Well I fell down the custom keyboard world.

[davetherave2]

Beginner budget! Lighting effects along with keycap mods mainly. Budget about £150 max.

If you want something with a bit more modability then keychron would by my choice (if you are looking for a pre-built) then go for something like a K2 Pro (assuming 75% is the form factor you are after)

If you want something with all the bells and whistles as a pre-built and has been regarded well for a pre-build the new Razer Blackwidow V4 75% would also be a valid contender but just outside the budget.

But at £150 you are getting close to looking at something in the "premium" budget range of customs such as the TKD Cycle7 (would be my pick of the premium budget boards on offer right now), Zoom75, QK75 etc. (but these you then have to factor in switches, keycaps and in some cases stabilizers.

 

[davetherave2]

Thanks, appreciate the input, that TKD does look very nice!

For the money it is criminal. I would seriously consider it as an option when extras arrive now that the Group Buy has finished. But again you do have to then factor in all the other parts which may push up your budget. TKD are planning next to do a TKL and then after that a 65% from memory.

 

[davetherave2]

Well it has been a while since I last posted wow where did the time go. A lot has happened in my little keeb collection and it seems to be growing every month. I have a problem lol.

I have so much to catch up on and see what other lovely rectangles people have acquired since my prolonged absence.

 

[davetherave2]

I fell down the keyboard rabbit hole once again...


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Gorgeous pic's <3

The navi is a lovely FRLTKL I just couldn't bring myself to get it, with them taking out the middle cluster for the badge and screen placement. I think this is where the neo70 and the cycle7 have really shined in that respect for me.

But having used the Matrix Faukwaa for the last month or so I am finding myself loving the Alice/Ergo style layout a lot even though it isn't my usual beloved ISO layout. It really how bad my typing is and has forced a little correction in how I type which has been an interesting insight into me thinking I was fairly decent, I'm not going to wow on speed typing tests but I can touch type for the most part without thinking too hard.

I'll need to go through the recent pic's I've taken of boards and artisans and share the updates with you lovely folks.