The Qwertykeys Neo65 keyboard line-up, known for its premium build quality, customizability, and relatively affordable price, was recently updated with a Hall effect version in the Sonic He+, with Qwertykeys promising an upgrade module akin to the one offered by Wooting for the 60HE+ for Neo65 mechanical keyboard owners. That Sonic He+ PCB module has now become a reality, offering Neo65 owners a drop-in upgrade to turn their mechanical keyboard into an HE keyboard with 8,000 Hz polling.

Unlike the Wooting 60HE+ module, the Sonic65 He+ module kit comes with just about everything you'll need to convert a mechanical Neo65 keyboard to its Hall effect sibling. That means the PCB and a carbon fiber plate, a new ribbon cable, mounting and assembly hardware, Owlab Nova Magnetic switches, stabilizers, case and plate foams, and even the frosted translucent keycaps with the cyberpunk green or purple legends. It also includes accessories, like an upgraded keycap and switch puller, USB cable, and a tool to remove the PCB and plate assembly from the plate. The Sonic65 He+ module is available at $80, and users have a choice of white or green legends on the smoky keycaps. The Sonic65 He+ offers similar features to similar Hall effect gaming keyboards, including customizable actuation distance, Rapid Trigger, SOCD, Dynamic Keystroke, and macro creation via the proprietary NeoFlux web driver. The Hall effect sensors offer 0.01 mm sensitivity, and the Owlab Nova Magnetic switches included with the module have 3.5 mm of travel and a 50 gf bottom-out force, which is similar to the linear red mechanical switches that come with many old-school gaming keyboards. The switches also feature a closed-bottom design and a box stem, which should offer a cleaner sound profile and minimize stem wobble.