Q6 Ultra 8k 100% Custom Brown Switch Mechanical Gaming Keyboard with Programmable ZMK Launcher Software - Black

Ive tried the wootings, and they are only better if you want a 60% imo. Personal prefrence is huge, but having tried both the HE Max line from keychron is better build quality, better cs, and better overall. This is my OPINION ofc, and is just my experience with the boards. For her case though if her son needs a full size board, wooting literally has no options. Keychron is the best true 100% with HE on the market. The monsgeek and all the alt options ive seen are 97-99% boards. Not true 100% boards.

100% or DIE! it is THE way to live 🤣 JK of course, I have the Q6 HE Max and I personally use the num pad a ton, but this is due to working on a standard key board and always using the num pad for work. You are valid, and if they only played games, I would agree. I think for school and work it is always better than the top row numbers.

Keychron is considered one of the best keyboard makers on the market, Monsgeek is good, as well, I just wouldnt say better. Ive owned both and enjoyed both, but have prefered keychron. I suppose personal prefrence comes into play here.

Yeah for me, the biggest thing is in terms of HE boards the max line is insane. Hot take but I think wooting is overpriced for being lower build quality conpared to the keychron max HE boards. Having used both, I personally love my keychron and have nothing but good things to say about it. The catch is your right its above $200USD and is expensive. I think its worth it, but only the max line, any board from them that isnt full metal housing, etc, are not worth it.

Also id ad monsgeeks alternative that you suggested isnt a true 100% its a 98% or 99%. It is missing a few keys and for my case at least it wouldnt work with my keycap set. The non true 100% boards have a variation on the num pad style.

I hace the q6 he max and it is amazing. Same inside parts, only diffrence is the housing material they use on the version your looking at, and slightly different switches. You need a 100% keycap set. If you want red specifically, or similar to what you have id look at these. https://a.co/d/0cPXfJrK

All the modern boards are 1000Hz polling (wired and 2.4ghz) and have NKRO (can press any number of keys concurrently) so "reacts fast" is a given. HE / TMR (magnetic) boards have adjustable operation point, from idk 0.2-4mm (the switch is basically a plunger with a magnet, all sensing is on the PCB), normal mechanical boards use electromechanical switches with set operation point. Some gamer boards / software has snaptap (?) and such things which are so far out of my interest I never cared. Unless you are a top tier fps competition gamer, you'll probably be ok with a normal board. It also lets you use ALL the thousands of switches and keycaps around. Magnetic and low profile switches are not standardized like MX-type normal mechanicals, so you would be limited to a very sparse selection (idk, 3-5 per manufacturer) of linear switches. No tactile, no clicky, no silent. Full size (100%): Keychron Q6 Ultra, the upcoming Z6 Ultra, V6 Max, Monsgeek M5, Chilkey ND104, QwertyKeys Qk101, Vertex Intro S100. As a 100% ISO user, I'm pretty limited and so far the wired only Keychron Q6 ISO Knob has been very good to me. Aluminum, gasket, hotswap, foams, QMK / VIA configuration, zero issues. I got one of them for €110 second-hand, with Jupiter Banana (lovely tactile) switches and localized caps. Best purchase of the year.

Keychron Q6 Max / Ultra, bought from Amazon or local shop. Do not get it directly from Keychron. Or wait a bit for the Z6 Ultra, whenever that's released.

I have Q6 (wired only) and it is a very sturdy, stiff board with steel plate (replacement pc, fr4, brass and aluminum available). Not sure about the Q Max / Ultra, they have PC plate and more sound insulation layers. They are QMK / VIA (open source firmware). ND104 is better though hardware-wise - it supports all sorts of fun layouts (split shifts, backspace, space, can remove screen / knob for more keys). Native config app is wonky though (I can't upload macros) but VIA app works fine. It is not QMK, has closed firmware. Oh and battery life with the rgb lights off / screen on minimum brightness was 1 week, I'm sure it's a bug. Today I removed the screen since it does not add anything to a keyboard (that took about 30 seconds). I wonder how battery life improves with that. Considering splitting the right shift now.

Keychron V6 Max or Q6 with Outemu Silent Ice Snow (linear) or Silent Tom (tactile) switches. K10 (I have a Pro) is decent but very basic, no gasket and no knob, a simple tray mounted board. I have Outemu Silent Peach V2s in that. Edit: the quietest silent switches I tried are Outemu Ice Snow and TTC Frozen V2. Both are 40-45g linears, I replaced the springs with 60g ones. Haimu Heartbeat is incredibly loud (for a silent), so is Kailh Whale TTC Bluish and anything that uses those weird plastic bits on the stem instead of silicone pad inserts.

I have two Keychron Q6s, a Q9, a K10 Pro and an Akko 3098B Plus. One for every mood :) Also about 1000 unused switches of all sorts (linear, tactile, silent and non-silent) and 15 keycap sets in the drawer. The K10 Pro for $100 is just as good for work / game as the more expensive ones, the difference is just how they sound and how luxurious they feel (metal case, gasket mount).

The one I have, Keychron Q6 :) The games I play use most of the keys, including numpad.

I have Q6 (wired only) and it is a very sturdy, stiff board with steel plate (replacement pc, fr4, brass and aluminum available). Not sure about the Q Max / Ultra, they have PC plate and more sound insulation layers. They are QMK / VIA (open source firmware). ND104 is better though hardware-wise - it supports all sorts of fun layouts (split shifts, backspace, space, can remove screen / knob for more keys). Native config app is wonky though (I can't upload macros) but VIA app works fine. It is not QMK, has closed firmware. Oh and battery life with the rgb lights off / screen on minimum brightness was 1 week, I'm sure it's a bug. Today I removed the screen since it does not add anything to a keyboard (that took about 30 seconds). I wonder how battery life improves with that. Considering splitting the right shift now.

Of these? The Keychron. I have a 3098B Plus and it's a decent travel board (3-mode wireless) but at home I'm using 100% boards, like V6 Max, Q6 etc.

Keychron q6 max but it’s so damn heavy

I just picked up the Q6 Ultra today.

I havent used that particular HE but I think the q6 Max will be a lot more heavy and stable. It has solid CNC aluminum frame. Ive used the Max by boss bought it because he wanted the same as you. He got feet for it and switched the caps because they were tall caps. That is the top printed non shine through. The side printed variation on the site seems like shine through and more normal height cap. I will say 2.4 and Bluetooth is pretty nice and unique feature for a lot of HE boards.