Das Keyboard 4 Professional

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Das Keyboard 4 Professional mechanical keyboard
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The Das Keyboard 4 Professional is the brand's signature full-size typist board, pairing Cherry MX Brown or Blue switches with a brushed-aluminium top, a dedicated volume knob and a media control bar in a deliberately understated all-black shell.

Best for: typing, programming, office.

Das Keyboard 4 Professional specs

Layout full
Height Standard
Connectivity Wired
Hot-swap No
Stock switches Cherry MX Brown, Cherry MX Blue
Keycaps Laser-etched inked ABS
Case Anodized aluminum top panel
Mount Tray
Backlight White / none
QMK / VIA No
Battery n/a
Typical price $169
Sound (stock) clicky or tactile MX
Released 2014

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Stock switches in the database

The Das Keyboard 4 Professional is offered with these switches. Open a switch page for force, travel, materials, and similar alternatives.

Cherry MX Brown tactile · 55g actuation The Cherry MX Brown is the classic light 55g tactile that defined the "quiet office switch" category, with a subtle bump that enthusiasts either rely on or mod away. Cherry MX Blue clicky · 60g actuation The Cherry MX Blue is the archetypal click-jacket clicky switch, actuating at 60g with the sharp, jingly click that most people picture when they hear "mechanical keyboard".

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Alternatives to the Das Keyboard 4 Professional

Das Keyboard 6 Professional full · $199 The Das Keyboard 6 Professional refreshes the classic full-size Das with doubleshot PBT keycaps, a machined volume knob and a magnetic footbar, keeping Cherry MX switches and the brand's minimalist blacked-out styling for desk-bound typists.
Das Keyboard MacTigr full · $219 The Das Keyboard MacTigr is a Mac-first full-size board built on Cherry MX Low Profile Red switches in a titanium-and-aluminium slab, adding a Mac layout, two USB-C passthrough ports and a volume knob for typists who want a premium low-profile mechanical on macOS.
Cherry MX Board 3.0 S full · $110 The Cherry MX Board 3.0 S is a full-size wired board from the company that invented the MX switch, wrapping genuine Cherry MX switches in a slim aluminium-topped case with per-key RGB and a solid non-slip footprint aimed at typists and gamers who want the original switch feel.

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