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Keychron Carbon 60 HE vs V2

Get the Keychron Carbon 60 HE for hall effect and the 8,000 Hz polling rate.

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Hall effect

Keychron Carbon 60 HE

No reviews

from$234at Keychron

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Keychron V2

4.9 (17)4.9 · 17 reviews

from$44at Keychron

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Quick verdict

Which one should you get?

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Keychron Carbon 60 HE

Hall effect

Build quality in the bottom 45% of 60% boards under $300.

Rules this board out

Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
No ISO layout. ISO-DE, UK, and other ISO variants are not offered.
Compact layout only. No function row, dedicated arrow keys, or numpad.

$234 at Keychron

Get the

Keychron V2

Build quality in the top 5% of 65% boards under $50.

Rules this board out

South-facing LEDs. Shine-through legends stay dark, and some sculpted keycaps can clip the LED.
65% layout. No function row and no numpad.

$44 at Keychron

What actually differs

The differences that matter

Skip the 40-row spec sheet. These are the specs that change how each board feels, sounds, and fits your desk.

Keychron Carbon 60 HE

Keychron V2

Layout size
60%
65%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Max polling rate
8,000 Hz
1,000 Hz
Higher polling helps competitive FPS and does nothing for typing
Case material
Carbon Fiber
ABS, Plastic
Mount style
Plate Mount
Plate Mount, Tray Mount

KeebFinder scores

How we score

Keychron Carbon 60 HE
Keychron V2

Performance: 88
68
Build quality: 59
87
Productivity: 73
96
Customizability: 67
99
Portability: 76
75

What they share

Connection: Wired
Hot-swappable
Switch options: Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Sound dampening

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Full specs

Keychron Carbon 60 HE vs V2 specs

Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.

19 of 27 specs differ

Spec

Keychron Carbon 60 HE

Keychron V2

Typing & switches

Switch options

Clicky, Linear, Tactile

Hall effect (magnetic)

Yes

Hot-swappable

Yes

Mount style

Plate Mount

Plate Mount, Tray Mount

Sound dampening

Yes

Screw-in stabilizers

Yes

Layout

Layout size

60%

65%

Layout standard

ANSI

ANSI, ISO, ISO-DE, ISO-ES, ISO-FR, ISO-UK

Ergonomics

Standard

Knob

Yes

Display

LED

None

Media keys

Yes

Connectivity & battery

Connection

Wired

Max polling rate

8,000 HzBetter

1,000 Hz

USB-C

Yes

Build & materials

Case material

Carbon Fiber

ABS, Plastic

Plate material

CarbonFiber

Steel

Keycaps

ABS, PBT

Weight

740 g

855 g

Dimensions

29 x 291 x 108 mm

20 x 123 x 330 mm

Typing angle

6°

4°

Backlight

RGB, south-facing

Firmware & software

QMK

Yes

VIA

Yes

N-key rollover

Yes

Mac & Windows

Yes

Extras

Released

2026

2022

For EU buyers

ISO layouts by store

Which stores sell ISO-DE, UK, and the other regional layouts.

Keychron Carbon 60 HE

No ISO layout at the stores we track.

Keychron V2

Input Gear
ISO-DE
In stockShips to you
Keychron
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockShips to you
Keychron (DE)
ISO-DE, ISO-UK, ISO-FR, ISO-ES
In stockDoes not ship to you

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