Das Keyboard 4 Professional

An experience like no other

The Das Keyboard 4 mechanical keyboard experience is like no other. From the initial idea to every fine detail when crafting this machine, the experience we deliver to customers is what drives our team.

The combination of tactile feel, the psycho-acoustic experience and incredible craftsmanship all deliver an unmatched typing experience that only Das Keyboard 4 offers. With a Das Keyboard 4, you’ll type faster and longer. It feels so good, you won’t want to stop.

Das Keyboard 4 Professional mechanical keyboard is made of the highest-quality materials and robust construction you can feel. All of our keyboards are designed with high-performance, gold-plated mechanical key switches lasting up to 50 million keystrokes. When Germans design it, you know it has to be good.

Das Keyboard 4 professional rear view

Technical specifications

Product information

  • Cherry MX mechanical key switches with gold contacts
  • Dedicated media control with oversized volume knob
  • Two-port USB 3.0 SuperSpeed hub - Up to 5Gb/s, 10x the speed of USB 2.0 (Two-port USB 2.0 hub for Das Keyboard 4 root models)
  • Instant sleep button to save energy
  • Laser etched key inscriptions
  • Bumps on F and J keys (home keys)

More product information

  • 104-key US layout, 105-key for UK, NO, and DE layouts
    • Outside the US? Click here for information on where to buy
  • Footbar to raise keyboard also functions as a ruler (you’ll thank us later)
  • Extra long 6.5 ft (201 cm) USB cable with single USB type-A connector (Braided cable for Das Keyboard 4 root models)
  • Dimensions: 18 x 6.8 x .80 inches (45.72 x 17.272 x 2.032 cm)
  • Elevated height: 1.2 inches (3.1 cm)
  • Weight: 2.9 lbs (1.3 kg)

Even more product information

  • NKRO over USB for faster gaming, programming, or anything that makes you a formidable opponent in work or play
  • Anodized aluminium top panel
  • Firmware updatable
  • System requirements:
    • PC Windows, Linux, ChromeOS or Mac
    • One USB 1.1., 2.0 or 3.0 port
    • No driver required

Cherry MX switches

Das Keyboard uses best-in-class, Cherry MX mechanical key switches that provide tactile and audio feedback so accurate it allows you to execute every keystroke with lightning-fast precision. Its high-performance, gold-plated switches provide the best contact and typing experience because, unlike other metals, gold does not rust, increasing the lifespan of the switch. The Das Keyboard 4 Professional mechanical keyboard is available in both the Cherry MX brown and Cherry MX blue switches.

Force diagram of the Softy switch

Force diagram soft (Brown)

Force diagram of the Clicky switch

Force diagram clicky (Blue)

Cherry MX brown switch - Tactile experience

The Cherry MX brown switches have a soft, tactile bump about halfway through the key press. The soft pressure point switch technology makes the mechanical keyboard less clicky while providing an awesome tactile experience.

Cherry MX brown switches

Cherry MX blue switch - Clicky

The Cherry MX blue switches have a “clicky” tactile bump when the activation point is hit. This feedback helps to increase typing speed by reducing effort needed to push the keys all the way down. The Cherry MX blue switch is the most “clicky” of the Das Keyboard line.

Cherry MX blue switches

Oversized volume knob & dedicated media controls

With its large volume knob, Das Keyboard 4 allows users to quickly adjust volume while on a Skype call, in a Google hangout, or streaming online music. The Das Keyboard 4 also provides quick access to dedicated media controls such as mute, play, pause, next and previous track. A quick-access instant sleep button has been added to save energy while going to lunch or attending meetings.

Das Keyboard 4 professional media view

Which Das Keyboard 4 is right for you?

Das Keyboard 4

Extra-long 2-meter (6.5ft) ABS cable

Two-port USB 3.0 SuperSpeed hub

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Das Keyboard 4 root

Extra-long 2-meter (6.5ft) braided cable

Two-port USB 2.0 Hi-Speed hub

N-Key rollover

Gamers and fast typists will love to hear that Das Keyboard 4 supports full n-key rollover (NKRO) over USB. No need to use a PS2 adapter anymore. Just press shift + mute to toggle NKRO.

Full n-key rollover works with Windows, Linux, and Mac OS X.

Das Keyboard 4 professional N key rollover

A brand new Das Keyboard font

Das Keyboard’s key cap font has been specially designed to provide ease of reading and harmonious view of the keyboard key caps. Das Keyboard’s font looks modern while keeping some of its lines from older, well established fonts. The overall result is sleek and easily readable while not drawing unnecessary attention.

Das Keyboard 4 professional font on the keyboard

Footbar = ruler

We got tired of those itty bitty plastic keyboard feet. They are fragile and typical. The magnetically detachable Das Keyboard footbar raises the keyboard to an optimal 4-degrees. It looks sharp and can be used as a precise ruler when not in use as a footbar. 16-Inch red ruler is scaled on both sides. A ruler? Why not…

Das Keyboard 4 professional ruler feet
Das Keyboard 4 professional ruler feet

Every detail matters

Featuring a stunning look, Das Keyboard 4 Professional has been completely redesigned with a sleek anodized aluminium top panel, a resonance-free bottom enclosure, a magnetically attached footbar, and a laser-engraved aluminium bottom label… all which make the design feel more badass and the typing feel more responsive.

There is no detail too tiny for us.

Aluminium label on the bottom of a Das Keyboard 4 professional

Built to last

The perfect blend of technology and art

Das Keyboard 4 Professional mechanical keyboard

Das Keyboard 4 root - braided cable, USB 2.0 hub
Das Keyboard 4 professional - ABS cable, USB 3.0 hub