I love the functionality of having so many macros, especially because I use Excel a lot so having parentheses and equal sign on my numpad on the left would be so cool. I am only debating it because I wish it was wireless. Great video!
I find it convenient that there are 26 keys on the board. That means you can use a programming layer and map every English alpha character to a key. Works great for typing in a pinch. There's room on other layers for punctuation and space/enter/etc. I also have a Q3 Max, but I use the Q0 to type on my phone all the time.
You can use silent switches and still get clack from the keys themselves bottoming out and rebounding. In my experience, those sounds are virtually impossible to eliminate. Nice video, btw.
I'm looking into this because I have the glorious GMMK numpad. It has some very odd software issues. Sometimes I'll open task manager and see the glorious software is using 3 GB of RAM. The numpad also I think I've had issues where it doesn't exactly work how I want without the software open. I do a bit of PC gaming and I have a TKL for my mouse, so I also have placed the numpad on the left.
I suggest getting this. You don't need any software to run this thing as you can just program it using VIA and it's saved onboard. It'll work on whatever computer it is plugged into.
I think this is a failure on their part. As a customer, once I bought it and if it requires me to do more things to get what I need it to do - then no, that's something most people won't do.
Where did you find your macro keys? I purchased the barebones Q0 Max and was surprised to learn that none of the Keychron keycap sets include them. In fact, I have not found a good source of keycaps that can double as macro keys at all, besides purchasing artisan caps individually, which would be prohibitively expensive. Do I regret my purchase...definitely! Keychron should not sell keypads without offering the needed accessories to make them work. Unfortunately, shipping back to Hong Kong costs nearly as much as the keypad itself.
Keychron absolutely does sell OSA keycap sets that include the M1-M5 macro keys. You can find them on their website. I have bought several sets. Now if they will only start including the macro keys in the KSA sets.
I love the functionality of having so many macros, especially because I use Excel a lot so having parentheses and equal sign on my numpad on the left would be so cool. I am only debating it because I wish it was wireless.
Great video!
Totally agree! And I'm glad this video is able to help you out - thanks for watching!
The Keychron Q0 Max is wireless. Both 1000 Hz 2.4 GHz and BT.
I find it convenient that there are 26 keys on the board. That means you can use a programming layer and map every English alpha character to a key. Works great for typing in a pinch. There's room on other layers for punctuation and space/enter/etc. I also have a Q3 Max, but I use the Q0 to type on my phone all the time.
You can use silent switches and still get clack from the keys themselves bottoming out and rebounding. In my experience, those sounds are virtually impossible to eliminate. Nice video, btw.
I'm looking into this because I have the glorious GMMK numpad. It has some very odd software issues.
Sometimes I'll open task manager and see the glorious software is using 3 GB of RAM. The numpad also I think I've had issues where it doesn't exactly work how I want without the software open.
I do a bit of PC gaming and I have a TKL for my mouse, so I also have placed the numpad on the left.
I suggest getting this. You don't need any software to run this thing as you can just program it using VIA and it's saved onboard. It'll work on whatever computer it is plugged into.
Did you ever get this? I have the gmmk numpad as well, but I think I might return it for this
Have you tried compiling your own QMK? Limitations are not in the hardware but in the QMK build.
I think this is a failure on their part. As a customer, once I bought it and if it requires me to do more things to get what I need it to do - then no, that's something most people won't do.
excellent vid brother, but you did mention the enter key being the spacebar btw (text added in said you forgot to mention it)
Now I'm thinking is the keychron q14 would be better
Where did you find your macro keys? I purchased the barebones Q0 Max and was surprised to learn that none of the Keychron keycap sets include them. In fact, I have not found a good source of keycaps that can double as macro keys at all, besides purchasing artisan caps individually, which would be prohibitively expensive. Do I regret my purchase...definitely! Keychron should not sell keypads without offering the needed accessories to make them work. Unfortunately, shipping back to Hong Kong costs nearly as much as the keypad itself.
Keychron absolutely does sell OSA keycap sets that include the M1-M5 macro keys. You can find them on their website. I have bought several sets. Now if they will only start including the macro keys in the KSA sets.
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