Keychron's Wireless Hall Effect Keyboard Returns to Its Lowest Price, Because Your Fingers Deserve a Deal
Keychron's Hall effect keyboard hits its lowest price, and we've also found deals on gaming laptops, Sony headsets, and an electric screwdriver for your Monday shopping pleasure.
If you've been waiting for the perfect moment to upgrade your keyboard with customizable Hall effect sensors without selling a kidney, congratulations: that moment is now. Keychron's aluminum-clad K2 HE with a 75-percent layout has dropped to $103.99 (was $130) at Amazon, matching the lowest price we've seen pop up a few times this year. Prefer a touch of nature? The wood-sided version is $111.99 at Amazon, also 20 percent off its original price.
This keyboard is a connectivity chameleon: USB-C, Bluetooth, or a more reliable 2.4GHz connection. You can tweak key bindings, actuation points, and more via Keychron's web-based tool, or go full nerd and flash your own firmware thanks to open source QMK support.
Never owned a Hall effect keyboard? They're worth considering if you want granular control over how much finger effort each key requires. The sensors also support Rapid Trigger, which primes each switch for another input long before it's fully released - possibly letting you get the jump on opponents in games. Switches are hot-swappable, and the board natively supports Windows, macOS, and Linux. It's a nice-looking keyboard for the money.
But wait, there's more! We've rounded up a few other deals that caught our eye. At Walmart, Gigabyte's Aero X16 gaming laptop with an Nvidia RTX 5060 is $1,099 - that's $600 off. It packs a 16-inch 1600p 165Hz IPS screen, AMD's Ryzen AI 7 350 processor, 16GB of 5,600MHz DDR5 RAM, and a 1TB SSD. We haven't used this exact model, but we're familiar with Gigabyte's wares, and this sleek, almost Razer Blade-esque laptop has specs that mostly justify its price. If RAM and storage prices ever drop, you can upgrade to 64GB and 4TB respectively. The RTX 5070 version with 32GB of RAM is $1,499.99 at Best Buy.
Sony's InZone gaming headsets are also hitting new lows. The flagship InZone H9 Mk. 2 - which shares drivers with the WH-1000XM6 headphones and boasts a comfy design and great active noise cancellation - is $248 at Amazon and $249.99 at Best Buy (down from $349.99). That original price felt high for a near-all-plastic design, but at this price, they sound phenomenal. The wired InZone H6 Air are discounted for the first time: $178 at Amazon and $179.99 at Best Buy (was $199). They're lightweight with an open-back design, which some say adds a more realistic sound to games and movies - at the expense of sound isolation. They block no noise whatsoever, so hope you enjoy the sound of your own breathing.
Finally, Hoto's USB-C-chargeable electric screwdriver is cheaper on any given Monday, apparently. It has three torque settings and includes 12 two-inch-long bits, and is $27.99 at Amazon when you enter code WH4J6L4A at checkout (otherwise $50). It's nice to let technology take over sometimes, especially to save your wrists from repetitive motions. Plus, it has a built-in circular LED light to illuminate dark spaces. Walmart has a similar Hoto screwdriver for $29.99, though it comes with fewer Torx bits.
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