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  • For my daily drivers I have a pair of Kinesis Advantage 2's, purchased in 2007, still kicking.

    A couple of years ago I hit up their email support with what I thought was a stuck key. They (correctly) diagnosed it as a failing switch, helped me identify another that was failing, they figured out that I'm handy with a soldering iron, and mailed me a handful of new switches and other swag free of charge.

    $370/ea 18 years ago, and I'm pretty sure they MSRP for the same price today.

    Nearly all of the labels have worn off of the keys. I never mounted the fabric palm pads, and the plastic palm areas are now mirror polished from use. I also modded them both with a Thinkpad style nub mouse.

    Things I'd change, but given I'm pretty good at modding and haven't done them they are relatively minor:

    • Less clicky switches for the one I take to work. I already tend to pound the keys, and I make a noticable racket on the rare occasions I'm in the office.
    • USB-C connections, including PD on the built in hub
    • Qi2 wireless charging in the blank gap in the middle
    • A smarter programmable controller like the the nice!nanos on my corne

    I'm seriously considering a DataHand-like keeb like the Svalboard

  • $40, Red Dragon, and it came with a mouse pad, mouse, and headset.

    The mouse is super basic and the headset was garbage, but the keyboard is the same quality and tactile-ness as the Corsair K70 I used to have, and that thing was like close to $200.

  • $120 keyboard from HyperX (before they got bought by HP).

    $120 is the limit of my budget for a keyboard. That being said, I am never going to membrane keyboards (if I can help it).

  • It's a Varmilo keyboard that I paid about $100 for, got a good black friday deal on it.

  • Keychron K3 (130,- EUR) - the one with Keychron switches plus all kinds of Keychron switches - ended up with the Mint switches (it has a high bump, making it not feel squishy like browns - didn't like reds and blacks because I couldn't rest my fingers on the keys without pressing them).

    Nuphy Air75 v2 (179,- EUR) - another 75%, because my other K3 burned through after 3 years (because I used those shitty magnetic connectors and I tried to connect it and shorted it ;_; )

    Also have the Nuphy Air75 HE (168.96 USD - HE=Hall Effect switches) coming, and the K3 Max (which is programmable, as is the Air75, but the original K3 isn't :c )

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