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Looking for a new mechanical keyboard (lemmy.zip)
submitted 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by OhShitSon@lemmy.zip to c/pcmasterrace@lemmy.world
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I'm looking to get a new keyboard since my current board (Cooler Master K653) is in rough shape, spilled some coffee on it a while back and it's started to not register inputs randomly and sometimes doubletyping instead.

I want 96% or 100%, wired, hotswap, with a budget ~200€. Will mostly be used for casual gaming and some schoolwork.

I've considered Keychron Q6 Pro with K Pro Banana switches, but I've read a few scathing reviews about Keychron from 2024 and 2025, have their quality decreased during the latest years?

EDIT: Thank you all for your replies! I ended up buying a Keychron V6 Max since it was on sale, and Keychron was one of the few manufacturers which came with nordic keycaps as stock.

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[–] thenetnetofthenet@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I've had trouble with the battery in a wireless Keychron.

Have you looked into building your own keyboard or finding keyboards with replaceable mechanical switches?

I know you said 100%, but for example, in a quick search I found the Razer BlackWidow V4 75 has replaceable switches.

What I ended up getting was an ErgoDox EZ split keyboard. Before deciding on switches I bought a pack of switch samples from Amazon to see what I wanted. It was great to be able to configure the keyboard with the exact feel I wanted, and have the options of swapping if a switch breaks down or I want a different feel.

[–] OhShitSon@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 week ago

I did look into building my own keyboard, but I don't really feel like I have the time to research it that I'd like to. I would like to dip my toes into it when I have more time, and my friend said that it'd be easier to repair a keyboard if it was hotswapable, either way I'd like the option to swap switches easily if I wanted to.