Spec me a keyboard please

beachBOYken

beachBOYken

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Hi

Building my first PC and just remembered I need a keyboard! :D

I have a basic wireless mouse that uses one of them small usb receivers, guessing I will want something similar or do you think I should get a wired keyboard?

Want something cheap and relatively basic, and preferably small as my PC is not at a desk.

Thanks
 
Budget?

It's up to you if you want wireless or not.

Keychron is the go-to for budget keyboards that are good and the K series is most people's first dip into mechanical keyboards. Most cheap keyboards are poor.

I'm a huge fan of the Nuphy range buuut they are US based and ANSI format only and expensive once specced up and shipped over here.
 
JollyJamma said:
Budget?

It's up to you if you want wireless or not.

Keychron is the go-to for budget keyboards that are good and the K series is most people's first dip into mechanical keyboards. Most cheap keyboards are poor.

I'm a huge fan of the Nuphy range buuut they are US based and ANSI format only and expensive once specced up and shipped over here.
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Didn't have a budget in mind, under £100 though.

Its mainly for msfs, so doesn't need to be anything special, I might just go for a cheap Logitech plug and play keyboard/mouse, seen some for about £16.
 
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I went with a Keychron V1 Max (UK ISO) and am mostly happy with it.

You can either use it wired or wireless, but i have mine wired.

I did change the switches to silent ones though as i some times type late at night or very early morning.

Be aware though if you want to change keycaps, choices are limited for UK ISO. (why i am mostly happy with it)
 
JollyJamma said:
Have a look at the Keychron site as you can easily get a good keyboard there for less than £100.
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I just got a cheap Logitech Mk270 keyboard/mouse set for £16, should cover me for now, I may invest in something better down the line, although its only going to be used for basic windows functions and mostly MSFS. I will use my xbox pad for most gaming.
 
Captain Chaos said:
I use a ROG Azoth. Expensive but by far the best keyboard ive ever used and has been in daily use now for just over a year.
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Glad you're enjoying it.

I hate to say this, though, as I used to consider £200 expensive for a keyboard but even that now is midrange for a keyboard :(

I'm too cheap to spend the money on a brand new expensive keyboard when I can pick one up used that's heavily discounted though.

Plouffe over on LTT has spent insane amounts on keyboards ontop of getting a whole bunch of high end ones for free via working for LTT (he sort of adopts the really exepensive niche ones for his own use as far as I can tell) and when you're dealing with a milled brass chassis, the price quickly escalates past $500/£500.
 
Yes, think I paid about £220 at the time. Its a solid keyboard but appreciate there are specialist options out there now going into insane price brackets.
 
Captain Chaos said:
Yes, think I paid about £220 at the time. Its a solid keyboard but appreciate there are specialist options out there now going into insane price brackets.
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People will gawk at spending more than £15 on a keyboard but when you're infront of your PC for the majority of the day, a nice keyboard and mouse, even if they are expensive, can be very worth while.

I picked up a used Nuphy Halo 65 with the wrist rest and extra see through keycaps for I think £85 back in 2021 which was an absolute bargain.

I love my Nuphy so much that I'm happy to pay full retail for one if this one failed me now, even if it cost me £200 all in.
 
JollyJamma said:
People will gawk at spending more than £15 on a keyboard but when you're infront of your PC for the majority of the day, a nice keyboard and mouse, even if they are expensive, can be very worth while.

I picked up a used Nuphy Halo 65 with the wrist rest and extra see through keycaps for I think £85 back in 2021 which was an absolute bargain.

I love my Nuphy so much that I'm happy to pay full retail for one if this one failed me now, even if it cost me £200 all in.
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I agree, sit at my PC every day so why cheap out on the peripherals! Same goes for the chair and desk (Herman Miller Aeron and a secret lab desk for me).
 
Used to spend no money on keyboards and just used the free dell ones. I then bought a Keychron V3 and have never looked back.
 
pepp77 said:
Used to spend no money on keyboards and just used the free dell ones. I then bought a Keychron V3 and have never looked back.
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Keychron are basically the keyboard version of a gateway drug - once you get one, you realise how good it can be and start to chase the dragon of the perfect key switch and perfect key caps. Dangerous stuff.
 
JollyJamma said:
Keychron are basically the keyboard version of a gateway drug - once you get one, you realise how good it can be and start to chase the dragon of the perfect key switch and perfect key caps. Dangerous stuff.
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Thankfully for me I didn't catch the bug, I bought some cheap switches off aliexpress and a nice looking set of SA profile keycaps, but got so bored swapping them out I knew I wouldn't want to do it again if I didn't have to.
 
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