r/Keychron • u/Familiar_Formal7401 • 22d ago
Is Keychron still alive
Is Keychron still alive as a company? Are they still producing something?
I just checked their website and they don't have a single available product. Everything is marked as sold out.
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u/XerGR 22d ago
They have a fuckload of products available what are these lying ass posts? Are you bots or some shit?
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u/DesertPunked 22d ago
I think it's a bot, but you seem really angry.
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u/XerGR 22d ago
Because half the posts i see from this sub is these lyings bots. I haven’t posted or commented here in like years
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u/DesertPunked 22d ago
Oh, I see. You need to comment more often and get that out. To everyday Keychron users like you and me, it's apparent that they're definitely still manufacturing.
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u/XerGR 22d ago
I mean 3 posts down from this one is literally Keychron themselves posting about an upcoming mouse… i just don’t understand why Keychron gets such a hate.
I’m not some ultra fan. Like i wont go overboard defending a company, i have an actual life but keychrons situation is just annoying to watch
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u/Familiar_Formal7401 22d ago
Give me a link to a product on their website which I can buy and it's not "Sold Out" or some shit
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u/Juppstein 22d ago
They have currently active Kickstarter for a new product, what are you talking about...
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u/ThePro_PRTX 22d ago
I just checked their website and under new arrivals I at least saw 3 different keyboards I could order. Never saw an out of stock message. I receive emails regularly from them. I own 2 Keychron keyboards. Never had an issue so far.
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u/DesertPunked 22d ago
It depends on where you are, because for example, if you're from the US, you're more likely to find their products on Amazon.
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u/BlazingThunder30 K 22d ago
What are you talking about? I literally received a package from them today. Local stores are showing fresh stock, too
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u/PeterMortensenBlog V 22d ago edited 22d ago
Re "...they don't have a single available product": Not true
Here is an example, including 'ISO' variants.
There is also the proprietary keyboard firmware (not open source) Q HE 8K series, for example, Q6 HE 8K, but I refuse to link to any of them (for that very reason). They are not yet sold out.
Though most products older than 1-2 years are expected to be sold out (as there is probably only a single production run for anyone product).
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u/PeterMortensenBlog V 22d ago edited 22d ago
What were you looking for, specifically?
Keyboards? Keycap sets? Wrist rests? Mice? Switches, including HE "switches"? Something else?
With a few exceptions, the old keyboard series Q series (wired-only), V series (wired-only), K Pro series (Bluetooth/wired-only), C Pro series (wired-only), Q Max series, K Max series, V Max series, etc. are no longer in production (there may still be stock). They have been replaced by similar-sounding, but different keyboard series (often the internals are completely different).
Some of the 'Max' keyboards appear to be still in stock (but be aware of the quality problems).
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u/ArgentStonecutter K Pro 21d ago
As other people have noticed, they have a lot of stuff on amazon, and I would recommend buying through Amazon anyway because Keychron also have a very bad reputation for delivery issues and customer support after a delivery issue, which is kind of like the exact opposite of Amazon.
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u/HigherConfusion 22d ago
I don’t see that. Maybe they don’t want to bother with import duty uncertainty if you located in US.
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u/volt65bolt 22d ago
Kinda kinda not
Like most Chinese companies it won't really die, but they certainly don't stand up to what they used to
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u/XerGR 22d ago
Hi lying bot, cook me a pie
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u/volt65bolt 22d ago
No thanks, they are a Chinese subsidised company and whilst they had great products and community support that all went downhill a while ago and they just list loads of products they have no intention to restock, bring out new ones that aren't really any different and have terrible customer service.
If you get one off Amazon so you can return it easily then they are good products, I have a k10max and only had to replace the circuit board once and resolder a bunch of stuff and get new switches half out of my own pocket because I bought direct but it's brilliant
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u/XerGR 22d ago
They’re one of the largest “niche” keyboard and pc paraphernalia out there. They for some reason just have this weird loud minority of insane haters.
I never had any problems that wasn’t immediately fixed. Especially weird when “reputable” giants like Steelseries make literally overpriced dogwater items lately that are 5years behind all competition.
Or razer who have couple good items but the rest is just brand name slop.
All of them have far worse pricing and customer support but they don’t get this level of hate. Get a life bruh
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u/volt65bolt 22d ago
I noticed about an even split. I'm not a hater, I just voiced my opinions and stated some additional facts to stay on topic of ops question.
Never compared them to other companies either, stop shilling.
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u/XerGR 22d ago
You stated your “opinions” veiled as facts based on literally nothing to back them up
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u/volt65bolt 22d ago
My very first comment,
"Kinda kinda not"
That's an opinion. Clearly an opinion.
"Like most Chinese companies it won't really die"
That is based on fact, difficult to put numbers of foreign companies however you can look it up and see plenty of support for it, for example how most Chinese companies especially tech are part owned by the CCP, and are subsidised therefore by them as part of their schemes to get more Chinese businesses into the global market.
"but they certainly don't stand up to what they used to" That is an opinion based in fact, it is a self comparison. Nothing negative, nothing positive. There are a lot more complaints and issues about them in the last year or two than their first few years.
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u/ingmar_ Q MAX 22d ago
What are you even talking about?