MCHOSE Ace 68
65% wired Hall-effect magnetic keyboard. Replaced the K12 as travel board
| Maker | MCHOSE |
|---|---|
| Model | Ace 68 |
| Type | 65% wired Hall-effect magnetic gaming keyboard (68 keys, 8000 Hz polling, 0.1-3.4 mm actuation) |
Store
| Store | Price | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon.de | 67,95 EUR | 2026-09-21 |
Specs
| Spec | Value |
|---|---|
| Layout | 65%, 68 keys, ANSI |
| Switch type | Hall-effect magnetic (Ice Blue, Ice Rhino, KTEK, TTC Uranus, TTC Dragon Lord options) |
| Hot-swap | Yes, mixed magnetic switch setups supported |
| Connectivity | Wired USB-C |
Description
The keyboard that replaced the K12 as my travel board.
The Ace 68 was an impulse buy. I had no use for it, I just thought it was extremely beautiful. I'd seen this brand's pedals on Kickstarter, mostly the T98, which came out there first, and I thought it was very cool, so I looked at the rest of their product lineup and ended up liking this keyboard.
I didn't know much about magnetic switches yet, the whole Hall effect thing. Part of why I bought it was to find out what these famous magnetic switches were like. The switches have an adjustable actuation point, from 0.1 to 3.4 mm, and you can set what each key does at different actuation depths, including macros.
Impressions
I swear to you it made no difference at all to me. These fast action switches with a short response time are aimed at people who play fast reaction games, FPS, Counter Strike, Call of Duty, Battlefield, that sort of thing. I've never liked FPS games so I simply don't play them, I'm not the target audience for this switch. But it was the only switch that came with the thing, so I couldn't really choose another one, it was either this or another one that was also Hall effect. I was kind of stuck with it.
What I thought was that it would give me a lighter typing experience, lighter even than the Gateron Silvers, or the Gateron Clears, which have a really low actuation force at 35 g.
It's a good keyboard, I'd say. It's a 65%, which only confirms that I don't like small layouts. It's a bit better than the K12 though, because the software is better defined.
There are things I didn't like about it. It's very beautiful and it's very small, which I thought was really cool, and it comes in a nice little box. But it doesn't sound that great. It feels a bit too hard, a bit locked up somehow. That isn't inherent to the keyboard itself, I'd say it's the feel of the switch, and it isn't something the keyboard is going to fix. Maybe it's because it's all plastic, which is also a negative for me, since I imagine that if it were made of metal it would feel more rigid and give a bit more confidence.
I've never had many problems with it though. I used it a lot and I still use it for travelling and for when I have to go somewhere, it's a travel keyboard. It's very small, and it also has a sort of strap you can put on to hang it off things, so you can put it in a bag and tie it to stuff, which is nice.
Final thoughts
I don't use it much and I'd say it has little use for me specifically. But it has a zillion features on the switch side, including macros, and you can configure what each key does at different actuation levels, so I imagine it's very good for playing fast action games.