V6 Max

Keychron V/Q6 Max, Monsgeek M5, QK100 (wired-only PCB). You would have to get separate switches for all of these options.

Keychron V/Q6 Max, QK100/101

Keychron Q/V6 Max, QK100/101, Monsgeek M2 V5 VIA. For the QK100, only the wired-only hotswap PCB has RGB.

Keychron V6 Max, *innit brav*.

Keychron V6 Max, banana tactile. Brilliant keyboard, fully customisable.

IMHO a screen is another component that may spoil, so I'd recommend against getting one with a screen If you need a numpad, Keychron V6 Max is one of the best value for money. No over-the-top stuff like metal body, but comes with a good amount of bells and whistles like a volume knob, 4 extra keys you can use for macros, a browser-based software called VIA that lets you program macros and expand the functionality of your keyboard (not all keyboards have support for such software, especially at lower budgets), hotswappable switches (although most keyboards from decent enthusiast brands will have these, even at lower prices), gasket mounts, etc etc If you don't need a numpad, there's whole lot of keyboards out there that can fit across a wide variety of budgets. I ruled all these out in my research so no specific recommendations though IMHO get a keyboard not for what switches it comes with (because you can change these easily), but for the value and features you get for your money. Keychron isn't the cheapest, but they're probably one of the biggest brands out there that don't break the bank while having a lot of options - you're bound to find one that suits you

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.

Tray mount basic board. Get a V6 Max instead with gasket mount and knob.

V6 Max, rather. But only from Amazon or local shop, never order it directly from Keychron.

My condolences. BTW, K10 Max vs V6 Max: the latter has knob and gasket mount. Otherwise they are pretty much the same, I think.

I prefer it, makes bottom-out softer. Like a car's suspension.

Well... Keychron has many 100% and 96% (1800?) boards but their quality is not all that great with the Max models. If you buy Keychron, buy it from Amazon / local seller, not directly from Keychron because their warranty policy is lacking. V5/6 Max might work (gasket mount), or K10 Max (tray mount), perhaps J5. Q5/6 Max is over the budget. I have a V6 Max and no issues but I don't use it much (having multiple Q boards).

Keychrons with the Gateron Jupiter Banana are awesome. You can theoretically get the Bananas separately from Gateron, whenever it's on stock.

Recently moved to Keychron V6 Max (had Logitech G810 which I loved, but after 10-ish years, its started to double press). Been a couple months and pretty have so far with it and had no issues :D

Few months back my sturdy, reliable SteelSeries Apex M400 started playing up after years of excellent service. Random key misses, trails of letters after just one key press, etc. Gave it a fairly good clean but no joy so relished the opportunity to get a Keychron V6 Max. Absolutely loved the Keychron until a red wine spill the other day. Disassembled it, cleaned/wiped everywhere, dried out the gaskets, etc, but no joy. In the meantime I'd bothered to deep clean the M400 - properly this time - and put fresh Matcha green keycaps on it. Working again with no probs. So, I'm back to using the M400 which I've always loved for its heft but debating whether or not to buy a Keychron Q6 Max and just, y'know, sort out my drinking problem.