WOBKEY - Rainy 75

I have experienced far too many custom keyboards so my only bias take is the Rainy75 is too generic and foam dependant. Well I can't blame the board, since it's only 100$, I cannot expect a full Aluminum keyboard to have enthusiast-level of customization/design and sound profile lol. I will just list the thing I like and dislike overrall: \- QMK/VIA support which means very good keymapping capability and no need to install extra software/drivers \- Good sound with foam (which is already pre-installed) \- Good build quality, good dark color anodization. Their bright color coating is also fine. \- Good stock switches, acceptable stock keycaps. \- 3 modes variant needs some extra work because the wired-wireless switch is under the capslock key lol \- generic 2 pieces design \- Screws are inside, not outside. Without care you can scratch the top casing while screwing in and out the board. The manafacturer has a 1.6mm PCB and no flex cut version. If you can find this version then I recommend this stronger than the normal 1.2mm PCB + flex cuts version because having 1.6mm PCB and no flex cuts provides better sound.

As someone who got swindled by them back in the day, I feel ya. The board is a POS. I havent had the pleasure of trying the HE board but there are so many good alternatives, esp for traditional mechanical. I like HE but theres so much better stuff for mechanical if you are not a pro. Some of my favorites: \- AULA f75 - Yes its plastic, but it does have a knob, sounds like a dream and is comfortable to type on. I love mine at home \- EVO 80 For the price point it cannot be beat, 169 and you get leafspring mount, incredible stock switches and free decent keycaps. \- Rainy 75, 89 dollars for the board that remains my daily driver. Same thing as evo 80 except with a gasket mount. And for HE, if you are going to get a board, get the wooting module and throw it into a case from KBD fans. It will take a little longer to get there, but the experience will be way better. I have mine in a holy 80 case, and it's an actual dream. It might even be cheaper. But I understand if you want to keep that board because you have sunk so much money into it. I found that force break mod, tempest tape mod, and putting polyester stuffing in the bottom helped the sound of my old GMMK pro significantly. Hope this helps!

My current favorite is the Rainy 75.

I was using a Keychron over bluetooth and recently I started having issues connecting reliably, so I decided to look for something else. Not sure if it was dying, but I decided I'd had enough of it. I chose to grab a Rainy 75. The usb dongle and bluetooth connections have both been rock-sold for me. It doesn't exactly fit the bill with what you're looking for. It has linear switches, and it has RGB, but the keys aren't shine-through although you didn't specify it shine-through was necessary or not. Unfortunately the vast majority of modern, quality 75% boards come with linear switches, but many of the boards have hot-swappable switches, which is great for customization. To that point, I noticed the Womier RD75(which is extremely similar to the Rainy 75) has a pretty sizeable discount on their site right now. That discount would easily give you plenty of room to order a set of which ever switches you'd like and still come in under $300 CAD. Of course, I haven't tried that board myself but I think the reviews were pretty positive and even better than the Rainy 75 for customization. Anyway, hope that helps.

Rainy75, standard or pro version. I have the standard version.

I'd recommend 75% keebs like Rainy 75 (aluminium body) with VIA support. Aula/Epomaker is not great stuff as they come with proprietary software, but acceptable. At least F75 have gasket mount and 5 pin sockets for switches and normal foam layers. If you need rapid trigger for games - take a look at keyboards with magnetic (HE - Hall effect) keyboards. Dunno much about what to choose between HE keebs :) Most of them are configured by own software directly in browser as I know.

If you can go up a bit with the budget ($135) I highly recommend Rainy75. Probably the best prebuilt keyboard under $500.

I bought a Rainy 75 for roughly that price around 6 months ago and absolutely love it

The noise and feel is great! exactly as advertised, no complaints

Rainy75 pro all day

Hey! I'm a huge mechanical keyboard girlie, so I love questions like this! With the caveat that I can't really comment on how well any of these keyboards work wirelessly for gaming, here are some thoughts. Personally I recommend these—they're all hot swappable aluminum 75% or TKLs with no obvious branding and white and/or cream options, and one (Zoom75) can have a knob depending on which one you order. 1. [**Evoworks Evo80**](https://divinikey.com/products/evoworks-evo80-keyboard?variant=41718476013633): this is my personal daily driver keyboard. I have the version with the oat switches and the sound and typing feel are to DIE for (sound test comparing the two switches [here](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7hkH0mAX3w) for reference). I will say not all the colorways are my favorite—I like the cream one a lot but YMMV. It's incredibly easy to take apart and mod—you literally just press down on it and the top case pops off, you can play with the configuration without a screwdriver! I'm not sure where Evoworks is based, but they're definitely not a budget company—and they have great and responsive customer service. 2. **Meletrix Zoom75**: With the caveat that I think it's overpriced—especially since you'll have to buy your own keycaps and switches and put it together yourself—it's undeniably a solid option. If you don't know what kind of switches you like, WS Morandis are a general crowd-pleaser, and I once again adore the [Keygeek oats](https://divinikey.com/collections/switches/products/keygeek-oat-linear-switches) (from the Evo80, just sold separately). Still, there there are much better and cheaper pre-built options on the market. Meletrix is not a budget company, might be based in China. 3. [**Wobkey Rainy75 Pro (with a BIG caveat)**](https://www.amazon.com/KEEBMONKEY-Mechanical-Acoustics-Connectivity-Pro/dp/B0D87CW7TS/?th=1): The Rainy75 kinda blew the Zoom75 out of the water in terms of affordable-ish keyboards. It's very well and widely reviewed, decently fun to type on, the RGB is nice and vibrant, it sounds great. THAT BEING SAID, Wobkey as a company has horrible customer service and a bad returns policy, so while the Rainy75 is generally considered to have pretty good QC, I would HIGHLY recommend not buying it from them directly and using Amazon or another third party vendor. Wobkey is based in China iirc. As for your questions about brands: * Leopold: I don't know much about them but cursory googling suggests they're a solid brand. * Ducky: I have no idea what their reputation is. * Zoom75: See my above recommendation. * Keychron: Solid, solid keyboard brand. Very newbie friendly. I will say there's a ton of options and some of them are overpriced for what they are * HHKB: Can't speak to them personally. * Nuphy: I thiiiink they're Chinese, but a pretty solid brand from what I hear. * Tofu: Part of kbdfans, not sure where they're based. The overall opinion on them seems pretty meh. * Keydous: I've literally never heard of them before.