Overall and Final Verdict

After spending so much time with the Wooting One I really found myself loving Wooting as a company. It might seem trivial, but the way they approach customer service with the emails in stages to teach how things work, the small details in things like the packaging with a postcard than you can send them with a favor, and the signatures and note on the bottom of the keyboard. It is really clear that this is a labor of love for these guys, makes you wonder if they will cry with a few of the bad things I mention about the board as well. It’s okay guys! HUGS

That same love really shows in the software for the Wooting One. Most companies with just one board don’t even bother to make their own software. They just use and maybe reskin something basic. Even with the big names in the market, it is rare to see lots of big changes being made and getting full transparency in what is new, what is upcoming, and what they are considering. The software itself was easy to use and didn’t require a lot of pages or programs inside of programs, but I do hope to see more digital profiles in the future along with options for rebinding keys. Most of the software features really revolve around the analog leaving a few basic features that most keyboards with software have like macros missing.

The board has a clean look with the all blacked out theme and no in your face branding. I would like to see double shot keycaps for a little better quality, but at least this board has a standard layout so you can add your own later. The optical switches were good and I like the adjustable actuation point though there was still a little more wobble that I would like. But the big thing here is having full analog control. I love the idea and it did work well, especially in racing games where even if you don’t use it fully it takes away that jarring effect that a digital key does when you hit the gas/brake/steering. I do wish there wasn’t that big 1.5mm dead spot up at the top, without that I think the analog would be a lot more functional for me.

Overall though Wooting has something completely different going on here and it isn’t just a weird gimmick. Analog can allow for better control in your games when you can’t get a wheel or controller out. Some fine tuning with it, namely the dead spot, and I think it can be a full replacement for a controller. Especially given the level of control you get over the analog profiles and programmability. What really surprised me though was that Wooting is offering the One with these features and great software for less than what a lot of the big names are selling their boards. Having analog alone puts it ahead of most of those boards. Now of course if gaming isn’t your focus and you can’t think of any cool ways to use the analog in everyday use, then I do think they need to get some on switch stabilizers to make this better for writers and keyboard warriors. But for someone like me who writes then wants to game, it allowed me for the first time in a long time to enjoy some of the racing games that I like. Something I don’t like to do normally without a wheel. For me to use this every day at my main PC I would need a number pad, simply because I do a lot of graph inputting. But Wooting has that coming as well with the Wooting Two that is in Kickstarter for a few more days right now. I wonder if they would notice if I took one.

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You might call him obsessed or just a hardcore geek. Wes's obsession with gaming hardware and gadgets isn't anything new, he could be found taking things apart even as a child. When not poking around in PC's he can be found playing League of Legends, Awesomenauts, or Civilization 5 or watching a wide variety of TV shows and Movies. A car guy at heart, the same things that draw him into tweaking cars apply when building good looking fast computers. If you are interested in writing for Wes here at LanOC you can reach out to him directly using our contact form.

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