Wooting 60HE V2: The Revised Mini Keyboard Relies on Sound
Wooting 60HE V2: The Revised Mini Keyboard Relies on Sound
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Wooting has revised the Wooting 60HE analog keyboard (review) in a mini format. With the “V2,” the sound of the effort is paramount. The changes to the case, structure, and buttons are primarily aimed at this. But the layout is also undergoing an innovation.
In principle, the company is continuing its (review) (review) (review) (review) path: a high-priced keyboard is no longer distinguished by its lavish feature set; it must also look chic.
The well-known upgrade of the 80HE to a polling rate of 8,000 Hz is the least surprising innovation, especially since “gaming” is clearly on Wooting’s radar. The 60HE V2 will also be fully programmable for FN and other keys, either via WooTings’ software or a web app.
For the first time, the 60HE is also offered in a version with a split spacebar, which even creates two additional buttons. The idea behind it: the spacebar often only works with the left thumb and left side. Splitting them creates space for another function without having to make the keyboard larger.
Button with marble sound
However, WooTings is putting the most effort into the sound. The new “Lekker Tikken” button makes a contribution. It’s an analog button with a “normal” side, namely the closed side of the case. This should allow for a deeper sound; the manufacturer calls it “marbalement,” meaning a marble-like tone. In fact, analog buttons in this area usually have a slight drawback.
Wooting beautiful tap
Wooting beautiful robot (image: wooting)
The housing receives a “sounding”
The housing has also been revised. Thanks to the new “Fiction-Fit” system, the PCB can be simply removed from the chassis without first loosening all the caps and screws. This is intended to allow for experimentation with the sound characteristics, for example, through different insulation materials.
As before, the housing must be exchanged from the accessories with “most” alternative products. Almost as a side note, it unfolds that the owner’s strap can now be attached to the left or right of the housing and that its holders can also be enlarged. The sound signature should be further accentuated by a layer of PET film under the PCB, a classic strip mod, and an FR4 switch plate. A Poron vibration layer should reduce and cushion attacks between the PCB and the plate. The same task applies to decoupling. With the lowest insulation layer, Wooting offers a choice: a silver mat (less response, a softer soundstage), a foam pad (accentuated sound), or nothing at all.
Wooting is expected to release the 60he V2 in the last quarter of the year.
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