Redragon - Sion K653 Pro RGB

Sorry to leave you hanging here. I've been out of the buying loop for a bit and my go-to redragon low profile isn't sold anymore. It was hot swappable, and had decent low profile switches, cheap feeling keycaps, but ran $50 new, $40 on sale. They sell a few, but some aren't hot swappable. And if you intend to modify them, you want that hot swap. (tend to hober $40 to $60) There are a bunch of low profile keychrons, and it seems like one of them is on sale every month. They always seem to have brown switch versions, and a lot of people seem to like the brand. (See them a lot around $80, have seen as low as $50) Nuphy aren't exactly low budget, but retail for the same as the G915 does when it's on sale (around $120ish) My current one is as follows: [GMMK modular](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09YZ43NRR) (96% keyboard, most of the keys, yet takes up less space) I got this for $30, it's $40 right now though. There's also [this one](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B093CFFXMC) if you want more compact. [Tecsee low profile yellows](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZGV48BQ) I did linear, but they have tactile too. Then I got some Gateron low profile stabilizers, and some poron stickers for under the switches. I took the default foam out of it, and put three thin but dense sheets of shelf liner (cutting holes for the screws and one cable) out in the interior. Out the door I think it cost me maybe $120, and it is simply the best mechanical keyboard I have ever used. Mind you, this is even without lubing the switches. I think they feel great without the extra lube, something I've never done on a mechanical before. The RGB on the board is very nice, no flicker like some cheaper keyboards have. (granted, I do just keep it on solid red most of the time) And no, it isn't wireless. But that trade is 100% worth it to me. (I thumps instead of clacks. It's very quiet. Quieter than some scissor switch keyboards out there.) EDIT: Oh, and one very important note on the stabilizers if you or anyone does this combo - I removed the metal stabilizer bar on some of them. It was too tight. Some people bend them to try to fit them when this happened, but I tested it without them, and it honestly feels plenty stable without them, reduces some chatter sound, reduces some friction, and still has plenty of bounce to it. And my keycaps of choice are [Womier Low Profile](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKTFB5JM) (make sure it says shine-thru if you want that) They are totally flat, so like a laptop with proper scissor switch (not chiclet) as I grew up on that, and prefer the feel.

Got a hold of their Devarajas hot swappable mechanical keyboard on closeout from Micro Center a couple weeks ago. Pleased so far.

Red Dragon Mechanical Cheap AF , going on 5 years