Wooting 80HE review
The Wooting 80HE has been arguably one of the most hotly anticipated gaming keyboards of 2024, offering a larger form factor choice that packs in some of the most powerful keyswitches I've experienced in a gaming keyboard that comes with analogue capabilities for progressive inputs and rapid trigger functionality for super-speedy actuation. Not to mention, there are also Wooting's Snappy Tappy and Rappy Tappy functions.
Essentially, this is the Mickey's Kitchen Sink Sundae of gaming keyboards in 2024.
A lot of the 80HE's clever functionality is thanks to the Dutch brand's new Lekker V2 switches, which offer notable improvements such as less key wobble, better acoustics and even more lubrication. They're quite simply fantastic for gaming, and are seriously powerful in combination with the technical wizardry Wooting has been putting into keyboards for years.
My sample came with the slightly heavier Lekker60 variant, which feel as if they have a bit more substance to them than the lighter Hall effect switches I've used in other 'boards in the past. You can get it with 45g switches, if you'd prefer something lighter, though.
Switch type: Wooting Lekker60 V2
Keycaps: PBT, double-shot
Lighting: RGB, controllable in software
Onboard storage: Yes
Extra ports: USB-C for wired operation
Connection type: Wired, USB-C
Cable: USB Type-C/USB Type-A, detachable
Weight: 1.8 kg/3.986 lbs
Price: $200/£184
As these are analogue, Hall effect switches, you get the benefit of both rapid trigger for virtually instant actuation and reset for super speedy inputs and progressive keypresses to allow the 80HE to mimic a controller in racing games or FPS titles where you want more control. These two features are still allowed in the likes of CS2, and make a tangible difference to the overall speed of inputs, as long as you've got solid reaction times.
Rapid trigger is the standout inclusion for me here, simply on how brisk it makes those inputs. That goes for everything from drawing weapons to
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