Keychron - K17 Max

I'm very much a mechanical keyboard newbie. I used to have a WhiteFox with Kailh Brown switches. It was great, but the overall height of the keyboard was painful. This was years ago, and since then and prior to then I've only really used scissor keyboards (MacBook, mostly). I also have a Lenovo ThinkPad TrackPoint Keyboard II that is really great to use. But not great for gaming. Recently, I built a gaming PC with my kid (also my first gaming PC in 15 years). So that is the main use case here. Games that I play are things like KCD, The Sims, Civilization, etc. I just got my Keychron J1 with Red switches (looks like they're using a custom Gateron profile). I got it mostly because it is low profile, which does really help with my wrist angle. The keyboard seems great, but I'm making a lot of mistakes with it. Because I've spent most of my life typing on laptops, I have developed the habit of resting the ulnar side (outside) of my hand and my wrist on the laptop itself. So I end up pressing the ctrl and left shift keys a lot with the J1. And, more to the switches themselves, I find the actuation (I think that's the correct terminology) to be *too sensitive*. Because I'm also resting my fingers on keycaps, rather than hovering them, I end up pressing a key that I don't intend to. For instance, in KCD, if my character ends up drifting to one side I know that I'm accidentally pressing A or D. Hah! So do I simply need a switch that requires more force to activate, or do I need one with longer travel? Or, is a mech even for me? I am considering returning the keyboard since I'm within the 30 day window, and it was sold and fulfilled by Amazon. So, if someone recommends a switch that isn't available with the J1, then that's still on the table.

Keychron k17 max is my Favorit Atm

Definitely agree. I got a K17 Max and I love it. It has everything I wanted, low profile, num pad, wireless, customizable (you can remap keys and create custom layouts), volume knob, space efficiency, and a nice feel.

I have few from keychron and nuphy - all low-profile. I use them everyday home/office/livingroom and I do not even prefer one over the other, all of those are in ANSI layout and this is my preference, got the red switches for, like how tactile those are. I also have Logi MX keys but in local layot and just because of it I do not like it, other than that it is also fine. As for connection - I have the dedicated adapter, BT and cable, depending on the setup - I see no difference in response times while typing or gaming. As for RGB - I apriciate it only in livingroom while watching movies. Oter than that I do not care, I do not look on the keyboard while typing. From wow side - nuphy is much more eye-catching, I got many positive comments about it while using in the office. If you configure something - make sure to have the shine-through key caps, the "behing keys" backlight is rubbish. For config, VIA software - whatever - I never cared about it, function lock was always there, never needed anything more. Except for nuphy v2 - I had to set it,as was F keys by default, but easily done with browser plugin and VIA software, I think it is unified. If you need macros etc - all is linux compatible (except logi - this I have no idea), As for your question: "The best Gaming Keyboard to buy for Gamers now?" I nmy opinion there is nothing like "gaming keyboard". Keyboards can be good or bad. Good keyboard is good for gaming and typing, bad is bad for everything xD

I have a keychron low profile keyboard that I like.  Feels easier to type - less travel distance 

If you're thinking about Keychron it might be better if you wait a bit longer since a new low-profile model is apparently being worked on. Additionally, if you want to use your keyboard wirelessly for tasks other than office work/internet browsing you should consider buying one that has a dedicated 2.4GHz dongle. The Keychron K Max series has one (alongside a better MCU iirc) and isn't that much more expensive compared to the K3 Pro. And one last thing - don't ever consider buying low profile boards from NuPhy. Speaking from my own experience while the hardware is decent (case/switches/keycaps) the firmware so so horribly bad that the 2.4GHz mode is practically unusable. The marketed 1200 hours of battery life also seems a bit overly generous.

I'm typing on a Drop keeb right now, but wouldn't buy one today. I'm moving over to Keychron low profile. Has wireless, low profile switches and cost a lot less. Also has QMK/VIA support.

I adoooore my low profile keychron lots and lots. It's gotten me through work and games without a hitch in the 4 years I've owned it. Plowed through Elden Ring on release (1k hours in that game all on this board) + extremely high demand comics schedules where crtl+z has been spammed at maximum. Unreal value. K7.

One of the keychron full metal ones, good luck folding that one in half little bro.