Hi Scott and hope your move is going good :)

[@NeonLine1982]

The 80he would've been perfect if it was a nomal tkl layout instead of this weird one.

[@Keybored]

I initially thought it would be a TKL, but I guess wooting took a different direction!

[@stfn112]

Thanks for the video. I can't wait to receive mine. What would be the difference in sound between using some polyfill and doing a tape mod that I have seen some other people use for the board?

[@TastidiousYabbie]

a little rich for my budget, interesting case design and material though.

[@Nbunasuis24]

I want one so badly never bought a keyboard in my life but I want the only keyboard i buy to be the best and right now hall effect keyboards still cant produce good enough sound so imma just wait, saving money is good anyways 😂

[@shakrooph]

It feels like you used different microphones / settings between stock vs modded sound test. Is that the case?

[@minhquanvu2944]

So instead of sounding like a 20$ board, the wooting now sound like a 40$ board

[@aPhevit0st]

with the geon HE switches, which spring weight did you go for?

[@Alby911]

anyway to fix the arrow cluster? it looks weird

[@Masterincommander]

can you review the Zenblade 65

[@Keybored]

You know, I have been very curious about that keeb!

[@notDroxy]

stock preview was sound boosted u can hear background distortion...

[@Keybored]

Apparently I have some grounding issue...

[@holdenhodgdon3756]

Do you have any advice on how to soften the bottom out on a HE board? I just got a Yunzii RT75, which didn't make your roundup video, but it was cheap & has a knob: I am fundamentally lost on how to adjust the software for games, but I am mostly ok with the feel of the switches (Outemu pink). There keys are very smooth and silent when soft pressing, but there is a harsh ping when typing normally & bottom out the key stroak ... I have two sets of keycaps coming tomorrow & I also have the dumb idea of trying stem o-rings, but I am open to better suggestions. P.S. the case is plastic and has no gasket.

[@Keybored]

You know, with tray mount designs, o ring method is not bad at all

[@holdenhodgdon3756]

@@Keybored thank you

[@djevon4853]

I still think that, when factoring in price vs sound, typing performance and the (debatable) benefit of HE, it still has yet to become something worth the average gamers money. The plastic board is way overpriced IMO, and the overall sound of HE still is lackluster to me. I also don't think that rapid trigger is even a real benefit for 99% of gamers, and to those who could benefit from it its still not a huge deal. It's also becoming considered cheating, as it is banned in at least CS2 and will be in Deadlock, not to mention the amount of OW2 players yearning for a rapid trigger ban. It just doesn't live up to the hype that seems to be all over the hobby right now.

[@JakubixIsHere]

Rapid trigger wasnt banned. Socd is, and as averege gamer i can instantly see diffrence with rt on and off

[@bakakafka4428]

Lots of reviews got scratches and chips off their zinc cases. Not really good quality

[@JakubixIsHere]

So 2 reviews?

[@bakakafka4428]

@@JakubixIsHere Well, even Scott got chips of his... I'd get the plastic one. Wooting is going to release their design files for third party case manufacturers later.

[@JakubixIsHere]

@@bakakafka4428 they release for everyone on their github. And they are working On that chipping issue

[@Reaper-kf4yb]

09:01 WTF nicely cushined keyboard? the wooting gasket is stiff by design...i love when ppl just mash content out and say something wich is totally wrong

[@thatsl1ve183]

Still doesn't sound good with the geon switches tbh. Less awful thats true :D

[@holiclove]

오 HE ~

[@Keybored]

네, 감사합니다 ~ 잘 봐주셔서 고마워요

[@r1ppl3_13]

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[@Keybored]

Eyyy!