Keychron gaming mouse
Shares rank 3 of 6 mouses by recommenders
People recommend Keychron mice for their good price and value, and say the reduced button count is livable. The most common complaint is that macros can be used without a password.
People recommend Keychron mice for their good price and value, and say the reduced button count is livable. The most common complaint is that macros can be used without a password.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 1 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 1 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Good price for the quality
“swapped to the 50% as expensive Keychron mice and keyboards and have been satisfactorily living with the decrease in available buttons”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice” “Their mice are pretty nice, and they come at a good price.”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice” Satisfied despite fewer buttons
“swapped to the 50% as expensive Keychron mice and keyboards and have been satisfactorily living with the decrease in available buttons”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice” “Aw I like mine! Besides those few keys of layout.”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Macros usable without a password
“Biggest change I would request is a password before macros are allowed to be used.”
Comment from 30 Jul 2026 in “Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice” Fewer buttons and layout compromises
“swapped to the 50% as expensive Keychron mice and keyboards and have been satisfactorily living with the decrease in available buttons”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice” “Aw I like mine! Besides those few keys of layout.”
Comment from 29 Jul 2026 in “Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice”
Other mouses people recommend
The four most recommended other mouses, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Logitech MX Master | 20 | 15 | 57% | 8 | — | — |
| Apple Magic Mouse | 15 | 59 | 20% | 7 | — | — |
| Keychron gaming mouseThis page | 6 | 1 | 86% | 1 | — | — |
| Logitech MX Vertical | 6 | 2 | 75% | 4 | — | — |
| Logitech Lift | 6 | 0 | 100% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
All 7 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Biggest change I would request is a password before macros are allowed to be used.”
“Unfortunately my Keychron M7 got double-click too.”
“Aw I like mine! Besides those few keys of layout.”
“You can remap the side scroll buttons, as well as the two other ones, which gives you four actions.”
“Their mice are pretty nice, and they come at a good price.”
“Glad to see them introducing this”
“swapped to the 50% as expensive Keychron mice and keyboards and have been satisfactorily living with the decrease in available buttons”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.