help with keyboard

[puppo]

hey! my uncle asked me help because he wanted a new MECHANICAL keyboard, but i had no experience with keyboards before.

the requirements are:

mechanical

preferable 100%

quiet

no rgb

 

thank you! i dont think he has a budget, but i think under 150 euros please!

[Master tenth]

Hi you have three choices for the switches: linear, tactile, and clicky. Here is what google says about them;

 

Linear switches are a type of switch that focus on producing a smooth, consistent actuation without any tactile feedback. Linear switches are great for people who don't like the small bump experienced from tactile switches or the loud noises from clicky switches.

 

Tactile switches are a type of switch that focus on producing a tactile bump and a relatively quiet audible click with each keystroke. Tactile switches offer great feedback when typing, so you know by the sound and feel everything is working properly and all of your keystrokes are getting logged

 

Clicky switch does exactly as the name implies. They feature a distinct click sound that can be heard when the switch is fully actuated. Clicky switches also offer feedback in the form of tactile resistance that must be overcome to actuate the switch and register a keystroke.

 

It sounds like you don't want the Clicky switch so either the Linear or Tactile would work for you. I would suggest the silent alpaca switches for your keyboard. They are linear and you can pick how much weight it takes to push the key down. They are very Quite and I do enjoy the feel  

You also have to pick what form factor you want. 40% is the smallest, 60% is the most common, 65% is next, 75% is what I use, It goes up to 100% by 5s. 

If your uncle is not set on having the key pad the 75% would be a good choice too

[puppo]

37 minutes ago, Master tenth said:

Hi you have three choices for the switches: linear, tactile, and clicky. Here is what google says about them;

 

Linear switches are a type of switch that focus on producing a smooth, consistent actuation without any tactile feedback. Linear switches are great for people who don't like the small bump experienced from tactile switches or the loud noises from clicky switches.

 

Tactile switches are a type of switch that focus on producing a tactile bump and a relatively quiet audible click with each keystroke. Tactile switches offer great feedback when typing, so you know by the sound and feel everything is working properly and all of your keystrokes are getting logged

 

Clicky switch does exactly as the name implies. They feature a distinct click sound that can be heard when the switch is fully actuated. Clicky switches also offer feedback in the form of tactile resistance that must be overcome to actuate the switch and register a keystroke.

 

It sounds like you don't want the Clicky switch so either the Linear or Tactile would work for you. I would suggest the silent alpaca switches for your keyboard. They are linear and you can pick how much weight it takes to push the key down. They are very Quite and I do enjoy the feel  

You also have to pick what form factor you want. 40% is the smallest, 60% is the most common, 65% is next, 75% is what I use, It goes up to 100% by 5s. 

If your uncle is not set on having the key pad the 75% would be a good choice too

thank you so much, do you have any suggestion of keyboards? whats yours?

[Master tenth]

I did a self build 75% custom board that wound up costing me around $300 US. You can get a pre made custom keyboard for much less try https://kbdfans.com/collections/75-fully-assembled I have not ever bought a pre made, so I don't know if you can pick the switches that come with it or not.

You can buy a hot swap keyboard as well. Hot swap means that will you can change the switches at will be it a month from now or a year with no soldiering.

You can also buy keycaps that will change the look of your keyboard so if you want to change the look you can instead of buying a whole new keyboard 

If you want to know more about the switches or parts I used let me know and I will add it no problem.

Here is my keyboard next to the family's old keyboard of at least 10 years XD 

[Forleb]

The Corsair K55 is a pretty good value 100% keyboard. I wouldn't call it the quietest, but the RGB can be fully turned off.

[puppo]

On 8/15/2021 at 7:16 PM, Master tenth said:

I did a self build 75% custom board that wound up costing me around $300 US. You can get a pre made custom keyboard for much less try https://kbdfans.com/collections/75-fully-assembled I have not ever bought a pre made, so I don't know if you can pick the switches that come with it or not.

You can buy a hot swap keyboard as well. Hot swap means that will you can change the switches at will be it a month from now or a year with no soldiering.

You can also buy keycaps that will change the look of your keyboard so if you want to change the look you can instead of buying a whole new keyboard 

If you want to know more about the switches or parts I used let me know and I will add it no problem.

Here is my keyboard next to the family's old keyboard of at least 10 years XD 

wowww thats a really cool keyboard, sadly i dont have 300$ rn :((

[Master tenth]

Yea $300 is not cheap but how I look at it is like this: The keyboard is one time buy for me and will last 10 years or more so about $30 dollars per year for a really nice keyboard ($2.50 per month). I did have to save up for a while but I am glad I did   I do have to say through that once you have a good mechanical keyboard you will not go back to the cheap $20 keyboards.

 So look into it as much as you can because what you put into it you will get back in spades