I have owned 4 and have enjoyed them. If you just want to try one out then a keychron or royal kludge m75 are safe bets to start with... I would avoid the normal peripheral brands. The quality isn't as good.

You'll have to make a few decisions that make it feel very different so I found YouTube reviews helpful before buying

-Size (65%,75%, all the way to full with numpad)
-Switches there are a lot but these are common (red - not super clicky, brown - a bit of a bump but not too loud, blue - super clicky)
-brand
-Wireless/wired 

 what’s with the dial in the upper right corner of the royal kludge m75? 

 If that’s a source selector I’m in. 

 - push down for on off
- push and hold for mode switch (USB, 2.4ghz, 3 Bluetooth) I use it with 3 computers and a tablet
-volume 

 Oh man. Ok.
I know what I have to do 🤓 

 I enjoy it, it's my main keebs. I did replace the switches with gazzews and a key cap set I already had but the ones it came with are decent. 

 

 the youtube reviews are definitely a solid shout

don't care about the brand at all, i am all for good quality, durability and aesthetics 

 Keyboards offer almost endless aesthetic opportunities 😂 

 oh absolutely

i would absolutely love some sleek matte black keycaps 

 Yes!! Matte is a great contrast tool. 

Also for your switches, you can do something like what I posted about earlier - building a board for a friend so I got this sampler to figure out what they like best. $10 usd isn’t terrible https://image.nostr.build/ffffec28345d29a631325f77ee7acd83e50f0ee5c8abcff8054ee140ff829b65.jpg  

 I grabbed a Keychron because it was wireless and less expensive than my others, and I wasn't expecting a lot. It ended up being a pretty nice keyboard. Good bang for the buck, IMO.