The first time I typed on the Keychron V1, I was astounded. The typing experience was nothing short of beautiful. Such lovely switches... such a delightful sound profile... such a good-looking keyboard. I loved the V1, and it stayed put on my work desk for many, many months before it was eventually replaced by the Gamakay LK75 (which then quickly got replaced by another keyboard). I've reviewed nearly 80 keyboards now so I've lost track of which ones I've ended up using for longer than the testing periods.
But even so, I often think about the V1. It was the first mechanical keyboard I was actually genuinely interested in, and few have come close to it since. It's also the only keyboard I've ever given a full 5-out-of-5 star rating — which was deserved back then, and I'd say is still deserved even today. So imagine my surprise and enthusiasm when Keychron announced its V Ultra series of keyboards in January. I was so looking forward to testing the Keychron V1 Ultra 8K... but it just didn't scratch the itch.
