This Keyboard Isn't a Phone - OnePlus Keyboard 81 Pro

[@bobbleczar]

Too often keyboards are phones, happy to see this keyboard ISN'T a phone.

[@mohammadk79]

Ikr?! Oneplus really just changed the game.

[@MattVortex]

8:53 "Double-gasket" is what Keychron calls a combination of gasket mount and gaskets between the top and bottom case, which would usually be called force-break mod.

[@mundaayn]

Information I didn't think I needed to know Thank you internet fellow

[@ViktorAndy]

Nerd

[@brettmaddan3255]

@@ViktorAndy Nerds*

[@Jahus]

Is this a Keychron rebranded?

[@brettmaddan3255]

@@Jahus shh nerd

[@Eli-zb2yj]

Plot twist: This is a phone

[@Phynix72]

Twis of twist : all your keystroke goes to Bbk Electronics, China.

[@Gubby-Man]

Man, this ain’t a keyboard! This is a cell phone.

[@PigZzzZ]

Foiled again

[@setone28ua]

​@@Gubby-Manhaha, nice reference😂

[@Gubby-Man]

@@setone28ua You can’t trust the system 🤣

[@TheSonicrobbe]

Feels like OnePlus didn't really do anything for this collab. Pretty much everything you see is Keychron

[@girlsdrinkfeck]

basically its just a themed keyboard

[@aftl_ryz8549]

It's just a q1 reskin

[@qwerty4561]

what are they supposed to do as a primarily phone manufactorer?

[@aftl_ryz8549]

@@qwerty4561 keychron isnt doing the manufacturing itself, there are other manufacturers who do that, it was just the design work from keychron, which wasnt that great, designing a custom keyboard isnt extremely hard, but you need to have experience in the community, to even have a chance of designing something that isnt complete dogshit, sadly keychron just recolored a q1 pro

[@C_C-]

The put worse switches in it and took away a lot of the options

[@mikeperry6382]

i love that people geeking out about mechanical keyboards is driving down the price and diversifying the market.. i bought a pok3r II when it first came out with cherry blues and backlit.. i soldered all of it.. now im looking to replace and really appreciate these reviews.. i love tactile but i wanna go like silent tactile..and definitely hot swap. thank you LTT/SC crew for the reviews

[@jdllim]

I like how keychron never settled even if they were on top of their game. They came out with more enthusiast level boards with their Q series and made them in all sizes and layouts

[@PhatOof]

Meanwhile Oneplus: Settled

[@aftl_ryz8549]

Keychrons aren't that great, and especially not enthusiast level, there are far better options out theire for the price

[@fazefake6498]

@@aftl_ryz8549 like?

[@magnus9316]

@@aftl_ryz8549Do you mean the cases or the switches. Bc the switches are easily swapped and you can get them without them as well

[@Klarseolt]

​@@aftl_ryz8549far better? Any examples that you can buy right away?

[@BenedictTanShanWen]

That knob reminds me of silicone door stops you can buy from a dollar store.

[@AaronTheBaron93]

It reminds me of the horrible acrylic bathroom faucet knobs you might find in an old mobile home.

[@jefflolson]

As someone who wants to be able to use his desk for tinkering, being able to unplug it and just stand it up would be pretty cool.

[@JayzBeerz]

Funny how I got the email for this product and then I open youtube and your the first video recommended to me. Thanks for the video bro.

[@reecemcreynolds]

A video where you show off everybody’s keyboard that they currently use would be sweeeeet - or a whole setup video for the key crew ;)

[@enderduck4253]

Watch the extreme tech upgrade videos, you get to see everyone's keyboards.

[@reecemcreynolds]

@@enderduck4253 I’ve seen most of if not all of them - but one singular video with all of them would be sweet!

[@buriedstpatrick2294]

"Never settle", then doesn't support 2.4Ghz. I mean...

[@gunatilake]

Why have Page up, Page Down, Home and no End...?

[@Uufda651]

It's going for $200, so definitely under the price he expected. Maybe I'll check it out 🤔

[@Jahus]

You guys noticed that it's just a Keychron keyboard, right? Even the cable and the little USB adapter are exactly what comes with Keychron keyboards.

[@alfonsoperezzzz]

totally, such a money grab product. like, besides the adjustable feet thingy and branding, there's no novelty that sets this apart from a Q1 Pro which is actually cheaper. I hope this doesn't become a trend for keychron

[@Tagiau]

@@alfonsoperezzzz A oneplus device made after 2017 being a money grab? Say it isn't so.

