There are plenty of great keyboards from Keychron that aren't $200+, like the V6, K6, and K5 Max (which uses low profile switches). There are also low profile keyboards from Lofree and NuPhy that are under $100 if you're okay with non-full size keyboards. Though the NuPhy Node 100 is around $110 and comes in a full size and compact 100% layout depending on if you go with full height vs low profile switches.
For mice, it's really hard to beat something like the ATK VXE Dragonfly R1 S. Performance and quality on par with high end $150+ mice from Razer and Logitech... for $20. There are also options from Mchose in the $35\~$65 range in several different shapes that are of similar high quality. Razer still wins on latency, but we're talking less than 2ms for Razer vs less than 3ms for ATK and Mchose mice. Even professionals aren't going to notice a 1ms difference.
not keychron for sure. i owned 2 $200 keyboards and both suffer from a warped pcb due to faulty design. and they never did a recall so if you buy this model (Q6/V6) you may still end up getting the faulty one
https://www.techpowerup.com/339280/keychron-explains-recent-q-max-and-v-max-issues-apparent-manufacturing-defects-caused-loose-switches?amp
https://www.reddit.com/r/Keychron/s/Nm2sREJkkP
https://www.reddit.com/r/Keychron/s/VVNnGbmOg8
there's definitely more on the subreddit.
it was a faulty design leading to pcb warping in the middle of the board. keys in the middle will not work. the official "fix" was to literally palm your keyboard and "push" it back, risking breaking the pcb entirely, instead of a recall.
keychron v6/q6 or monsgeek m5 and put cherry mx speed/silver switches in
not a ton of fullsized boards in general
getting a hotswap board and putting in your preferred switches will get you where you want to go
keychron iso v6/q6 and get silent tactile switches to swap in. silent pre-builts are few and far between
https://wiki.keyboard.gay/SWITCHES.html#switches-the-switch-meta
you can turn off rgb
not a ton of iso/fullsized/silent boards in general
keychron q6/v6 and get a separate wrist rest
they have options with tactile switches. if there isnt a variant of it in stock you can grab whatever is instock and put in tactile switches in it
Not a ton of fullsize boards
Keychron v6/q6
Sound is pretty subjective and a ton of factors (a YouTube video is not a accurate representation of what it sounds irl in your environment)
It does not need any software to be downloaded.
https://www.keychron.com/pages/where-to-buy
Keychron v6/q6 and if the blue switch version is oos. You can add clicky switches to the board as its hot swap
It's like Lego to add/change switches
Not a ton of fullsize boards and ton a with clicky switches
As another person said Keychron V5 or V6 if you want the volume knob. I got the V6, I would buy these keyboards if I was spending £100 or £1000.
By far the best keyboard I’ve ever used, built like an absolute tank with replaceable parts.
I got banana switches, they have a bump right at the beginning of the press so it’s harder to accidentally press a button.
I’d never go back to anything else.
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