Keychron M5 review

If you spend long hours of work on your computer, then again playing all night, it is significant to have the best possible ergonomics in configuration to prevent injuries and problems years later. One of the aspects that makes a gigantic difference is the mouse you exploit, especially since the mice for games usually do not have ergonomics as the highest priority. This is not the case with Kechron M5.

I will start with clarity: M5 is not Sold as a game mouse, despite some of its technical specifications. Keychron simply defines it as “wireless ergonomic”, but when you have functions such as a 30,000 dpi sensor and 8 kHz selection speed, it has been clearly designed for the game and everyday exploit.

What makes M5 more ergonomic than the average rodents is the fact that it is a vertical structure – the transformation of a normal mouse tilted on the side and you will get this idea. Or just look at the photos in this review!

The idea of ​​this system is that it places the wrist in a more natural resting position and it is easier for you squeeze Your fingers inward to activate the buttons instead of lifting them to click them.

Of course, you can exploit customary movement to click the buttons, but as in the case of all vertical mice, knocking in this way causes the mouse to be slightly lowered to the side. The catching mouse pad or the lower DPI setting helps to counteract it, but the normal mouse will not move when clicking the buttons.

After many years, using vertical mice, I can confirm that the Keychron project for M5 works very well, because it is one of the most convenient mice that I have used for a long time. So much that the exploit of a traditionally designed mouse is simply quite painful after a long exploit, compared.

Not because I was in love with M5 to start with. The most significant thing I did not like was the choice of plastics for the body of mice-I am completely sure what Kechron used, but it has a bit arid, gritty character and initially reminded me how 3D printed objects feel.

To say, it was better over time, and at the end of my testing period with Kechron M5 I discovered that I preferred a feeling of shiny finish that most mouse mouse has. I was also worried that white plastics would attract dirt and dirt, but this did not happen.

The last vertical mouse I used was the vertical MX Logitech and I stopped using it because it was tardy, unstable and generally rather impoverished quality, especially compared to the brilliant MX Master 3s Logitech.

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Keychron produced a much better vertical mx mouse – partly because it is much more stable, but mainly because the sensor is faster and more correct. That’s actually a bit too Quick and correct, and on a glossy surface clicking the buttons, it will not fold the mouse slightly, which hinders navigation with applications with tiny icons.

The solution for me was to exploit a vast neoprene mouse pad with a reduction in the DPI setting. The first one stopped the mouse from too much movement (PTFE sliders are based on Very slippery), and the latter helped me with minor control.

You can see how good the internal M5 is in our mouse tracking test results below. The mouse tester benchmark records how well the mouse follows speedy movement – the consistency of points on the charts proves that M5 has no problem with maintaining for the most part. It is not as good as a high -class, dedicated gaming mouse, but it is very good for a vertical, ergonomic mouse.

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Some times of input delays when using the 8 kHz survey are a bit high, although this is more in line with the computer used for testing than the mouse itself. But despite this, it shows that it is better to avoid probing 8K for something less demanding on a computer.

You may think that having a 30,000 dpi sensor and a selection speed of up to 8 kHz would make it an excellent gaming mouse. In any other mouse format it would be true, but vertical mice are simply too bulky to be suitable for anything other than free games that require minimal mouse movement.

The Keychron M5 has a very wide base to ensure that it is as stable as possible, but it simply makes it take up more space when it moves, and although its weight 95 g is not the heaviest, you can get to the world of rodents on the PC, you will not whip M5 in a crazy round with counterattack 2. This is fine in something like a series of iron 4, and even a game RPG, as in the case of shoes-Strike. 3, but nothing that concerns speedy or wide movements.

So M5 games are not great (although it is equal to a course with vertical mice), but what with the exploit of him as a daily driver?

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Keychron M5 really shines here. The basic mouse buttons are wonderful to exploit, with a positive operation, and the online program Launchron Keychron means that it is tilted to adapt the distance of the departure of switches and the debt times to meet the exact needs.

Using the website to change the mouse settings may seem a bit strange (for example, if the kechron servers are falling, you got stuck in the settings you have received until they have a backup – although you can still change them directly to mouse), but allows you to update the launch or reconfiguration.

You can again configure all five buttons and two wheels to do everything, as well as configure macros and adjust the DPI and probation rate. The last two can also be adapted with tiny buttons in the mouse base, and I applaud the Bregchron for adding useful LEDs to indicate what value they are currently set.

Add the fact that the M5 can be paved with a maximum of three different devices via Bluetooth (with a dedicated basic button for switching between), as well as another computer that uses a 2.4 GHz key, and you have extremely versatile rodents.

Cherry at the top of the M5 cake must, however, be a price. At 70 $/74 £ ergonomic Keychron’s offer is much cheaper than the Logitech MX vertical, which usually costs $ 120/120 (although it is often on sale for less). The fact that M5 is a much better vertical mouse AND It’s much cheaper, it makes him obvious when it comes to choosing a novel ergonomic click.

Sure, 8 kHz probing rate is not so useful (drains the battery faster than when working with a slower level), and the sensor is perhaps a bit too speedy and correct with default settings, but these are tiny handles in a great scheme of things.

Vertical mice are not for everyone and are not a reasonable choice for games, but if you are dead to buy one, just buy M5. There is nothing more on the ergonomic market at the moment.