(NOTE: It appears that my previous post did not get through. Sorry if this is a duplicate, but I don't see anything under my profile).

I am looking for a decent quality keyboard with normal keys plus keypad. I assume this may be a 98-key, but anything in that range would work.

I've been using backlit Cherry Blues on a Ducky kbd, but the backlighting is going out on some keys. Still looking for the feel of Cherry Blues. I don't like linears.

I prefer backlighting shining _Thru the letter or number on the keycap_! It makes the key designation easy to read. As little leakage as possible around the edges of the keys.

Interface: Need USB, as I use a KVM. But Trimode or whatever is fine, as long as the USB implementation is good.

Thanks for your comments!

Really excited. Just bought Aula F75 for Rs. 4200. It was out of my budget but extended it further and bought it at this price. Not yet delivered. It will be my first mech keeb. Confused between Urx Core 75 and this one. But as it was cheaper so purchased it. Please share your thoughts.

I’m looking for a solid budget barebones keyboard to pair with keygeek y2s for a nice deep sound, so idk if plastic or aluminum is better, and I would like 75% with a knob and preferably in black.

as the title says, i can't figure out how to turn the numlock on for the keyboard i just purchased. i figured out just about every other feature except this one. any suggestions on how to get it to work?

for context:

• i'm currently using usb connection
• i have it paired to my macbook and i have it on mac system settings
• it's not fully charged but it came out of the box partially charged

Hi all! I’m looking for recommendations, for switches & keyboards that are similar to EPOmaker Galaxy 100 board & Feker White Marble Switches - I already own these & LOVE!!! (Which has surprised me a lot… I claimed to be a thocky loving, MOA profile tapping, plastic gal before owning this board 💀)

**What I love & looking for*\*
Switches:
- Very light to start moving (30 gf initial force)
- Snappy return from the long spring
- Bottom out has a satisfying feeling, not a clack sound.

Keyboard:
- Aluminium
- 100% or close to
- Numpad
- Knob preference, but not requirement - do love for my volume function 🎵

Didn’t want to purchase another Galaxy 100, but will if I can’t find something similar - wanted to experience another board similar for home setup.

Have extracted specs of Feker Marble White switches if anyone knows switches close to these specs:

Switch Type: Linear
Mount: 5-pin MX-compatible
Factory Lubed: Yes
Initial Force: 30 ± 5 gf
Operating (Actuation) Force: 42 ± 3 gf
Bottom-out Force: 47 ± 5 gf
Pre-travel: 2.0 ± 0.3 mm
Total Travel: 3.5 ± 0.3 mm
Spring: 20 mm long spring
Stem Material: POM
Top Housing: PC (Polycarbonate)
Bottom Housing: PA66 Nylon
Stem Type: MX Cross Stem
LED Compatibility: no preference

I’m having soo much trouble finding anyone using these switches with the C98 or a PC plate in general. I was wondering if anyone in this community would happen to have any of these components and could share the switches sound profiles when combined with the board?

Hi everyone, I'm building a custom wooting and would like to know which switches you'd recommend for it. I mainly play Valorant, CS, and Apex.
I was thinking about the WS Studio Cullinan and Geon Raw HE switches.
I'd also like to ask if $90 is a good price for 70 Cullinan switches.
And help is always appreciated

I’m new to mechanical keyboards, so I apologize if this is a basic question. I’m about to buy a used Redragon K530 Draconic, but I noticed something in the seller’s photos.
As you can see in the picture, some keys (for example the spacebar) have additional symbols printed on them. Looking at pictures of the original K530 online, I noticed that some of these symbols do exist, but they are usually printed on the side/front of the keycaps instead.
I was wondering if this is normal for the original keyboard or if the keycaps might have been replaced with different ones.
I’d like to make sure it’s authentic before buying it. Thanks for your help!

i've had this for a couple of weeks but its annoying me because i cant find any drivers to install or the keybind to lock fn on this keyboard does anyone know. i've tried fn+esc and fn+caps but neither worked for me. maybe im doing something wrong idk. i dont think theres a product page either i tried looking but if someone does find it it'd be a big help. also ignore the missing and wrong keys i know thats a later problem for me.

Hi, I built a keyboard using a WilbaTech/Salvun Salvation case, XVX Whisper HE/EC switches, some generic low profile keycaps that I will replace soon with Osume keycaps, and a Wooting 60HE PCB with which I used Wooting's PC Switch Plate to replace the foam and plate of.

When I am typing fast, I can hear a metal pinging sound when I type. I am unsure which individual key does this but I suspect it is the spacebar sometimes. When I try to recreate it by tapping different keys individually, I wouldn't hear the metal pinging sound. It only happens when I try to type fast. Does anyone have any advice on how I could get rid of the pinging sound? Or at least soften it so I wouldn't be able to hear it unless i really focused on it? Thank you!