[@aal834]

They literally say it in the vid....

[@phantomcat2697]

There's a typo in the description. It says Keyboard 91 Pro instead of Keyboard 81 Pro

[@fredrikandre1708]

not gonna lie, that knob cap look like my faucet know thingy at home

[@TwoToedTom]

What's the point of hot swapping? It's not that you change key caps or switches often and it's not a mission critical job to do it while being connected

[@GFourGadget]

Obviously this isn't a phone. It's a phony keyboard for God sake.

[@giff74]

C'mon Plouffe you were giving off the whole "it's ok, but I wouldn't buy one" vibe the entire video. Then you said "it's pretty good" for $250??? You could build build, or buy, better boards for that amount these days.

[@HoodSwami]

Honestly with seeing some of the projects that are in the works now you could build a better one for decently less

[@stavencapp]

1:48 thats not an alan key, its a torx bit

[@xaytana]

Why would they include home but not include end? Same goes for any 75% that choses not to use the full 6u height of the layout on the far right row; 65% is a bit more understandable if a knob is included but at the same time just alter the top row so that the knob isn't interfering with the columnar nav cluster. I do like the idea of the bar. So many keyboard have feet with terrible adjustment angles and typically they won't have rubber on them or only on the taller feet if there's two sets, whereas this not only has a better level of adjustment but it also has rubber at every possible adjustment, surprisingly the flat feet really aren't that great in comparison. I just wish they had a detent system or something to lock the bar in place if it does ever become loose, not to mention high friction hinges can become problematic when adjusting; it took us long enough to figure that out with laptops and even still the balance of friction in stability v adjustability is too fine for most manufacturers to care outside of this being a 'premium' feature. Though, I'd also like to see a bar at the front, some people prefer using a wrist pad, some people have standing desks with a lower surface or keyboard tray, the amount of extra adjustability is justifiable for next to no extra cost, whereas finding solutions around personal requirements if you don't have a standard setup are either expensive and/or jank; keyboard manufacturers could really be doing various niches some justice while not really increasing manufacturing costs, the only products I know of that have this level of adjustability are split ergos that can be tented but those also come with the niche tax.

[@X862go]

1:40 WHAT that is not an allen it is a Torx key!

[@meal_team_six]

So I just got this keyboard with the marble-mallow keycaps and I have to say this is one of the best keyboards I have ever owned! And I'm saying that coming from a Keychron Q1 pro. First off, it's no where near as tall as the Q1, so you get all the benefits of a Keychron Q1 but without the height and second, the keycaps are just a dream to type on. They have a very distinct textured feel to them. I would say its like typing on a soft piece of cardboard (texture wise) - and the summer breeze linear switches are completelty silent relative to Keychron red linear switched. OMG!!!! Is this keyboard the shit! Highly recommend for anyone looking for a top shelf high quality keyboard. aesthetics are top level and only sweeten the deal!!! 👍👍👍👍

[@sentryscrub]

Somehow they made that knob looks like shower knob

[@romanticdadbod]

"Why is the D feels different maybe?" "I haven't felt a lot of D's" This conversation from two adults -- LOL

[@katarixy]

The Feker Alice is probably still my favorite budget keyboard since I like the Alice layout

[@kbhasi]

I didn't know that they made that! 🤯 I'm reminded of how I use a FEKER IK75 as my writing desk keyboard (for reduced-distraction writing sessions), and chose that because I wanted a wireless GMMK Pro. In fact, it even fits into the official GMMK Pro carrying case!

[@igoresque]

the stand is nice when you want some extra room without moving the keyboard away from the desk, just flip it up and “never settle”

[@digadigado]

the tilt up to display would be a decent flip up and work on something on your desk quickly feature

[@hoofhearted4]

major turn off for any keyboard, is when the board lights up, but not the characters on the keys. To me, the entire point of LEDs is to see they keys. So when the keys arent shine through, its an instant pass for me.

[@Duder1355]

Lol switch the key caps to ones with shine through its like 15 bucks for a set of pudding key caps but most ppl that spend 200 plus on a keyboard are more looking for sound and feel than rgb

[@ragepoweredgamer]

I'd pay good money to be able to sit down with Plouffe and just have him recommend EXACTLY the keyboard I'm looking for, or what parts/kit to buy. Everything on here always sounds amazing, but I like full size layout with a volume wheel, like the old Corsair K70. The problem is that every layout I like feels and sounds like crap, and everything that sounds and feels great is always a $600 wireless 60%, ALL of which are things I don't want. Plouffe just radiates friendly energy and I feel like he could nerd out about them and I'd learn a lot (more than I learned from watching every vid with him in it, which I already did. Yes, I saw the "Ultimate Mach Keyboard Guide" already.)

