Keychron J14 HE vs Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
Get the Keychron J14 HE for hall effect and hot-swappable.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron J14 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 30% of 96% boards under $150.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- Compact full-size layout. The numpad is present, the gaps of a full-size board are not.
Get the
Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
Build quality in the bottom 30% of 80% boards under $100.
- Switches are soldered. Swapping them means soldering.
- No numpad.
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 J14 HE
Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
Layout size
96%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Connection
Bluetooth, 2.4 GHz, Wired
Wired
Wireless for several devices and wired for lower latency
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Silent, Tactile
- Keychron J14 HE
- Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
- Performance
- 6858
- Build quality
- 7652
- Productivity
- 7380
- Customizability
- 8159
- Portability
- 5056
Keychron J14 HE vs Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
17 of 22 specs differ
Keychron J14 HE
Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
Switch options
Hall effect (magnetic)
Hot-swappable
Mount style
Sound dampening
Screw-in stabilizers
Layout size
Layout standard
Ergonomics
Knob
Display
Media keys
Connection
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Keycaps
Backlight
QMK
VIA
Mac & Windows
Released
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