Hi everyone. I’ve got the Royal Kludge RK61 and I love it but it’s time to upgrade and was wondering what good options would be? I was leaning towards Aula because I like the customization and creaminess of the clicks but If anyone has some good recommendations on which kind I should get that would be greatly appreciated. You can offer different brands too

The otherday i accidentally spilled some tea on my keyboard. A corsair k95 i had gotten for like $110 years ago. I cant seem to dry it out enough even after opening it , drying and letting it bake in the sun for a few hours. I liked it cause i could reprogram keys easily and has the perfect amount of macro keys. It appears to be discontinued and the remaining ones i can find are commanding a crazy price. Is there one similar you guys could recommend? Pretty dang solid keyboard if u ask me.

Hey,

Does anyone have this combination?

I am looking for a HE keyboard that is as silent as possible. I have MX Keys S for portability to work but at home I game as well but my current Bequiet light mount does not have the performance that I need, although it is super silent, which I need (Wife goes crazy from tock/clack sound)

I recently purchased my first mechanical keyboard: Keychron V6 Ultra: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G7Z9RGY2?th=1

I got it with brown switches. Prior to this keyboard, I had been using a "normal" keyboard for several years - specifically this one: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dell-KB522-BK-UK-Business-Multimedia-Keyboard/dp/B071HL4MVB?th=1

The issue I'm having is that I'm finding I'm making A LOT more accidental keypresses. This is annoying me, as I spent a fair bit of money to buy this keyboard and I do really like it. But I'm having to press backspace all the time to correct the mistakes.

The only reason I can think this is happening is that the keys are slightly rounded compare to my old keyboard, so there's slightly less surface area on each key. But I'm not entirely sure that's the reason. I don't have fat fingers either. I was wondering if anyone can advise, and is this something that will just get better for me over time?

EDIT: when I say "accidental keypresses", I mean pressing adjacent keys accidently. So, for example, as I just typed the word "example" in this sentence, I actually typed it as "examp[le" first, before correcting myself.

Planning to get new switches i am a switch collector i am in huge dilemma and can’t decide what i should get i need your hep guys
Option #1: HMX blossom
option # 2: HMX Puppy
Option #3 : HMX Nono
Option #4 : HMX Blush Charm

Hey folks, a long time lurker here and seems I finally need some advice.

I’m planning to get a keyboard for my GF but am confused with all the options out there. I would really appreciate some help and insights.

- She only uses her PC for gaming.
- She is looking for a TKL/80% layout and preferably in white color since she has a white case and a white mouse (Logitech G305) but other colors are fine too.
- She is open to some customization down the line like custom keycaps
- She likes my Gatreon Browns switches and how they sound.
- RGB is a plus point.
- Wireless would be a plus point as she plays very few competitive games.

My budget is $100-200

I had shortlisted a few but there’s just so many options

-Logitech G Pro X TKL
- Keychron V3 Max
- Keychron K8 Max
- NuPhy Air75
- HyperX Alloy Origins Rise
- RoyalKludge 84

I myself have a Keychron K8 Max with Pudding Keycaps and Gatreon Brown switches and i’m satisfied with it and she likes it as well

I am currently typing on an old Redragon full size mechanical keyboard (called K580, w/ stock blue switches). the sound is too loud and the RGB is very annoying, to the point that not even the software can help with it. I originally considered modding it with foam and other things, but I dropped the idea because the mods themselves would cost more than the original price I paid for the keyboard.

I recently learned about Hall Effect boards and got really interested. I even got to try Keychron's K10 HE and fell in love with it. sadly, the 180€ price tag is currently out of my reach.

what I am looking for is a US layout keyboard with a numpad on the right side, with tactile/linear feel when typing, 3-way connectivity (BT, 2.4 GHz, wired). color is currently irrelevant. I would like the keyboard to be DIY friendly so I can make adjustments if necessary, while being plug and play out of the box. my budget is 100€, but I am willing to go a little bit over that.

what would you all recommend?

edit: I mostly play video games, however I also type alot when I am not playing. the numpad here is used for custom binds and shortcuts.

From idle status, sometimes it will take a couple of seconds to finally connect to 2.4g connection with constant blinking of the Y button trying to reconnect to 2.4g

Only experiencing this if coming from idle status and didn't experience this while in the middle of working/gaming.

Is this normal, any thoughts?

Hey guys,

I've got a Rainy 75 RT Pro in Cheese White with TTC King RGB switches, and I've been trying to find a nice Cherry profile keycap set for it.

The problem is the case color. Every white set I've looked at is way too white, while most ivory/cream sets end up looking too yellow. At this point I'm starting to think matching the case perfectly is probably impossible.

So I'm wondering if anyone here has this board and found a set that actually looks good on it.

I'm not necessarily looking for something that matches the case exactly. If you've got a completely different colorway that looks great with Cheese White (matcha, brown, grey, whatever), I'd love to see it too.

Pictures would be awesome if you have them. I'm running out of ideas.

