Photos and Features

Before diving into the Wooting 60HE I did want to get the carrying strap installed. It is optional and in theory, you could even replace it with a strap of a different color if you can find one of a similar width. You get the strap, a rubber mounting strap, and two screws along with two sleeve nuts. The fasteners are all black and the screws use a flat head. You run the rubber part through the hook on the side of the 60HE and fold it. Then you fold the strap and make sure the Take Control text is readable not upside down (I almost did this) and you run the sleeve nuts up through the holes and tighten the screws down.

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With that installed we can now take an overall look at the 60HE. If you haven’t seen a 60% keyboard before you will be surprised that this keyboard doesn’t have dedicated keys for the number pad, the F keys, or even the direction pad and home keys above that. All of that is dropped into the function layer here. The layout itself is completely standard which means that you can use any custom keycaps that you might like. The 60HE does come with (in this version) PBT doubleshot keycaps though so I wouldn’t be jumping at the chance. The legends have an easy-to-read font and avoid any of the “gamer” fonts. The legends are also up towards the top of the keys which is where the lighting is going to be the brightest, putting them in the center would mean fighting for light through the stem on the switch which isn’t translucent. Wooting has kept the case for the H60 relatively compact even with the strap mount on the left. All of the bezels are thin except the bottom which is still thin compared to most. The housing is plastic with a textured black finish and down at the bottom edge it does have the Wooting W logo but that’s the only branding beyond the bright yellow strap on the left. The 60HE is 302mm wide, 116mm tall, and 38mm thick which the thickness includes the keycaps. Down on the bottom edge below the caps, it is just 18mm thick.

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Its keycaps are an OEM profile which from the side you can see the bottom two rows angle up to the middle which is flat and the top two angle down slightly. That top row is also taller as well. The side view also lets us see that there is an overhang on the sides and the back and that the bottom edge by your wrist is an overhang as well.

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Speaking of that bottom edge here is a better look at the textured black finish and of that Wooting logo which is stamped into the case.

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The back edge of the case has groves in it and on the far end, you have the one plug. This is the Type-C plug for the included detachable cord. This case is a universal 60% layout so you can switch the 60HE into other 60% cases or other keyboards into this one. The keyboard all together with the case comes in at 605 grams which I dig. I’ve had multiple 60% keyboards and while they are nice like that for traveling they will move all over the place because they get no traction.

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Speaking of traction, the bottom of the 60HE has four bright yellow feet which are about an inch long each. One for each corner with the bottom feet flipped vertically for more grip when pushing away from you which is what happens when you type. The bottom has a sticker in the center. This has the Wooting 60HE branding and your model and serial number. It is also signed by the Wooting team. The Wooting logo is also in the bottom of the case in the corner as well.  

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Here is a look at the full Wooting 60HE with its bright yellow take control strap and the yellow accented detachable cord. The strap and cord really do help bring the yellow theme in, they both can also be swapped out if you want another color.

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I haven’t had a chance to talk about the switches in the Wooting 60HE and the switch setup is the biggest feature that all Wooting keyboards have to offer. Wooting brought their first keyboard out to showcase what analog switches can do and of course, they would have them on the 60HE. They introduced their own switch type a while back called the Lekker which is indicated by the bright blue/green stems here. They have a standard Cherry stem so standard keycaps are supported and for the stabilizers, they use an internal cherry style stabilizer as well. The switches are made by Gateron which have a smooth action and these specifically are their Linear60 switches which start with 40cN of force and end at 60cN. They are rated for 100,000,000 presses and have a total travel of 4mm. Being analog they don’t have a single actuation distance, they have a range that starts at 0.1mm and goes to the 4mm end of the travel. The clear housing lets the PCB-mounted addressable RGB lighting go through and if you haven’t seen one of these before from the bottom it is especially interesting because as you can see in the picture below, the bottom has a big hole in it. These are contactless and use a magnet with a hall effect sensor. Basically, they just have the top and bottom housing, the stem, and the spring. This simple design is what lets them have a 100 million press rating. I would still prefer a switch with some feedback as browns or clears are still my preferred switch, but liner is popular and for an analog setup like this it makes sense.

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The keycaps that come with the ANSI version of the Wooting 60HE are made of PBT and doubleshot with the translucent white for the legends. Most keycaps are ABS and often painted and then the legends are etched off. ABS wears faster than PBT so over time even if they are doubleshot you will get smooth tops. PBT resists that a lot more, it can still happen but it takes a lot longer. Then for the doubleshot, that is important because the legends are molded into the keycap, unlike paint. Paint will wear and with a doubleshot cap even if it does wear you will still have a legend even if you wear it smooth. They are nice and thick as well which should quiet typing down slightly and give a solid feel when typing.

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In addition to the 60HE itself, the keyboard does come with a few accessories. You get a Wooting branded reclosable bag, the cord, and the take control strap. The cord is one of the 60HE stretch goals which they were able to upgrade the sleeving from black to a black and yellow checkered which looks amazing. It has the Wooting W logo on both plugs as well as the reusable Velcro cable tie that comes attached. It has a Type-A end on one end and a Type-C on the other to plug into the keyboard. Inside of the big bag you get a half-sized keycap remover which is the wire style that I love and two smaller baggies. One has a few extra case screws in case you pull things apart and lose one of the tiny screws. You get two extra Lekker keyswitches, and then the rubber strap and mounting screws for the take control carrying strap.

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Speaking of accessories, I did get the 60HE into the travel case and it fits great. The top pouch has a lot of extra room if you are just bringing the cord along with you. But with the Wrist Rest, 60 things were tight. You can’t close the case if you have the cord stacked on top of the rest like in the picture below. But there is just enough room to snug it in above the wrist rest at the top.

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I also wanted to show how well the wrist rest 60 fits the 60HE. Like I said the wrist rest came out a while back but the bottom edge of the 60HE with its angled edge fits nicely with it. Almost like they planned it ?.

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