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And there are the weird group-buy only customs that somehow sell for insane amounts of money second hand. Even worse when you look at something like GMK keycaps.

It depends on a few things, like how easy/hard the keyboard is to disassemble and what you want to do. Putting a few layers of masking tape on the back of a PCB can take five minutes or an hour, depending on how much you need to take apart and how much the board is designed around that. Same with stuffing the case with foam etc.

Low profile would mean for something like those slim keyboards, i.e. like this: https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k7-max-qmk-via-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboard

They should work, no issues. They are all pretty standard, the PCB is what is called "5-pin" compatible. Means the PCB has a socket (2 pins) for each switch, plus the large center hole and two smaller holes for some extra legs on the switches (2+3 =5 "pins"). The switches you linked are what is called "Cherry MX compatible" (meaning they are basically Cherry MX clones) and "3-pin", meaning they miss the two extra legs. These are optional anyway, so no issue here. In terms of switches, I would recommend to think about getting a "switch tester", a variety pack of switches from one or more vendors: https://www.keychron.com/collections/switch-tester They can give you a nice idea what the differences between various switches are, though obviously the full experience only comes with building a full board with them. The keycaps should work nicely, they are regular full-size and pretty good quality for the price imho (got two sets of the "Retro" color aka JM-101).

Lubing station is optional, it is just a nice tool/set of tools when you intend to open all the switches and lube them yourself. A lot of switches come with pretty good factory lubing nowadays, so personally I would consider this highly optional. In terms of where to get all of this stuff, amazon can have them, but there are dedicated shops out there (depending a bit on region in the world). A good list with vendors/sites is here: https://www.alexotos.com/keyboard-vendor-list/ If you want to assemble everything, look into a barebones kit. They usually contain the case, plate, and pcb (plus some optional foam etc.), you will then have to supply the switches, keycaps, and stabilizers. A cheap combo would be: $30 https://www.monsgeek.com/product/mg75w-kit/ a 75% board, the full-size is apparently out of stock. Both black and white $16-$26 for switches on the same page $45 for WOB keycaps from keychron (https://kineticlabs.com/keycaps/keychron/keychron-white-on-black-wob-pbt-keycaps or https://www.keychron.com/collections/all-keycaps/products/cherry-profile-double-shot-pbt-full-set-keycaps-white-on-black-wob) Alternatively you can also look for a cheaper set of keycaps on amazon etc.

It depends a bit on what you want in a keyboard (apart from it being already build). Wired or wireless? Latency a critical factor, or media controls? Preferences in terms of switches (sound and feel) or is RGB/backlight a factor? A lot of brands offer more or less custom level boards already fully build, which can have some nice advantages even if you don't care about the hobby (understandable). The biggest upside would be the use of hotswap sockets for the switches, meaning you can simply remove the switches and replace them should one fail down the line. No soldering needed. Another common advantage is the use of a QMK/VIA compatible firmware on the board, which allows you to rebind everything on it using simple open source software. No proprietary bloatware needed; stuff even runs in just a browser window. Good examples of these would be Keychron or Nuphy, there you should be able to find something in the range of 100-150: https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-v6-max-qmk-via-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboard https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k10-pro-qmk-via-wireless-mechanical-keyboard https://nuphy.com/collections/keyboards/products/halo75-v2-qmk-via-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboard Others that might interest you are GMMK and Ducky, decent quality though some say overpriced. Just make sure to get a hotswap version.

I'd suggest to try to get as much information on the crashes as possible. Is the PC just turning off completely, or is only the game hanging/closing? Is there a blue screen with an error message? Is it always at the same time? A few things to look for: temps on the GPU and CPU to rule out an overheating/thermal protection shutoff Go into the windows event viewer (press windows key, start typing "event viewer") and look under "windows Logs - System" for any red "error" or "critical" events that line up with your crash, the error message in that or in an event around there might give an indication what is to blame.

OK, so everything EU should be fine then. Keychron, Nuphy, Akko all should deliver to greece. Easy and relatively affordable is the Keychron V series, V MAX or K Pro, like these: https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-v6-max-qmk-via-wireless-custom-mechanical-keyboard https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-v6-qmk-custom-mechanical-keyboard https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-k10-pro-qmk-via-wireless-mechanical-keyboard You can find them also at keygem: https://keygem.com/products/keychron-v6-barebone-ansi?variant=44373525430540 Would need to buy your own keycaps and switches though. Plus I don't know how expensive shipping will be, caseking.de apparently charges outrageous sums for shipping to greece. I had a look at skroutz.gr, but from the looks of it the prices there are insane (could be that I am missing something here, never shopped in/for greece before).

