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Looking for a keyboard (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 8 months ago by csm10495@sh.itjust.works to c/mechanicalkeyboards@lemmy.ml

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It's a sad day: My previous mechanical keyboard more/less died. Multiple keys just stopped working and even upon replacing them with new switches: still dead.

So anyways I'm looking for a keyboard with some specific features:

Anyone know of one that is:

full size (extra macro keys would be a bonus!)
rgb backlit
has at least one usb port on it (so it has a builtin hub of sorts) Super bonus if it also has a type c passthrough port.
user-swapable cherry-mx compatible switches. (bonus if it comes with browns)
bonus points if it can run open-source firmware
bonus points if it has a volume spinner-thing

I know its asking a bunch, but hey if someone has seen one of these, or has ideas: let me know.

Budget: idk, but I'd be willing to pay probably $200 ish if it was a perfect match and seemed legit.

Thanks in advance

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[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Damn, are you me? lol

My Das Keyboard Ultimate S died recently and I miss it. MX Browns, full size. It was a good keyboard. But it started doing this "eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee" lately and the switches aren't swappable. Been using an old CM Storm 60% with MX Blues, and damn, I miss my Browns. I hate having to bottom out the key to get it to register.

But yeah, I was looking for the same thing as you.

But yeah, I was looking at getting another, but the newer version. It unfortunately doesnt have swappable switches, or RGB. They have an RGB version, but its not in stock at amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Das-Keyboard-Professional-Cherry-Mechanical/dp/B00JG01QTY/

Another one I was looking at was the Keychron K10 Pro. This one has swappablekeys , programmable firmware, but no RGB, just white backlight.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0B2DP88SD/

Mind you, I haven't done a whole lot of research and I've been out of the mech keyboard game for years. A few friends on a discord I post regularly on suggested just grabbing whatever cheap Chinese keyboard on amazon that can do swaps, and just install your own switches and caps.

[–] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 months ago

I'm completely fine with buying one and doing random swaps.. but man its tough to search to find exactly what I'm after.