Ummmm so wow how have I never discovered this before??? This is the perfect place for me and it just so happens my keyboard died and I need a new one! I run a Mac and am not picky about Bluetooth or hardwired. Everything else you will have to explain it to me like I’ve 5 haha. Thanks I’m advance. Oh and I did read through the post from a bit ago about good budget keyboards and that was useful.

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    Keychron. They even ship with MacOS keycaps as a default.

    Sorry if I sound like a broken record, but Keychron in general is too good at their price points to not recommend for many people.

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      Q6 user here, fucking love it! by far the best keyboard i have ever used, especially when upgrading from a G815.

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      Second Keychron. I have a Q8, K6 and Q0 and love all of them. The Q8 and Q0 are built like tanks and weigh as much. The K6 is light and perfect for on the go.

      If I had known the Q14 was coming I most likely would have waited for a non-southpaw version of that.

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          Yup! 96% Southpaw Alice. If they come out with a regular 96% Alice then we’ll finally have a mech replacement for the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000 which is one of the most comfortable and affordable ergonomic keyboards ever made.

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      Let’s pretend I am not an idiot and I realized the first time that was a link to a website for all things mechanical keyboards and not specific brand haha…geez.

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    mech.land just got a fresh stock of the Zoom TKL (usually pretty hard to find) and they are absolutely stellar. They are a bit over your budget though at around $249 IIRC. I just picked up my second one :D

    Link

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    Man, I got a red dragon from micro center, and it’s not amazing, but it’s very good for my first mechanical. I miss some keystrokes once in a while, but the Bluetooth doesn’t fail and I share it between 2 PCs. Best $50 I’ve spent on keyboards.

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    If you are a switch hound like me and you want something that feels a cut above the rest then Unicomp new model M or ROG RX whatever the fuck.

    Model Ms are so well regarded I don’t need to tell you about them and why they feel good.

    ROG RX switches are a new optoelectric thing that just so happens to be extremely smooth, stable, and binding resistant while combining full travel and a long pole style bottom out. The clickies also use a unique click mechanism that is most similar to space invaders and works really well if you aren’t into linears. Also comes with on the fly macro recording which is always a plus.

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    Im really happy with my Das keyboard 4 professional. If you dont mind blank keycaps, or intend to order custom ones down the road anyway, I’d recommend it. Its got a sturdy heavyish metal body that feels like its resilient, which I do like personally as I dont need it to be mobile

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      Thank you, I’ll check them out! I too am not worried about it being mobile so the heavy body would be nice. Are keycaps easy to swap? Also do I love have the 10 key but have read it’s better practice to ditch it built in, thoughts?