[@syed2694]

Search for the Ajazz AK60. Full metal chassis, 100% with volume wheel. £35 when I bought it. If you hate the switches swap em out, the amount of money you save is worth the extra effort in customisation to your liking.

[@armani722]

When it comes to the custom keyboard space, if you're looking for a full-size keyboard, your options are going to be really limited, and knobs being also not too common, means that it's gonna be really hard to find something. In fact I don't think there is a custom with that config. You'll likely need to compromise somewhere, either a smaller layout (and get a seperate numpad if you need) or no knob. You can always use modifier keys to adjust volume, which is still pretty convenient imo

[@ragepoweredgamer]

@@armani722 I hate using keys. Right now I'm using a Keychron full size with a separate volume knob on my desk next to it. I hate it compared to my old Corsair K70 RGB, but at least the typing experience is good.

[@ragepoweredgamer]

@@syed2694 Front-printed keys, static RGB, and at that price, the switches are probably hot garbage. Definitely not hot-swap at that price either. And all that for a knob, not a wheel. :/

[@AroPnut]

This is pretty cool. I really like my K3 v2. Only issue is the battery would cycle even though it was on the cable setting killing the wireless functionality after a year

[@Davids6994]

It's lithium, not lead, what kind of batteries are you using? Overcharge protection is kinda standard too

[@Henrex2000]

Maybe just unplug the battery?

[@Validifyed]

Love this sort of color scheme, we need PC cases and monitors in this scheme

[@Johan-di6md]

Gray and gray:er 😂?

[@Validifyed]

@@Johan-di6md Yep :) (And dont forget the red highlight too)

[@TheHardie]

Please cover full size Mechanical Keyboards!

[@0091Nathan]

"I haven't felt a lot of d's but this one feels a little different" outstanding 😅

[@jaycool428]

Why put a PgUp, PgDn, Home, but NO End key? Deal breaker for me.

[@techno1561]

3:50 IMO, the hot-swap is good for repairability, since you can just swap the switches easily, which is great if the switches fail for one reason or another. It's a lot less work to fix compared to knowing how to solder, and having the equipment (and the right solder) for the job.

[@LaXi0rCZ]

My first mechanical keyboard was Corsair Strafe with silent switches. After 3 years one or two switches started double typing. They weren't hot swappable back then and I didn't want to mess with it too much, so I just bought a new keyboard. If they were hot swappable, I would probably have the Corsair one until today (since 2016), because I was really happy with it overall.

[@nikkoa.3639]

I think he's saying "I don't like it when they're not hot swapped" meaning he doesn't like it if they're not hot-swappable

[@YDINO69]

When is the Wooting 60HE review

[@NicolasSilvaVasault]

that knob completely destroyed the keyboard for me, it looks cheap af and i love keychron

[@AM1N4L]

Keychron makes such great keebs, absolutely loving my k8 pro - and it came in ISO Nordic layout!

[@kermitthefragg]

"keebs" touch grass lmao

[@zeshan2973]

I also got k8 pro and it's great. But the keycaps starting breaking at the same point. They snap at the bottom side of mounting hole which I think is very weak point. Can you guide me with getting keycaps for this keyboard? Thanks

[@AM1N4L]

@@kermitthefragg never!!

[@queeb2579]

I don't even really care about keyboards, but Plouffe's enthusiasm keeps bringing me back to these vids. Excellent content as always!

[@esrynshudder4216]

This video was actually hilarious lmao, love this guy doing keyboard reviews, love him.

[@supernova9721]

I recently have gotten into mechanical keyboards and my god I hate that everything is so expensive 😭

[@JayzBeerz]

Welcome to the hobby but prepared to spend a lot of money.

[@frameshade]

Probably will never understand the keyboard conoisseur domain. Its a keyboard, like with everything in life, dont get the cheapest and you're set.

