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Since I am goiing to giveaway my SteelSeries Shift to my Little Brother, I am going to buy a new keyboard

I have a budget around $50 to spend on a mechanichal keyboard

Or you guys could recommend me a keyboard with backlighting, since I like those kind of keyboards

About the switches? Idk actually, since I haven't used a mechanical keyboard once

 

 

 

Thanks in Advance!

The cheapest one I can think of that isn't total garbage is the Tt Esports Poseidon Z which will run you around $70.  Fully backlit keys, a Windows key disabler, full set of media keys with the FN key, anti-ghosting, blue or brown switches (Kailh, unfortunately not Cherry MX, but essentially the same), and fairly durable.

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Since I am goiing to giveaway my SteelSeries Shift to my Little Brother, I am going to buy a new keyboard
I have a budget around $50 to spend on a mechanichal keyboard

Or you guys could recommend me a keyboard with backlighting, since I like those kind of keyboards

About the switches? Idk actually, since I haven't used a mechanical keyboard once

 

 

 

Thanks in Advance!

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You wont get much around $50.00. With $80 you will get have nice options

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You wont get much around $50.00. With $80 you will get have nice options

Well probably I can stretch a bit more than $50 if it's worth it

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I had the same problem and I got a reply for the poesiden ZX

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Since I am goiing to giveaway my SteelSeries Shift to my Little Brother, I am going to buy a new keyboard

I have a budget around $50 to spend on a mechanichal keyboard

Or you guys could recommend me a keyboard with backlighting, since I like those kind of keyboards

About the switches? Idk actually, since I haven't used a mechanical keyboard once

 

 

 

Thanks in Advance!

The cheapest one I can think of that isn't total garbage is the Tt Esports Poseidon Z which will run you around $70.  Fully backlit keys, a Windows key disabler, full set of media keys with the FN key, anti-ghosting, blue or brown switches (Kailh, unfortunately not Cherry MX, but essentially the same), and fairly durable.

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Well probably I can stretch a bit more than $50 if it's worth it

If you are OK with Kailh switches then Tt Esports Poseidon Z OR AZIO MGK1 are decent choices. 

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The cheapest one I can think of that isn't total garbage is the Tt Esports Poseidon Z which will run you around $70.  Fully backlit keys, a Windows key disabler, full set of media keys with the FN key, anti-ghosting, blue or brown switches (Kailh, unfortunately not Cherry MX, but essentially the same), and fairly durable.

Alright, I think I'll go for that one I guess, since it suites my needs

 

 

If you are OK with Kailh switches then Tt Esports Poseidon Z OR AZIO MGK1 are decent choices. 

Yeah I'm fine with any switches at the moment, since I am new to this Mechanical Keyboard club kind of thing haha

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personally id hold out a bit longer and try get something a tad more expensive. i saved for a few months and got a corsair k70 with cherry mx reds. Glad i did :)

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