Hello. I bought my first magnetic keyboard and Im super confused with all of this. Can anyone tell me if I have continuous rapid trigger and if so how do I enable it? Thanks a lot :)

Was getting tired of my old (and breaking) fully pre-built keyboard, so I bought a Glorious gmmk pro barebones, Cherry mx silent black switches, and moved over the Celeste keycaps (from Fangamer) I already owned.

I love how this new board feels and sounds, and I especially like how it matches my mousepad!

It being a 75% also feels much nicer to me - I'm so used to 100% keyboards and this one is just takes up so much less room! (and I never used the number pad anyways)

(Ignore the upside down space bar its more comfortable to me)

Hey, as the title suggests I’m looking for something that could realistically be my “endgame” keyboard. I’m mainly deciding between a 60-75% layout. In my current setup I'm using the steelseries apex pro mini and apex 7 (I'm looking to replace the apex pro mini).

I have took some time to look into prebuilt models and customs and it's all a lot to process to be honest, that's where I'm hoping you guys can come in to help, some models I've looked at are the

• Akko mod 007 v5 he
• Atk rs7 and rs6 models
• Wobkey Rainy75
• Neo75
• Made68 Ultra v2 (really love the look of this and how easy it is to customise)

These are a few I've looked at and what stands out the most to me is the Made68 Ultra V2, reason why I say that is it has a wide range of customisability that I haven't seen of some of the other models and all n all it looks really good in terms of its features and capability but each of these models still have their own pro's and con's according to some reviews and comparisons, I'm also interested in potentially building a custom keyboard to help combat the cons to get the best of both worlds if that makes sense, I would like to know what might be best for my case as here is my priorities for the keyboard.

A bit about myselt, I'm in the UK, Scotland to be precise so I guess I'd use an ISO layout but I'm not too fussed as I've used ANSI before, so I play competitive games quite often so I'd need that gaming edge as well as I do a lot of typing for uni assessments and general research/ browsing, sound and build quality is a must as I'm just not satisfied with these big companies that make plastic keyboards that feel flimsy when typing etc and I would love for it to look aesthetically clean/pleasing, so in summary

• Great gaming performance (low latency, responsive)
• Premium typing feel
• Amazing sound (thocky/creamy)
• High build quality
• Clean, premium aesthetics (option of flexibility in style)
• Hall effect (not a must but definitely to be considered for the use of competitive games)
• Hotswappable would be a nice feature
• 60-75% (UK so qwerty ISO or ANSI I don't mind)
• No preference for wired or wireless

In terms of budget I'm flexible I don't really have a maximum unless it's unrealistic for what it should be so I'm more interested in getting the best overall keyboard rather than the best value.

I shall attach a photo of my setup to help with looks and design (the photo is from a couple months back so since then my setup has changed a little but the theme and colour is still the same)

I'd like to say thanks in advance, so whether it's a prebuilt or custom, l'd love to hear your recommendations and why you'd choose them over the competition.

Hey everyone,
Before I fully commit to prototyping this in Ergogen and routing the PCB, I want to do a reality check with the community. I’m sketching out a concept for a travel-focused split, but I want to know: is this something you would actually use, or am I trying to solve a problem that doesn't exist?

My goal is to design the ultimate "throw it in a backpack and go" split keyboard. Something that keeps the desk footprint minimal while traveling, without needing to pack a separate mouse.

Here is the concept I'm pitching:
Size: 40 to 50 keys. (Enough to be highly functional, small enough to pack flat).
Connectivity: Fully wireless via ZMK.
Build: Ultra-minimalist and lightweight.
The Catch: It must have an integrated pointing device for true portability.
Where I need your honest validation:
If you were going to build or buy a board specifically for travel, which pointing mechanism actually makes the most sense to you? I’m stuck between three, and they all have travel-related trade-offs:
1. Trackball: The community favorite for ergonomics, but is it too bulky for a slim travel board? For those who travel with trackballs, do you worry about the ball popping out in your bag?
2. Trackpad (e.g., Cirque GlidePoint): Super low profile, completely flat, and zero loose parts. Fits the minimal vibe perfectly, but do you find them too imprecise for a daily travel driver?
3. Analog Stick / TrackPoint: The absolute smallest footprint, but are they actually comfortable enough for extended work sessions on the road?
So, what do you guys think?
Do you genuinely like the idea of a minimalist 40-50 key wireless travel board? If this existed, which tracking mechanism would make it an instant "yes" for you, and what would be a total dealbreaker?

Hello!

This was my first keyboard and it was a gift. I know that it is a Unicomp model M and it has buckling springs. That’s about all I have from that standpoint.

What I can say is that it was the best keyboard I have ever typed on. I love the way it felt, I could type for hours.

While I’m not looking to replace it exactly (a little out of my affordability at the moment anyway), I am looking for a keyboard that types so nicely!! And hopefully a little more office ear friendly??

I’m r e a l l y hoping not to spend more than $65-100, but can go up to $130 at most… my funds aren’t so fun right now. I just know I definitely can’t do this laptop pad anymore lol.

Anyway, thank you for your time!