Mechanical Keyboard for work - UK Layout

[bfar]

Another shout for the Q6 Max, it's a fab keyboard.

 

[platypus]

Can anyone recommend a good Keychron custom keycap seller? I'm so in love with the Q6 Max that I'm buying a second for when I work abroad, and I will mod both key sets. I must be mad. Not telling the wife how much I've spent on these .

 

[mrk]

Keychron K5 Max, £105 and full size with a slim profile.

Can anyone recommend a good Keychron custom keycap seller? I'm so in love with the Q6 Max that I'm buying a second for when I work abroad, and I will mod both key sets. I must be mad. Not telling the wife how much I've spent on these .

There isn't one that retains the OSA profile, and the sets Keychron have/had are consistently out of stock. I have asked a contact if they can point in a suitable direction so will see what they say. Now that I have used OSA profile keycaps for a while now, no other profile feels as nice.

Seems like this area for UK-ISO layout would make an absolute killing if someone just set up a business just doing UK-ISO with OSA profile in different colours and keeping them doubleshot PBT not the weaker ABS finish.

 

[elrasho]

I like the Royal Kludge ones but none have UK layout. Such a shame someone at work has one it feels so nice to use.

I do like the Keychron idea but they look a bit bland. I want a bit of colour

EDIT: If I buy a keyboard that has US layout but then use the Keycap Puller to switch the US keys to UK will Windows recognise this?

 

[Raymond Lin]

I like the Royal Kludge ones but none have UK layout. Such a shame someone at work has one it feels so nice to use.

I do like the Keychron idea but they look a bit bland. I want a bit of colour

EDIT: If I buy a keyboard that has US layout but then use the Keycap Puller to switch the US keys to UK will Windows recognise this?

Mine isn't bland , its a bight blue colour lol. (also cost me a small fortune!)

The Nintendo replaces F8 = Play button when media is playing.

 

[elrasho]

So I took the plunge and went for this Montech MKey Freedom Gateron Yellow Switch Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

It's got a lovely blue/white theme, really well built and the RGB is not over the top like gaming KBs. It uses yellow switches so is super quiet compared to my HyperX Alloy Elite 2. I might switch them out to Blue switches but will see how I go (I do miss that tactile feedback of blue switches).

Going to be using it a lot more and will post back my findings.

 

[Raymond Lin]

So I took the plunge and went for this Montech MKey Freedom Gateron Yellow Switch Mechanical Gaming Keyboard

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It's got a lovely blue/white theme, really well built and the RGB is not over the top like gaming KBs. It uses yellow switches so is super quiet compared to my HyperX Alloy Elite 2. I might switch them out to Blue switches but will see how I go (I do miss that tactile feedback of blue switches).

Going to be using it a lot more and will post back my findings.

EDIT: How the heck do I embed the pics? I tried the Insert Image option but it says "unable to add image from past link"

You need to copy the BBcode.

 

[elrasho]

You need to copy the BBcode.

Imgue doesn't have an option for BBcode anymore

 

[Raymond Lin]

Imgue doesn't have an option for BBcode anymore

it does on the web/browser version.

Otherwise you copy the link, then write the IMG code in the forum and paste it in between. Or use the insert image box?

 

[elrasho]

it does on the web/browser version.

Otherwise you copy the link, then write the IMG code in the forum and paste it in between. Or use the insert image box?

I don't see it on the Web, mobile app or the mobile Web.

I tried inserting the imgur link but it just shows a preview of the oic

 

[Raymond Lin]

I don't see it on the Web, mobile app or the mobile Web.

I tried inserting the imgur link but it just shows a preview of the oic

 

[elrasho]

Thank you I was clicking on Post submenu not Image, now I see that option and fixed my post

Played some games with it and I can see why they say Yellow Switches are best for typing not gaming. It just doesn't feel right not getting that tactile feedback when gaming.