I finally got one this year. i like it, but each person is different for how much pressure response they want and click type.
i use this one i got from amazon
Keychron C2 Full Size Wired Mechanical Keyboard for Mac, Hot-swappable, Gateron G Pro Brown Switch, RGB Backlight, 104 Keys ABS keycaps Gaming Keyboard for Windows, USB-C Type-C Braid Cable https://a.co/d/bI47b40
I second the comment around the choice is very personal
I have the k7. I love it
everybody seems to be huge fans of the brown switches, excited to try them out
I have blue switches I believe
A lot of people start with browns... but something funny happens, after about six months they don't feel "clicky" enough as your fingers get used to the force. I see a lot of people end up with Boba u4T or something with a force range of 42-62g
wait, what the hell does force range mean
it's a deep rabbit hole but each switch type has an activation force. How hard you have to press to push the key down.
At first the low force ones feel nice because people are used to typing on mushy laptop keebs. As you use mechanicals more I see people like a bit more push
hmm, excited to see that
how much would a swap like that cost?
Make sure the board you buy is hot swappable. Means you can just pull switches in and out.
The switch packs can run anywhere from $20 to $200+ dollars.
This is a solid set for a bit over 20. I personally like gazzews u4ts
Akko V3 Cream Blue Pro Keyboard switch
https://a.co/d/6M0RhfH
Pretty much the price of a set of new switches. A hot-swappable keyboard would let you change out the keys easily, otherwise you'd need to solder them off/on
I'm a clear/white switch maxi. Clears are better browns and whites are better blues.
never even heard of thoss
ooh, i like the setup of this and the price also seems reasonable
although i would really really love a differently colour schemed keycaps
how hard would those be to exchange?
not hard, you can order customer keycaps and pull off the old ones
do i need specific translucent kind to support the backlit rgb?
would love a really subtle matte black set
yes but usually the labels of the keys are translucent and let the light through, lighting up the label of the key, and then giving a glow around the key caps. I think you would verify that with the custom key cap order
that should be the default is what I am saying
Easy and can get some good ones from Amazon for 20-30
Yeah, the keys pop right off and on like Lego
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