Can you narrow it down a bit for us? Like, what are your requirements and nice-to-haves? ANSI (US) layout ok, or do you need ISO? Size, full-size, TKL, 60%? regular or low-profile wired/wireless region and what vendors are available to you The usual suspects here are Keychron, Nuphy, Monsgeek/Akko, Royal Kludge. There are however a lot of cheap but good options in the 75% range, like Yunzii or Womier, XVX, Rainy, etc. Regardless of the keyboard you finally chose, one of the features to look out for is "hotswap switches", meaning the switches are soldered in but socketed. Makes replacing them down the line much easier and cheaper. Also means that if you are not happy with the stock choice, you can just invest $25-$35 for new switches instead of buying a completely new keyboard.

Bold of you to assume that they currently can. Judging by the stories during the pandemic and some personal experience, the universal file in german bureaucracy is still the paper file, including fax machines etc. However, I would assume that interoperability will be a huge factor in any new software design, right behind Datenschutz and way above usability or user training.

And this is where people disagree, because there isn't that much. Yes, rubberdomes can be dirt cheap, but so can cheap mechanical ones. Especially smaller boards, like the 60% ones have gotten really affordable recently, and while exact analogues to the K95 don't really exist (somehow the custom keyboard space hates full-size), there are alternatives with better quality at the same or even lower price. I would assume that is why:

Don't go on r/mk, the amount of people there fawning over southpaw and everything that is as far away from full-size is insane. I can get the argument that you want to have a numpad and also space for your mouse on the right, but I don't get the obsession about not moving your hand between mouse and keyboard. If it were at least mirrored so that thumb == thumb etc. then I could see the point for the occasional excel users. Edit: It is numpad on the left, but keeping the mouse on the right (assumed). Example: https://www.keychron.com/products/keychron-q12-qmk-custom-mechanical-keyboard (and of course it is a 96% southpaw and not 100%)

you cant make a comparison on "how expensive logitech keyboards have gotten" based on these two keyboards, because they have a fundamentally different construction. different parts parts, different complex assembly, etc. Maybe not, but you can make a point about how much keyboard you get for the money. Also a big factor in this is what comparable keyboards cost, and that is the main discussion here: is the 200EUR price justifiable for the keyboard you get. And to stay with your analogy, the 2024 Mercedes GLA is not in the picture, that image looks much closer to a Nissan as well. The funny thing is that you cannot even find it in their store, now that I am checking. Which, honestly, makes me think this is just a generic RGB mechanical keyboard off amazon or aliexpress that otherwise sells for $30-$50.

Yes. In particular this part: And while I get your point that going from rubberdome to mechanical alone cannot explain the difference, the fact that you can get something with PCB, LEDS, switches etc. for $9 apparently (or in that order of magnitude, they might take a loss on that who knows) over a 200EUR keyboard really speaks for itself on how far away from just materials costs we are. Now, to be fair there are a few items that might make the 200EUR board significantly more expensive, like: optical switches require a different PCB with potentially more expensive components (light emitters and sensors) potentially more complex circuitry to handle the optical switches (unless they behave like open/close switches electrically) different microprocessor battery metal case But the things discusses so far (switches in particular, and LEDs for lighting) seem to be dirt cheap if you go for quantity.

Yeah, retail Gateron G Pro 3.0 switches, which are considered to be on-par if not better than Cherry MX, are $22 for 110 when ordering via Keychron or $30 to $35 for 110 when ordered via Gateron directly. That is $0.2 per switch to $0.32, retail directly to end customers. Cherry MX2A switches cost around $45 or $0.41 per switch via Keychron. Now, on Alibaba you can find switches (G Pro 2.0) for as little as $0.15 per switch, if you take more than 50k. You can also find switches for less than that, like $0.1 per switch. However, that doesn't even scratch the surface of how cheap these things can be, since you can find Gateron Brown switches in a 60% keyboard (yes, apparently the whole keyboard) for as little as $9 (MOQ 1000): https://www.alibaba.com/product-detail/Gateron-Red-Brown-Switch-Mini-Portable_1600686479966.html?spm=a2700.7724857.0.0.2b2261306L350d I don't think the switches, LEDs or PCB are really making the keyboard 200EUR.