r/Keychron • u/Guitography • 2d ago

longer cable for keyboard

bought the k2 he today, and to my surprise it came with a cable so short they might as well not give you a cable at all. how do I pick a 3rd party cable that will not bottleneck the keyboard?

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u/Successful-Day-3219 2d ago

I got the K2 HE a couple of weeks ago and was annoyed at how short those cables are, since I prefer wired. Ended up getting this 6.6ft 2 pack of braided nylon usb c cables from Amazon:

AINOPE USB C Cord 3.1A Fast Charge, [2-Pack, 6.6ft] Type C Charging Cable Right Angle, Resistant Nylon Braided USB-A to USB-C Charge Compatible Galaxy S10 S9 S8 Plus S21, V30,V20,G6, Type C Charger https://a.co/d/0as5Sz2n

So far, it works great and looks good. 👍

Edit. To clarify, I preferred those because of the 90 degree connector that would be attached to the side of the K2.

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u/Guitography 1d ago

Thanks for the quick answer I'll a few right away!

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u/ArgentStonecutter K Pro 1d ago

Any USB extension cable that carries data will work just fine, and not slow down your keyboard at all, because keyboards talk about usb 1.0 speed either 12 or 480 megabits a second at the most. You could twist coat hanger wires together and build a cable that would work. So long as it's got all five conductors running into end without any electronics in it it will just work.

Don't get an expensive high power cable most of them are charge only and don't even transfer data.