K10 HE

I do love the K10HE, in fact I’m looking at it right now. I have it nearby for when I feel like using a full sized one or when I wanna game a bit.

keychron k10 QMK v2 and pick the hotswappable model. not a ton of fullsized boards in general, much less with north facing shinethrough

This is a fine answer - depending on budget... QMK/VIA more than doubles my price though, sadly. The AJazz Ak820_max_plus_retro is a 75% keyboard. I wish I had bought a TKL layout because it doesn't drop standard keys - can easily add a numpad but you can't add a direct key for ScrollLock/Printscreen etc which I used extensively for shortcuts. If you have to press Fn key to access ScrollLock, then any kind of Meta_ shortcut is disabled, because that just 'locks WIN' - for gamers and annoying for anyone else. However, the abovementioned switches make it instantly office friendly with a familiar tactile bump, similar to many laptop and membrane keyboards. The keyboard cost me ฿1499, whilst the cheapest available QMK keyboards around here... I was tempted by the Keychron K10 - full sized, silent keys, but ฿4,400 is just too much over the price of ฿1,490 which can type REALLY nicely already... The silent tactile ('feels like an upgraded version of a Logitech K270 or similar OEM profile with tactility offered by silicone domes) switches cost me $11 US so the total price (฿1,490 plus ฿365) was still under $50 US. So you do pay a fair bit extra for software.

You could get the Keychron K10 HE to get exactly the layout you have now, or the K8 HE is the TKL version. I have a K2 HE and can confirm it's fantastic.

Go for the Keychron K10 HE off Amazon. It's currently $107, but you at least know you're getting a qaulity brand. I recently bought a Red Thunder K65 off amazon for $55. Gasket and all that, but only reviews seemed to be "Vine free product review" people. Then I also bought a K2 HE for $100. Felt night and day difference on quality. Returned the Red Thunder that night.

Keychron K10 HE? Otherwise wait for Lemokey to launch a full size HE board. It's Keychron's gaming brand lol. The L1 HE I have sounds a whole lot better than the other Keychron K series HE boards I have. Unfortunately, even Keychron's Q HE boards all have south facing RGBs...it's slim pickings for you 100% stans already, adding north-facing backlighting adds a whole new level of complexity lol. Otherwise, grab something like a Lemokey L1 HE and a separate NUM pad?

Oh yeah, the base K10 does have north-facing LEDs. So does the K10 V2 QMK (the better option because customisation). If you want the wireless features of the Max series, go for the K10 HE (hall-effect). Limits your switch options to Gateron double-rail HE switches, but they're good switches, and you obviously get all the benefits of HE, which is great if you like to tinker.

I've had a good experience with my K4 HE, and that's been great. I'd much rather use a Q HE series or a Lemokey L or P HE keyboard, because the aluminium chassis sounds and feels a decent bit better, but the K HE series is great nonetheless. The K10 HE is a solid affordable option for full-size HE.

I've had a good experience with my K4 HE, and that's been great. I'd much rather use a Q HE series or a Lemokey L or P HE keyboard, because the aluminium chassis sounds and feels a decent bit better, but the K HE series is great nonetheless. The K10 HE is a solid affordable option for full-size HE.

You can avoid a lot of the nonsense by going with something like the K10 HE. HE sensors are less prone to failure in the first place, and the issues were mostly related to the PC plates on the Q Max series. Keychron's support should be a lot better than it is. I've spoken to the PR people about support policy, and it seems like their ideology is to take care of customers, but I think they just don't have enough capable people to deal with a high volume of support requests.

Keychron Q6 HE. HE switches are the new hot stuff for gaming. Alternatively, K10 HE.

Just bought the K10 HE (same switches as the Q6 HE) and it's quiet, with a nice thock. The keystrokes are smooth - currently, K10 HE is my favorite keyboard (previously, I've had red (Filco) and topre (hhkb).