Okay, so there’s Wooting 60HE and the Wooting 80HE has released in 2024, but both are $200 plus shipping and the availability is not great. These are great keyboards nonetheless, but this is an article about cheaper magnetic keyboards with gaming features like rapid trigger, dynamic keystrokes and snap tap. Let’s go!
Most Hall Effect keyboards are wired for the absolute lowest latency (response time). However, some offer wireless options with Bluetooth and 2.4G connectivity, which is a nice perk for those who value a clean desk setup.
As for price, there’s a keyboard for everyone. I’ve even found some fantastic options under $100! Keep in mind, though, that build quality, software features, and switch types can all affect the price tag. For a full list of hall effect keyboards look here.
75% hall effect keyboards
This is the most popular size and there are a lot of budget rapid trigger keyboards. The absolutely cheapest is Redragon, but it’s got bad build quality and software. Here are my recommendations:
- MCHOSE Jet 75 - $59
- MCHOSE Mix 87 - $59 (80% layout)
- YUNZII RT75 Pro – $79
- Gamakay NS75 - $79.99
I have a few of these keyboards. Mchose just dropped this banger price and I'm testing it now. MCHOSE Jet 75 has also a really low price, it’s a great entry keyboard with rapid trigger and now there's also Mix 87 with a bigger layout. YUNZII RT75 PRO is quite nice too with super low latency. Gamakay NS75 has a big know and optional silent switches which are very rare on HE keyboards.
Full sized magnetic keyboards
The only budget keyboards here are:
- Royal Kludge C98 HE - $79.99
- Aula F98X – $105
- Keychron K4 HE Wireless - $135
- Keydous NJ98-CP V3 – $149
Royal Kludge has a great price, a knob, but it's wired only. I have had Keydous and it’s very good, it’s also wireless and with aluminium/brass plate with great build quality. And it supports magnetic and regular mechanical switches at the same time.
60-65% small rapid trigger keyboards
- Monsgeek FUN60 Pro/Max – $29.99
- MCHOSE Ace 60 – $49.99
- Nuphy Halo65 HE – $99.95
- Nuphy Air60 HE – $119
- Luminkey Magger 68 – $119
MCHOSE just released in November 2024 and the price is insanely good, I don’t know much about the brand though.
I have Drunkdeer G60 and it’s a great Wooting 60HE alternative at half the price with really good performance. I’m no Valorant player but I play some games and the latency is really low. And the Nuphy Air60 HE is a new addition, I also purchased it. It’s a low profile HE keyboard, so it’s a different experience, but it’s solid and the software is really good.
And if you are looking for low profile hall effect keyboards, I have some stuff here.