Mechanical Keyboards @lemmy.ml jcrabapple @dmv.pub 1 yr. ago

Looking for nice budget keyboard

I want to buy a new mech board but not looking to drop a lot of money on it. What's the best pre-built budget mech keyboard you've ever tried? ~$100 or less.

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Can't go wrong with Keychron: https://www.keychron.com/collections/normal-profile-keyboards

But it does depend on what you're after
- I love Keychron. I have a K2. Was thinking about a C1 Pro Custom. Only $80.
  
  So many options from them, really. You could also look at epomaker, and even Drop has a few options, but you'll get most bang from Keychron
  
  Can't really go wrong with that, if you like it, go for it!
  
  The first board that made me fall into this rabbit hole was a K2, it's a great budget board! My friend has a C2 and is quite happy with it.
- @2tone
  
  @jcrabapple
  
  This is a personal choice. I've had Keychron and theyr'e very good entry level .. but I DESPISE the fact that they have Bluetooth only. The fact that you have to press a key to wake the keeb up and then wait 2-3 seconds for Bluetooth to pair before you start typing bothers me to no end.
  
  I ended up selling mine to buy a RoyalKludge one which is an amazon clone ... it's pretty much the same thing but it has a 2.5GHZ dongle that doesn't have that same delay.
  
  It also has RGB LEDs programmable software, hot swappable switches and it costs under a hundo ....
  
  Been using it for 2 years now, very happy with it.
  
  I really think those Amazon brands would see noticeable sales improvement if they paid a native English speaker $10 to come up with a better name than "Royal Kludge".
  
  Hmm I don't think you're using the right Keychron boards. Mine has USB.
  
  I agree, my current daily driver is a Keychron and so far I haven't had a problem with the Bluetooth when I use it. I use it wired most of the time but a 2.5Ghz dongle would be fantastic.
  
  I just saw the Royal Kludge RK918 today and it looks just like the out of production Anker keyboard I have. It is solidly built and looks great. The only drawback I see is it appears to be like the Anker in that it is a hardwired cable, no customizing with aviator cable or such. Not all RK keyboard are like this and many have the dongle like yours.
  
  I'm not worried about that because I hard wire my keyboards anyway.
  
  What are you talking about? All of my keychron boards have a hard wired connection and Bluetooth
  
  My Keychron has a dongle, although it was one of their more costly models.

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