AK820

I prefer the base AK820 to the pro because the screen on the pro is kinf of useless, replaces actually useful keys, and is a potential failure cause itself. The Sharkoon Skiller SGK50 S3 is a compact 75% with no frills but QMK firmware. Not available in the US or I would give you a more complete review.

It's more than good enough for $30. If you want something better then it's available, but even something as basic as the ak820 is more than good enough to not be the thing holding you back. I would just get the more cheaper $35 instead of the one shown here that's marked up for no reason.

Nah, wouldn't recommend the AK820. For the price, it looks nice, but overall, it's a realistically 20-30$ keyboard with cheap knob (so god knows how fast it'll break) and is full plastic, so build "quality" isn't really there.

I mean I have one (non HE) and it’s acting up. Now, I bought it for fun, but the knob is skipping, sometimes working, sometimes not, and recently, the whole board started to be problematic, like keys freezing, not wanting to type certain characters, etc

Oh yeah, hot swappable, but this issue seems to be on the board level, due to random keys (while typing) deciding to type out 10 characters instantly

I have durock silent t1 (shrimp) switches and love them. Silent, tactile switch. I’ve also used Akko penguins tactile aswell. Very good budget option. As for the keyboard itself, I run an Ajaz ak820. Very quiet.

I really like it. It’s budget, comes in wired, or wireless (I have the wireless 2.4g). Is hot-swappable so you can pick your own switches, gasket mount, and there is even a layer of foam in the keyboard as well. I’m sure there are nicer board out there, but it’s my daily driver.

I am just gonna paste the document I made when I was researching keyboards. It's probably useless to you but it's nice to know what's available. I would also suggest to not go with cheaper (<2500) Keyboards as their QC is mid at best and can be a bit or miss. -Full sizes- TVS gold bharat - Classic, Durable, Highly dust resistant, No backlight, no aesthetics, purely for office work, no n key rollover. No hotswap Acer Nitro G( And similar) - Chinese OEM keyboards rebranded , most aren't hot swap, Acer one is gasket mounted tho. Cheap (~₹2000), Yes levels of RGB to the point it can be used like a light source. AULA S series - Eg S2022, lower end offering from aula, good considering the budget but no customization. Also the wire is wonkydoodle clay like , I tried it for 3 days and then stopped. Portronics has a similar keyboard at similar cost but stay away from portronics keyboards. AULA FXXXX series -F2058 ,F3287 , better build quality than the S series but not as good as the F75. Comes around ₹2000 RK /MCHOSE/KEYCHRON - The full sizes variants are so good but so expensive (I only have tried the RKS98) -Not Full sizes - This is sweet spot for me, no one uses that Numpad unless you're an accountant or something EvoFox - There's the Ronin which is considered best budget keeb under 3k. There's the cheaper katana too . QC issues are there but warranty system is good. There are mini series but no volume knob . There's also the new X75 but idk how it is. AULA F75 - Really good keyboard, loved by many. 75% keyboard with a lot of switches options solid long term investment ngl. AULA M75 - It's basically the a keyboard which tries to be F75 but doesn't have enough stat points to upgrade it's build quality. Tri mode connection has problems. AJAZZ AK820- The most balanced keyboard- value for money. 8000 mah battery is lovely. RK 75/88/100- The benchmark of a good keyboard. Reliable. Warranty is good ( although most people don't require it.) --Other options-- Barebones - Can be good value if you get the switches and keycap used. And in the end it'll be YOUR keyboard. Although you could do this with any hotswappable keyboard lol. Hand wired - DIY get some 16 gauge copper cables, switches and a microcontroller and other smaller wires. JK don't build a keyboard if you are new . 60%s - Super compact , i love them . But there's a learning curve . Avoid if you absolutely need Arrow keys and the volume knob HE keyboards - Magnetic , Purely made for shaving off the latencies which are useful in eSports (Banned in pro eSports). Most aren't fun to type on but you don't buy HE keyboards to type .

If you need for gaming get HR keyboard like ak820

This Aula 60% is probably the cheapest I can recommend, its hot swappable. https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/aula-61-keys-hot-swappable-rgb-backlit-mechanical-keyboard-detachable-type-c-wired-gaming-keyboard-f3261-i3455301445-s17746401716.html? If you stretch your budget a bit though Ajazz AK820 is selling a 75% KB for 1300 PHP (without vouchers), which is a pretty great board for the price. I highly recommend getting this one https://www.lazada.com.ph/products/ajazz-ak820-wired-detachable-mechanical-keyboard-cnc-knob-control-75-gasket-mount-gaming-keyboard-i4785899854-s27583306856.html?

epomaker once had a sub reddit but was removed due to their shady behavior toward customers. their keyboards however are valid. ajazz makes good cheap keyboards, on top of my head names like AK820 (and other variants ex pro and pro max) are all pretty good, they even have an hall effect line up if you want to try something new (beware the feeling between mechanical switches and he switches is totally different). if you really want to stick to corsair (even thou it ain't really worth its price) the corsair K65 plus is an hot swappable 75% layout keyboard with an alluminum top plate and a plastic bottom plate (just like the keyboard i'm using but it's from asus and I had to mod it).