Keychron K4
Shares rank 11 of 13 mechanical keyboards by recommenders
Owners praise its solid build, long-term durability, and value for the price, plus its 96% layout. One critic reports wrong key positions in Windows mode.
Owners praise its solid build, long-term durability, and value for the price, plus its 96% layout. One critic reports wrong key positions in Windows mode.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 2 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: 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
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 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
Solid build that lasts for years
“I've used a K4 for 6 years now and love it.”
Comment from 11 Apr 2026 in “Industrial design files for Keychron keyboards and mice” “Just a solid brick of keys.”
Comment from 10 Apr 2026 in “Industrial design files for Keychron keyboards and mice”
Other mechanical keyboards people recommend
The four most recommended other mechanical keyboards, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magic Keyboard mechanical keyboard | 55 | 11 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
| IBM Model M keyboard | 39 | 10 | 80% | 8 | 18 yrs7 owners | Approved |
| Keychron keyboard | 29 | 18 | 62% | 8 | — | — |
| Filco Majestouch TKL | 15 | 2 | 88% | 3 | 15 yrs5 owners | — |
| Keychron K4This page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
All 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“awesome especially for the price”
“They publish the .stp, .dxf, .dwg, .pdf files for a lot of their products already too.”
“when on the windows mode the keys mentioned are in the wrong positions”
“I've used a K4 for 6 years now and love it.”
“the 96% is the best of both worlds”
“Just a solid brick of keys.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.