Keychron P6 Ultra blends full-size metal build, ZMK, and 8K polling

Keychron’s P6 Ultra arrived as a spec stack, not a single headline feature. The full-size, all-metal wireless board combined ZMK firmware, 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth 5.3, wired mode, and 8K polling in a package priced at $199.99, a number that put it squarely in reach for serious board buyers who still want a numpad.

That price matters because the P6 Ultra was not chasing ultra-luxury territory. Keychron listed the Fully Assembled version with the PCB, case, plate, Mac and Windows keycaps, and Keychron Silk POM switches already installed. It also said the board could pair with up to three devices over Bluetooth, had up to 660 hours of battery life, and would ship within 2 working days. The company added one more hard line: no discount codes could be used on the P6 Ultra 8K.

The most interesting part of the launch was not the spec sheet alone, but how much of it pointed toward daily ownership. TechPowerUp reported a quick-disassembly ball-catch closure that let the aluminum case open without tools, a detail that matters every time a board needs a switch change, a mod, or a clean-out. It also reported a 4,000 mAh battery, 660 hours with backlighting off, and about 200 hours at the lowest backlight setting. In a hobby where serviceability often gets buried under marketing copy, that kind of toolless access is a real quality-of-life feature.

Other parts of the package read more like benchmark flex than day-to-day necessity. Eight thousand hertz wireless polling is an easy number to market, especially to gamers, but most typists will feel the board’s aluminum chassis, stable build, and wireless flexibility before they notice polling-rate bragging rights. TechPowerUp said the P6 Ultra came only in black, with black Cherry-profile double-shot PBT keycaps and gray and orange accent keys, and that it appeared to borrow design ideas from the Lemokey P2 HE, including a silicone bean gasket mount.

Taken together, the P6 Ultra looked like Keychron trying to normalize a new baseline for enthusiast boards: metal construction, modern wireless, easy disassembly, and real firmware support, all before the price climbs into boutique territory. In that sense, the board mattered less as a single release than as a sign that the hobby’s premium expectations have moved, and Keychron was moving with them.