Hot-swappable keyboard recommendations?

Van Diemen

Van Diemen

Van Diemen

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My Corsair K65 Lux (TKL, cherry MX red) has died on me.

Thinking is high time I bought myself something a bit better.
Custom Pre-built is what I'm thinking right now.

Requirements:
TKL
UK-ISO
Not really sure on switches
have only ever experienced Cherry MX Red & MS Silver Speed switches
would like to try switches with some tactile feedback

No real set budget, just want a decent board.
Been looking @ the Keychron Q3 Max w/Gateron Jupiter Banana switches. Is this a good place to start?

Any other recommendations?
 
Van Diemen said:
My Corsair K65 Lux (TKL, cherry MX red) has died on me.

Thinking is high time I bought myself something a bit better.
Custom Pre-built is what I'm thinking right now.

Requirements:
TKL
UK-ISO
Not really sure on switches
have only ever experienced Cherry MX Red & MS Silver Speed switches
would like to try switches with some tactile feedback

No real set budget, just want a decent board.
Been looking @ the Keychron Q3 Max w/Gateron Jupiter Banana switches. Is this a good place to start?

Any other recommendations?
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Not sure how long you are prepared to wait or if you can get a stop-gap keyboard, however i have recently joined a pre-order from one of the custom keyboard vendors for a Qwertykeys Neo80 which has had some good reviews. No per key rgb, however it can do both ANSI and ISO layouts.
 
I have a Keychron Q3 (non max) and love it. It is my 1st gasket mount custom board and I went down that rabbit hole.

It is a good entry into ‘higher class’ keyboards, dispute being £250+ when fully built, it is considered cheap in the keyboard world.

But it will blow most of the gaming keyboards brands away in terms of build quality.
 
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Also, I used to swear by MX browns, cos I did not know better, but compared to a real high quality lubed tactile switch, the Cherry MX brown are scratchy and feel very harsh. I would avoid cherry browns.

The great thing about hot swap switchs is that you can switch when you feel bored and adventurous:), kind of addicting NGL. And switches are not that expensive too.
 
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Maybe start with a Keychron K2 its around £100 and if you like it and want something more higher end you can eitehr build into the chassis or move it on at a very small loss and move onto something higher end.
 
Q3 user here and it's great. Word of warning, you will probably need a quick force break mod to remove the 'ping' and it's worth changing the plate, the default is steel.
 
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Nedb37 said:
Q3 user here and it's great. Word of warning, you will probably need a quick force break mod to remove the 'ping' and it's worth changing the plate, the default is steel.
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Keyboard arrived this morning.
Thanks for the pointers. Did the force break mod.
Sounds & feels amazing.
 
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