Keychron's carbon fiber concept keyboard is absurdly thin — and it might actually ship

Keychron wasn't officially at Computex this year, but its representatives showed up anyway with a couple of intriguing prototypes in tow — a carbon fiber concept keyboard and an ultra-low profile magnetic keyboard that the company claims is the thinnest of its kind in the world.

The carbon fiber concept is the eye-catcher: it's almost comically thin, yet the shell still feels solid thanks to the material. It's purely a concept for now, but Keychron reps hinted there's a real chance it becomes an actual product sometime next year. The second piece is the ultra-low profile magnetic keyboard, which Keychron bills as "the world's thinnest optical or magnetic keyboard." Despite the slim profile, the switches have genuine key travel — noticeably more than you'd get from a scissor switch or membrane board. The unit on show is still an unnamed prototype, with a few rough edges that don't usually make it into Keychron's finished products.

Keychron has built a strong reputation for well-built, reasonably priced mechanical boards, but the ultra-thin segment has largely been the territory of scissor switches and membranes. A magnetic switch keyboard with real travel at that thickness would be a meaningful departure from what's currently on the market.

The ultra-low profile magnetic keyboard is expected to launch around the end of the year, hopefully with an actual name by then. The carbon fiber concept, if it makes the jump to production, is looking at sometime in 2026.