Keychron J2 HE vs Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
Get the Keychron J2 HE for hall effect and hot-swappable.
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Which one should you get?
Get the
Keychron J2 HE
Hall effect
Build quality in the top 10% of 75% boards under $100.
- Magnetic switches only. Standard MX switches will not fit.
- North-facing LEDs. Cherry-profile keycaps can hit the switch housing.
- No numpad.
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 J2 HE
Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
Layout size
75%
80%
Hall effect (magnetic)
Yes
No
Adjustable actuation helps in games and not in normal typing
Hot-swappable
Yes
No
Switch changes without soldering
Switch options
Clicky, Linear, Tactile
Linear, Silent, Tactile
Mount style
Gasket Mount
Plate Mount
- Keychron J2 HE
- Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star
- Performance
- 8958
- Build quality
- 8352
- Productivity
- 8780
- Customizability
- 8959
- Portability
- 6156
- Connection: Wired
- Case material: Plastic
- Sound dampening
Keychron J2 HE vs Typone Mars Pro Shooting Star specs
Every tracked spec, side by side. Rows marked with a dot differ between the boards.
12 of 26 specs differ
Keychron J2 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
Display
Media keys
Connection
Max polling rate
USB passthrough
USB-C
Case material
Plate material
Keycaps
Weight
Dimensions
Typing angle
Backlight
QMK
VIA
Mac & Windows
Released
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