Keychron has announced the Keychron C100 8K macro pad, a 100-switch control grid that the company lists at $64.99. It is an unusually large proposition for a peripheral built around user-assigned inputs: ten rows by ten columns, where a normal keyboard layout has been thrown out rather than gently modified.
Keychron says the C100 8K ships as a blank slate, with no preset functions on its 100 keys. The company lists a Keychron Apex Switch, Red option for the 100-switch configuration. At the time its store page was captured, that Red-switch version was backordered and marked to ship when stock returned.
The company’s verified X account announced the product on August 13, 2026, listing the same $64.99 price along with per-key RGB lighting, transparent ASA keycaps, dual-angle adjustable feet and support for Keychron Launcher.
What does the Keychron C100 8K macro pad offer?
Keychron says the pad supports hot-swappable switches, meaning its switches can be replaced, and an 8K polling rate. The company also says its QMK Launcher provides configuration support. Tom’s Hardware reported that the launcher runs online rather than requiring software installed on a PC.
The product page presents the device as a 100-key layout whose keys all start unassigned. That point needs a small asterisk: Tom’s Hardware reports that the four corner keys are exceptions to the customizable grid. Keychron’s captured store copy does not identify such an exception, so the available material does not settle whether those corner positions can be assigned.
Keychron’s marketing calls the C100 8K a product for work and gaming, but there is no hands-on testing or benchmark evidence here to establish how it performs in either job. The confirmed pitch is narrower: a large field of keys that users can configure through the company’s launcher, with lighting and replaceable switches along for the ride.
For someone who needs a dense bank of custom inputs, the price makes the C100 8K a less extravagant purchase than its 100-key layout suggests. Buyers should still check availability and confirm the corner-key behavior before treating every square of the grid as available configuration space.
This story draws on original reporting from Tom's Hardware.