[@brianyoo9562]

The knob and stand(?) looks really nice, but there seems to be some ping when typing

[@ThaWolloW]

I have the board myself and I dont notice any ping :)

[@shouheishun2239]

Really depends on what surface you type these guys on. Much like the Q pro series, the aluminum casing pings a lot

[@albertko1]

The large bottom case usually tends to reflect the ping frequencies so force break and even some butyl are needed to kill the ping entirely. I generally don't prefer this sound profile but you can probably mod it to shape the sound. The 200-300 mech key space is super competitive now

[@finn6541]

I'm not sure if this is correct, but could the "double gasket" be referencing that the plate and the PCB seems to have the same material as the top/bottom plate gasket in between them?

[@4A33]

Poopfe is an absolute tool when it comes to mechkeys thinking he's the complete authority on them. I wouldn't take his word on anything.

[@forivall]

All keyboards should support every platform, the HID spec is an industry standard :P

[@rush5448]

what's worse is putting rob but cheaping out on translucent key cap characters to see them, backlit makes them fully dark to the point you can't see the letters

[@X_mano]

I Was horrified when i opened the package for the new keyboards I ordered online and find a smartphone instead, glad they didn't suffer the same trauma as me.

[@SaphireTech]

Personally I think 250 is just way too much for a keyboard. For less than that I got both the Logitech G613 and Keychron K2.

[@Duder1355]

The difference between a q1 and k2 are night and day tho. It may have the same switches and key caps but it’s totally worth it especially cause they run sales pretty often. A 160 dollar modded q1 legitimately is as good as a 300 dollar gmmk pro

[@troyclayton]

1:47 That's a Torx, not an Allen.

[@michaelg8008]

10:48 The Richard Macropad LOL

[@HighAcuity]

Hmmm don’t love the design personally but good for OnePlus I guess.

[@metalskinn460]

I currently use a Keychron Q1 Pro wireless and i will say, the top case coming right off the OnePlus version after unscrewing is something I wish the Q1 had. Currently on top of unhooking the cables from the PCB, i have to unscrew the USB C daughterboard in order to remove the rest of the plate and PCB assmbly from the top frmae on the Keychron or else I risk cracking the plate or the daughterboard. Hopefuly a Q1 refresh somewhere in teh future will change that to mimick the 81 Pro.

[@nahkamursu]

nah, atleast in Q1 you only need to remove esc,F1-F4 and whole thing sliders off if you angle it right protecting daughterboard.

[@FiahCraker]

You only get the marble mallow keycaps with the other color scheme.

[@muddystick]

The part where he's talking about the bar on the back. "It's pretty stiff, so unless you just sit here and crank it, it's not gonna wear out". "I've gotta press pretty hard to get this bar to go down" There's no way he didn't know what he was saying.

[@tobiahhowell]

i just put together the Pi40 keyboard. its a 40% keyboard that comes completely disassembled and i had to solder every single connection. i had no experience choosing keys or key-caps so i defiantly made a mistake in the key-cap selection. but so far i really enjoyed putting it together and using it. its definitely on the smaller side than what i'm used to and isn't an everyday driver, but definitely an enjoyable and simple way to get into making keyboards and i hope to start designing my own keyboards in the future. i don't know if this is anything that your interested in, but i would love to see you put one together and test it out.

[@zeveroarerules]

USB-C on both sides with a USB-A to C adapter. Get it right son.

[@Zaphod_]

I think the the USB-C to USB-C cable is so you can connect it to your phone (you, know considering they keyboard was made by phone company) Then again, it has bluetooth, so you wouldn't actually need the cable...

[@dentheplodder]

It's Mac compatible and Macs don't have USB -A ports, only C.

[@farlig8666]

The standard Keychron Q1 has come with the same cable for years.

[@estebangardila]

​​​@@dentheplodderMacBooks and iMacs don't, but Mac Mini and Mac Studio definitely still have USB-A ports.

[@startedtech]

​@@dentheplodderwhat keyboard is *not* Mac compatible lol?

[@leo-ub6nb]

@@startedtechFor some reason, when it comes to custom keyboards, quite a few. Keychron has actually been one of the few to support MacOS for quite some time though.

[@BlueSky_fur]

The keyboard looks very nice actually, especially because it was made with Keychron, which is my absolute most favorite brand!

[@michalneubauer4325]

7:22 lego game building sound

[@GuantaiN]

The resident Keyboard knows how to make me feel poor... Your take on keyboards is on point.

[@eightrice]

the sponsor could've just gone all the way and call their company "secret biolab"

[@michaelcorcoran8768]

And actually cost more than their new budget phone on sale which list for $300 but you can find for $150 pretty easily. That has a headphone jack and expandable.

