Ducky - Shine 3 TKL

I'm a pretty die hard Ducky Shine fan. I used to do transcription and typed on a Ducky Shine blue cherry switch at 120wpm easy. For gaming, I switched it up to a red cherry switch that's a nice balance for gaming and typing. I have my old Ducky Shine 3 from like 10 years ago and it's still my favorite keyboard. It's been beaten and tossed around, had to eventually solder the wire in, but it still performs like a champ. It also has the best sound out of all my keyboards, altho I only buy out of the box keyboards. I've tried other Ducky series and the only one I like is the Shine series. They are more heavy duty and solid construction imo. They also sound great and have the best shaped keys.

Hello nice people of /r/BudgetKeebs I used a Ducky Shine 3 for I swear what it seems like 10 years (maybe slightly less) and it was time to move on. I recently grabbed some super cheap no-name keyboard off Amazon to hold me over but it's time to get a real replacement. Could you please recommend a 104-key full size keyboard around the $80-120 range that will be reliable (no weird hardware issues). Here are my wants/needs: * Preferably black/dark, aluminum casing if possible, otherwise plastic is fine. * Don't care about Knob/LCD screen/BT/battery.. wired is great. Honestly as plain as possible would work. * Hot swappable switches * LED would be nice to have (I just set it to one color and forget it, doesn't need fancy effects) * QMK/VIA nice to have, not sure how much I'd use it, not required. Essentially, something like the Aula F108 Pro or Ajazz AK35I V3, I guess? (I'd be paying extra for the silly LCD screen, don't think I'd use their software, and I haven't done enough research to see if they're any good) Thanks much in advance!

I bought a ducky shine like 10 years ago and despite spilling wine all over it, it's still going strong. Truly an unkillable keyboard. I could beat someone up with it and it'd still work perfectly fine, it's such a strong item. However, it didn't survive my wife. It was too loud, so I had to get rid of it. The Logitech k120 is like 20 euros and after 10 years of sitting in a cupboard, it's also still going strong!

For keys its doubleshot PBT. Body is a zinc alloy.