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i am looking to build my first pc and i want to know whats the best keyboard i can get for under $50. i dont have  alot of money to spend and i just need a keyboard that works well (rgb much appriciated) i dont know anything about key switch types and i have never tried a mech keyboard as i am stuck with an old laptop. i will not go even $5 above 50. i have to really cut short on my keyboard. please help

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Apple's 2007 Wireless Keyboard has excellent build quality, a small form factor and can be had for $30.

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17 minutes ago, saksham said:

i am looking to build my first pc and i want to know whats the best keyboard i can get for under $50. i dont have  alot of money to spend and i just need a keyboard that works well (rgb much appriciated) i dont know anything about key switch types and i have never tried a mech keyboard as i am stuck with an old laptop. i will not go even $5 above 50. i have to really cut short on my keyboard. please help

well first of all i would straight up remove the rgb limitation, you kind of should consider the non-rgb stuff equally at your budget.

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19 hours ago, legacy99 said:

 

 

19 hours ago, minervx said:

Apple's 2007 Wireless Keyboard has excellent build quality, a small form factor and can be had for $30.

 

18 hours ago, Howitz said:

well first of all i would straight up remove the rgb limitation, you kind of should consider the non-rgb stuff equally at your budget.

please choose one from here:

https://pcpartpicker.com/products/keyboard/#sort=price&k=1&m=50,11,108,162,453&X=0,6000

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