[@onebacon_]

Good for the price......... what? It's 240$ and the sound for that price is kinda crap. Get a NuPhy ffs, half the price and A LOT better sound. I wouldn't want a 200+ prebuild to lube and mod myself.

[@Mack_Dingo]

1:10 "...listen, I haven't felt a lot of D's but this one feels different"😆

[@MsA3R]

can't wait for a keyboard that isn't a car. that is the only thing that i look forward to in the future

[@AvgBlue]

‏‪ finally a short shortcircuit

[@TheBrendanMcCoy]

If keychron would just give us a damn non-bluetooth wireless option they'd be my go to forever. It mystifies me that they refuse to.

[@teeeee]

Secret lab sponsor should be "We got your back"

[@tommytigerpants]

Looks good, sounds good, but no wireless 2.4ghz. Damn. It went so far but didn't include modern connectivity.

[@DJIinformal]

small critique its a torx wrench. Not huge and whatever but still.

[@Sad_King_Billy]

That guitar knob though

[@coyotex850]

this looks like a more refined version of the q1 which is a good thing

[@wrangler2155]

torx not allen sir

[@sarius2388]

1:15 "listen i havent felt a lot of Ds but this one feels a little bit different" lol

[@Joao_Dario]

What about its performance ? Input latency and whatnot ?

[@Drinkyoghurt]

So how's the latency?

[@HoodSwami]

It’s cool, I’d need to see actual custom builds of it but tbh it just seems like a special edition Q1 pro. Regardless, can’t see myself paying 200 for a Keychron

[@EricKöhn]

Keyboard Time with Plouffe. Yay. That's unironically todays highlight for me.

[@bas2627]

who wants to buy a 220 dollar keyboard, where you have to change out the switches and or keycaps because they are "meh"

[@zeveroarerules]

My Q5 doesn't move on my desk, so that's a "your deskmat thing"

[@zebedeesummers4413]

yeah doing a friction test on something made so a mouse slids across it seems odd.

[@samppawest]

Ever considered, that the colour schemes are made to include (for example) colourblind users without reminding them about beeing colourblind?

[@brunokondolangner1804]

Anyone noticed that this keyboard is identical to Keychron Q1 Pro and even the name is similar, just changing the Q for 8 -> OnePlus 81 Pro 🤔

[@AemilianaRosewood]

Meletrix got quick group buys ngl

[@osama_arif93]

Its always a plus its oneplus 😂 1:26

[@bjvink0130]

nice stock sound for 220$ it is actually quite nicely built

[@reav3rtm]

It's ridiculously expensive. Not worth money imho. I have Cidoo v87 which is over $50 cheaper. Sounds identical to this one. Could just use more switch options by default.

[@MDXZFR]

plot twist : OnePlus is leaving mobile phone industry and entering PC market business

[@adityaisgreat21]

no 2.4 ghz connection is a bummer

[@ClayTheFoxx]

Is this done in a virtual UE5 studio?

[@ZirJohn]

damn i saw these on the website a couple months ago, but I didn't know that would be the price range

[@MrSkullhead0]

If you could review the Cycle7 by TKD that would be cool. The custom space is mindblown at the quality of that board for the starting 139$ price tag

[@pangtundure]

I'd appreciate it if they replaced the knob with something like the Logitech scroll or the Razer death stalker

[@fayazkp]

so this is just oneplus themed keychron keyboard

[@KGBgringo]

Hey Plouffe! Did you know your height is roughly the same as your arm span? So unless you're 2 metres tall (6'6") then that cable ain't 2 metres long

[@justjoe2827]

Could you guys try and review the new Azeron Cyro keypad? It looks to me as a more straightforward version of their original keypad but I would like your opinion on it

[@colinmartin9797]

I want the full size board to come back. Gimme tenkey.

[@RavenWindrunner]

I've been curious, do people use the higher angles? Isn't that terrible for your wrists and forearms?

[@supa0ne]

great now we can have their crappy cost savings in a keyboad. Cant wait. Never settle means you will buy the same thing from a better brand in 6 months.

[@Mayurisenpai]

When will Oneplus make a laptop? Any guesses??

[@kbhasi]

Probably if Oppo or Vivo make a laptop first and OnePlus were to reuse the existing design, sort of like with the Oppo Pad and OnePlus Pad.

[@Mayurisenpai]

@@kbhasi fair

[@rollingtroll]

“Oh wow maybe something good that isn’t from that shitty keychron”. Well that video ended quickly for me 😁